Maryanne Taouk

Advocacy group Equality Australia calls the move a “historic step”, paying tribute to trailblazing 78ers who took to the streets in protest to make change for the LGBTQ+ community.

Bradley Balzan was shot in his backyard after he walked away from four plain-clothed officers in Sydney's west in December 2020.

Nineteen councils across New South Wales were changed and created during the amalgamation process in 2019.

Saskia Rundle Trowbridge, 16, braved rough seas and climbed rocks to help free three teenage boys trapped in a cave at the Warriewood Blowhole, with one suffering head injuries.

The national charity said between 15 to 20 per cent of calls have been in relation to cost of living concerns, a statistic Lifeline hasn’t seen since the peak of the pandemic.

The star had been diagnosed with brain cancer for a second time, and was surrounded by his partner and family when he died, a message posted on Instagram says.

Two boys aged 13 and 14 were killed when a grey Ford sedan hit a telegraph pole in the city’s south-west.

No-one has been arrested over the use of flares at the rally but officers are investigating the behaviour of those in the crowd.

Five men are under arrest, including two baggage handlers after the AFP uncovered an alleged cocaine smuggling ring in the cargo bay of a Sydney-bound plane.

A man has died and another is in hospital after a "tragic accident" with a whale at Sydney's Botany Bay. Police say the skipper of the boat, Darren Curmin, tried to keep the dead man afloat until police arrived.