Power sell-off may not include bush operator
SEAN NICHOLLS The state-owned electricity network operator Essential Energy could be excluded from the government's privatisation plans in a bid to win the support of Nationals MPs opposed to a sale.
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Police close in on security guard killers
EMMA PARTRIDGE Police know the men responsible for the cold-blooded killing of Sydney security guard Gary Allibon and have released an image of a getaway car in the hope of finally making an arrest.
Man jailed for violent robbery of refugee
Shannon Tonkin 8:26pm A man has been jailed for nine years over the vicious and unprovoked assault of a refugee at Wollongong railway station last October.
Eddie Obeid defiant at fourth finding
Michaela Whitbourn, Kate McClymont Crooked Labor kingpin Eddie Obeid is throwing down the gauntlet to the state's top prosecutor, saying he has legal advice he will never face criminal charges as three fresh corruption findings are made against him.
Welfare groups warn of jobless catastrophe
Dan Harrison, Beau Donelly More than half a million young people could need emergency assistance to pay for food and shelter because of a federal government change which welfare groups warn will lead to ''catastrophe''.
Labor celebrates fall of Tripodi
SEAN NICHOLLS 3:42pm Comment: It's rare that a corruption finding against a former MP is cause for celebration within their own party,.
'I don't give a f--- about bike riders'
LOUISE HALL 3:56pm An "arrogant and aggressive" motorcyclist may have deliberately run a 62-year-old cyclist off the road, inquest told.
'In Sydney they can do what they like'
SEAN NICHOLLS 10:52am Days before a special meeting on the sale of electricity poles and wires, Nationals Deputy Leader Adrian Piccoli takes a stand.
ICAC: The verdict on Eddie Obeid
LIVE: Inquiry gives its verdict on whether Eddie Obeid corruptly lobbied colleagues and bureaucrats over his business interests.
Fake monks return for Vivid festival
MEGAN LEVY A group of fraudsters dressed as monks have re-emerged on the streets of Sydney in a shonky campaign that could be timed to cash in on an influx of visitors to Sydney for the Vivid festival.
General David Hurley named NSW Governor
NICOLE HASHAM 12:39pm The Chief of the Australian Defence Force, David Hurley, has been named as the new NSW Governor.
Traffic chaos after car overturns in tunnel
Megan Levy and James Robertson 11:59am Major traffic jams stretching back 10 kilometres were experienced during Sydney's peak hour on Thursday.
NSW hospitals miss targets
Lucy Carroll, Amy Corderoy More than a third of patients in five of Sydney's major hospitals are failing to be treated in emergency departments within four hours, new figures show.
Property
Trio buy Entertainment Quarter for $80m
CAROLYN CUMMINS Investors John Singleton, Gerry Harvey and Mark Carnegie have branched out of pubs with the $80 million deal to buy the Entertainment Quarter at Moore Park, in Sydney's east.
Inquiry into corrupt police under scrutiny
Neil Mercer Secret inquiry into alleged illegal bugging has shown little progress in over a year.
Packer's Crown wants 650 parking spaces
Anne Davies Original plans hoped to limit the number of people arriving to Barangaroo by private car.
Gao's girlfriend left brokenhearted
EMMA PARTRIDGE The heartbroken girlfriend of slain university student Jamie Gao has flown back to her home in Japan to grieve with her family and friends.
Campaigners hijack marketing stunt
MICHAEL KOZIOL The country's major universities are facing sustained pressure to divest from fossil fuels.
Would-be teachers in for a testing time
Patrick Begley, Alexandra Smith All teaching students in NSW will have to pass a ''tough'' literacy and numeracy test before they can graduate.
Friends tell of 'controlling' husband
RACHEL OLDING Friends of a respected Lithgow doctor stabbed in a suspected murder-suicide said the woman's marriage had rapidly deteriorated in the days before she was brutally killed.
'If it's any consolation my day sucks too'
Stephen Ryan A police officer who photographed a half-naked corpse using her mobile phone, then sent the image to her boyfriend said she wanted to show him the "issues" she was facing at work, a court has heard.
Midweek traffic the worst for Sydney drivers
LEESHA MCKENNY If Wednesday morning feels like a grind, here could be your reason why: Sydney's traffic is at its worst heading into the middle of the working week, new data has found.
30 per cent of graduates to be out of work
Matthew Knott, Heath Gilmore Up to 65,000 university students will be jobless four months after finishing their studies, and those finding employment will be earning less, the federal government has forecast.
Electorates opposed to electricity privatisation
SEAN NICHOLLS There is overwhelming opposition to the privatisation of the state's electricity poles and wires in seats held by key Nationals MPs, according to polling commissioned by four unions opposed to a sale.
Unions to fight for weekend penalty rates
ANNA PATTY Australian unions have vowed to fight the business lobby's push to cut weekend penalty rates, warning the move could create a US-style underclass.
'I was quite overwhelmed'
General David Hurley and his wife Linda will “carve our own path” when he takes up the nation's oldest public position.
Sydney Anglicans reject the sacred feminine
What has got into Anglicans? Is the cover of this month's Sydney Anglican mag Southern Cross out of character?
Home found at last but in need of help
Colin Ivers and his dog were among the 5000 people who descended on Sydney Town Hall in search of everything from free vets to dentists, legal and computer advice and photos.
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Refugee robbed and assaulted in Wollongong
Timothy Williams has been jailed for nine years for a "sickening attack" on a refugee who had only been in Australia for five days.
