A passenger in a car has the fright of his life when a tiger snake slithers across his feet during a drive on the NSW far south coast.

Howling winds overnight will lead to extensive clean-up work today in NSW's south-east and parts of Victoria, with October heat records also broken in Western Sydney.

Creditors owed millions of dollars remain in the dark despite a new owner being found for the embattled airline.

The NSW Parliament has backed an inquiry into decades of unsolved murders and missing persons cases, following a campaign led by Illawarra families.

Fire authorities warn of above average fire season in NSW despite previous modelling showing a wet summer.

There are microplastics in almost everything, so why does seafood get such a bad reputation? Scientists say it is down to disproportionate research and media attention.

Aleks Berzins is farming the land in the same way his grandfather did, using draught horses for jobs now widely done by machines.