NSW

A scientist investigating why pesticides were appearing in marine life discovers a banned chemical on NSW berries. The underwhelming response from the government has exposed regulatory blind spots in the system meant to protect consumers.

A near-fatal bite was not enough to stop Queenslander Kasey Leadbetter from loving snakes but she says treatment could be improved, and researchers agree.

A 57-year-old man has died after being attacked by what police are describing as a large shark on Sydney's Northern Beaches on Saturday morning.

Freed after 20 years by medical experts and legal scholars, Kathleen Folbigg's biggest advocate is a friend who has been there through it all. 

The weather bureau forecasts above-average rainfall across the east coast in coming months, which is good for some farmers and challenging for others.

The event has been put together by an umbrella group known as Australia Unites Against Government Corruption with links to anti-vaxxers, conspiracy theorists and sovereign citizens.

The victim of the first inmate to be granted assisted dying in NSW has criticised the decision, claiming victims should be considered.

Coles says the cost of living and supply chain disruptions are behind its decision to continue selling caged eggs until 2030. A consumer expert says it is likely the supermarket's competitors will follow suit.

The NSW Minister for Families and Communities, Kate Washington, says she inherited an out-of-home care system that was "spiralling out of control", but since the change in government, reports of abuse have kept rising. 

The mid-00s was the age of fallen kids TV stars like Lindsay Lohan and Amanda Bynes. It's now the setting of a riff on Shakespeare's Macbeth.

New South Wales and South Australia will expand their 10-cent container deposit schemes to include wine, spirit, and some other large drink containers by late 2027. 

Camera footage released by police shows a gunman moments before he opened fire on a gangland figure in Sydney's south in February 2025.

Experts are on edge, fearing this will be the spring that the "catastrophic" H5 strain of bird flu arrives in Australia. 

The general sentiment that Australia just shivered through a cold winter is false —although it wasn't as warm as forecasts predicted pre-season.

A car has driven through the gate of the Russian consulate in Sydney.

Footage shows three men being led away by police officers after a brawl in Sydney's CBD.

Australian cattle prices are on the rise, producers are feeling confident, the US is hungry for beef, and now a Wagyu heifer has sold for $350,000.

A 29-year-old man has been arrested and charged by police over the kidnapping and murder of a Western Sydney woman earlier this year.

Parts of Western Australia, South Australia and Victoria will see increased fire risk this spring, as emergency services unveil their outlook for the season. 

NSW Police have released a CCTV footage of a fatal hit and run in the NSW Northern Rivers.