Obeid family link to gas drilling company

Sean Nicholls, Nicole Hasham, Kate McClymont Resources company Metgasco's gas drilling operation on the NSW north coast has been referred to corruption authorities.

Metgasco misled public about drilling intent

NICOLE HASHAM Resources company Metgasco misled the public over its drilling operation in northern NSW by saying it was seeking a less controversial type of gas.

New jails needed as prison population rises

RACHEL OLDING More prisons will need to be built across the state to house an exploding number of prisoners.

Trauma so severe police thought gun involved

LOUISE HALL Louise Hall Courts The parents of slain newsagent Min Lin wanted the member of his family who was not killed to live with them and not their daughter Kathy Lin and her husband Robert Xie, a court has heard.

Nathan Tinkler takes a dim view of ICAC

Kate McClymont, Michaela Whitbourn Nathan Tinkler's dim view of the Independent Commission Against Corruption did not improve after the financially troubled mining magnate spent two hours in a windowless conference room waiting to give evidenc

Extra charges for Huxley's alleged killer

EMMA PARTRIDGE A man charged with the stabbing murder of north shore businessman Morgan Huxley will have two extra charges laid against him, police say.

Killer on the run after removing anklet: police

MEGAN LEVY A man who was convicted over the stabbing death of another man at a shopping mall in Sydney's west has been on the run for nearly a month after allegedly taking off his electronic monitoring bracelet.

Sexual assault on Penrith train

SAFFRON HOWDEN Four train passengers may be able to help police investigating an alleged sexual assault of a 21-year-old woman.

Cafe workers to lose some penalty rates

JACOB SAULWICK Low-paid restaurant and cafe staff will lose some of their penalty rates for working on Sundays after a decision by the industrial tribunal.

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Experts warn of impact on NSW hospitals

Amy Corderoy and Sean Nicholls As patients stop visiting GPs in the wake of the budget announcements, NSW says it will refuse to charge patients in hospital emergency departments.

ICAC raid on Mudgee council

Anne Davies Officers from ICAC have raided a Mudgee councillor's home and the town's council chambers amid allegations of conflict of interest in council deliberations.

Cuts will force young people into poverty

RACHEL BROWNE Central Coast teenager Jack Coleman faced a bleak employment future, having left his public high school early with limited skills to offer potential bosses.

Texts reveal anxious wait for cash cut

Kate McClymont, Michaela Whitbourn Chris Spence was a desperate man. Texts shown at a corruption inquiry reveal the aspiring Liberal MP for The Entrance was waiting for his cut of illegal developer donations to flow his way.

The city gets set to be Brainwashed

Joel Meares When an artist tells you he has no idea what he's going to be doing at an upcoming show, you're often sceptical. Is he lowering expectations? Is he playing into the cliche of the artist whose work only gets done when flashes of inspiration strike? 

NSW schools will be worse off: Piccoli

Nicole Hasham and Benjamin Preiss NSW schools are $1.2 billion worse off and disadvantaged students will be most affected after the federal government officially walked away from the Gonski reforms, Education Minister Adrian Piccoli says.

Model's fiance jailed over fatal crash

The fiance of Australian model Samantha Harris will serve at least two years in jail over a fatal crash that killed a 78-year-old man on Sydney's northern beaches.