Recent News Headlines : New South Wales - Australia

AUSTRALIAN FORMER DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER RETURNS TO PARLIAMENT


The High Court ruled on Oct. 27 that Joyce, along with four of the seven other lawmakers, was ineligible to remain in parliament, forcing a by-election... READ MORE

3rd December, 2017 40

AUSTRALIAN MP JOYCE WINS SEAT BACK AFTER DUAL CITIZENSHIP ROW


But he has since renounced his New Zealand citizenship, and on Saturday won the by-election in New South Wales... READ MORE

3rd December, 2017 58

AUSTRALIA'S FORMER DEPUTY PM WINS BY-ELECTION IN COALITION BOOST


This has been a stunning victory, Turnbull told supporters as he joined Joyce at a pub in the town of Tamworth... READ MORE

2nd December, 2017 0

AUSTRALIA'S FORMER DEPUTY PM EXPECTED TO WIN ELECTION, RECLAIM SEAT


Joyce has repeatedly said he was confident, not cocky about winning the seat of New England again, five years after he first entered federal parliament... READ MORE

2nd December, 2017 68

'HISTORY IN THE MAKING': WORLD'S BIGGEST BATTERY LAUNCHED IN AUSTRALIA AS ELON MUSK BEATS 100-DAY DEADLINE


The Australian Energy Market Operator AEMO said it delivered 70MW of stored wind energy into the state's market to meet peak demand on Thursday... READ MORE

1st December, 2017 1200

AMERICAN FOOTBALL TEAMS COURT RUGBY LEAGUE CONVERT AND CANCER SURVIVOR KIRA-LEA DARGIN-BARSUKOFF


Just months after taking up American football, rugby league convert Kira-Lea Dargin-Barsukoff is on the verge of joining the sport's professional ranks in the United States... READ MORE

28th November, 2017 167

NSW GOVERNMENT REVEALS REASONING BEHIND KNOCKING DOWN OF OLYMPIC AND SYDNEY FOOTBALL STADIUMS


The Government has estimated the cost of replacing the Sydney Football Stadium at 705 million, and the Olympic Stadium at 1.25 billion, subject to a tendering process... READ MORE

26th November, 2017 2092

AUSTRALIA'S OLDEST HUMAN REMAINS HEAD HOME


The remains of Mungo Man were taken to the Australian National University in Canberra to be studied... READ MORE

17th November, 2017 717

TWO BANKSIA ROAD PUBLIC SCHOOL CHILDREN DEAD AFTER CAR PLOUGHS INTO CLASSROOM


Ambulance New South Wales said 16 of its vehicles were called to a scene of carnage at Banksia Road Public School, in Greenacre, about 9 45am... READ MORE

17th November, 2017 15071

MAJORITY OF AUSTRALIANS VOTE YES TO SAME-SEX MARRIAGE


More than 61 percent of Australians have voted in favour of legalizing same-sex marriage, it was announced on Wednesday... READ MORE

15th November, 2017 0

FIJI BEATS ITALY 38-10 AS JARRYD HAYNE GETS SIN-BINNED


Rugby League World Cup Fiji beats Italy 38-10 as Jarryd Hayne gets sin-binned... READ MORE

10th November, 2017 121

FATHER OF BOY KILLED IN SYDNEY SCHOOL CRASH SAYS HE FORGIVES THE DRIVER


Banksia Road Primary School has reopened with specialist counsellors and additional teaching staff from nearby schools... READ MORE

9th November, 2017 4071

NSW POLICE RAID SALIM MEHAJER'S SYDNEY HOME OVER COURT-DAY CAR CRASH PROBE


Updated November 08, 2017 14 50 23 New South Wales Police have raided Salim Mehajer's Sydney home as part of their investigations into a car crash last month... READ MORE

8th November, 2017 950

AUSTRALIA'S STARC TAKES HAT-TRICK IN SHEFFIELD SHIELD


Cricket - Australia's Starc takes hat-trick in Sheffield Shield... READ MORE

6th November, 2017 0

TONGA CRUSH SCOTS, IRELAND AND LEBANON WIN AT RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP


Mitchell Moses spearheaded Lebanon to their first-ever World Cup victory as they defeated France 29-18 in Canberra... READ MORE

29th October, 2017 0

AUSTRALIA GOVERNMENT IN TURMOIL AFTER DUAL CITIZENSHIP RULING


Joyce, the leader of the rural-based National Party, is Australian-born but found out in August he automatically acquired New Zealand citizenship through his father... READ MORE

27th October, 2017 0

POLICE CONDUCT DRAMATIC TERROR TRAINING AT SYDNEY TRAIN STATION


Dramatic footage of a New South Wales Police carrying out a terror training exercise at Sydney's Central railway station has been released... READ MORE

18th October, 2017 358

ARE CURRENT LAWS PUNISHING STUPIDITY AND NAIVETY RATHER THAN CRIMINALITY?


