New Year's Eve news headlines

Viewing spots that charged up to $520 last year will now be free to everyone, as Chris Minns makes good on a key election pledge.

Coronavirus deaths in China are forecast to surge to 36,000 a day during this month's lunar new year holiday, newly-released research shows.

Enter a frantic scramble for a seat on a train potentially rife with Covid cases, or sit in gridlock traffic for hundreds of kilometres. That's the choice millions people across China will make this week.

Countries around the world are gearing up to celebrate the Lunar New Year, also known as Chinese New Year, next week.

A luxury cruise promised partygoers the celebration of a lifetime to ring in the New Year, but it wasn't as glamorous as it sounded.

A group of nude revellers have been caught on camera breaking into the luxury Byron Bay home of "spa king" Eddie Phillips on New Year's Eve.

The Melbourne man had been working a New Year's Eve party before the alleged assault.

Partygoers in Australia and around the world were determined to usher in 2023 in style after celebrations over the last few years were dampened by COVID-19.

Australia's first baby of 2023 entered the world via Westmead Hospital in Sydney as the new year's fireworks were hitting their crescendo.

The packed New Year's Eve celebrations turned scary for some attempting to watch the fireworks in Sydney's CBD last night.

Parents watched on in horror as a seemingly joyous bouncy castle tore its tethers and barrelled towards revellers on New Year's Eve.

The 25-year-old was competing in a "Novice Bull Ride" in Queensland when he fell off a bull, which then struck him.

Neighbours objected to the private fireworks display when they learnt of it before Christmas. Volunteer firefighters have been there all night.

A 12-minute extravaganza ushered in 2023 on Sydney Harbour, with the city hosting Australia's largest fireworks display as the new year rolled out across the country.

Here's the big New Year's Eve events on in each major city in Australia.

The small truck overturned about 7.50am on the Split Bridge at Mosman, which blocked several lanes of traffic.

It's one of the most dazzling nights of the year, but a light show of a different kind could spill across at least three states.

The Australian Red Cross Lifeblood is warning that someone in Australia will need blood every 18 seconds over "this critical holiday period", when donation rates are known to drop.

Sydneysiders could enjoy the New Year's Eve fireworks for free around the harbour if Labor wins the upcoming New South Wales election.

After two years of COVID-19 restrictions, this year is promising to be the most spectacular yet, as Sydney's celebrations will be beamed to billions around the world.

A police department and municipal government in the US have agreed to pay a settlement of more than a million dollars after 64 people were arrested over a single bag of marijuana.

Amy Staunton has been remembered as a "beautiful" and "caring" soul days after the 17-year-old drowned after falling off a houseboat in South Australia.

New Year's Eve, which used to be celebrated globally with a free-spirited wildness, felt instead like a case of deja vu, with the fast-spreading Omicron variant again filling hospitals.

The party is over in Sydney, but in most of the world it's only just beginning.

NSW residents are being implored to save Triple 0 calls for emergencies, saying staff are struggling with fatigue.

As midnight struck and 2021 retreated into history, fireworks ringed the skyline to welcome the new year.

A grand farewell to a year that ended as it began, amid great uncertainty about the pandemic.

In many places, plans for New Year's Eve celebrations were cancelled for the second straight year.

Victoria will sweat through a heatwave this New Year's, while most capital cities will enjoy sunny skies.

Queenslanders are expected to turn out en masse for New Year's Eve celebrations despite skyrocketing COVID-19 cases.

Following a series of out-of-control parties across Sydney, New South Wales Police are urging short-term rental property owners to be careful when accepting bookings

A large police presence is set to be out across Victoria, particularly in beach areas and in Melbourne CBD, as temperatures soar into the high 30s.

Businesses in Sydney fear exploding levels of COVID-19 cases will blunt the economic return of what is traditionally the city's biggest night of the year.

Organisers are prepared to change the plans for the celebrations if COVID-19 restrictions change.

Only one person per two square metres is allowed in indoor NSW hospitality venues for the next month, with people urged to not "mingle" at pubs, clubs and cafes.

Sydney motorists are set to get a not-so-welcome late Christmas present, with toll prices in the city set to increase on January 1.

For awhile there, it appeared we might be able to ring in New Year's Eve in major cities across the world, but the rapid spread of the new Omicron variant have dashed those hopes.

Fireworks for children and families at 9pm as well as the renowned midnight event will go ahead.

The 9pm fireworks will not go ahead at the end of 2021, with the City Of Sydney citing coronavirus concerns.

As 2021 gets underway, Peter Hitchener shares some of his favourite holiday highlights.

Iconic Sydney amusement park Luna Park was slugged with a $5000 fine today for breaching social distancing on New Year's Eve.

Ravers at an underground, curfew-busting New Year’s Eve party that drew at least 2,500 people in western France attacked the police sent to shut them down.

NYE is like no other, with the COVID-19 pandemic forcing celebrations to take on a different look

Australia has finally completed a year that felt to many like it would never end.

Here's what you need to know once the clock ticks over into next year.

The inner west has been shocked into action with a cluster in Croydon that has not been linked to the Northern Beaches.

This year New Year's Eve will be celebrated differently across the country, as state premiers enforce a range of COVID-19 restrictions in a bid to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

The Australia vs India Cricket Test match at the SCG will still go ahead with crowds, but is an 'evolving situation'.

South Australian police are warning residents to celebrate New Year's Eve responsibly, reminding those in the state that there are still some COVID-related restrictions.

The emergence of 18 new coronavirus cases seen rules for New Year's Eve in Sydney tightened.