Cricketer Phil Hughes’ condition remains critical after he underwent further scans on Wednesday.

The moment an elderly man fell 25 metres from a cruise ship travelling between Auckland and Sydney was caught on a CCTV camera.

Travel disasters give us great stories, but drama-free holidays are golden, writes Tristram Clayton.

For sale: 287 homes, most in spitting distance of Sydney's Opera House. Wanted: Somewhere to shift a low-income, angry community.

Four brothers slipped out of Australia last week to join the fight with Islamic State (Isis) in Syria.

Catherine Smith gets acquainted - or tries to - with modern Sydney's original Australians, whose cultures are undergoing rediscovery.

A giant pink condom has been erected in Sydney’s Hyde Park as part of a campaign to promote HIV awareness.

A Kiwi air traveller wrestled with a crazed passenger who tried to force open an emergency aircraft door mid-flight between Vietnam and Australia.

A powerful storm has ripped through the Australian state of New South Wales, causing flooding, lightning strikes and dumping 15cm of snow in inland areas.

A man has died and two others are in a critical condition after being stabbed in Sydney’s southwest.

A second teenager has been charged after death threats were allegedly screamed at Christians outside a school in Sydney, while an Islamic State flag was brandished.

Australians will have to put up with inconvenience and tougher security for "some time to come" as the world tackles terrorism, Prime Minister Tony Abbott has warned.

A car with a dead man in the boot had been parked on the side of a western Sydney street for about two weeks, police say.

A lockdown of the ministerial wing of Parliament House has been ordered in Canberra following intelligence concerns the building may be a terrorist target.

Downunder wakes up to sports tourism, but Dylan Cleaver passes on the hotdog.

Security at Australia's Parliament is being ramped up amid reports of a planned terrorist attack, just a day after a beheading plot was thwarted by police raids.

Sydney man arrested in Australia's largest counterterrorism operation allegedly conspired with Australia's most senior Islamist militant to kill random passerby.

Stephanie Simons takes a trip to Sydney ... and finds a city that's a big country town at heart.

Six heritage-listed Government-owned houses on Sydney's harbourside will soon be up for grabs as the state pushes on with its public housing sell-off.

We all know about Barossa and its big, bold shiraz; the famous Penfolds Grange and Melbourne’s terrific foodie scene.

A power outage is causing long delays at Sydney Airport, just as school holidays begin in New South Wales.

Australia is forecast to be among the fastest-growing economies this year, making it harder for the central bank to convince currency investors it won't raise interest rates.

Kiwis attempting to sidestep doctor’s fees while holidaying in Australia could soon be turned away from Sydney hospitals.

Hop across the ditch and catch some world-class theatre.

Sick of shopping and with time to explore before the next great meal, Catherine Smith walked her feet off exploring some of Sydney's culture highlights.

A New Zealand woman has been charged with importing five kilograms of crystal meth into Sydney hidden inside machinery parts.

Bogus Buddhist monks are trying to rip off sightseers at Sydney's Vivid festival.

Mangere's Nick Afoa is wowing Sydney audiences with his Simba the Lion King.