NSW Health has urged people with diarrhoea to stay out of public swimming pools for two weeks to guard against contamination.

The unsolicited proposal has angered the owners of a neighbouring skyscraper, who complain it will be overshadowed and its views ruined.

Breaking: The Blue Mountains council is facing suspension by the NSW government over alleged serious asbestos breaches.

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The proportion of students meeting national minimum standards in each domain in this year's NAPLAN tests has flatlined or declined across most year groups since last year.

Philip Lowe believes an electronic Australian dollar operating on the sort of technology that underpins bitcoin could one day become reality.

Growing tension between the Chinese and Australian governments over allegations of undue political influence has filtered into coverage of the Bennelong byelection in Chinese-Australian media.

Ashley Buchanan was forced to undergo an emergency caesarean and deliver her baby five weeks early when she became violently ill after eating a hot chicken roll from the bakery.

Breaking: The husband of Karen Ristevski has been charged with the murder of his wife.

Luiz Felipe Scolari, who says he's interested in the Australian coaching job, called Brazil's 7-1 loss to Germany the worst day of his life.

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The last place his parents expected things to go wrong was in hospital.

The steel in the roof is corroding, while the roof's wooden support beams are decaying. There is also a lack of room for emergency exits.

They're all clustered within a few kilometres of Sydney's Central Station.

Sam Dastyari's resignation has thrown Chinese political influence into the heart of the crucial Bennelong byelection.