The number of NSW homes lost to bushfires this season has passed 600 as crews continue to battle 50 blazes across the state which have again blanketed Sydney in smoke.

A man accused of shooting a Townsville woman in the head and bashing her husband with a hammer because they owed him money will remain behind bars charged with attempted murder.

TripAdvisor has suspended reviews for the Pizza Express in Woking Prince Andrew discussed during his interview about his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

PRINCE ANDREW'S STATEMENT IN FULL:It has become clear to me over the last few days that the circumstances relating to my former association with Jeffrey Epstein has become a major disruption to my family's work and the valuable work going on in the many organisations and charities that I am...

A band of Australian women "treated like guinea pigs" have won their seven-year-long case against three medical giants whose defective vaginal implants left hundreds in debilitating pain.

Royal messages of congratulation have been sent to the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh as they celebrate their 72nd wedding anniversary.

Westpac's chief executive says he will personally lead the bank's response into accusations from the financial crime watchdog it persistently breached money-laundering and counter-terror laws.

Australian academic Tim Weeks is in good spirits after being released by the Taliban in a prisoner swap, according to Prime Minister Scot Morrison.

NSW is facing widespread severe bushfire danger as predicted hot winds blowing in from the south present yet more challenging conditions for firefighters.

A "perfect storm" of union decline and complex industrial relations rules is dudding workers out of an estimated $1.35 billion in underpaid wages annually.