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A Sydney dentist accused of sexual assault says he touched himself in front of patients because of two medical conditions and not for self-gratification.

The NRL is holding off commencing negotiations for hosting rights to this season's grand final until after the March 25 state election is decided in NSW.

The 26-year-old man was allegedly subjected to "extreme violence" at a home in Belmore by a criminal group intending to extort him or his associates.

Tactical officers have stormed a house in Sydney's west where a man was held for days and physically abused by armed men who forcibly removed his teeth.

PERTH indie-pop artist Stella Donnelly has cancelled her return to Newcastle just hours before the performance. The Boys Will Be Boys and Beware Of The Dogs singer-songwriter was scheduled to play at the Cambridge Hotel on Wednesday night as part of her national tour for her second album Flood. Donnelly…

Under Stuart Dew, Gold Coast have won four of six games against last year's AFL finalists Sydney, who they'll meet at home in round one.

Seaplanes are one step away from taking passengers between Sydney and Canberra as trial flights begin on Lake Burley Griffin.

A Sydney climate protester who was jailed for blocking peak-hour traffic on the Harbour Bridge has had her sentence overturned. Deanna “Violet” Maree Coco

With 10 days to go until the election, the Greens have accused Labor of vote-buying in the inner-Sydney seat of Balmain by offering a $20,000 grant to a school.

Six people have been charged after a man was allegedly held hostage and tortured in a Sydney house for several days.