Alison Xiao

After dipping into her annual leave to stay close to her premature son, Kat Averill is now among advocates calling for an extension to the Paid Parental Leave Scheme.

Winds gusts up to 90 kilometres per hour disrupted flights at Sydney's domestic airport, as a severe weather warning is issued.

A struggle for identity and culture took the hip-hop artist and songwriter back home to Zambia where she reclaimed her story, she's back showcasing her African roots at a new Sydney festival.

The bank launched the cards to help those who have vision impairments.

Australian technology companies that process rental applications for the real estate industry appear to be pulling back their platforms, as consumer backlash grows about the fledgling industry's allegedly "opaque" practices.

An exodus of eight experienced GPs from one town in regional New South Wales in the past few months has caused a "workforce crisis".

A simple journey on public transport can be a frustrating task for some — large swathes of the country’s train and tram networks are still inaccessible to people living with a disability.

A study of over 7,000 frontline healthcare workers shows one-in-10 had thoughts of suicide or self-harm during the pandemic.

International computer-hacking syndicates will be eyeing off more Australian targets after a string of recent data breaches, a cybersecurity expert says.

Airport boss says Australians should expect more disruptions to travel over the next 12 months, as the industry scrambles to fill critical worker shortages ahead of the July school holidays.

The Albanese government says it plans to devote taxpayer resources to convince the country to become a republic in the coming years, as staunch monarchists claim the starting gun for a second referendum has been fired.

Experts believe that antibiotic resistance will become a global problem in the long term, with a new study finding high rates of resistance in samples of salmon and beef.

Four Sydney-based artists with family back in Ukraine are working to help Ukrainian refugees through their art.

Patients presenting with catastrophic stroke in regional areas can now be treated within minutes thanks to a new medical service called telestroke.

Lismore's weary residents are finding it hard to stay optimistic amid the chaos of another natural disaster.

Helen Koker never thought she would be asking for help like this. After floodwaters destroyed her home in Lismore, she's one of dozens of flood victims now attempting to raise money to help rebuild.

Crystal Bock and her sister Amanda had not heard from their father Stuart since Sunday and were fearing the worst. On Wednesday, their worst fears were realised when his body was recovered from Lismore's floodwaters.

More than 100 millimetres of rain fell is some parts of the city yesterday and the Bureau of Meteorology says the wet weather is set to continue.

Liquidators divvying up the estate of missing fraudster Melissa Caddick say they are now looking at selling share portfolios and real estate after auctioning off her prized cars.

The number of COVID-19 cases in NSW classrooms is rising rapidly, with an almost 50 per cent increase in the number of children infected between week one and week two.

Thousands of nurses have walked off the job today to protest over pay and staffing levels, saying COVID-19 has pushed an already stretched system to its limit.

NSW Police seek an apprehended violence order against Melissa Caddick's husband, Anthony Koletti, to protect a woman investigating the Sydney fraudster's $23 million "Ponzi scheme".

Police allege a man accused of murdering a Sydney couple lived with the victims. Two men were found with "significant injuries" inside a boarding house on Saturday night.

Police charge Ibrahem Hamze with multiple offences, including soliciting a murder, after extraditing the Sydney underworld figure from Queensland overnight.

A fourth man arrested and charged late yesterday over the theft of thousands of rapid antigen tests from a Sydney warehouse is described as a family man in court.