Sydney

Katrina Dawson, who was killed during the siege in Sydney’s Martin Place last week, has been farewelled Tuesday afternoon at a memorial service in the University of Sydney’s Great Hall. The mother-of-three and successful lawyer was having coffee with a pregnant friend in the Lindt café when they were taken hostage. She was fatally shot during the […]

Tens of thousands of flowers left at Martin Place in remembrance of Sydney siege victims Tori Johnson and Katrina Dawson have been cleared by nearly 100 volunteers.

The two women, aged 35 and 30, and 15 others were taken hostage in a dramatic 17-hour siege at the Lindt Café in the heart of Sydney’s CBD on Monday morning. This morning Deputy Commissioner Catherine Burn confirmed the two pregnant women had been assessed and both were in a stable condition. One of the […]

It was a moment of relief for Marcia Mikhael's family and friends. The image of her being carried out alive of the Lindt cafe in the early hours of this morning put an end to the distress and pain they had been feeling for close to 17 hours

NSW Police say that a story about a man warning people of an impending terrorist attack in Sydney on New Year’s Eve is a hoax. Sources say the story circulating around the community talks about a Sydneysider who finds a wallet and returns it to the owner – often described as being a Middle Eastern […]

Sydney mother-of-three Katrina Dawson was one of the two hostages killed in the siege in Sydney’s Martin Place early Tuesday morning. The 38-year-old barrister – who specialised in commercial, bankruptcy and corporations’ law – worked at Eight Selborne, had three children, aged eight, five and three. Ms Dawson was pronounced dead after being taken to […]

Australians have unified, showing their support for Sydney’s Muslim community after Monday’s Martin Place siege.

The fatal terror siege in Sydney that gripped the world overnight will be causing anxiety in children and teenagers, according to psychologists.

Three people, including the gunmen and two hostages are dead as police storm the Lindt cafe.

Children were being kept inside their classrooms today as part of precautionary school lock-downs during the siege by a terrorist in the heart of Sydney’s CBD. With the gunman holding an unconfirmed number of people hostage inside the Lindt café at Martin Place, schools were advised to take extra measures to ensure student safety. As […]

Opposition leader, Bill Shorten, has released a statement regarding the siege on Martin Place.

A hostage situation in a Martin Place is still continuing two and a half hours since it begun. 2GB’s Ray Hadley is reporting raids are being carried out in Lakemba by NSW and Australian Federal police but these are unconfirmed reports. Sources say that 20 police are doing a pre-arranged tour of a Lakemba mosque […]

Staff and customers were standing with their hands up in the windows of the Lindt chocolate café earlier this morning where police officers have their guns drawn outside. Police were called to the popular eatery at about 9.45am this morning. The café is roughly 40 metres from the Channel 7 offices so they have cameras trained […]

Cricketer Phil Hughes remains in a critical condition after suffering a head injury during a Sheffield Shield match at the SCG on Tuesday afternoon.

There are serious concerns for SA Cricketer Phil Hughes who is reportedly in a critical condition after being struck in the head by a cricket ball at the SCG.

Freya Newman, a former part-time librarian at the Whitehouse School of Design, was handed a two-year good behaviour bond with no conviction against her on Tuesday for accessing unauthorised data. The 21-year-old accessed information about the director’s scholarship awarded to Frances Abbott in 2011 by using another staff member’s passwords without permission. In May The […]

The mother of a newborn baby boy that was left in a stormwater drain in Sydney’s west for five days has been refused bail in court today. The 30-year-old woman’s case was heard in Blacktown Local Court after she was charged with attempted murder overnight. She did not appear in court and there was no application […]

Police are investigating a report that a man grabbed hold of a pram containing a 14-month-old boy while the child's mother was out jogging in Sydney's inner-west yesterday.

The operator of inner western Sydney convenience store destroyed by fire earlier this month has been charged over the deaths of three people killed in the Rozelle blast UPDATE: Police arrested 44-year-old Adeel Khan today at his hospital bedside and charged him with three counts of murder, two counts of attempted murder and three counts of […]

Five teenagers have been arrested over a racist attack on a group of Jewish students who were travelling home on a school bus yesterday afternoon.

A Sydney boutique is gives 'from rags to riches' a new meaning

Award-winning stage and television performer Leah Purcell is turning her focus to youth suicide in her latest play 'Brothers Wreck'.

The city is being transformed by readers and writers this week for the annual Sydney Writers' Festival.

Come and meet The Australian Women's Weekly Directors of Fashion Food and Beauty & Health as we join the Home Food and Wine Weekend in May.

Prince George's first Australian tour appearance closed down Taronga Zoo in Sydney this morning.

There'll be a George permanently at home at Taronga Zoo's Prince George Bilby Exhibit after today

Prince William has promised to bring his son George back to Manly beach to use the rather amazing customised surfboard he and Catherine were given by Manly's mayor today.

William and Kate will reportedly base themselves in Sydney during their upcoming Australian tour.