People are being urged to batten down the hatches as the cold weather hits, including sheep graziers who could lose animals to the potentially deadly chill.

As zoos are closed to visitors due to coronavirus, zookeepers trying to exercise animals by talking them for walks around the zoo.

A judge finds BOC Limited is not responsible for the actions of a "disobedient" contractor involved in a gas mix-up at Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital that left a newborn baby dead.

Police find NRL player Nathan Cleary committed no offence after videos emerged of a group of women at his home, but the five women have been slugged with $1,000 fines.

On March 31, the Premier enacted stricter social-distancing measures "for our own good" — here's how people in Australia's worst-affected coronavirus state survived, and thrived amid the lockdown.

Historians often argue about the nature and extent of Aboriginal resistance to European settlement but one person who is clearly linked to that resistance is Pemulwuy.

MORNING BRIEFING: People in NSW are warned they should still practice social-distancing as coronavirus restrictions are eased from today, while two men are shot in Merrylands in what is believed to be a targeted attack.

Ms Berejiklian says there needs to be better communication between aged care facilities and relatives after a 13th person has died from coronavirus at the Newmarch House.

The Illawarra union movement pays tribute to a Dapto man who has not missed a May Day march in 88 years.

Police search a Mooball property as they investigate the disappearance of 42-year-old Thea Liddle who has been missing since October.

Police search for woman missing from Mooball in northern New South Wales.

A man is jailed for circling a family in his car and hurling anti-Islamic abuse at them on the New South Wales south coast last year.

Gail Baker's dying wish has been granted, with her sister allowed a travel exemption to fly to Australia from New Zealand to care for her in her final days.

As temperatures plunge it is possible you are reviewing your home's heating and thinking 'could I be snugger?'"

A disability carer has been charged with 16 offences including counts of producing child abuse materials, after an investigation into a care home in Sydney's west.

The number of positive coronavirus diagnoses have fallen dramatically since the end of March.

While no Australian state or territory has made the call to release inmates early because of the coronavirus, COVID-19 is being considered in bail applications, including in the case of Chantelle Baker.

Last week the ABC published the story behind a tiny 66-year-old handprint found in a garden shed. After seeing the story, family and friends have now filled in the details about the life, and tragic death of Ian Redman.

Elizabeth Lane says her mother, a Newmarch House resident, is a 'sitting duck' as the new COVID-19 cases continue to rise at the Western Sydney aged care home.

Coronavirus deaths decrease in New York but rise everywhere else in the country.

A major redevelopment in Sydney's north west is given the go-ahead days after the announcement of an expedited approvals program — prompting criticism that the process seemed "predetermined".

Sydney arts centre Carriageworks says the coronavirus pandemic has caused an "irreparable loss of income" after six months of events were cancelled or postponed.

Sick of isolation? It might be time to explore the slow TV genre. From the comfort of your lounge room you can cruise down the Manning River as video producers live stream their tranquil journey.

Another resident dies from coronavirus at Newmarch House in Western Sydney, bringing the aged care facility's death toll to 16.

49-year-old Amber Christie walking past Hotel Illawong on Oak Street, Evans Head around 4:00pm on Sunday May 3, 2020.

More than 40 people are searching the Evans Head area, which includes thick scrub and bushland.

People with Tourette syndrome appeal for compassion as pandemic panic exacerbates their neurological condition, causing their anxieties and tics to worsen.

Scores of crew members on the Ruby Princess celebrated with a party on the day it docked in Sydney unaware of the public health disaster that was about to happen.

While hygiene and handwashing are on people's minds at present, there's hope that water conservation is right up there with it as parts of Australia come out of drought.

A drop in the number of domestic violence incidents reported in the NSW Central West in recent months sparks concern at a local support service.

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.

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

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

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

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

This sort-of sequel to "Knocked Up" is light on story, but big on character and laughs.

With a summer this year that has either been super-hot or super-wet, the region's art galleries have offered the perfect air-conditioned cultural afternoon escape.

As we left the theatre after seeing this 90-minute show, a young male voice behind me was effusive. "I learned more about world history than I did in the entirety of my school career!" he declared loudly.

It's unusual to go to an art gallery and to be asked to not so much look at the art as listen to it. But this is what you need to do if you go the Northern Rivers Community Gallery in Ballina this week.

There's nothing quite like a portrait exhibition to bring the crowds in. A steady stream of visitors has been arriving at the Lismore Regional Gallery since the 2013 Northern Rivers Portrait Prize opened on June 8.

Fabrice Luchini, Ernst Umhauer, Kristin Scott Thomas, Emmanuelle Seigner, Denis Menochet, Bastien Ughetto, Jean-Francois Balmer, Yolande Moreau, Catherine Davenier, Vincent Schmitt, Jacques Bosc

Sometimes the people who make the biggest contributions to our culture can be pretty strange characters.

The Tweed River Art Gallery features a swag of interesting exhibitions just now, and there's nothing like a gallery hiatus to encourage you to get along to them. The Gallery closes for the first half of October to allow major works on the Margaret Olley Art Centre, which will open as an extension of the gallery in early 2014.

It's dark and its subject matter is unpleasant, but solid direction and powerhouse performances make this crime thriller memorable.

A small town with very dark secrets where racism and mistrust are the order of the day.

One man's epic fight to stay alive is the premise of 'All is Lost'. Deckchair Reviewer Daniel tells us what he thought of the latest Robert Redford thriller.

Six local artists, including four old friends in life and in art practice, have come together with an exhibition well timed for International Women's Day at Lone Goat Gallery in Byron Bay. The theme, Essence of Woman was put to the artists to freely interpret, and the six women have done just that.

With school holidays upon us, it's timely to talk about a nifty exhibition that is on at the Lismore Regional Gallery.