Massive crackdown on Sydney's underworld
NICK RALSTON They had been running small businesses - barbers, mechanics, cafes - across Sydney with yet living luxurious lifestyles with multi-million dollar homes, flashy cars and racing boats.
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Inner city high schools running out of space
Inner Sydney will start to run out of classrooms for high school students in four years, the latest data shows, forcing the state government to look for new spaces for thousands of extra students who will live in the city.
Report challenges plan to cut benefits
ANNA PATTY A new report challenges the state government's case for slashing compensation benefits to injured workers, including amputees.
Beachy weather breaks autumn heat
PETER HANNAM 4:49pm May is turning out to be so warm in Sydney that authorities are keeping outdoor pools open longer than usual and at least one council is reviewing lifeguard numbers to cope with late-season beach bums.
Aboriginal medical service in row
SAFFRON HOWDEN The country's largest Aboriginal medical service has been warned its Redfern practice is in danger of ''imploding'' and that its patients will suffer if it goes ahead with a radical shake-up of its staffing.
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Bundy rum to be bottled in Sydney
COLIN KRUGER 5:30pm Queenslanders will be choking on the news that their iconic spirit, Bundaberg Rum, will soon be bottled in western Sydney.
Developers eye Centennial parkland
DAISY DUMAS A tract of Centennial Parklands and all of Waverley Bus Depot are in planners' sights as details emerge of the future of Oxford Street in Bondi Junction.
Robert Hughes sentenced to six years
PAUL BIBBY 4:31pm On April 7, after a trial lasting five weeks, Hughes was convicted of 10 child sex charges, including seven counts of indecent assault, two counts of sexual assault and one count of assault with an act of indecency.
Big number's over as drag queens take on bingo
JOSEPHINE TOVEY It was a soaring voice and diva performance that elevated Conchita Wurst, the bearded Austrian drag queen, to international stardom this week as winner of Eurovision.
'The most boring sh-t I've ever seen'
5:54pm Nathan Tinkler has always been a man in a hurry. His crash or crash through approach to life, which has seen the 38-year-old make and lose a fortune, was evident during his combative appearance at a corruption inquiry.
Nikolai bashing: police release image
EMMA PARTRIDGE A Sydney family is still waiting for answers one year after teenager Nikola Srbin was bashed to death by a group of men at Redfern.
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.
Bentley gas protest gets joyful news
The people at the Bentley protest camp had been bracing for a showdown with police. But singing, cheers and group hugs broke out on Thursday as hundreds celebrated the suspension of gas drilling on the site.
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.
Greg Inglis payments spark review
SAFFRON HOWDEN The federal government will review how Aboriginal medical services spend their funding after revelations rugby league star Greg Inglis was paid up to $90,000 a year from Medicare income for promotional work.
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.
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.
Sundays are still special, but only from one side of the counter
Tens of thousands of low-paid restaurant and cafe staff will lose part of their penalty rates for working on Sundays after a long-awaited decision by the industrial tribunal.
Government has 'unfortunate mindset'
Sydney’s heritage is allowed to be swept aside in the pursuit of profit, the National Trust says.
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Julie Bishop attacked by angry protesters
The Foreign Minister was attacked by a swarm of angry protesters on Friday, at the University of Sydney, who were objecting to the Federal Governments cuts to university funding.
