Jim Hamilton from Lake Macquarie was a passenger aboard the Ruby Princess, now the subject of a special commission of inquiry led by Brett Walker SC. A NSW Health epidemiologist Kelly-Anne Ressler agreed it was unsatisfactory that more people on the ship were tested for influenza than for COVID-19.

The family of missing backpacker Theo Hayez criticises Belgian media for claiming DNA on a cap found near Cape Byron Lighthouse suggested it was owned by the teen, who has not been seen for almost a year.

Jim Hamilton, 68, a passenger on Ruby Princess, says a stint in intensive care with COVID-19 has left him musing about "the meaning of life and everything".

A court hears the NSW Rural Fire Service may ask the state's Attorney-General to relax restrictions so it can distribute the $51.3 million raised by comedian Celeste Barber to help victims of the Black Summer bushfires.

Epidemiologist Kelly-Anne Ressler Ressler says her colleagues at NSW Health "were working very hard" and that if they could have their time over to deal with the Ruby Princess's arrival again "it would be very different" during evidence at the special commission of inquiry on May 6, 2020.

New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian says school size matters when it comes to planning students' return.

The NSW Liberal Minister announced his withdrawal from the Eden-Monaro by-election this morning.

It is not common place for students to be greeted at their school gate by their principal wearing fancy dress, but this is exactly what one school leader is doing each day to put his school community at ease and have a laugh.

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian is grilled over the behaviour of ministers Andrew Constance and John Barilaro at an awkward press conference on May 7, 2020. Mr Constance and Mr Barilaro had been engaged in a public spat amid pre-selection for the federal seat of Eden-Monaro, in which there will be a by-election.

The NSW government has hired up to 3,000 cleaners to ensure the public transport network is safe for commuters as the state is looking to ease restrictions of lockdown.

The marketing body representing businesses in Surfers Paradise says clubs could "reinvent themselves"' to stay competitive after coronavirus restrictions ease.

When police launched a youth outreach program in Dubbo six months ago, they would have been happy to see charge rates drop by 10 per cent. But Project Walwaay has wildly exceeded expectations.

Farmers want a 30 cent to 40-cent levy imposed on dairy products to ensure the industry has a future.

Police have called for fresh details about a woman who was found murdered in the state's north west in January.

Youth taking part in the Down The Track initiative can learn how to shear sheep, get a certificate in agriculture and can learn hospitality skills for at least another 12 months.

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian and NSW Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant has confirmed four new cases of COVID-19 overnight with 9,400 tests conducted for May 8.

We're all trying to keep our distance but as more people itch to get out of the house, could more drive-in theatres be the answer?

Over $340,000 raised by celebrity bushfire relief concert Fire Aid 2020 is being pre-loaded onto EFTPOS cards linked to local businesses, tackling two disasters with one innovative idea.

As retail stores across Australia gradually start reopening their doors, a New South Wales economist is warning consumers to be cautious about their return.

NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard urges people to continue to observe social distancing measures on Mother's Day.

Outbreaks at two locations — one in Sydney and one in Melbourne — are behind many of the new COVID-19 cases identified in the past week.

The Ghost's Child is a haunting story that could become a classic, says ABC 720's cultural correspondent Victoria Laurie

The follow-up to 2008's unexpected action hit is less exciting and highly preposterous but benefits from a sturdy performance from Liam Neeson.

A film of extremes - the softest, gooiest heart, the broadest almost offensive humour, the roughest romance, the most touching romance, Mental is a little bit, well, mental.

Aussie director John Hillcoat's Prohibition bootlegging drama is lifted by great production work and some fine performances.

Bell Shakespeare's performance of The School for Wives provides the perfect upgrade for a timeless story about man's thirst for relationship control.

Arbitrage segues smoothly into a psychological thriller, seamlessly weaving the financial finagling into the slow decline and fall of Robert Miller's moral universe.

Director Oliver Stone turns Don Winslow's tale of drugs, deception and decapitation into his latest gift for the big screen, Savages.

The fourth entry in the supernatural series fails to offer anything new, but there are a handful of spooky and shocking moments.

Like dreams of a life on roads, dreams that have long disappeared into forgotten landscapes, of sulphurous night cityscapes and the seemingly endless zooming along once great and much mythologized American roads like Route 66.

Ben Affleck's third directorial effort is an impressive piece of entertainment filled with tension, drama, fine performances and lots of attention to detail.

In the case of Lawless. We're let in on the birth of a legend and can take it or leave it, except that the movie is so...unforgettable.

Byron Shire musician Gyan has again joined forces with cartoonist Leunig

The famed director's Roman holiday is Woody Allen-lite, but still manages to be sweet.

As part of Ausmusic Month, ABC Ballarat takes you through 30 CDs from local artists in 30 days...

As part of Ausmusic Month, ABC Ballarat takes you through 30 CDs from local artists in 30 days

As part of Ausmusic Month, ABC Ballarat takes you through 30 CDs from local artists in 30 days...

As part of Ausmusic Month, ABC Ballarat takes you through 30 CDs from local artists in 30 days.

Far from being the over-hyped sensation, this Ballarat six piece look set to upend more than one rock'n'roll convention.

As part of Ausmusic Month, ABC Ballarat takes you through 30 CDs from local artists in 30 days

Martin McDonagh's follow up to "In Bruges" has energy and witty dialogue, but gets too weird and eccentric for its own good.

A movie about a disabled man's experience with a sex surrogate - but so much more than that! The Sessions is about an amazing man who looks for love and meaning in a life that would leave many broken.

Tony has a completely nutty brainwave and the movie now clicks fearlessly into Wag The Dog (Barry Levinson) territory and becomes more than the sum of its parts - a tense rescue thriller and a great satire of Hollywood's always tenuous grip on reality!

Managing Carmen is a light-hearted parody of football's excesses, says 720 cultural correspondent Victoria Laurie.

The supernatural romance saga comes to a conclusion and features the worst climax twist ever!

The Rumble Review, featuring grumpy old men, robots and easy pickings for a jewel thief.

So, wine as a subject is all about heritage, soil and the climate (roughly, 'terroir'), about family and honour. Oh, and wine critics and huge amounts of money. What a great setting for drama -every theme known to Greek tragedy is here in this complex, sadly elegiac movie.

The latest Bond... James Bond.