Justine Tyerman stays at a luxurious fifth-floor apartment in McMahons Point.

Graham Reid finds a secret bar in New South Wales where he's made to feel right at home.

Although the wild weather eased yesterday afternoon, authorities warned that the coming days could see more flash floods.

Sydney's arts community wants the city to become the country's cultural capital, finds Lynley Bilby.

Justine Tyerman spends 48 hours exploring Australia's 'Riviera'.

A heritage-listed island in Sydney Harbour is a spectacular place to camp in style, writes Judy Skatssoon.

Superstars and royalty have laid their heads in Sydney hotel with a tragic story, writes Lauren Quaintance.

Graham Reid enjoys snapping the harbourside views at this New South Wales property.

Two large sharks have been spotted of the northern NSW coast where a surfer was fatally attacked, forcing authorities to reassess beaches.

Two men charged over an Isis-linked terror plot have not appeared in court, with prosecutors warning there are "clear security issues".

A young woman was seen moving towards police with a knife before officers fired two shots in a fatal shooting outside a Sydney fast-food outlet.

'It went whack and he was thrown in the air.' A Japanese surfer killed yesterday when both his legs were bitten off by a shark was a 'great guy', friends say.

“He lost both his legs," says a local after a killer shark apparently came out of nowhere and attacked a man off a NSW beach.

Dylan Cleaver conquers his fears and discovers a new outlook over Sydney.

The Sydney siege hostages who sold their stories to TV networks for large sums of money have the right to do so, an inquest has been told.

Mackerel floss anyone? Jesse Mulligan finds new and innovative Asian eateries in Sydney.

'That's so scary, man' said a fisherman whose boat was nudged by a five-metre great white shark. Beaches along NSW have been closed by continued sightings.

Beaches in New South Wales have been closed for a record sixth day after repeated great white shark sightings.

Justine Tyerman laps up life at one of Sydney's most prestigious residences, but misses the cut for a celebrity soirée ...

A five-metre great white shark has kept New South Wales beaches closed for a record fifth day in a row.

A renovation has seen this storied property in eastern Sydney tastefully revamped.

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A man who died in police custody in New South Wales had just started turning his life around, his brother says.

This luxurious property on Sydney's waterfront is a favourite haunt of the rich and famous.

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Martin Place siege victim Katrina Dawson was reportedly struck by a police bullet.

Australian police are reportedly investigating whether one of the victims wounded in the Lindt cafe siege was hit by a police bullet.

The tragic Sydney siege is being used to make political points. But the points people are making are as opposite as the political positions held.

The Sydney cafe siege brought back horrific memories for Kiwi terror attack survivor Andrew McLaren.

It was 2am on Tuesday. They had been under his reign of terror for 16 hours and it was now, or never.

In five words, Ken Johnson - father of Sydney cafe siege victim Tori Johnson - summed up the emotion surrounding this week's Martin Place tragedy.