Nabil Al Nashar

Haje Nahed Hijazi was about to fall asleep in Sydney when her daughter Zainab told her the Lebanese home their family was taking refuge in had been hit by an Israeli air strike that is under review by Israel Defense Forces.

Celebrations of Deepavali, an annual Hindu festival, across Australia will see effigies of a god-like figure burned. Some Australians of Tamil heritage say the act is a form of hatred and racial discrimination while other say it's a celebration of good conquering evil.

Australia's Lebanese community is mourning family members killed by Israeli air strikes in southern Lebanon. 

About 1,300 Palestinians with visitor visas have resettled in Australia since October, but their visa doesn't allow for work or study rights. They are now trying to establish their careers in a new country after fleeing Gaza.

A $42 million sale to pave the way for the redevelopment of Blacktown's CBD was never put out to tender, which Liberal councillors now claim was against the law.

Controversial nets have gone into 51 beaches from Newcastle to Wollongong, as campaigners say the government needs to catch up with community sentiments and drop the outdated practice.

A 33-year-old man is refused bail after allegedly picking up a teenager from Mount Druitt train station and sexually assaulting them at knifepoint in a nearby park. 

An estimated 90,000 participants hit the ground running for the annual City2Surf fun run, including a group of firefighters wearing about 20kgs of gear and equipment for a good cause. 

The federal opposition leader said it would be a "disaster" if the government were returned in a minority due, in part, to "Muslim candidates from Western Sydney".

A childhood friend of Anand Runwal, who died while trying to save his twin daughters from an oncoming train at Carlton rail station, described him as a loving family man who always stayed in touch with his friends.