Rachel Bache takes on the excitement of Vivid Sydney. Here are today's highlights from day five of the festival.

Rachel Bache takes on the excitement of Vivid Sydney. Here are today's highlights from day four of the festival.

Sydney siege gunman Man Haron Monis tried to join the Rebels outlaw motorcycle gang but was rejected by the bikies, who thought he was "weird".

Rachel Bache takes on the excitement of Vivid Sydney, here are today's highlights from the festival.

Rachel Bache takes on the excitement of Vivid Sydney, here are today's highlights from the festival.

Rachel Bache takes on the excitement of Vivid Sydney, here are today's highlights from the festival.

Graham Reid stays at "the world's first Instagram hotel" - so named because of how many people post photos of it.

House-buyers in Sydney are feeling Auckland’s pain, with the sale of a modest three-bedroom house for $2.62 million fuelling speculation of a housing bubble.

Sydney teen Josh Taylor held a loaded revolver to his head and pulled the trigger in a game of Russian roulette.

Auckland's getting closer but Sydney is still the king when it comes to transtasman cuisine, writes Anna King Shahab.

The country's national carrier celebrated 75 years in the skies by showcasing its eclectic past and present uniforms.

Air NZ is today marking the 75th anniversary by giving 75 customers the chance to win back their fares.

New Zealand police have gone to Sydney to interview Simone Wright in a bid to persuade her to return here to face outstanding sex and fraud charges.

Justine Tyerman stays at a luxurious fifth-floor apartment in McMahons Point.

More than a quarter of a century after a gifted young mathematician was found dead at the bottom of a cliff in Sydney, his family hope their suspicions may finally be confirmed.

Sydney's arts community wants the city to become the country's cultural capital, finds Lynley Bilby.

Justine Tyerman spends 48 hours exploring Australia's 'Riviera'.

Jailed pedophile Rolf Harris has been stripped of the CBE the Queen awarded him nearly a decade ago.

Stripping convicted child abuser Rolf Harris of his Order of Australia honours sends a strong message that people who harm children will be caught and will face consequences.

Tony Abbott has flagged shifting the balance between upholding individual rights and ensuring community protection following a report into the Sydney cafe siege.

Superstars and royalty have laid their heads in Sydney hotel with a tragic story, writes Lauren Quaintance.

Two men charged over an Isis-linked terror plot have not appeared in court, with prosecutors warning there are "clear security issues".

A young woman was seen moving towards police with a knife before officers fired two shots in a fatal shooting outside a Sydney fast-food outlet.

Sydney police believe revellers at a dance festival where a teenager died of an overdose had been playing a dangerous drug game.

Architect Frank Gehry says he'll never again design a building quite like the "crumpled paper bag" which officially opened at Sydney's University of Technology yesterday.

Dylan Cleaver conquers his fears and discovers a new outlook over Sydney.

The Sydney siege hostages who sold their stories to TV networks for large sums of money have the right to do so, an inquest has been told.