New South Wales

News organisation Yahoo7 is fined $300,000 after one its journalists published a story that prejudiced a Melbourne murder trial.

Accidental carbon monoxide poisoning is suspected as the cause of death for three family members found dead at the bottom of a concrete water tank in New South Wales' Tablelands, police say.

Former Queensland premier Anna Bligh is appointed as CEO of the Australian Bankers' Association, an industry group representing 25 banks across the country.

There are expectations a new TAFE course on cultural tourism will get more Indigenous people in far-west New South Wales employed in the industry.

With political heat flaring the length of the Murray-Darling, there are fears the future of the fragile water sharing deal hangs in the balance.

Australian rock legends Midnight Oil have never felt "fresher, nastier, sweeter" as they announce their first world tour in two decades, with lead singer Peter Garrett declaring it feels incredible "walking back into the room".

A 54-year-old man is in custody accused of trying to kill a woman with a claw hammer in far west New South Wales.

Football journalist and draft expert Emma Quayle becomes the first female recruiter in the AFL after joining Greater Western Sydney.

Australia's new Super Netball competition has not even started and already there are concerns it will be dominated by three new franchises backed by football clubs.

Three people found dead in an empty water tank at a rural property in the New South Wales Tablelands overnight were from the same family, authorities confirm.

Legendary skateboarder Tony Hawk takes to the skate bowl at Bondi Beach at age 48 for one of the sport's biggest competitions.

A drawn-out battle with the Immigration Department ends in relief for an English family living in Lennox Head.

The Catholic Church reveals which schools and children's homes had more than 20 claims of child sexual abuse — one institution alone faced 219 accusations.

Energy drinks are linked to a higher risk of sudden cardiac death and increased blood pressure among young people who may be unaware they have a heart condition, a new study finds.

A "wickedly manipulative" serial paedophile priest is sentenced to stay behind bars until at least 2026 for the sexual abuse of boys at St Stanislaus College in Bathurst in central west NSW.

Larry Buttrose was hired to write the story of Saroo Brierley, the Indian boy whose life journey inspired the Hollywood film Lion.

Conservation dog, Penny, finds a koala up a tree using scent and commands from the handler, Lyn Baker from NSW Department of Environment and Heritage near Lismore, 2015.

A rise in koala sightings in the New South Wales central tablelands is leading to hopes the region could be instrumental in the fight to save the species.

Close to 4,500 people made claims for alleged incidents of child sexual abuse between January 1980 and February 2015 but the earliest incidents reported to a claim were in the 1920s, the child abuse royal commission hears.

South East Asia has a taste for Australian wheat, securing 44 per cent of export volumes.

How are primary producers battling the heat and what will it mean for consumers and their wallets?

Energy company says power is being restored to fire-affected communities in western NSW but a union says it is taking longer because of recent job cuts.

Ricky Ciano, who survived an attempt on his life and subsequently relocated to Queensland, is found dead in a car in the NSW Central Tablelands, the ABC understands, with a friend saying he "ran out of places to hide".

A New South Wales abattoir owner calls on Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg to "keep some gas for Australians" as the east-coast braces for a huge surge in prices.

The greyhound racing industry in New South Wales will be made to pay for a tough new integrity commission, under a new plan to stamp out animal cruelty in the sport.