Australia is spending more than $4 million to bring the billionaire talk-show host to Sydney to stage her show in December.

It's promoted as beneficial to mum and baby, but a major Australian study has found no noticeable effect among women who took fish oil capsules during pregnancy.

Sydney's motorway ring route has been largely built on PPP projects.

The New Zealand Breakers began rebuilding their reputation by ruining the Sydney Kings homecoming with an impressive 83-70 victory.

With their first game in Sydney looming large on Saturday NZ Breakers Head Coach Andrej Lemanis is taking his usual calm 'game by game' approach to the new NBL.

A former US marine has been committed to stand trial for the murder of Kiwi-born nurse Michelle Beets in Sydney.

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa has paid tribute to Dame Joan Sutherland, who died in Switzerland on Sunday.

Accused killer Walter Ciaran Marsh hated New Zealand-born nurse Michelle Beets, thought she was a bully and told his wife "one day she will be gone", a Sydney court was told today.

Forget the frocks, this year hair and makeup rocks.

Police believe officers did not act inappropriately towards a man who died after they tasered him during a domestic dispute in Sydney's west.

Hosted by TV personalities, this fundraising event is a chance to join in traditional Christmas carols with gifted performers.