Sydney’s housing crisis has become so desperate that a local council is considering encouraging homeowners to lease out spare bedrooms for renters and key workers such as teachers, nurses and police officers.
Sex crime detectives have credited advances in technology for the arrest of a man who allegedly sexually assaulted five children more than a decade ago. See the arrest.
It’s the western Sydney high school that’s produced an alumni that has made waves in sport, hospitality, medicine and the performing arts. High achievers share their memories.
A court has heard the harrowing moment a speeding motorcyclist and his passenger were killed after crashing into a car in Western Sydney. The car driver, a suspended P-plater not accused of responsibility for the accident, has faced court.
A $30m state-of-the-art sports and health science facility for the Wests Tigers home ground is a step closer to reality in Sydney’s southwest. Here’s the latest.
A man allegedly involved in a wild “riot” involving a mob of up to 40 brawling youths at Manly Wharf has admitted to assaulting a woman.
Complaints over public urination, binge drinking and people ‘preloading’ on alcohol have resulted in a booze ban outside a late night Sydney hotspot.
A West Ryde student who allegedly “dragged” a woman to his house and threatened to kill her family has made a fresh application for bail.
A Sydney council that has made headlines over plans for a massive rate rise has a new fight on its hands as supermarket giant Woolworths takes it to court over a multimillion supermarket redevelopment.
From game-breaking halves to matchwinning wingers, find out who starred during round two of the Andrew Johns and Laurie Daley Cups.
Fists and chairs are set to fly in an unlikely collab between lawn bowls and professional wrestling as an inner west community hub raises funds in the most entertaining way possible.
Super Rugby women’s expansion plans are on the table as the 2025 competition prepares for an invasion of Sevens superstars hunting Wallaroos spots and players determined to thwart them.
It’s a name synonymous with surf life saving but this Next Gen athlete is hoping it’s also on an Olympic start list by the Brisbane 2032 Games – or even LA in 2028 in a different sport.
The RBA’s first cash rate cut in more than four years is too little, too late for some, with new data revealing almost 40 per cent of borrowers need at least four more cuts to escape financial stress.
The man who purchased Jordan’s iconic Chicago-area estate has now put it on the rental market — months after vowing to “honour its legacy.”
A new report forecasts what you could be paying in rent in 12 months. But while it’s good news for some, it sends a stern warning to others. Find your suburb in our interactive table.
Banks made a cunning move before the RBA announced a historic rate cut designed to squeeze homeowners for more, experts warn.
A 10-year-old boy has been flown to hospital in a critical condition after being hit by a car in Mount Pritchard. Here’s what we know.
Sydney’s newest sports high school has become the next nursery to foster elite athletes who will have easier access to “world class” programs as part of a multimillion-dollar transformation.
Work has ramped up on the first of the planned refurbishments of three popular public parks as part of the creation of a new Sydney suburban town centre.
A routine school ferry trip that ended with pupils from an elite private school thrown into Sydney Harbour has resulted in calls for a safety overhaul.
A Sydney man who lured two corellas into a suitcase, subjecting them to bleeding and abuse, has made a fresh bid to get out from behind bars. Warning: Distressing content.
A neighbour has remembered her close friend Veronica Carmady as a loving mother who died attempting to save her daughter Aurora from an inferno that ripped through their south west Sydney home on Wednesday.
There is a push for major changes to the way people with disabilities who have assistance animals are treated in Australia — including on flights.
Scary vision has emerged of the moment three men were forced to duck for cover as bullets flew on the streets of Sydney’s south in a suspected organised crime linked shooting.
Anthony Albanese has revealed some of what he spoke to Donald Trump about in their “warm” phone call.
The family of two young boys killed in a street race crash cried in court as footage of a car smashing into a tree and splitting in two was played.
The Aussie mining magnate has announced his new political party, the Trumpet of Patriots, promises to “drain the Swamp in Canberra”.
New details have emerged about the way Shane Patton’s messy axing as Victorian Police Chief Commissioner was handled.
Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has made a dig at US President Donald Trump’s escalating trade war as he talked tariffs at a prestigious conservative conference in London.
Experts reveal why weight loss drugs may not be the answer for Aussies trying to lose kilos, and how they can kick-start their metabolism without them.
Another video of Australian prisoner of war Oscar Jenkins has emerged online showing his Russian captors making a cruel joke.
Asked about Ukraine’s exclusion from peace talks with Russia, Donald Trump delivered a response that astonished viewers.
Pope Francis, who was admitted to hospital last week, has developed pneumonia in both of his lungs, the Vatican announced.
Images of a mum and her two red headed young kids being taken hostage by Hamas shocked the world. But an update on them appears grim.
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