A flight across Sydney harbour takes Leah McLennan to tempting restaurants that specialise in l-o-n-g lunches.

The Australian Garden Show Sydney was designed to challenge the supremacy of the Chelsea Garden Show as the world’s leading event for horticulturists. They do think big in Australia.

Intense heat and bushfires didn't stop Wynne Gray from finding some great food.

To a newly minted Newtownian, the lively strip feels one-part Brunswick Street, one-part Sydney Road.

Some of the thousands of British and Irish Lions fans descending on Sydney this weekend for the third and final, decisive rugby test against the Wallabies could find themselves spending the night in "sobering-up centres".

Railway museum stays on track by fusing history with fun, says Vincent Morello.

Justine Tyerman’s obsession with home swapping goes up another notch after a weekend at one of Australia’s most exclusive beaches.

Lights and water aren't usually a good mix but the two combined in spectacular fashion on the opening day of Sydney's Vivid Festival. Chris Schulz was there.

The Vivid Festival is lighting Sydney up with a series of arts, cultural, lighting and musical events. Chris Schulz takes it all in.

Female seahorses have got this pregnancy caper worked out. They place their eggs, sometimes hundreds or thousands, into a special pouch in the male's stomach and let him do all the hard work while they go about their business unencumbered by kids.

Make sure your kids are calm when you arrive to Australia's largest railway museum.

Crime and corruption riddle the Cross, writes Carol Smith.

Carol Smith catches up on the "evilution" of the spooky TV family, brought to life in Sydney's Capitol Theatre.

Beachside is best in Sydney, finds Jo Bates.

Jo Bates finds an unkempt, easy beauty in Australia's famous Bondi neighbourhood.

Sydney police are hunting an "armed and dangerous" man after former Whangarei man Lance Hargreaves was stabbed to death near the factory at which he worked.

Cherie Howie takes in the Outback from the Indian Pacific train.

Seven Sharp launched on Monday to some scathing reviews for adopting a trivial approach to current affairs.

A gifted student risked a death sentence to smuggle $200,000 worth of heroin from Thailand to Australia after being pressured by her boyfriend.

The Big Day Out would have been held in New Zealand this week, had it not been cancelled last year. Here's what we missed out on.

The mercury in Sydney reached record levels yesterday, while in New Zealand we are in for a dry spell.