Sydney news

West Australian taxpayers forked out more than $8 million for hundreds of empty car bays at the problem-plagued Perth Children's Hospitalsignificantly more than first thought.

Recorded interviews with young children suspected to be victims of sexual or physical abuse are not able to be used as evidence in criminal trials because of a major bungle by the SA Health Department.

A 17-year-old boy is charged over a crash that claimed the life of a teenage girl at Ballan, north-west of Melbourne. Police allege he drove a stolen van that crashed into two trucks after a police chase.

Salmon producer Tassal will no longer be able to relocate seals pestering southern fish farms to the north-west under a ban by the Tasmanian Government, after complaints from northern fisherman.

Diver Chris Johns loves his workplace at the bottom of the sea off the coast of Albany, Western Australia.

Controversial cashless welfare cards will be rolled out across the Wide Bay region from next year, with Bundaberg the first urban area in the country to get the scheme.

Never one to put his feet up, Lake Macquarie's Graham Burgess is off on his next adventurea drive across the continent in his restored vintage car.

Court documents shed light on perjury allegations facing Superintendent Michelle Stenner who is set to make her first appearance over the charges today.

A children's entertainer lost work this week after coming out against same-sex marriagebut what protections are in place to protect your job if you views don't align with those of your boss?

Newcastle's new light rail will cost about $220 million per kilometre to build and operate, according to cabinet-in-confidence papers seen by the ABC.

A heatwave is expected to turn Sydney's spring on its head this Saturday with the Bureau of Meteorology forecasting temperatures to sore past 36 degrees Celsius in parts of the city, and 40C in other parts of the state.

While metropolitan motorists duck and weave through narrow city streets, there's often a lot more room to move on country roads, due to the history of surveying, rural industry and the pace of development.

Scientists are calling a recovery in sea turtle numbers a global conservation success story.

A procedure to create "three-person babies" could be on its way to Australia, with a campaign launched to overhaul a law on human cloning.

Just two hours after an earthquake drill in Mexico City, Jonathan Dampney could not have imagined a powerful 7.1 earthquake would actually hit.

Hundreds of people are confirmed dead after a powerful earthquake hit central Mexico.

As power prices rise, wealthier customers cut use, leaving the poor to pay more.

I intend to vote 'no' in the postal plebiscite on the definition of marriage.

A disgruntled AFL fan has written a scathing letter to the Carlton Football Club saying she will cancel her membership after the release of the club's stance on same-sex marriage.

Michael Greene will never forget being ushered through the long corridors into the Richmond dressing rooms as a possible recruit for a club that had tasted premiership success just months earlier.

Tributes are flowing for Ballarat teenager Jacqueline Vodden, 16, who was killed during a police chase.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull welcomed the "good news" and thanked US President Donald Trump for his co-operation.

Western Sydney Wanderers narrowly avoided falling victim to one of the greatest FFA Cup upsets in the competition's short history after winning a penalty shoot-out against state league side, Blacktown City.

It's almost a year since Tabcorp launched its ambitious plan to buy Tatts and create an $11 billion gaming powerhouse.

"Sydney is a great market, but Newcastle is even better."

When Ella Crofts noticed a dull ache in right knee she never could have imagined it was a flesh-eating ulcer chewing through her skin.

ARU boss Bill Pulver has defended the decision to save the Brumbies

Christian Democrats leader Fred Nile has split with church leaders in his support of legislation that will extend Boxing Day trading across the state.

As an importer Australia came in behind the United States, Canada, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and Germany, but ahead of Iraq, France, the Netherlands and Britain.

Same-sex marriage could help prevent up to 3000 teenage suicide attempts every year, according to five of Australia's most respected mental health groups.

Some of the state's best-loved destinations, including the Sydney Opera House and Taronga Zoo, have been blindsided by an order to dump their distinctive branding and adopt the NSW Government Waratah as their logo.

The Australian economy has reached a turning point, the Reserve Bank's assistant governor says, as the OECD lifts its forecast for global growth thanks to a co-ordinated economic recovery.

The train from Sydney to Canberra is a slow commute compared to this wartime rail journey.

London: Roger Corbett has likened homosexuality to the difference between a black and a white man in arguing against marriage equality but leading 'Yes' campaigner and Qantas CEO Alan Joyce says he wishes the former Woolworths boss would "talk a bit more".

A Christian teenager who was sacked for saying on Facebook she would vote "no" for same-sex marriage is entitled to make a legal claim under discrimination law, legal experts say.

The owner of the company Captain David Wood worked for has given evidence at the inquest into the pilot's death.

A woman who was allegedly raped by her partner told a court what happened that night would "live with me for the rest of my life".

Detectives door-knock residents of a township in the mid-north of South Australia as they ramp-up enquiries into the death of a man who's remains were found in his cousin's fireplace in 2013.

Christopher Bryant's Fringe show was born from a life-changing trauma.

Government to set aside $4 million worth of grants to subsidise cost of installing solar batteries.

Even in darkness, the story of Julia Pastrana becomes unforgettably real.

"If all you're doing is sitting at home and swiping on Tinder, then you are selling yourself drastically short."

British police have arrested three men in south Wales in connection to last week's bombing of a busy commuter train in west London, meaning five people are now being questioned by detectives over the attack which injured 30 people.

New bachelorette Sophie Monk proves a delight as her would-be suitors flock like seagulls before indulging in some peacock behaviour.

Stories on innovation in personal finance and investment.

As entertaining as the Kingsman sequel mostly is, this isn't an easy film to like.

A man charged with murdering a woman whose body was found at a Melbourne home allegedly tried to withdraw money from her bank account on the day she died.

Who doesn't love to make an entrance? Come on, there's a bit of that in all of us, isn't there. Well, there definitely is when it comes to homes.

Our teen girls are sending half-naked selfies, there's cyberbullying and there's laziness. But technology can also keep us - and our kids - safe.

As forecast by Fairfax Media last week, the older brother of Matthew Lloyd will take up the position.