WATCH: As new video surfaces, the man whose behaviour led to a San Francisco-bound flight being diverted to Auckland will not be prosecuted.

Huge lines are snaking out of the Virgin Australia terminal at Sydney Airport this morning. Travellers are warned to allow extra time.

Heartbroken New Zealand family members have gathered at the Sydney home where 2-year-old Vera Peacock drowned on New Year's Day.

Passenger complained to attendant about New Year's Day flight seating arrangements - then things got nasty.

A hop over the ditch doesn't need to break the budget, writes Shandelle Battersby.

Spectacular images of fire in in Sydney near crowds of spectators who have gathered to watch New Year's Eve fireworks.

A man will face court today after being arrested at Sydney Airport in relation to alleged threats to New Year's Eve celebrations.

An Australian police investigation lasting two-and-a-half years has led to the arrest of 15 men and the seizure of more than 1100kg of cocaine.

A rich-lister's son who made headlines for punching a police officer unconscious has finished second in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race.

Three men have been arrested following a brawl in Sydney's CBD.

Screaming mother pulls up at Sydney home with dying daughter in the back seat.

A mother humiliated over her children's bad behaviour by a fellow supermarket shopper has posted a heartbreaking open letter on Facebook.

Sydney sweltered through its hottest December night in almost 150 years as the mercury refused to budge to acceptable levels.

The "lucky 14" who won a A$40 million jackpot in a workplace syndicate have had a cheeky celebration after a colleague lost his bid for a share in the prize.

When Eleanor Gordon-Smith decided to stop and engage with her catcallers, she was stunned by what she discovered.

If you think you're having a bad day spare a thought for the man whose house was demolished by mistake.

The bomb squad is reportedly investigating an explosive device that was found at an electricity substation in western Sydney.

New Zealander arrested after allegedly threatening airport staff with a blade in a 40-minute standoff at Sydney Airport this morning.

A distraught mother saw her daughter crushed to death under a falling war memorial.

Sydney's Masaaki Imaeda rigged up a secret network of cameras and cables to video his tenants having sex.

Three vicious dogs that resisted Taser shocks have mauled a police officer and a couple in a bloody attack outside a home in western Sydney.

A man accused of the murder of 12-year-old Quanne Diec in 1998 says his brother and his partner were killed in revenge for his actions

Former contestants on the reality show say they were held for hours without breaks, food or water and emotionally manipulated on set.

Move over Sydney and Melbourne, another Australian city is set to become our strongest property market.

The partying hasn't stopped for Michael Atkins as Australian police halt their search for the remains of Matthew Leveson.

Eight people, including one Kiwi, have been arrested in a massive drug smuggling bust of $54 million worth of liquid meth found on a boat on a northern Sydney beach.

The heartbreaking bushland search for Matthew Leveson is over but his parents say their resolve to find their son has only been strengthened.

Matthew Leveson's family are dealing with the horror they may have already walked over where his remains are hidden in dense Australian bushland.

A former senior police officer said the overnight execution of a well-known Sydney gangland figure could lead to more mafia murders.

A well-known Sydney gangland figure was killed overnight with a bullet to the head in an execution-style shooting.