Sydney News

Themes exploring the importance of conservation and the protection of wildlife will feature as Vivid Sydney kicks off tonight, via a spectacular display of light, creativity, music and ideas.

A video recording of a NSW Police interview shows Hugh Garth, the first person to be convicted under the state's so-called one-punch laws, telling police he was merely acting in self-defence.

The NSW Police force needs to forget traditional tactics and get more aggressive against terrorists, a former senior police officer warns in the wake of the findings from the Sydney siege inquest.

A national petition for the reduction of plastic wrapping on fresh food and vegetables has newfound support across the country two years after it was first sent to supermarkets.

Journalists Siobhan Heanue and Nick Dole were involved in the rolling coverage of the 2014 Lindt cafe siege.

Canterbury Bulldogs chief executive Raelene Castle will step down from her position at the end of the season, despite having one year to go on her contract.

Around five months since last their last search, police return to the Royal National Park in Sydney to look for the body of missing man Matthew Leveson.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp admits he did not know how his side would fare against Sydney FC after a whirlwind global trip he describes as the "most intense" he has experienced.

Two people are dead at St Peters in Sydney's inner west after a stolen four-wheel drive collided with a sedan, police say.

Football fans confronted with increased security for Liverpool's showdown with Sydney FC say they were reassured by measures taken to protect those in attendance.

A rampant first-half showing helps Liverpool beat A-League champion Sydney FC in their glamour friendly clash at the Olympic stadium.

Hugh Garth is the first person in New South Wales to be convicted under so-called one-punch laws after being found guilty of causing the death of another man in 2014.

Sydney FC toil hard, but ultimately Liverpool's star quality is telling as the Reds romp to a 3-0 win over the A-League champions at the Olympic stadium.

Wallabies and Waratahs lock Dean Mumm will retire from rugby union at the end of the season to pursue his philanthropic interests, including a hike to the North Pole to raise funds for a premature birth research charity.

Families, survivors and police react to the findings from the 18-month inquest into the Sydney siege with a mix of feelings from relief to disappointment.

NSW is adopting a hit-and-run approach in the lead-up to Origin I, not venturing across the border until the day before the state-v-state opening grudge match.

Fans are reassured that every security precaution will be taken tonight, with about 80,000 people due to descend on Sydney's Olympic stadium for Liverpool FC v Sydney FC.

NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller concedes armed officers at the 2014 Sydney siege should have been sent in earlier to rescue the hostages — and not waited until Tori Johnson was shot and killed.

NSW coroner Michael Barnes criticises the time it took police to storm the Lindt Cafe after gunman Man Haron Monis fired the first shot during the Sydney siege.

Coroner Michael Barnes is careful to lay blame for the siege on gunman Man Haron Monis, but criticises some actions by NSW Police, including the negotiation tactics.

Every plastic is fully recyclable, but not all can go into your household recycle bin.

English giant Liverpool hits Australian shores to play Sydney FC but do these friendlies serve any benefit for the Australian game?

Many of the witnesses who gave evidence at the inquest into the Sydney siege will forever remain nameless, despite playing major roles in the 2014 incident.

At least 150 students and staff protest outside the University of Technology Sydney in response to an alleged attack on four Muslim women.

The NSW Transport Minister tells State Parliament he will spend the week reading out complaints he has received from Labor on buses in Sydney's inner west.