Latest from New South Wales

Fire chief slams bushfire selfie taker

"Use some common sense," NSW's rural fire chief told the bushfire selfie taker. Social media users were more blunt: "Seriously mate, grow a brain!"

Man shoots burglar with bow and arrow

A burglar got more than he bargained for when he broke into a couple's Sydney home, as he was shot by the angry homeowner.

Partner dead at 20, now pregnant

Ellie Otineru learned she was pregnant with her third child two weeks after her partner's sudden death.

Man shot dead after stalking Tinder date

Paul Lambert was handsome, had a good job and a warm smile, but when the woman he met on Tinder turned him down, he didn't take the news well.

'Impossible to imagine world without her'

Kiwi Dreamworld victim Cindy Low's distraught family have spoken of their loss for the first time.

'How much more can a family take?'

A Facebook page dedicated to the late Stephanie Scott has been inundated with tributes to her dad who was tragically killed.

Where the sharks are this summer

So far there have been 12 shark attacks in Australia this year, but scientists have no idea why they are congregating.

The sick double life of a dance teacher

Inside the sick world of Sydney paedophile dance teacher Grant Davies who took thousands of photos of the tiny girls he "adored".

Sydney family had not contacted 'Dr Death'

Reports the Davidson father who is believed to have killed his wife, two children and himself contacted a euthanasia group have since been refuted.

'Stabbed, beaten and set on fire'

Man was held hostage, attacked and stabbed 11 times before being bundled into a suitcase and set alight, court hears.

Bridge fire causes chaos in Sydney

Firefighters have extinguished a bus fire that closed the Sydney Harbour Bridge in peak hour, but traffic chaos is continuing.

Room check: The QT, Sydney

On arrival, we were greeted by one of the "directors of chaos".

'Naughty Nimbin': The weed capital of Australia

The New South Wales town of Nimbin is a throwback to the seventies, complete with brightly-painted buildings, scores of people wearing tie-dye, and shops full of hemp products, writes Kirrily Schwarz.

NSW: Carefree on the coast

Justine Tyerman reverts to childhood at a quaint settlement on New South Wales' Central Coast.

Granny gunned down over inheritance

Rodney Boatswain's mother wrote him out of her will, so he killed her friend, an inquest has heard.

Room check: QT, Bondi Beach

Ben Taylor checks in at a cool New South Wales classic.

Greyhound racing over in NSW and ACT

Report into greyhound racing in NSW "shone a light on sickening animal mistreatment".

Dingo cuteness overload at Aussie zoo

A pair of proud parents at the Australian Reptile Park, on the NSW central coast, have welcomed the arrival of five fuzzy and very cute dingo pups.