Newtown - 2042

With official estimates putting the number of vacant and derelict homes above 100,000 across Australia, local governments and property lawyers argue they could be part of the solution to Australia's apparent housing shortage.

When Australian TikToker Georgia Godworth approached a stylish man, she didn't realise who he was — now, their interview has gone viral.

Accusations of copycatting have been levelled by two small businesses operating close to each other in the same street in Sydney's Newtown.

The fashion designers behind Nicol & Ford create collections inspired by queer muses the history books have forgotten. Their latest centres on a Kings Cross icon.

Adam Kay, the doctor turned writer-comedian whose diaries about his career in medicine became a global sensation, visits Australia for the first time this month.

Councils in Sydney say they can't afford to maintain local roads, which are busier than ever despite the newly opened toll motorways nearby. 

We asked Australia's most-loved comedians, including Wil Anderson and Mel Buttle, to give us their picks of the comedy festival.

Ahead of their Australian tour, we speak with Sleater-Kinney about processing trauma through music and celebrating 30 years of this era-defining band.

An Indigenous teenager died in 2022 after an unmarked police car collided with a motorbike he was riding in Sydney.

Documentarian John Wilson talks about his unique approach to television, where he shifts our sense of the ridiculous from individuals to their environment.

Andy Orr did not dive into a life of luxury when he received an inheritance but instead dedicated his time to cleaning up the beaches of Sydney Harbour.

A Sydney council has backed down from a plan to switch from weekly to fortnightly waste collection after complaints about smelly bins, maggots and flies.

A fingerprint analysis in 2021 found the man's name was allegedly Osvaldo Perez, but this could also be an alias.

Fashion was an important tool for LGBTQIA+ people to find each other and build their communities in Australia, especially when homosexuality was criminalised — so how much do young queer people still flag today?

A court has found the police officer son of former senator and NSW premier fabricated evidence with the intent to mislead a judicial tribunal.

As a very obviously gay kid in the Blue Mountains, I was only included in sport if I had to be. It was ostracising and reminded me that I wasn't one of the boys.

Evidence is growing about the importance of being exposed to enough natural light, but what rights do residents have to protect their access to it?

The Oxford Hotel has copped criticism for its late-night price hike, but it's far from the only venue in Sydney upping costs after dark.

Researchers say there is very little data on the contributions that African Australian businesses are making to the economy, so several universities have teamed up to fill that gap — and they hope to change perceptions along the way.

Ken Fairbairn drove the Gulflander train through Queensland's savanna for 12 years, but it was pure chance that he ended up at the helm after quitting an engineering career in Sydney's inner-west.

An Adelaide man convicted of diverting $1.15 million from small businesses and charities in a "sophisticated" computer hacking scheme has had his sentence reduced.

Commuters are being warned to expect more delays on Sydney's rail network as the union takes more industrial action.

Residents and tourists in Sydney's CBD and inner-city suburbs will have to wait for e-scooters to be available as trials are launched in other areas of NSW.

An industrial relations fight is looming as employers protest mooted changes giving more employment security to gig-economy workers.

Three days on from a deadly fire that gutted a Sydney boarding house, homicide detectives have caught up with its owner.