Sydney News

The Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney says it will not pay its former archbishop Cardinal George Pell's legal costs as he returns to Australia to face historical charges of alleged sexual assault.

Parramatta surrenders a 10-point half-time lead, but Mitchell Moses steps up in extra time to steal a 13-12 win over the Bulldogs.

Life could change drastically for Connor O'Leary after his breakthrough win over Kelly Slater in Fiji, but the Cronulla native wants to stay "under wraps".

Children's book writer Trina Saffioti says a NSW primary school was wrong to use her popular book about the Stolen Generations as inspiration for a classroom roleplay exercise that caused children to cry.

The fourth annual Pumpkin Run to feed those in need across Sydney goes ahead despite bad weather ruining most of its usual crop.

Homicide detectives allege a man charged over the murder of Sydney gangland figure Hamad Assaad acted as a "look out" during the targeted shooting in October last year.

New research out of the University of Sydney finds yoga is exacerbating old injuries and even leading to new ones.

Mahalia Murphy was once told she could no longer play rugby due to her gender. Now, she is set to play on the world stage and is determined to bring home the first ever Women's Rugby World Cup for Australia.

Champion racehorse trainer Pam Webber accuses the powerful New South Wales racing authority of using its licensing powers as "an instrument of oppression and retribution" after it refused to renew her trainer's licence last year.

Police search for 50-year-old David Mellis, who has escaped from Sydney's Long Bay jail — a prison that also houses Roger Rogerson and Eddie Obeid.

Police say a record seizure of one tonne of ephedrine, used to make ice, will save lives right across Australia following a major bust of a syndicate including bikie gang members and Asian crime groups.

Local residents protesting against WestConnex turn their activism into art, with an exhibition showcasing heritage items salvaged from homes acquired and destroyed during construction.

Transport authorities in NSW threaten to deactivate the Opal card Sydney bio-hacker Meow-Ludo Disco Gamma Meow-Meow had implanted in his hand.

Would you be more likely to catch public transport if your ticket was under your skin? Sydney scientist Meow-Ludo Disco Gamma Meow-Meow has done just this and now taps on with his hand.

If you're carrying a few more kilos, then you're more likely to sustain injuries if you wear trendy lightweight or minimalist running shoes, researchers find.

Sydney's Lord Mayor Clover Moore accuses her deputy Kerryn Phelps of being driven by ambition and "perhaps not the work" that comes with the job, after she suddenly quit her team at last night's council meeting.

Over the weekend, council workers and police dismantled a makeshift community established by a group of homeless people in Sydney's Martin Place, claiming it was a public nuisance. But the group says the City of Sydney has "no plan" for homeless people in the CBD.

Clover Moore, the longest serving Lord Mayor of Sydney, persists in battling the largest infrastructure project in Australia with ratepayer's funds, even though the Premier has said no to changes. Why?

Researchers on the NSW north coast conducting the world's only great white shark tracking and tagging program have just recorded their 100th shark.

This is no ordinary game of basketball. Refugee Mayor Chagai is using the sport to facilitate a sense of pride, friendship and family among Sudanese teenagers in Sydney's western suburbs.

Danish architects are been chosen to build the long-awaited $250 million revamp of the Sydney Fish Market, which the Premier says will be paid for by selling the current site to apartment developers.

Dump trucks, police and council workers move into Martin Place, in the centre of Sydney city, to evict dozens of homeless people who have been living there.

Sydney complete an astonishing one-point AFL victory over Essendon at the SCG, sneaking home via a Gary Rohan conversion from the goal square after the final siren.

Concrete barricades are erected near the Lindt Cafe in Sydney's Martin Place, just after Melbourne also installed concrete bollards overnight to prevent vehicle-based attacks.

For the first time Opera Australia cracks open its wardrobe archives and will auction off costumes and memorabilia from productions staged in the past 60 years.