Cheaper power promised as price controls scrapped
Nicole Hasham, Brian Robins, Jacob Saulwick 1:47pm More than 1 million electricity customers have been promised cheaper power bills from July after the state government lifted controls over electricity prices.
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ICAC: Di Girolamo created 'sham' document
Kate McClymont, Michaela Whitbourn A ''sham'' document created in relation to a defamation action against The Sydney Morning Herald has become part of an Independent Commission Against Corruption probe.
Shark attack victim's husband in refund row
LUCY CARROLL 11:57am A travel company has agreed to refund a $1850 deposit for a trip that shark attack victim Christine Armstrong and her husband planned to take, after initially refusing to do so.
M5 tolls to remain for 50 years
JACOB SAULWICK South-west Sydney motorists will be hit with tolls for almost 50 years under plans to pay for the WestConnex motorway through Sydney's inner west.
Call for two-minute limit on police chases
RACHEL OLDING 2:41pm A coroner has called for a limit of two minutes on all high-speed police pursuits in Sydney following the "avoidable" death of a 21-year-old motorbike rider.
Father and son injured in Sydney shooting
NICK RALSTON 12:56pm An aspiring young boxer and his father have been shot outside their family’s inner-Sydney home in what police believe was a targeted attack.
Liam Knight's brother stumbled across suspect in steel bar attack
PAUL BIBBY 2:40pm The brother of a Sydney teenager who was speared through the head with a metal bar came across one of the alleged attackers sleeping in a bus stop the next morning, a court has heard.
House auction rates reach 80% high
EMMA PARTRIDGE Buyers flung their hands in the air with vigour during a pre-Easter frenzy, pushing auction clearance rates to 80.6 per cent in Sydney.
Opal cards for kids, but no school passes yet
JACOB SAULWICK School children are now able to order Opal public transport cards, but are not yet able to order cards that allow free travel to and from school.
Keating attacks Sydney Botanic Gardens plan
SEAN NICHOLLS Paul Keating has blasted as an "atrocity" a draft masterplan for the Royal Botanic Gardens and The Domain and has suggested those behind the proposal "hang their heads in shame".
NSW Police Force fined $350,000
KATE MCCLYMONT The NSW Police Force has been branded a serial offender for workplace safety breaches.
Life-saving lesson for migrants
DAISY DUMAS Thanks to the heavens opening, Coogee beach was all but deserted at midday on Sunday, save for a large and colourful group of swimmers and surf lifesavers.
Homebuyers spend half wages on mortgage
MATT WADE The cost of paying off a mortgage on a mid-priced home has climbed above $40,000 a year - or more than half the average wage of a Sydneysider - for the first time since the middle of 2012, as property values rise across the city.
Suburbs
West a big winner in house price boom
TOBY JOHNSTONE Property prices are booming in Sydney's west, with some houses rising in value by more than 50 per cent over the past five years.
ADL cyber-bullying has young women terrified
Natalie O'Brien Young Muslim women have been targeted in a cyber-bullying campaign by members of anti-Islamic group Australian Defence League that has left them traumatised and fearful of going out in public.
Accused had code texts: police
NICK RALSTON On face value, it appeared to be a series of innocent text messages between a well-known former bikie boss and an ageing rocker discussing plans for a workout.
Still fighting for home full of memories
KIRSTY NEEDHAM When it came time for Leeallison Downie to give evidence to the royal commission into child abuse, she was asked if she wanted compensation. Ms Downie was insulted.
Lights are out for Sydney road safety
KIRSTY NEEDHAM The Sydney Harbour Bridge is regularly lit in different colours to mark sporting events. It has projected messages for phone companies on New Year's Eve, shown the Pope's face on World Youth Day and its lights were dimmed for Earth Hour.
Union leader accuses Tripodi over water policy
KIRSTY NEEDHAM A prominent NSW union leader has claimed former minister Joe Tripodi squashed a policy to ban the privatisation of Sydney Water at Labor's 2009 state conference.
Father wins the right to vaccinate his children
LOUISE HALL A western Sydney father has won the right to vaccinate his children following a drawn-out legal battle with their mother, who is strongly opposed to immunisation.
College investigated over subsidy claims
RACHEL BROWNE A private training college in inner Sydney is under police investigation following allegations of a multimillion-dollar fraud involving hundreds of ''phantom students''.
Mystery of bleak house, habitual hoarder
Peter Gosnell The bankrupt is a man of means yet his properties are rat-infested junkyards.
Compulsory home acquisitions on rise
James Robertson, Jacob Saulwick More Sydney home owners are set to receive one of the worst letters possible - a notice their property will be compulsorily acquired, a prelude to being bulldozed to make way for massive infrastructure projects.
Native paradise to royal gardens
Linda Morris The history of Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens is a story of its transformation from an indigenous initiation ground to kitchen garden, to experimental botanic garden to public parkland.
Job crisis sees big commute from west
Matt Wade and Lucy Cormack Today, the Herald begins a new series, Reshaping the West, which will examine the economic, social, cultural, political and educational changes occurring in greater western Sydney. We begin today with the challenge of jobs, and the impact of commuting on our city.
Anti-Islamist Abela targeted in shooting
Megan Levy and Rachel Olding When it comes to the shooting of Nathan Abela's house, it seems there is no shortage of suspects.
Drivers face dangerous monotony in tunnels
JACOB SAULWICK Sydney motorists will be driving along some of the longest urban motorway tunnels in the world, raising questions about how drivers will cope with the long stretches underground and about what happens when accidents occur.
WestConnex's numbers issue: What are they?
Government documents on the business case for WestConnex show there are still no usage estimates for the $11.5 billion project.
Why Parramatta is NSW's best suburb
As Parramatta is showing, good people are located in good places, creating the competitive edge for Sydney’s regional economy.
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Pyrmont shooting 'targeted'
Police say the two men shot in Pyrmont were known to them and are appealing to the public for information. Nine News.
Double shooting in Pyrmont
A father and son have been critically injured after being shot at Pyrmont in inner-Sydney overnight.
Father and son shot in Pyrmont
Two men have been critically injured after being shot at Pyrmont in inner-Sydney overnight.
Royal family touch down in Sydney
Prince William, wife Kate and baby George enjoy a brief stopover at Sydney airport enroute to New Zealand on Monday morning. Nine News.
Double shooting in Sydney CBD
Two men are in critical condition in hospital after a shooting in Pyrmont on Sunday night. Nine News.
Paul Mulvihill was insecurity
Convicted murderer Paul Mulvihill faces a lengthy jail term for the stabbing murder of Rachelle Yeo at her North Curl Curl unit on July 16, 2012. Nine News.
Nathan Abela, anti-Islamist
The Australian Defence League's western Sydney president is no stranger to controversy. On Thursday night his home was peppered with bullets.
