In a rare stroke of good fortune, Cronulla are hopeful a scheduling quirk and some good weather will hand them a bumper crowd for Friday's NRL fixture against Brisbane at Toyota Stadium.

Speculation has been flying in British tabloids about a split between celebrity couple Dannii Minogue and Kris Smith, but today their publicist issued a brief statement that appears to show their r

NSW coach Ricky Stuart has abandoned his face-to-face meeting with referees boss Bill Harrigan, concerned it would have become a media circus.

Almost 100 people are facing charges after a crackdown on shoplifting in Sydney's CBD and the southern suburb of Miranda.

Slain Australian soldier Brett Wood has returned home to a "solemn and dignified" service in Sydney.

Australian actor Jon Blake has died of pneumonia, aged 52.

Wet and wild weather has caused chaos across Sydney, with city motorists rescued from flash flooding and a driver killed in a major freeway crash.

The federal coalition has rubbished the government's bid to crack down on ill-behaved detainees, saying its new draft laws don't go far enough.

A television advertisement urging Australians to support a tax on carbon has earned kudos and criticism as the debate over what to do about climate change deepens.

(AAP) - A man has died after police arrested him on a street in Sydney's southwest.