The Latest Breaking News from Sydney

NSW premier dismisses Queensland’s bid for NRL grand final

With talk of a bidding war between Sydney and Brisbane, former Maroons skipper suggests MCG host the season decider

The Guardian - AU · Apr 27, 2022

My ref remark was immature: Kings coach

Sydney Kings coach Chase Buford says he needs to stop getting into personal battles with officials after making a regrettable comment about referee Chris Reid.

AAP · Apr 27, 2022

Former SAS member tells Ben Roberts-Smith trial he found weapons but no insurgents inside tunnel at Afghan compound

A former elite soldier tells a Sydney court how he found a cache of weapons but no insurgents inside a tunnel at an Afghan compound that has become central to war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith's defamation case.

ABC News · Apr 27, 2022

Man dies in Sydney house fire

A man in his 30s has died in a house fire in Sydney's southwest overnight.

AAP · Apr 26, 2022

Natalie Morel-Lewis fears being forced to give up dream job if NSW road tolls keep rising

Natalie Morel-Lewis spends over $2,000 a year on road tolls travelling from her home in the Blue Mountains to her part-time job in Strathfield. She says it's not sustainable.

ABC News · Apr 26, 2022

Star boss quizzed on tax break 'strategy'

A senior manager at Star Entertainment has been examined over whether the Sydney casino switched players into an international program for tax breaks.

AAP · Apr 26, 2022

Look away, straight male gaze! How life-drawing became more inclusive

Art clubs popping up around Sydney and Melbourne are giving artists the chance to draw trans and queer people, burlesque performers and even models in cosplay

The Guardian - AU · Apr 26, 2022

Celtic, Rangers and the 'shadow board' alternative in wake of Bernard Higgins plus Sydney Cup resentment

Reforms down south represent a massive change in how the game is run with the introduction of an independent footballing regulator.

Daily Record · Apr 26, 2022

Goorjian questions Kings rival's ref call

Illawarra Hawks coach Brian Goorjian has questioned rival Sydney coach Chase Buford's decision to single out a referee ahead of their NBL semi-final series.

AAP · Apr 26, 2022

Liberal candidate for Bennelong Simon Kennedy voiced vaccine mandate concerns at anti-vax meeting

The Liberal Party candidate for the Sydney seat of Bennelong has appeared in a video opposing vaccine mandates and acknowledging there may be concerns about the safety of mRNA vaccines at an event organised by Australia’s anti-lockdown movement.

ABC News · Apr 26, 2022