New South Wales

Drenched to the bone: Torrential rain leaves Sydney residents in flood misery

Tens of thousands of residents in Australia's Sydney have been asked to abandon their houses, as the city faces its fourth, and possibly worst, round of flooding in less than a year-and-a-half​

Explained: Why Australia has put its beehives into lockdown

Australian authorities have swung into action after detecting red mites, which experts have described as ‘little vampires’ that feed on honey bees, at the Port of Newcastle

Ashes 2021-22: Sydney Test not at risk over COVID-19 rules, says state's health minister

The "sacred" Ashes Test in Sydney will take place as scheduled next week even as COVID-19 threatens to disrupt the series, the New South Wales health minister said on Tuesday.

Nathan Lyon suffers mild concussion but expected to be available for Sheffield Shield next week

Lyon was withdrawn from the rest of the three-day game on Tuesday as a precautionary measure.

Australian ex-cricketer Michael Slater arrested over domestic violence charge

New South Wales police confirmed they had taken a 51-year-old man into custody in Sydney's northern beaches.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: No respite from four-week quarantine for Australia's athletes

All overseas travellers, including the nearly 500-strong Australian team, must spend 14 days in isolation at a designated hotel or special outback camp on arrival in the country, under strict coronavirus rules.

Sheffield Shield: Marnus Labuschagne's ton helps Queensland beat NSW, clinch title

Player-of-the-match Labuschagne led the charge against a quality NSW attack boasting Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon, smacking 21 boundaries in his 353-ball knock.

David Warner to return to action next week despite still requiring 'six to nine months' of rehab for groin injury

The 34-year-old had sustained the injury during the second ODI against India in November and was subsequently ruled out of the third game in Canberra, the three-match T20 series and the first two Tests.

India vs Australia: Claire Polosak set to become first female match official in men's Test match

Polosak has already earned the distinction of being the first woman on-field umpire in a men's ODI match in ICC's Division 2 league between Namibia and Oman played at the Windhoek in 2019.

India vs Australia: Nathan Lyon says he wants to go beyond 500 Test wickets

Lyon, who is just four games short of playing 100 Tests, has captured 390 wickets so far, the most by any Australian off-spinner.