"I stood up and then bang, (Packer) hit me straight away." The young man assaulted by NRL player Russell Packer has spoken exclusively to the Herald.

Think you've seen Sydney? Megan Singleton rounds up some lesser-known highlights.

A former NZ woman and her partner, who have been charged with murdering her son in Sydney earlier this year, today refused to face an Australian court.

Lucy Bennett visits a bar nestled in one of Sydney's refreshed historic gems.

A Kiwi mother accused of murdering her seven-year-old son will spend her first night behind bars in Sydney tonight.

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.

Lucy Bennett experiences a mountain high at an ecologically sound Hunter region retreat.

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.

Victorian horseman Mick Kent has his promising young stayers Philippi and High Shot on a well-deserved Australian Derby path.

One can be romantic about the good old fashioned road trip. There are no plans, no timetables and no worries. Never knowing which outcome you'll be handed though is all part of the fun.