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.

Sculptures strung like pearls around Bondi are fascinating, writes Catherine Smith.

Sydney returned to the "bad old days" with a weekend of booze-fuelled violence in the streets, St Vincent's Hospital's head of emergency says.

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.

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.

Winston Aldworth stays at a stylish Sydney property.

A surgeon at Waikato Hospital was surprised to find a patient he was treating in the emergency department was the man he trained under nearly 20 years ago.

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.

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.

There's barely anything happening in Auckland during that giant snoozy hole between the end of the Comedy Festival and the beginning of the International Film Festival.

This year's Vivid Festival has Sydney sparkling more than ever, with 57 separate installations on buildings, in parks and footpaths across the city's waterfront and surrounding streets.

Thousands of sheep in Australia are believed to have died after eating a poisonous plant that makes them “bash their heads on posts and rocks until they crack open”.

Bronwyn Sell takes the family on a wild Sydney safari.

The best concerts leave memories, mosh scars and minor hearing loss, says Chris Schulz.

Diana Clement takes a decadent tour of Sydney's chocolate cafes.