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Two years after major flooding in NSW, an auditor-generals's report outlines how hundreds of survivors are still waiting to move into temporary accommodation.

A coroner in Byron Bay is examining the death of Jarrad Antonovich after he used kambo and the psychedelic substance ayahuasca at the event in 2021.

A judge said Troy Robert Cridland "knowingly and egregiously abused" the trust in him as a police officer when he knowingly had sex with a girl under 16.

A woman who was with Jarrad Antonovich at a psychedelic retreat in NSW tells an inquest she raised concerns about the 46-year-old's condition, but the response led her to ignore her instincts.

Police say the disappearance of 40-year-old Daniel Copeland is now the subject of a homicide investigation.

An inquest into the 2021 death of a Melbourne man near Byron Bay has heard police initially in charge of the investigation did not gather potentially relevant DNA evidence or CCTV footage.

It has been nearly five months since Australia gave up trying to eradicate varroa mite, but a national plan is now locked in to slow its spread.

The industry's integrity commissioner described the death of the animals as "cruel and brutal". NSW breeder and trainer Trevor Rice says he will appeal the decision.

Jackson Stacker's decomposing body was found in a paddock with a knife embedded in his chest.

Workers shoulder the burden of paying for the things we want: schools, hospitals and a civil, safe society. But as our population ages and more people need support, can income tax continue to fund our needs? 

The first property to be developed under the Resilient Lands Program will not come onto the market until 2026, four years after devastating floods left thousands looking for somewhere safer to live.

An extensive marine search for what was mistakenly thought to be two missing paddleboarders on the New South Wales Mid North Coast has sparked calls for greater safety protocols around the emerging water sport of hydrofoiling.

An investigation is underway after the body of a motorcycle rider was found on the M1 Motorway.

The oily substance that washed ashore in northern New South Wales has people asking if it is the highly sought-after substance from a sperm whale's digestive system, or pollution from ship deck getting washed down.

More than 300,000 claims were lodged after the 2022 floods, but consumer groups say that is no excuse for what has been described as "appalling behaviour" by the insurance industry.

Police say the man had been jumping with a group of men from the 30-metre-high falls and failed to resurface. It is the second death at a swimming hole in the region this month.

Indigenous people from different backgrounds and generations mark Australia Day in their own way, with some needing more time to reflect on last year's No vote in the Voice to Parliament referendum.

Former Australian captain Lyn Larsen reflects on her career highlights as she is inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame.

Lyn Larsen receives one on the highest honours in Australian cricket, after captaining the women's team to some of its biggest wins in the 1980s and 90s, but says none of it could have happened without her teammates.

NSW government to review recommendations to ensure safety of  vulnerable women and children.

As a young opera singer, First Nations soprano Nina Korbe thrifted for gowns to perform in. Now she's taking to some of the world's most renowned stages in designer dresses.

A gardener has been attacked by fire ants after disturbing a nest at a flood pod village. The find has raised questions around how the ants were introduced into the area.

His hens have laid more than a million eggs over the past five years, but Fabian Fabbro on the New South Wales North Coast has never seen anything quite like this.

A NSW magistrate says climate protesters who stopped coal ships during a blockade of the Port of Newcastle in 2023 acted out of "genuine" concern for the environment.

An unlikely friendship between an ecologist and a landowner/developer wanting to subdivide proves to be the best chance of preserving a population of glossy black cockatoos in northern NSW.