For years, Brendan Cullen was known around Broken Hill as the happy man who ran thousands of ewes across tens of thousands of hectares with a smile. What they didn't see was the guy crying in a room by himself, drinking himself stupid, thinking he wasn't providing enough for his family.

As water begins to recede after record-breaking rains, outback New South Wales graziers are assessing the damage and searching for stock.

A funny thing happened on the way to menopause. Twelve first-time comedians are finding the humour in some of their most confronting life experiences.

A civil hearing between the Broken Hill City Council and its former legal provider over a major dispute in litigation fees has been heard in the Supreme Court of NSW. 

The family of a former NSW Police detective says while his job was to ensure the safety of foreign leaders, at home he was just Dad.  

SA Police have returned to the family's remote outback station as they continue their investigation into the disappearance of four-year-old Gus Lamont.

Australia's consumer watchdog is watching fuel companies as prices surge past $2.50 a litre, driven by a Middle East war that has pushed global oil to nearly $US120 a barrel.