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Rescue: 'Our home's gone, we're alive'
A couple sailing from New Zealand to Australia have been rescued.

Revealed: Alleged abductor's violent past
A suspect who allegedly held a British backpacker hostage and raped her says he was born in New Zealand.

Monster wave mauls Sydney ferry
Stunning photos captured the moment a series of huge waves crashed over the side of Sydney's iconic ferry service.

True stories from the morgue
Not many of us can say they've had a career surrounded by death, including murder and terror attacks.

Hospital cremates stillborn baby by mistake
A young couple in Sydney are looking for answers after a hospital cremated their stillborn daughter by mistake.

Crushed worker had pregnant partner
A worker crushed at a Sydney building site has been identified as a young father.

Sydney man dies after crushed by beam
A construction worker has been killed after a steel beam fell on him while he was working.

Dilapidated house sells for $4.1m
Developers outbid homebuyers for a Sydney house which has been in the same family for 90 years.

What happened to Nadine?
Mystery surrounds death of Kiwi woman living in Sydney found with slashed wrists next to a note saying 'he did it'.

'Gangsta glam' of Aussie's criminal class
They have tattoos, muscles, a dose of arrogance and an Instagram account to flaunt their beautiful girlfriend plus the proceeds of their crimes.

Giant hailstones batter Sydney
For the second day in a row, severe storms have thundered across New South Wales.

How convicted paedophile lured victims
CONTENT WARNING: A Sydney dance teacher jailed for 18 years used birthday presents and late night texts to lure his victims, a new report reveals.

Missing ex-bikie boss found dead in car
Ricky Ciano left the Rebels bikie gang in 2015 but his past may have caught up with him.

Cop's last words: 'She'll be right'
Police officer Peter Forsyth was murdered while trying to arrest a drug dealer. His killer is now free. It's his family and mates who have a life sentence.

Caged puppies distressed in Sydney heat
Tens of thousands of angry animal lovers have signed a petition demanding a Sydney market stop selling pets.

Travel insider: Bondi, Sydney
Bondi is a haven for the hip and healthy, but watch your surfing etiquette, says Cushla Chauhan.

Officer 'hurt on duty' opening email
A police officer made a decision before a beauty queen's murder that changed his life. A judge says it came crashing down on him when he opened an email.

ABs bugging accused security to the stars
Adrian Gard - also known as "Gardie'' - has had more than 30 years' experience in the security game.

Academics slam 'double-standard' on Israel
Kiwi conflict resolution experts have slammed the country's "dangerous double standard" on the Israel-Palestine problem.

Sydney soaked as hot spell ends
Sydneysiders' prayers for relief of intense heat were answered with flash flooding that caused chaos and left residents and travellers scrambling for help.

Trump 'would not have to honour' deal
The Australian Prime Minister told 60 Minutes that President Donald Trump "would not have to honour" Australia's refugee deal.

Revealed: Qatar Airways' big gala act
Qatar Airways has a reputation for lavish parties to launch new routes and says its gala dinner in Auckland will be no exception.

'Why wasn't I told?' Mum's fury
Aussie mother of one of the teens injured in a classroom stabbing has told of her horror. What happened after the attack only made it worse.

'We're sorry': Americans apologise
Americans are apologising to Australia as reports surface the President couldn't give a damn about the country's relationship with the US.

Little to attend Waitangi event in Sydney
Labour leader Andrew Little will attend Waitangi celebrations in both Australia and Waitangi this year.

Nightmare in Aussie Westfield stairwell
For Bernard Gore, becoming lost and trapped in the stairwell of a Westfield shopping centre proved fatal and his body lay undiscovered for three weeks.

Man's body lay at mall for three weeks
Questons are being asked how the body of an elderly man found in a Sydney shopping centre stairwell lay unnoticed for three weeks.

Man plunges 16 floors from apartment
A young man has died after falling 16 floors from the balcony of a high-rise apartment block in Sydney overnight.