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'Dr Death' denies contact with dad

Controversial euthanasia campaigner Philip Nitschke has denied his group had any contact with the father suspected of gassing his family.

Sydney family had not contacted 'Dr Death'

Reports the Davidson father who is believed to have killed his wife, two children and himself contacted a euthanasia group have since been refuted.

Caring for children may have taken toll

The parents of little Elisa, 11, erected a fence around their northern beaches home after she escaped earlier this year, it has been revealed.

Sydney tragedy: Home was rigged to kill

Police say a lot of pre-planning went into the gassing of a Sydney family of four who were found dead in their home yesterday.

Room check: The Westin

Leila George checks in at the Westin, Sydney.

900 per cent return on Sydney house

Auckland house prices are running hot but in parts of Australia's biggest city the market is something else.

Mum 'found it impossible to cope'

Police are treating the tragic death of a family of four as a murder-suicide, as neighbours reveal the parents' struggle with disabled children.

Family bags $4 million mansion for $200

A family got lucky when they won a $4 million Sydney mansion in a raffle

Call to restrict pet ownership

In Australia a vet is calling for pet ownership to be restricted to permanent residents, after he rehomed a dog that was dumped on the streets by an international student.

Iconic Coke sign to be auctioned for charity

The Coca-Cola sign that has looked over Sydney's Kings Cross for more than four decades is up for sale on eBay.

Granny gunned down over inheritance

Rodney Boatswain's mother wrote him out of her will, so he killed her friend, an inquest has heard.

Where is Eric the Eel now?

His gutsy swim at the 2000 Sydney Games made him a cult figure, but what has become of Eric Moussambani since?

Let's steal Vivid

Sydney's buzzy festival has become a mess - but it would thrive in Auckland, writes Chris Schulz.

Teenager dies after mass stabbing at Sydney party

The sister of a teenage boy who died after being stabbed at a Sydney, Australia, party has written an emotional tribute to him.

Room check: QT, Bondi Beach

Ben Taylor checks in at a cool New South Wales classic.

'You were not threatening rape'

A magistrate's comments during sentencing of a man convicted of cyber-bullying has raised eyebrows.

'Wake up, what did they do to you'

The mother of a newborn baby that died after a "devastating error" at a Sydney hospital has spoken of her anguish.

Sydney CBD: Where cops can arrest you for smoking

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.