New South Wales

With whale season upon us, all eyes are on the east coast of Australia in the hope of spotting Migaloo the albino humpback on his 30th birthday.

Little is known — but a lot is expected — of Australia's current women's football coach, Ante Milicic. Ahead of the FIFA World Cup in France, the former Socceroo speaks exclusively to the ABC about his passion for the game and what it means to lead the Matildas on the game's biggest stage.

Whale researcher Wally Franklin, Byron Bay tour guide Glenn Sanders and photographer Craig Parry will be among the Migaloo fans keeping an eye out for a glimpse of the albino humpback this whale season.

The Raiders — missing their State of Origin trio Josh Papalii, Nick Cotric and Jack Wighton — produce a gutsy display to beat the Bulldogs 12-10 at Sydney's Olympic stadium.

A convicted sex offender who allegedly asked a young girl "do you want to see something cool" before abducting her while she was playing outside a relative's home is refused bail.

A Michael Walters goal inside the final minute sees the Dockers pip the Magpies, while the Cats defeat the Swans, and the Crows, Lions and Giants also post wins.

Emma Strong did not know her home was host to a strange kind of graveyard until she started a home renovation. Her journey to return the markers to the descendants has been equally surprising.

The Bambigi Swim School started in 2018 and has since secured $21,600 in NSW Government funding.

A teenage girl from the New South Wales Riverina has started a charity to help teach Aboriginal children how to swim.

A police taskforce is set up to investigate the alleged misconduct of gynaecologist Emil Gayed, following complaints made by almost 200 women to a NSW public inquiry about health care including the unnecessary removal of organs.

A French agriculture student wants her family to consider introducing buffalo on their Charolais operation after a stint on a NSW dairy.

A coastal paradise town becomes a safe haven for refugees, despite being outside of a government-supported resettlement zone.

The barriers to finding a rental home have become so taxing that some tenants are forced to enlist outside help.

It's been touted as the next asbestos and compared to the cover-ups by big tobacco companies last century, but agribusiness giant Monsanto insists Roundup doesn't cause cancer.

Australian Naim Aziz Abbas spent 18 months in an Abu Dhabi prison after being found guilty of spying, but returns home after being pardoned by the United Arab Emirates as part of Ramadan festivities.

Thirty-four of the 52 children removed from their families in Nowra on the NSW south coast last year were from homes where the drug ice was being used, a special commission of inquiry has been told.

The Eels break their three-match losing streak with a spirited 26-14 triumph over a Rabbitohs outfit missing several of their stars because of State of Origin.

The world's largest macadamia processor turns to solar power in a bid to lower energy costs, lift profitability, and reduce its environmental footprint.

Decent working dogs are worth big money, especially in a drought.

A final decision is yet to be made over whether a strain of the herpes virus will be released to control carp numbers in the Murray-Darling, as irrigators utilise a matured water market to help them negotiate low allocations.

Ceramic boobs, pornographic cross-stitch and embroidery of Tinder conversations — it is all craft, but probably not the kind you grew up with.

It took her four months of sewing until her fingers tingled, but Theresa Ardler's graduation cloak tells a story that dates back many generations.

MORNING BRIEFING: A power failure on Sydney's new Metro has caused train services to be delayed this morning, while the construction of the light rail line at Randwick causes a gas leak.

NSW identity fraud victims want more done to stop imposters from using drivers licences to lodge bogus loan, credit and debit card applications.

Smoking rates have dropped massively since the 70s — down from 40 per cent to only 14 per cent — but some areas of the country are not getting the message.