Public transport is the way to go in and around Sydney, writes Rod Pascoe.

Not quite a duck face, but Bruce the koala and his friend Jay have become quite the experienced selfie-snappers at Wildlife Sydney Zoo.

As Sydney's latest king-hit victim continues to fight for his life, the NSW state Govt is coming under increased pressure to stop the carnage caused by alcohol-fuelled violence.

Think you've seen Sydney? Megan Singleton rounds up some lesser-known highlights.

Lucy Bennett visits a bar nestled in one of Sydney's refreshed historic gems.

Linda Herrick enjoys the philanthropy at Australia's Hunter Valley Gardens.

Rachel Grunwell goes on a romantic ramble around Sydney's prettiest beaches.

Kiwi firefighters won't be needed to help fight devastating bushfires in New South Wales.

Rescue teams were late yesterday trying to reach a crashed waterbomber that sparked a new blaze in remote bushland south of Sydney, as the major State Mine fire strengthened again and an emergency warning was issued.

Residents of the NSW Blue Mountains are beginning to flee ahead of what's feared to be the most serious day of the state's bushfire crisis.

A flight across Sydney harbour takes Leah McLennan to tempting restaurants that specialise in l-o-n-g lunches.

As the NSW bushfire emergency enters its seventh day, firefighters are being hampered by lightning strikes which are igniting new blazes.

An Aussie firefighter who slipped and fell into a blazing inferno was unfazed by the close call and, after clambering out, picked up his hose and carried on.

Intense heat and bushfires didn't stop Wynne Gray from finding some great food.

We have come to stay in the Blue Mountains in midwinter and for the first time since my move to the Southern Hemisphere four years ago, I'm getting that midwinter Christmas feeling.

To a newly minted Newtownian, the lively strip feels one-part Brunswick Street, one-part Sydney Road.

Railway museum stays on track by fusing history with fun, says Vincent Morello.

Lucy Bennett experiences a mountain high at an ecologically sound Hunter region retreat.

Female seahorses have got this pregnancy caper worked out. They place their eggs, sometimes hundreds or thousands, into a special pouch in the male's stomach and let him do all the hard work while they go about their business unencumbered by kids.

Make sure your kids are calm when you arrive to Australia's largest railway museum.

Crime and corruption riddle the Cross, writes Carol Smith.

Carol Smith catches up on the "evilution" of the spooky TV family, brought to life in Sydney's Capitol Theatre.