A man has died from head injuries sustained after two men broke into his Sydney home early on Saturday morning.
Police say they shot the man after he ran at them in a Newcastle suburb and a Taser was deployed unsuccessfully.
Two women were taken to St Vincent’s Hospital after a large fig tree fell on them in Hyde Park.
A Sydney man has recounted the terrifying moment the roof blew off his home as destructive weather lashed the city on Wednesday evening.
Police were called to Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park after reports a man had fallen 20 metres.
Traffic was banked up for five kilometres after the collision between a ute and an SUV.
The flight from Sydney to Phuket was forced to circle for almost two hours after one of the aircraft’s wheels was damaged during take-off.
The Boeing 737 was taking off for Brisbane when passengers heard a “bang”. The engine failure ignited a blaze near the third runway.
The 63-year-old was found unresponsive in the water after a suspected diving incident.
More than 25 firetrucks and 100 firefighters worked to control the blaze that badly damaged several businesses.