Don't swim, ski or fish: Red alerts issued for several inland NSW waterways ahead of Easter, following a warm wet summer that has washed in vegetation killed by drought.

The share market boost from the $2.5 trillion stimulus sugar hit in the US is fading as interest rates rise again and Australian stocks open the week in the red.

Up to five electric scooter riders suffer "quite serious" fractures and head injuries in Darwin each weekend, doctors say. But it's unclear if the injury rate is being properly recorded.

MORNING BRIEFING: NSW Health is considering an exemption for the Sydney women's march, while a state parliamentary inquiry is told racist attitudes within the public health system are deterring Indigenous residents from seeking medical help.

Vaccinated people should be allowed to travel without restrictions while those yet to receive the jab should be allowed to travel with a negative COVID-19 test, according to the British Airways boss.

While many businesses suffered during the pandemic, a young farming family takes the risk to turn waste into an alternative flour for home cooks and chefs across the country.

With the Narrabri Gas Project given the green light, farmers are wondering what is next for gas.

All kinds of records have been broken in Australia's beef industry this year, including the price for cattle getting exported to Indonesia. That's great news for Australia's cattle producers, but what does it mean for our biggest live cattle customer?

Rising star Paulina Schuemann narrowly avoided signing a dodgy record deal with a music label. Now a pair of Ipswich musicians have started a free workshop to teach aspiring artists how to navigate "the machine" of the music industry, without being duped.

After originally being left out of the federal government's package, half price tickets to Hobart will be available under a $1.2 billion federal government scheme aimed at shoring up the tourism industry.

When Brisbane man Daniel Baker set about finding a contractor to paint the outside of his Queenslander, he thought it would be relatively straight forward. More than $20,000 later, he's learnt some costly lessons.

It's arguably the country's most famous steam locomotive, and the only surviving engine of its kind … and after years of repairs the whistles and smoke are back as the Locomotive 3801 begins a series of trips across NSW.