Rani Hayman

WARNING: This story includes details some readers may find distressing. Meraj Zafar is charged with murdering his 19-year-old girlfriend Arnima Hayat, whose body was found at her apartment in North Parramatta.

The imposition of strict lockdowns has battered business in Western Sydney and left residents feeling like governments treat them as "second-class citizens". But, they say, a few key acts could help win back their trust.

A Splendour in the Grass festival co-founder addresses criticism of this year's weather-affected event, pledging it will "definitely" be back in 2023.

The NSW government concedes a "bold goal" of transitioning Sydney buses from diesel to electric by 2030 is no longer possible — extending the timeline to reach net zero across the transport fleet.

Dominic Perrottet warns Sydney's The Star casino its doors are "likely to close" in two weeks if it does not comply with a court order to explain why it should not be shut down.

From midnight, Australia joins a growing number of countries imposing new COVID-19 travel restrictions on people arriving from China, but experts say it is neither fair nor necessary.

A NSW parliamentary inquiry is told that Liberal party figures Christian Ellis and Jean-Claude Perrottet, the premier's brother, sought out a $50,000 payment from a businessman as part of an effort to unseat the party's centre right factional powerbroker Alex Hawke. 

The Women's World Cup is just around the corner, but in another part of the world, a team of Australians are playing in an international soccer tournament of a different kind.

Pop star Troye Sivan's latest album Something To Give Each Other will be released in October. But the first single has already become a dance-pop anthem. The singer chats about the success of Rush and how internet helped him share stories.

Former Boeing worker John Barnett, who warned of production defects that were ignored by the company, dies in the United States.