Auburn United in hope
At the end of each day they head down to the park and strap on their boots. They call themselves Auburn United FC - two dozen players from around the globe, bonded by their passion for soccer.
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Price tags add up to more than $1 billion
LUCY MACKEN Sydney's super-rich home owners are cashing in their chips, flooding the prestige property market with what is more than $1 billion worth of ultra-prestige real estate.
Anger as federal food guide is pulled from web
AMY CORDEROY The government has been accused of bowing to the junk food industry after a new food rating system website was pulled down, allegedly at the behest of a senior minister.
Cootes trucks face deregistration
JACOB SAULWICK 2:27pm The country's largest fuel trucking company could face the deregistration of parts its tanker fleet, as authorities continue to uncover major mechanical faults in its vehicles.
Man stole officer's badge during row
PAUL BIBBY 4:15pm An off-duty, intoxicated police officer allegedly had his badge stolen during an argument at a late-night fast-food outlet and then allegedly joined his two mates in assaulting the culprit, a Sydney court has heard.
Ayres' seat wanted by former MP Jackie Kelly
SEAN NICHOLLS Former federal Liberal MP Jackie Kelly has launched a surprise challenge to one of the O'Farrell government's rising stars, Stuart Ayres, seeking preselection in his state seat of Penrith.
Tourists find there's something in the Airbnb
Robert Upe, Lane Sainty Sydneysiders are cashing in on Airbnb, one of the world's biggest online travel phenomena that allows householders to rent out a bed, room or their entire house to visitors.
Bondi Gothic goes to market after 40 years
TOBY JOHNSTONE It has peacocks painted on the ceilings, 500-year-old furnishings and a bathtub Liberace would love - Bondi's Birrell Street Manor is back on the market.
Planning proposals 'lack merit'
JACOB SAULWICK The country's chief infrastructure adviser has lashed out at the continued poor quality of planning by state and federal governments in a parting broadside as he prepares to lose his job.
Sydney takes manufacturing capital crown
MATT WADE Sydney has pilfered Melbourne's long-held mantle as the nation's biggest manufacturing centre.
MPs upset at refusal to sell electricity assets
SEAN NICHOLLS Tens of billions of dollars of potential infrastructure funding for NSW has been put in doubt after Premier Barry O'Farrell appeared to rule out taking the sale of the remaining electricity assets to the next election.
Surfer goes from hunchback to comeback
HEATH GILMORE Elite surfers need to be spry and supple. Their bodies are meant to perform feats of acrobatic grace and brute power. Heart rates are supposed to reach 190 beats per minute.
About 100 people given wrong warnings
Police have incorrectly given official warnings to at least 100 people under the O'Farrell government's consorting laws, which have been criticised for putting too many people at risk of being unfairly charged.
Kinch pleads not guilty to drugs charges
LOUISE HALL 1:13pm A man who allegedly corrupted former top crime fighter Mark Standen, plotting with him to import enough precursor drugs to make $120 million of the drug ice, has pleaded not guilty.
Man accused of sex with 13-year-old 'wife'
EMMA PARTRIDGE 5:33pm A Lebanese university student accused of marrying and having a sexual relationship with 13-year-old girl has been refused bail by a Sydney court.
Oliver Curtis pleads not guilty
LOUISE HALL 3:29pm The husband of Sydney public relations identity Roxy Jacenko is accused of insider trading.
Brian Bradbury didn't kill his wife, court told
LOUISE HALL 1:36pm A Sydney grandfather who allegedly murdered his wife and staged a home invasion to conceal it, will fight the charge on the grounds that he "didn't do it".
Woman's body found on Tamarama Beach
AMANDA HOH 4:09pm A woman's body has washed up on Tamarama Beach in Sydney's east.
Intruder bashes cleaners in savage attack
Dan Proudman 10:49pm A 32-year-old man has been arrested following an alleged attack on two cleaners in Port Stephens earlier this week.
Natalie Wood died alone after fall
PETER MUNRO Natalie Wood wouldn't answer the door to strangers. She had a special code for knocking known only to those closest to her. But as she lay dead for eight years on her bedroom floor, none came by.
Mandatory sentences 'only serve to fill jails'
ANNA PATTY The push in NSW for mandatory minimum sentences to combat alcohol-fuelled violence comes as similar laws in North America face a backlash for only serving to fill up jails.
Man awarded $40,000 after Mardi Gras arrest
7:19am A Sydney teenager whose forceful arrest at last year's Sydney Mardi Gras parade sparked community outrage has been awarded nearly $40,000 in costs and plans to ride atop a float at this year's celebration.
War memorial gets timely facelift
KIM ARLINGTON It was more popular with the people than with the arbiters of architectural style. But the memorial has since been recognised as a unique tribute to those killed in the First World War.
Adam Boland set to bare his soul on ABC
He may have withdrawn himself from the early starts, but Adam Boland is not altogether small-screen shy.
Sol LeWitt pencils in an exhibition at Art Gallery
Deep in the bowels of the Art Gallery of NSW, an installation team has been busy for weeks making four enormous wall drawings conceived by American conceptual artist Sol LeWitt.
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Finding refuge in football
The world game is alive and well in Sydney's west where two recent arrivals bring their passion to Auburn United.
Mystery 'virus' wiping out mobs of cattle
Drooling, dirrhoea then death: Ivanhoe farmer Terry Huntley says the '3D syndrome' has killed 500 cattle since it began its haphazard spread through NSW in 2006.
'Not cool anymore' to be neighbourly
Situations like Natalie Wood's, who lay dead in her house for 8 years, are a lot more common than we think says Reverend Bill Crews of the Exodus Foundation.
Gittany maintains innocence
Convicted balcony killer Simon Gittany maintains he is innocent while his girlfriend staged a protest outside court before his sentencing hearing. Nine News.
Gittany supporters in silent protest
RAW VISION: Supporters of convicted murderer Simon Gittany arrive at Sydney's Darlinghurst Supreme Court ahead of his sentence hearing.
Fatal Foreman fire
RAW FOOTAGE, NO SOUND: Fire at the Corrimal home of Katie Foreman on October 27, 2011.
Car crashes on to Bondi Beach
A lifeguard who came to the rescue of an elderly driver describes how the man's out of control vehicle landed on the beach. Nine News.
