NSW coach Ricky Stuart is contemplating rolling the dice with just one specialist prop in the State of Origin decider.

A former Australian Idol judge has been found dead in an apartment in eastern Sydney.

Actor Nicole Kidman has returned home to Australia to show off her new daughter to her family.

New South Wales' Perisher snow resort is the largest such operation in the Southern Hemisphere.

New Zealand's latest Hairdresser of the Year, Sara Allsop, says competitions are great training for young talent.

The temperature rises as Niki Wickes falls under the spell of chef extraordinaire Marco Pierre White.

The extortionate sums charged for Perrier and San Pellegrino are a frequent complaint of restaurant-goers.

John Key will today become the first New Zealand leader to address the Australian Parliament.

A different world awaits those who look beyond the tried and trusted attractions of Australia's biggest city.

Up to 10,000 people are isolated by floodwaters across NSW, as river levels peak across the state and cause major road closures.

The Cure played their first show in the Sydney Opera House on Tuesday night as the centre-piece of Vivid Live

Antony Way - who was murdered in Australia last week - was farewelled in an emotional ceremony in Nelson this afternoon.