The New South Wales town of Young is best known for its cherries but it also boasts a colourful history of bushrangers, gold and riots.

Former National Rugby League player Jacin Sinclair has been found dead in his house on Thursday.

New Zealand sailors Peter Burling and Blair Tuke claimed a notable scalp when beating 49er world champions Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen at the Sail Sydney regatta yesterday.

Reports are calling NSW's floods the worst inundation to hit the state in 50 years.

US talk show queen Oprah Winfrey has arrived on Hamilton Island for the first leg of her whirlwind Australian adventure.

With the Australian cricket team hitting a new low, is spin king Shane Warne about to come out of retirement and return to test cricket?

Graham Reid goes to a Sydney institution and meets new old friends.

'I can't speak enough of the guys, this championship belongs to every one of the guys that works at Dick Johnson Racing,' said Courtney after his title win.

Regional towns across New South Wales are bracing for the worst after heavy flooding.

James Courtney is unfazed at the prospect of nasty weather and a very unforgiving street circuit for this weekends V8 season closer in Sydney.

Mark Winterbottom believes wet weather could throw the V8 Supercar championship decider this weekend wide open.

A Christchurch wildlife park is adopting three endangered gorillas.

They have six vineyard blocks aged more than 100 years old, with the majority of the vines still producing excellent grapes. While they've not been acknowledged with a telegram from the Queen, they are highly prized by their owners.

Despite Benji Marshall's match winning antics it's the images of a crying Brent Tate that may be most remembered after the Four Nations final.

Detainees at Sydney's Villawood detention centre may go on a hunger strike after the death of an Iraqi asylum seeker.

The Aussie league media has labelled Benji Marshall the best in the game. Read what else they had to say about the Kiwis' mighty.