New pictures and footage have emerged from the Cleo Smith rescue, the NSW government has given a judicial inquiry into gay hate crimes the green light and Victorian MP Tim Smith is still refusing calls from his party’s leader to stand down at the n...

Our fruit-picking industry still relies on highly exploited, undocumented migrants.

Faced with concerns that residents in Sydney’s west have fewer parks than other areas, the government is attempting to boost access to outdoor spaces and recreation.

The man accused of abducting four-year-old Cleo Smith from her family tent and holding her captive for 18 days had a doll room inside his house. 

Long a top-rating broadcaster, Jones was claimed by market forces in the end.

Health Minister Brad Hazzard said the state was “awash” with COVID-19 vaccines, resulting in the NSW booster program being brought forward a week to avoid wastage of the Pfizer vaccine, after telling the federal government to stop sending shots.

Shock jock Alan Jones dominated Sydney’s media landscape for decades but after leaving Sky News Australia his career in the mainstream media appears to have to be finished. Does social media beckon?

The disappearance of Jeremiah Rivers in remote western Queensland last month has been deemed suspicious. Attention will soon turn to his six travelling companions.

The 47-year-old man is accused of throwing rocks at police vehicles at the entry to the West Gate Bridge, and also damaging another police vehicle in Carlton.

Dominic Perrottet needs a concrete proposal on changes to stamp duty to take to voters before the next election.

The parents of Danny Hodgson have praised hospital staff after the soccer prodigy was moved out of intensive care after a 59-day ordeal.

Daniel Andrews says he hopes the federal government will soon make an announcement about vaccinating five to 11-year-olds, preferably before the end of the school year.

Amid concerns that young people are increasingly disengaged from politics, teaching materials have been created by students.

A Seven West media platform has apologised for wrongfully identifying an Aboriginal man as the 36-year-old suspect in custody over the alleged Cleo Smith abduction. 

The Eastern Distributor and the Sydney Harbour Tunnel remain closed southbound following a truck fire, causing heavy traffic in the area.

The former high profile AFL player agent changed his plea 90 minutes before the court hearing, and now has to stump up for the parking fines and the council’s legal costs.

An elderly man accused of sexually abusing six boys at a Melbourne children’s home more than 40 years ago plans to contest the charges against him.

The state’s watchdog has disqualified the certifier for issuing certificates allowing people to move in when lifts were ‘incomplete and posed a significant hazard’.

One of four officers involved in the raid and has revealed further details about Cleo’s rescue, but stopped short of describing the house or bedroom she was found in.

Oaks Day 2021 colour and fashion

The alleged killer, 30, was arrested the following day when he was spotted running from his home after he saw police searching it.

Almost 10,000 calls for assistance were made to the SES over the past week after heavy rains hit on Wednesday after last week’s strong winds brought down trees and power lines across the state.

Cleo Smith found alive and well

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One of the guards was attacked by a teen with a guitar, the other was burned when hot water was thrown on him, so WorkSafe charged the Justice Department for workplace safety breaches.

Today on Please Explain, Jewel Topsfield joins Bianca Hall to discuss the realities and misconceptions of living with dementia.

The man in custody over Cleo Smith’s abduction, who is expected to be charged today, has been taken to hospital twice after a self-harm incident since being apprehended by police.

NSW Health brought its booster program forward to avoid wastage of the Pfizer vaccine, after telling the federal government to stop sending shots.

Follow-up research has confirmed a specific biomarker is a good predictor of whether a person will develop severe COVID symptoms, with work now under way to develop a diagnostic test.

Police have arrested an 18-year-old man who allegedly killed a three-year-old boy in a hit-and-run crash.

Former NSW opposition leader Peter Collins is wading in to back a new contestant over Gladys Berejiklian’s pick.

Infections in parts of the Hunter New England region which previously had little to no COVID-19 have driven a spike in NSW’s cases on Thursday.

Photographer James Robinson, who graduated from St Kevin’s College in 2013, said his protest was an act of healing.

An anonymous couple have paid off the laybys of 82 families who were struggling to afford toys for their children ahead of Christmas

Queensland has reported three new local cases of COVID-19 in the southern border town of Goondiwindi, two of which have been infectious in the community for several days.

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Yvette D’Ath had travelled to Cairns to visit vaccination hubs and urge residents in the region to get vaccinated to help boost jab rates in the popular tourist region.

James Robinson broke into St Kevin's College and burned a school blazer to protest historical allegations of misogyny and homophobia . "These photos are dedicated to current students and victims of St Kevin’s, and schools like it, who feel like the...

All academic eyes will be on the WA Fair Work Commission over UWA’s conduct in axing the anthropology and sociology major and making staff redundant.

Investing in the care economy would be the smart way for Australia to restore its economy after the COVID pandemic.

Labor needs to release its critical policies now Australians are emerging from the COVID cocoon and a federal election looms.

The party is far from over for the Melbourne Cup winning racehorse owner

The four-year-old was found in a bedroom of a locked house weeks after she went missing from a remote West Australian campsite.

After his marathon mole removal, Rod Flude hopes a new national screening program being developed by UQ scientists can help others avoid that ordeal.

We can always do with more research in trans healthcare. But there is research readily available and it confirms clinical experience about the best model of care.

Researchers, for the most part, do not want or expect to become media stars. But that is what has happened because of COVID-19. And it’s a good thing.

Crystal Donaldson finally took the plunge and got vaccinated against coronavirus. If she’s joined by about 84,000 others, the state will hit the 95 per cent milestone.

Missing person posters and stickers picturing Cleo Smith have been replaced with pink balloons as the nation celebrates the four-year-old’s rescue.

Once again the PM relies on the glossy brochure and the grinning countenance to try to persuade everyone that he has a solid plan with lofty intentions about a noble cause.

Bid for Cook’s papers, bandits flee from angry bystander and review for banned novel.