Smoking will become illegal and offenders who refuse to give their identity to rangers may be arrested by police in a ban about to be enforced in Sydney.

Inquest reveals details of Sydney seige gunman's death

There's so much more to New South Wales than its glamorous state capital.

A former TV host accused of attempting to blow up a sex worker and her boyfriend has been extradited to Australia after decades on the run.

Rachel Bache is awestruck by the lights, the music, the street food and the magic of Vivid Sydney.

Some homeowners probably won't be insured and fear eviction after tide smashes Sydney coast.

The woman who saw her entire back yard fall into the sea in Sydney's superstorm also lost her mother's ashes and her dog's grave

Some of the world's best and bravest surfers took to the water at Cape Solander in Sydney for the Cape Fear event.

Kiwi artists are flocking to Australia this weekend for the opening of Vivid Sydney, where their work will be on show alongside artists from around the world.

Australian counterterrorism police said they arrested a 24-year-old man in Sydney yesterday on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack.

Senior police believed Sydney cafe hostages were "jovial" and didn't think gunman was preparing to kill them

Malaysian student who splurged nearly $5million in less than a year after mistakenly receiving an unlimited overdraft says she thought the money came from her parents.

For some reason, returning to Auckland after a holiday away always puts me in a particularly septic mood.

A bloody war between rival gangs is set to explode after the execution of an underworld figure at a Sydney shopping centre.

Moments before shots rang out at a Sydney shopping centre yesterday, a man rushed into a shop inside screaming, "There's not enough f***ing time."

One person is reportedly dead and two others are injured after a shooting at a major shopping centre in Sydney.

A 21-year-old needed hospital treatment after being bitten on the penis by a redback spider while sitting on the toilet in Sydney.

A 16-year-old boy will appear in a Sydney court later today charged with planning a terrorist attack on a Sydney Anzac Day event.

Daniel Clark, founder of travel app Townske.

Sydney's iconic Bondi Beach was ripped to shreds by an Aussie radio host this morning - here are some other beaches to visit instead.

The little grey whale surfaces about 100m from our boat and blows out a waterspout before playfully diving again.

Artists take centre stage in Sydney's 20th Biennale, finds Eli Orzessek.

Keith Collins and Jovi Pilapil were two single parents looking for another chance at love when they were attacked in a busy Sydney restaurant.

The divide between Melbourne and Sydney is a bit like that of Wellington and Auckland.

Stay at the Ovolo Hotel in the former wool store-cum-Naval building on Finger Wharf (Russell Crowe owns an apartment at the end).

You're right in the heart of the CBD. Opposite is the iconic Queen Victoria Building - boutique shopping, Romanesque arches.

Sydney features some of the most incredible culinary experiences and jaw-dropping views in Australia. Why not enjoy both at the same time when you visit?

An dad has slammed Jetstar for charging $436 for flights after his 7-year-old daughter was stung by a venomous fish.

A gunman thought to be armed with an automatic rifle is holed up inside a business in southwest Sydney, with police negotiators at the scene.