Sydney - 2000

Chloe Molloy kicks a stunner and Zippy Fish stars as the Swans account for the Dockers in the AFLW.

When Angela Robinson opted for a career change after decades in the police force, she never thought she would end up graduating university with her two daughters. 

Local Government NSW president Phyllis Miller says making owners lock their cats in at night should be a "no-brainer" decision, but animal welfare organisations disagree.

Having lost their past 10 games at the Gabba, the Gold Coast Suns are confident they can buck history in the QClash semifinal against Brisbane after downing Fremantle in Perth. 

Couples hoping to tie the knot at a popular wedding venue in the Hawkesbury are waking up to the news it has been destroyed.

Authorities say they have been targeting what they allege is a "national black market" in steroids and synthetic drugs for months.

Former teacher Hilary Webster received a shocking diagnosis in July that gave her just weeks to live. She says her decision to access voluntary assisted dying has given her a sense of peace.

Freed after 20 years by medical experts and legal scholars, Kathleen Folbigg's biggest advocate is a friend who has been there through it all. 

Researchers say one in 50 young people aged 18 to 40 have genetic variants that put them at risk of developing cancer or heart problems.

Central midfielder Max Balard scores two minutes into his international debut as the Socceroos defeat New Zealand 1-0 in the first leg of the Soccer Ashes in Canberra.

Amid voting to accept the 3 per cent interim wage increase offer, the NSW Nurses and Midwives' Association says it is "not the end" of their dispute with the state government.

The mid-00s was the age of fallen kids TV stars like Lindsay Lohan and Amanda Bynes. It's now the setting of a riff on Shakespeare's Macbeth.

Wayne Bennett has labelled the Brandon Smith saga as "trivial", claiming the South Sydney hooker is only facing police charges because of his high profile.

The court heard Michael Connors spent four months on the run after he entered Australia with a fake passport and escaped hotel detention in Brisbane earlier this year.

The High Court rejects a special leave application from Mr Roberts-Smith to challenge a Federal Court ruling against his bid to sue Nine newspapers over allegations about war crimes.

After being exonerated for the deaths of her four infant children, Kathleen Folbigg is adjusting to life after 20 years wrongfully imprisoned — thanks to the enduring support of her lifelong friend and biggest advocate, Tracy Chapman.

The man, 18, is accused of grabbing an officer by the face and verbally abusing police after they attempted to break up a brawl on Sunday. 

A colony of seals on the New South Wales Far South Coast has been fitted with tracking devices as researchers work to find out more about them and the environment.

Ex-HMAS Adelaide was sunk in 2011, 1.8 kilometres off the shoreline of Avoca Beach — a well-known surf break less than 2 hours north of Sydney.

Police say the demonstration, scheduled for September 13, is being organised by an umbrella group known as Australia Unites Against Government Corruption.