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STUDENT anger over fees flared into violence as Tony Abbott raised the possibility of tax cuts in a bid to quell voter outrage over the Budget. ...

LILY Lin’s diaries recorded an affection for a man named Rob, leading her father-in-law to warn her a jury heard yesterday. ...

OF everything Lexie Myerson has learnt in the past two years, one lesson looms large; trust a mother’s instinct. ...

VIOLENT schoolyard incidents are at their highest in a decade, with serious reports almost doubling in the last year and Western Sydney schools bearing the brunt. ...

Troubled television network Ten has announced it will axe some of its news shows, including breakfast show Wake Up and the early, morning and late news. The ABC understands 150 jobs will go from across news and operations, with one insider describing the network's finances as being in a "parlous state". In an email to staff, Ten chief executive Hamish McLennan said the shows would go to air for the...

Months after five members of a Sydney family were slain in their home, their accused killer, Robert Xie, allegedly told his father-in-law: "I hate you all to death"....

Midfielder Aaron Mooy has signed a two-year deal with A-League club Melbourne Heart....

Lawyers for a former detective appealing against his conviction for murdering his new bride have questioned the qualifications of a key crown witness....

A protester is arrested as thousands of university students from the University of Sydney and UTS march through the Sydney CBD protesting against the Abbott Government's budget measures....

Are you a regular student for Self-Improvement Wednesday? Each week, you get to learn something new....

Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey says Fairfax Media "brought his reputation into disrepute and contempt" by publishing a series of articles about fundraising activities in his electorate....

Do manners matter? Yes they do according to British broadcaster, author, and regular face on the quiz show QI, Sandi Toksvig....

A western Sydney council has voted to heritage list one of the area's last remaining synagogues, despite opposition by some members of the Jewish community....

Thousands of university students have marched though Sydney's CBD in protest at federal budget cuts to higher education. The rally was part of a national day of action against the Government's plan to deregulate university fees, organised by the National Union of Students (NUS). Demonstrators sat in the middle of George Street and burnt a copy of the federal budget in a symbolic gesture against the...

In the lead-up to the 2000 Sydney Olympics, the rapes of young girls in Sydney's west by a gang of teenagers attracted widespread publicity and stirred up ethnic tensions....

Former NSW great Steve Roach has tipped Aaron Woods to have a stand-out Origin series after he struggled last year....

Exiled rugby league player Blake Ferguson has finalised an off-field role with the Roosters for the rest of this NRL season....

Tasked with creating an image that combined the letter V and the theme 'light' Evenings listeners picked up their cameras and took up the challenge with beautiful results....

Students protesting budget cuts to higher education have clashed with police as thousands of protesters marched across the country. The rallies are part of a national day of action against the Government's plan to deregulate university fees. Police forcibly removed protesters from outside Parliament House in Melbourne and a protester was arrested after setting off a flare at the march in Sydney's George...

Women are being trafficked to Australia and forced into a life of slavery under the partner migration program, a report by the Institute of Criminology has revealed. The report details the cases of eight women in Canberra and Sydney who have come to Australia with the promise of a happy marriage, but have ended up being exploited by their partners. The report also recommends changes in the way the...