The new laws Australia now has more states and territories with specific revenge porn laws than those without... READ MORE

30th September, 2017 17

AUSTRALIA'S WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR COMING MONTHS REVEALED


It was a very wet month for western Tasmania and rainfall above average for Victoria, northern Western Australia, and the Gulf of Carpentaria region... READ MORE

28th September, 2017 634

THE BIG ANXIETY FESTIVAL: MENTAL HEALTH, SCIENCE AND THE HEALING POWER OF ART


But can an arts festival provide some sort of balm for mental health problems?... READ MORE

25th September, 2017 2989

ASIAN AUSTRALIAN ALLIANCE BACKS 'YES' VOTE


Same-sex marriage Asian Australian Alliance backs 'Yes' vote... READ MORE

15th September, 2017 2368

Trending News Headlines : New South Wales

DENG ADUT 'SHOCKED' TO BE NAMED NSW AUSTRALIAN OF THE YEAR


The 33-year-old refugee and criminal lawyer shed tears as he received the top honour from Premier Mike Baird at ceremony in Sydney on Monday night... READ MORE

7th November, 2016 48806

CSIRO BREAKTHROUGH COULD TURN RENEWABLE HYDROGEN INTO EXPORT BOOM


It means Korea, Japan, the whole of South-East Asia can now import Australian renewable energy in the form of renewable hydrogen... READ MORE

7th August, 2017 14588

'I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS ILLEGAL'


'I didn't know it was illegal' NSW Police Minister fined for using phone in car... READ MORE

22nd March, 2017 11955

BUDGET 2017: WELFARE RECIPIENTS TO BE DRUG TESTED


Under the program, welfare recipients have their payments quarantined and they are not allowed to buy alcohol or drugs... READ MORE

9th May, 2017 11685

FAITH IN POLITICS: AUSTRALIA'S FIRST MUSLIM MP


Ed Husic is sitting in a bare sports hall on one of a few benches arranged in its centre... READ MORE

12th April, 2017 6471

POOL SHARK: BEACHED GREAT WHITE GIVEN TEMPORARY REFUGE IN SYDNEY ROCK POOL


The shark, which washed ashore on Manly beach in Sydney's north about midday, appeared to be injured and onlookers alerted marine rescue and lifeguards... READ MORE

11th September, 2017 6150

AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIAN ED FERNON WINS WORLD'S TOUGHEST HORSE RACE


Mongolian Derby Australian Olympian Ed Fernon wins world's toughest horse race... READ MORE

17th August, 2017 5359

BOBBY VEEN, ONE OF AUSTRALIA'S LONGEST SERVING PRISONERS, DIES AGED 62


He spent more than 40 years in prison but just 18 months after finally being released, Bobby Veen dies at the age of 62... READ MORE

14th March, 2017 3033

ULTRAMARATHON BURNS VICTIM ACCEPTS MULTI-MILLION-DOLLAR PAYOUT


Ultramarathon runner Turia Pitt, burnt during race in Kimberley, WA, reaches multi-million-dollar settlement... READ MORE

13th August, 2017 3004

KEYSAR TRAD, WHO SAID HITTING WOMAN SHOULD BE 'LAST RESORT', DUMPED AS AFIC PRESIDENT


Keysar Trad, who said hitting woman should be 'last resort', dumped as AFIC president... READ MORE

6th May, 2017 2973

BARCELONA TERROR ATTACK: MANHUNT FOR VAN DRIVER UNDER WAY


Police said the incident was linked to the van attack in Barcelona... READ MORE

18th August, 2017 2857

AUSTRALIANS MAY SOON STRUGGLE TO MAKE ENDS MEET


Further intensifying the squeeze is a rising cost of living, with electricity prices climbing as much as 20 percent in New South Wales state next month... READ MORE

26th June, 2017 2449

'ADORABLE!':A WORLD'S SMALLEST FOX WITH MASSIVE EARS MAKES DEBUTA


Move aside cute cats and bleating goats, the internet has just fallen in love with a new animal the adorable Fennec Fox... READ MORE

