McEwen's alleged attacker freed on bail

RACHEL OLDING On the same day that Michael McEwen walked unsteadily from St Vincent's Hospital, his alleged attacker walked from Silverwater remand centre on bail.

New charge against Shaun McNeil

RACHEL OLDING Police have laid a fresh charge against the man accused of punching Daniel Christie on New Year's Eve, leaving him in a coma with a fractured skull.

NSW

High land values squeeze small petrol stations

ANTONY LAWES Soaring land values in Sydney's inner suburbs are contributing to the disappearance of small petrol stations, industry experts say.

League

Knights player sentenced to two years' jail

Stephen Ryan Newcastle Knight Russell Packer was sentenced to two years in jail on Monday after a Sydney court heard that he stomped on his victim after a fight in Martin Place.

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Burns victim was homeless, sleeping in park

SARAH WHYTE For months, members of the Indian and Muslim communities in Sydney tried to help a homeless Fijian Indian woman, Monika Chetty, who was found severely burnt on Friday night in Hoxton Park and is in an induced coma.

Locals not impressed with backpacker haven

LEESHA MCKENNY They are as seasonal as cicadas and sunburn, and to some, just as painful. Backpacker vans have descended en masse in Sydney, and managing the influx is an issue not just for beachside councils.

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Fringe land releases spark urban sprawl fears

LEESHA MCKENNY The state government's land releases last year were concentrated on Sydney's fringe, prompting warnings from planners that it needs to encourage development in built-up areas or risk urban sprawl.

Christmas time from a different perspective

Natalie O'Brien Just as most households are pulling down their Christmas trees and putting away their seasonal decorations, Orthodox Christians are just ending their 43-day fast and beginning their own celebrations, culminating with their Christmas Day on Tuesday.

The Richies pay homage to Benaud

Andrew Wu, Daniel Lane There was a tinge of grey on the second day of the ''Pink Test'' between Australia and England at the SCG

Faces of the violence

RACHEL OLDING As Daniel Christie remains on life support, those whose lives have been changed forever by violence speak out.

Woman rescued from Blue Mountains canyon

Georgina Mitchell A woman has been flown to hospital with suspected spinal injuries after spending the night in a remote canyon in the Blue Mountains.

Bullying survey results questioned

KIRSTY NEEDHAM The NSW Public Service Commission will respond to a damning survey that found half of all public servants had witnessed bullying and a third had been bullied, by rephrasing its questions.

A lot of water has gone under bridge

Lucy Marks There are 100,000 images that have taken almost 75 years to collect, and not a single ''selfie'' among them.

Lawyer used clients' cash to fund his lifestyle

EMMA PARTRIDGE For more than three years, a Sydney lawyer convinced his Greek clients that their money was safe in his practice's trust account. It wasn't.

Women remain underused in government

KIRSTY NEEDHAM The NSW government has failed to lift the number of women on government boards, despite election promises that it could be done without quotas or the 50 per cent target used by Labor.

Bean prices plummet but no bargains here

ESTHER HAN A global glut has caused coffee bean prices to tumble but Sydneysiders might end up paying more for their cappuccino than ever.

Best HSC marks fail to guarantee places

AMY MCNEILAGE Only 48 of the more than 65,000 school leavers in NSW achieved the 99.95 ATAR needed to gain entry into medicine at the University of Sydney.