The Southern Highlands rail line is running on time this morning and there are no delays on the roads.

Illawarra mother reports syringe found in baby's ugg boot

A Farmborough Heights mum who reported finding a used syringe in the bottom her baby’s ugg boot has prompted an investigation at Warrawong’s Target store.

Woman’s body identified as that of missing woman Karen Ristevski

Police have confirmed the human remains found at Mount Macedon on Monday are that of missing Avondale Heights, woman Karen Ristevski. 

How to feed a family of four for $150 a fortnight | video

Anne Murphy is picky when it comes to food – only the cheapest of staples make it to the checkout on her fortnightly grocery shop.

Immigrants to blame for high house prices, businessman Dick Smith claims

Australian businessman Dick Smith has blamed immigrants for high house prices, claiming the "enormous population increase" is making young families unable to buy their first home.

Call to publish pubs and clubs pokie profits as gambling surges

The amount of money lost on poker machines in individual clubs and pubs in NSW would be made public each month under a fresh push to improve transparency of gambling data.

Labor push to introduce 'Buffett rule' to stop the rich paying low rates of tax

The highest income earners in Australia would be forced to pay a mandated minimum rate of tax under a policy proposal being pushed inside the Labor Party to counter the populist appeal of One Nation and potentially add $2.5 billion a year to the budget bottom line.

Australian model Ethan Turnbull and friend rescue teens from icy New York pond

An Australian model and his skateboarding friend have been hailed as heroes in New York after they risked their lives to save seven teenagers who fell through ice in Central Park.

Prosecutors request eight years' jail for Sara Connor over Bali cop's death

Byron Bay woman Sara Connor appeared shocked and distressed after prosecutors requested she be sentenced to eight years' jail for a group attack that led to the death of a Balinese police officer on Kuta beach last year.

Confessions of a virtue signalling, leftard social justice warrior

Apparently I'm a virtue-signalling social justice warrior. So… what's wrong with that exactly?

I'm sure I'm not the first Fairfax journalist to be called these names. Our email addresses are on our articles so people feel free to – and often do – write nasty things to us about our stories. And we're on Twitter, too. Say no more.

1819 – By the Adams–Onís Treaty, Spain sells Florida to the United States for five million U.S. dollars.

1856 – The United States Republican Party opens its first national convention in Pittsburgh.

1959 – Lee Petty wins the first Daytona 500.

BORN | 1962 – Steve Irwin, Australian zoologist and television host (d. 2006)

1973 – Cold War: Following President Richard Nixon's visit to the People's Republic of China, the two countries agree to establish liaison offices.

1980 – Miracle on Ice: In Lake Placid, New York, the United States hockey team defeats the Soviet Union hockey team 4–3.

2011 – New Zealand's second deadliest earthquake strikes Christchurch, killing 185 people.

“I’ve got 602 sets of lights up, and we’re not quite there yet.”

For Griffith man Roy Marando, the lead up to the Christmas season is a marathon, not a sprint.