A 5-year-old girl has died from a suspected methadone overdose in Sydney.

A woman has been caught on camera repeatedly banging on car windows after noticing a Muslim woman inside wearing a face covering.

Two unrelated people brought flesh-eating bacteria back from Pacific Islands.

Graphic image: A beachgoer found a human appendage in the toilet block and handed it into police.

Researchers call for ban on ban on alcohol sponsorship of sport

Evie Amati, the transgender woman charged with a terrifying 7-Eleven axe attack, suffered from psychosis that told her to kill, a court has heard.

This is video of the moment an axe-wielding woman strolled into a 7-Eleven and started hacking at two innocent customers. WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT.

A top Sydney lawyer who used to work for a Kiwi law firm has been accused of indecent assault.

A Kiwi man has reportedly been arrested in Sydney after a French tourist ran into a car dealership with stab wounds seeking help.

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.

Bonking, barfing and breaking in - a Sydney cab driver has opened up about misbehaving passengers as they get into the summer spirit.

Leader Wild Oats XI has been forced out of the Sydney to Hobart race because of hydraulic problems.

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.

Seven people have been hospitalised after China Eastern flight MU777 hit turbulence as it landed.

Thousands of children go missing every year. Some never make it home again.

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.