New South Wales

New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian unveils a new-look frontbench that she says will bring a "fresh approach" and give communities their "fair share" of the state's economic success.

NSW police are looking for two teenagers involved in an alleged attack on an Uber driver, who was punched and kicked and then had his car stolen and crashed near Newcastle this morning.

Country music artist Troy Cassar-Daley was among a number of winners at the Tamworth Golden Guitar awards.

The nondescript exterior of Harriet Schwarzrock and Matthew Curtis's suburban home belies the many treasures they have created there together.

New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian axes some of the most experienced ministers from her front bench as part of a Cabinet reshuffle to be unveiled this morning.

For many years, Australian parents of infants diagnosed with an extremely rare and devastating genetic disease have been left with little hope, however that could change with a new treatment dubbed "ground-breaking".

Country music singers Travis Collins, Sara Storer and Troy Cassar-Daley are among the artists recognised at this year's Golden Guitar Awards in Tamworth, which also acknowledged the powerful track F U Cancer.

Brett Holman caps his return from injury by guiding Brisbane Roar to a last-gasp 2-1 win over Western Sydney at Lang Park.

Central Coast Mariners again prove to be a thorn in Perth Glory's side, pulling off a 2-0 upset win in Gosford to climb off the bottom of the A-League ladder.

Perth Scorchers make it three Big Bash League titles from five finals with a comprehensive nine-wicket win over the Sydney Sixers at the Furnace.

Farmers in central western New South Wales are still counting their losses from major flooding three months ago that left properties in the region devastated.

A massive search effort is underway at Jervis Bay on the NSW south coast after two fishermen from Sydney are reported missing.

An 18-year-old foreign national who died after falling from a 16th storey balcony at Pyrmont in inner Sydney this morning had been drinking, NSW policy say.

Emergency services rescue a woman who spent six hours with her leg wedged between rocks in a canyon in the New South Wales Blue Mountains.

Perth's heat and a dry WACA surface could play into the hands of the visiting Sydney Sixers in Saturday's BBL final, according to spinner Johan Botha.

Country music often depicts the hardships of relationships and living on the land, but there is one issue you do not often hear sung about — domestic violence.

A man who tried to defend his tame deer from two stags is in hospital with a collapsed lung and internal injuries after being gored by one of the stag's antlers on his New South Wales property.

Newcastle livewire Andrew Nabbout continues his A-League purple patch, scoring twice to dismantle Melbourne City 2-1 and lift the Jets back into the top six.

An arrest warrant is issued for the pilot of an ultra-light aeroplane that ditched in Bass Strait off Tasmania's north-east in 2013.

The Sydney Harbour foreshore will be lined by 12 resplendent zodiac lanterns, while the Sydney Opera House's sails and Harbour Bridge will be bathed in red light for the city's Chinese New Year Festival.

Chinese 'lions' perform a dance as part of Chinese new year celebrations in Sydney.

Australia's winemakers rely on free trade, so as export values surge, they are taking nothing for granted.

Bush Nippers from Orange travel to the coast to improve their water safety skills, as rural towns look at ways of reducing an alarming number of deaths on inland waterways this summer.

The Malek Fahd Islamic School in south-western Sydney will reopen its doors next week, despite the ongoing legal battles over losing $19 million worth of federal funding.