A Tamil family being held in immigration detention is expected to be released on Tuesday.

Boyd Cordner says he would have been doing rugby league, himself and the Sydney Roosters an injustice playing on, conceding ongoing battles with concussion had robbed him of the confidence to compete in the NRL.

Support services for domestic and sexual violence victims and local courts will receive more than $148 million in funding in the upcoming NSW budget.

Lightweight bags, straws and cutlery will be included in a $356 million NSW government plan to further cull plastic from the waste stream.

On average, nine Australians take their own lives every day. Seven of them are men.

The NSW Blue Mountains has been declared Australia's most 'Instagrammable' national park.

A man has been charged with murder after a woman was found dead on the NSW south coast.

The risks of driving after taking medicinal cannabis are the same or lower than for many other prescription drugs, research shows.

Novak Djokovic has ended king of clay Rafael Nadal's unreal French Open reign, producing an almost superhuman performance to finally knock out the 13-time champion in one of the game's most spellbinding matches.

The United States plans to push democratic allies to publicly call out China for forced labour practices as the Group of Seven leaders gather at a summit where they will also unveil an infrastructure plan meant to compete with Beijing's efforts in the developing world.