3rd February, 2017 2159

MPS IN AUSTRALIA PASS A MOTION CALLING DONALD TRUMP A 'REVOLTING SLUG'


A motion filed by Greens party MP Jeremy Buckingham to the Upper House of the NSW parliament calling Trump a revolting slug is passed without objection... READ MORE

13th October, 2016 2022

COMMENT: GLOBALISATION THROUGH THE EYES OF ONE AUSTRALIAN SUBURB


A hundred years later, Eastwood has become a large suburban centre of over 14,000 residents... READ MORE

14th December, 2016 2005

HAJJ PREP SEARCH SOUL BUY STURDY SHOES PAY THE DENTIST


If you buy them in Mecca or Medina, it's around 35 a kilo... READ MORE

10th September, 2016 1782

AUSTRALIA DISCOVERS THE COST OF BLOCKING CHINA


Australia just found out the price of blocking foreign investment... READ MORE

21st October, 2016 1677

NURSING 457S ON THE DECLINE AS HEALTH SECTOR CHASES WORKFORCE RENEWAL


Hospitals have slashed the recruitment of nurses on 457 visas over the past three years, as the health sector ramps up its workforce renewal... READ MORE

31st January, 2017 1586

'COMPLETELY OUT OF STEP': ABORTION TO REMAIN A CRIME IN NSW AFTER REFORM BILL FAILS


The Australian Medical Association believes NSW abortion laws need to be reviewed, but said it was concerned about the breadth of the Greens' bill... READ MORE

11th May, 2017 1428

AUSTRALIAN MAN TRAPPED IN DAM WITH JUST NOSE ABOVE WATER


Police chief inspector Neil Stephens said only Mr Miller's nose and forehead were above the water... READ MORE

9th February, 2017 1380

REFUGEE CHILDREN GIVEN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN AGAIN THROUGH INTENSIVE ENGLISH CENTRES


Fairfield State High School Principal Charles Borg told SBS 15 new refugee support leaders have been employed across New South Wales to help with the transition... READ MORE

9th February, 2017 1379

NAZI MEMORABILIA, WORLD WAR II-ERA TANK FOR SALE AT MASSIVE COWRA MUSEUM AUCTION


Working WWII-era tank, Nazi memorabilia up for grabs at museum auction... READ MORE

31st March, 2017 1333

TESLA'S AUSTRALIAN BATTERY FIX COMES AT 'BIG PRICE,' ANALYST SAYS


The consultancy estimates the fixed cost of batteries in 2017 at 81 a megawatt-hour compared with fixed costs of 9 a megawatt-hour for an open cycle gas plant... READ MORE

11th July, 2017 1319

ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER POPULATION GROWING


A total of 150 Australian Indigenous languages were spoken in homes in 2016, reflecting the linguistic diversity of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population... READ MORE

10th July, 2017 1264

AUSTRALIAN MAN INJURED AFTER SHARK JUMPS INTO BOAT


New South Wales fishing authorities said the animal would undergo an autopsy, which was standard practice for any deceased shark in good condition ... READ MORE

29th May, 2017 1232

CENSUS 2016: THE NEW 'TYPICAL' AUSTRALIAN REVEALED


The 'typical Australian' has been identified, providing the first glimpse into the data produced by the 2016 Census... READ MORE

11th April, 2017 1215

'AVIATION INDUSTRY WAS POTENTIALLY A TARGET OF THAT ATTACK,' SAYS FEDERAL POLICE COMMISSIONER


Australian Federal Police Commissioner Andrew Colvin said details were scant on the specifics of the attack, the location and timing... READ MORE

30th July, 2017 1214

GLADYS BEREJIKLIAN'S RISE TO THE TOP


Berejiklian currently lives in North Willoughby and is regularly sighted catching the bus to work, despite having access to a ministerial driver... READ MORE

23rd January, 2017 1204

FIRE ANTS JOIN TOGETHER TO MAKE LIVING RAFT IN HARVEY FLOODWATERS -- AND IT COULD HAPPEN HERE


Fire ants inundated by Tropical Storm Harvey's floodwaters in Texas have latched together to form a living, floating life raft to survive... READ MORE

30th August, 2017 1141

CENSUS 2016: FIVE WAYS AUSTRALIA IS GETTING MORE DIVERSE


The median age of Australian residents born in Europe is 59, while for those born in Asia the figure is 35... READ MORE

27th June, 2017 1110


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