The aged care worker who was secretly filmed abusing a grandfather on Sydney’s northern beaches has been sentenced to four months in jail. Prakash Paudyal, 35, pleaded guilty to assaulting David Nabulsi at a Bupa nursing home in Seaforth last year. Paudyal was caught on hidden camera repeatedly hitting the 82-year-old with a shoe. He was also observed pulling Mr …

The AFC Asian Cup is upon us and, as reigning champions, all eyes will be on the Socceroos to see if they can retain their crown under new coach Graham Arnold. Arnold has coached the Socceroos in an Asian Cup before, with the former Sydney FC boss taking over just before leading the side to the quarterfinals in 2007. Since …

Group Stage Match No. Date Team 1 Team 2 Venue Group Time 1 05-Jan-2019 United Arab Emirates Bahrain Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi A 20:00 2 06-Jan-2019 Australia Jordan Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain B 15:00 3 06-Jan-2019 Thailand India Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi A 17:30 4 06-Jan-2019 Syria Palestine Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah B 20:00 5 07-Jan-2019 …

Australian housing prices have experienced their steepest drop since the global financial crisis, according to property analysts CoreLogic. On a national basis, property prices fell 4.8 per cent last year — driven mainly by sharp declines in Sydney (-8.9 per cent) and Melbourne (-7 per cent). The latest figures from CoreLogic show national dwelling values have slumped 5.2 per cent …

President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is demanding Egyptians lose weight. In televised comments earlier this month, the general-turned-president railed about the number of overweight people he sees and told Egyptians they must take better care of themselves. He said physical education should become core curriculum at schools and universities and suggested TV shows shouldn’t let presenters or guests on the air …

When you put on one of the world’s biggest fireworks shows year after year, it must become a challenge to top what has come previously while also coming up with something new. This New Year’s Eve celebration comes with two never-before-used colours in the display. There will be lime and peach-coloured fireworks over Sydney Harbour for the first time, thanks …

Thousands of students have taken to the streets across Australia to call for action on climate change in defiance of Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s advice for them to stay in school. Crowds of thousands of students blocked busy city streets in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide and Brisbane, with smaller gatherings also taking place in regional centres. Up to a thousand children packed Sydney’s …

Christmas lights can be a great way to bring people together. But keep your neighbours up at night, and they may not be so merry. Here are some of the most common reasons why people complain, and what local councils, police and experts in neighbourhood disputes say you can do to keep everyone onside. Lights are too bright or shine …

Global efforts to tackle climate change are way off track says the UN, as it details the first rise in CO2 emissions in four years. The emissions gap report says that economic growth is responsible for a rise in 2017 while national efforts to cut carbon have faltered. To meet the goals of the Paris climate pact, the study says …

A Liberal campaigner and former candidate has blamed Opposition Leader Matthew Guy’s mismanagement for the stunning electoral loss. Labor could pick up as many as 60 seats out of 88, in a commanding majority for Premier Daniel Andrews. Four seats are expected to remain in doubt until later this week. Megan Purcell, who ran for the Liberal Party in Bendigo in …