Thermostats and saunas become secret weapons as Australian athletes brace themselves for the unusual conditions of a midnight marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Doha next month.

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MORNING BRIEFING: NSW police hunt for Sunjay Dayal, who escaped while undertaking maintenance work in Mount Kiera, while three cars set alight in a garage triggers the fire alarms inside a Liverpool unit block.

Jobs growth versus environmental concerns reignite with a coal company's proposed expansion under Sydney's water supply.

Lorelei and Peter Murko, and other members of their family, have taken an incredible journey together because of problems they have faced with their kidneys.

Cronulla moves into eighth place on the NRL ladder after a hard-fought win over the Dragons, after the Roosters made light work of the Warriors in an ominous performance ahead of finals.

It is 30 years since Qantas's bold, record-holding 747 jumbo's continuous flight from London to Sydney in what was a marathon journey featuring specially-made fuel and covert planning.

MORNING BRIEFING: Kaila Murnain is back in front of ICAC after telling the inquiry she was advised to "forget" about alleged illegal donations which led to her suspension yesterday.

Winds of up to 90 kilometres per hour leave a trail of destruction across Sydney, with rescue crews pushed to their limits and warnings still in place for southern parts of NSW.

Sydney's drinking water catchment is under threat from longwall mining with upland swamps and streams drying out as a colliery pushes to expand.

A cold front moving across NSW dumps snow around Goulburn and the Blue Mountains, while erratic winds and lightning may hamper firefighting efforts in the north of the state.

MORNING BRIEFING: An independent panel gives a 30-storey tower and retail complex at Barangaroo the green light, while police are perplexed how an SUV ended up on top of a parked car.

Theatres and art galleries around the country are on high alert after the NSW Government decision to withhold an annual grant from Australia's biggest multi-arts venue, Carriageworks, forcing it to appoint administrators.

A 92-year-old resident of Newmarch House aged care home in western Sydney dies after contracting coronavirus, as NSW reaches a record high in testing rates.

The Roosters entrench themselves in the top four with a win over the Bulldogs at the SCG after Manly defeats the Dragons at Brookvale.

The Giants move up to second, denying the Kangaroos a third-straight win under caretaker coach Rhyce Shaw with a victory in Hobart.

The Korean film Parasite, about a lower-class family who con their way into a wealthy household, wins in a year dominated by social issues.

MORNING BRIEFING: The father of missing Belgian backpacker Theo Hayez will front the media today as homicide detectives travel to Byron Bay to assist in the investigation, while some of the residents of Mascot Towers will be permitted to return to their homes to pick up belongings.

This kangaroo species normally lives high in the treetops but is now being found in odd places, unable to see and confused, and one ecologist is trying to find out the cause.

MORNING BRIEFING: Today's State Budget will include funding for extra teachers, health workers and police as well as a public transport boost, while the homicide squad is investigating the death of a woman who was found on a Sydney footpath.

Plans to carve up the Marrickville Golf Club in Sydney's inner west to create more green space spark "aggressive" debate, as the local council turns to residents to make a final decision.

Sydney property developers are pulling out all stops by offering special deals including to pay the buyer's mortgage for a year in a bid to lure customers and sell a glut of apartment stock in a downturned market.

Police arrest a woman they had urged to come forward to authorities after a 23-year-old plunged to her death at a high-rise complex in Sydney's inner east.

MORNING BRIEFING: The ex-girlfriend of a woman who fell to her death from a Sydney apartment block is expected to be charged with her murder, while a backpacker says the alarm about Theo Hayez's disappearance should have been raised much earlier.

An 87th minute header from Ryan McGowan delivers Sydney FC a 3-2 win after a 10-man Adelaide fought back from two goals down in a feisty encounter at Hindmarsh Stadium.

The US retail phenomenon that prompts bargain-hungry shoppers to stampede through stores is coming to South Australia for the first time, with Adelaide traders allowed to open until midnight on November 29.

The Sydney Swans will host Essendon at the SCG tonight.

The Sydney captain climbed onto a goal post after the siren, contravening AFL laws.

NSW Police stated the man was refusing to comply with "seating protocols".

The three protestors suspended from the Sydney Harbour Bridge and holding banners calling for action on global warming. May 14, 2019.

NSW Police stated the man was refusing to comply with "seating protocols".

Robert Irwin comes to the rescue when an echidna waddles into a Sunshine Coast fruit shop and wedges itself under a fridge.

The Dauntless Movement Crew are Alejandro Scarone, Ivana Djakovic, Tristan Hodder, Patrick Uy and Jimmy James.

The Australian Federal Police has raided ABC offices in Sydney over a series of 2017 stories known as The Afghan Files.

A group of 1,000 protesters gathered in Sydney on Sunday to urge the Australian Government to condemn a proposed new law in Hong Kong which would allow criminals to be extradited to mainland China.

A police officer was stabbed at a house in Sadleir, near Liverpool.

A high-rise in the Sydney suburb of Mascot was evacuated overnight after residents spotted cracks in building.

The new coronavirus has brought an increase in racism towards Australia's Asian community, but experts feel the current laws are not strong enough to deter offenders.

It's been 55 years since Geoff Prime was diagnosed with Bell's palsy and told he wouldn't work on the family farm again. He's now retiring from the farm, aged 94.

Footage emerges of an echidna cooling off in the warmer weather with a swim on South Australia's Kangaroo Island. One expert says it is not uncommon to see them in water on hot days.

The Knights smash the Roosters in Newcastle, and the Titans knock over the Sea Eagles at Brookvale. Follow all the live scores, stats and commentary with our NRL ScoreCentre.

Hospital buildings where flammable cladding posed a major fire threat to the public in Sydney and across the state are identified in NSW Health safety documents, with Sydney's St Vincent's Hospital the only one where potentially combustible panels still need to be removed.