Obeid and the dilapidated house
Kate McClymont, Leesha Mckenny When a real estate agent’s sales pitch describes a property as “seemingly completely without redemption” you might imagine a vendor would grab whatever they could get.
NSW news
Motorway toll extensions in the frame
JACOB SAULWICK 10:39pm Western Sydney motorists will likely pay tolls for years to fund motorways through the inner and northern suburbs.
Psychologist had affair with murderer
LOUISE HALL 4:00pm A young female psychologist has been struck off for having a sexual relationship with a convicted murderer she was treating in jail and falsifying official records to cover it up.
Greg Smith to retire as Epping MP
Michaela Whitbourn and Sean Nicholls 6:07pm He was criticised for being "soft on crime", but the former attorney-general Greg Smith was generally well regarded.
Arab boycott over Alhadeff comments
NICOLE HASHAM 7:04pm Arab groups say they will boycott involvement with the NSW Community Relations Commission unless its chairman, Vic Alhadeff, is expelled.
Historic trial no tribulation for deaf juror
KIM ARLINGTON 3:01pm When Alex Jones took his oath as a juror in the Parramatta District Court on Wednesday, he did it in sign language.
Scipione defends access to Opal card records
Ben Grubb and Emma Partridge The NSW Police Commissioner has defended police being given access Opal card records as crucial to ensure "safety".
Fire engulfs backpackers' hostel
ERYK BAGSHAW 9:07pm Some 12 people were treated by ambulance workers at the scene after a hostel on Parramatta Road in Concord caught fire.
Wife's plea over 'relentless pain' and suffering
NICK RALSTON 12:30am A Sydney mother of four has asked the public to help catch her husband's killers so that no other family has to endure what she is going through.
Accused crossbow attacker denied bail
12:53pm A man accused of attacking another with a crossbow and an axe has been denied bail after appearing in a NSW central coast court.
NRMA mulls roadside help for cyclists
Jenny Wiggins The NRMA is considering providing roadside assistance for cyclists and expanding its car repair service.
Photios firm declares donations months later
A lobbying firm part owned by Liberal powerbroker Michael Photios made donations worth almost $100,000 to the Liberal and National parties in the lead up to last year's federal election.
Grind will remain even after tunnel built
JACOB SAULWICK Some Sydney roads are so clogged that even building multibillion-dollar tunnels underneath will not make them faster to drive on.
Sydney's Anglican diocese 'out of step'
DAISY DUMAS To the dismay of supporters of the ordinance of women, a shift in attitude in the General Synod may hold little sway for Sydney's Anglican community.
'You're dead. I'm going to kill you'
ANNA PATTY Former union official Brian Fitzpatrick has told a royal commission that he called triple-0 moments after he received death threats.
Researchers to study police mental health
EMMA PARTRIDGE The psychological well-being of police will be scientifically analysed in a nation first in the hope of preventing post traumatic stress disorder.
'Specialist unit' for sexual assault cases
RACHEL BROWNE "Some judicial officers, some prosecutors, are better, more compassionate, and just better at conducting these matters," says the Director of Public Prosecutions.
'I'm dying of a broken heart'
Michelle Harris Sarah Waugh, 18, died in a horse-riding accident. TAFE NSW has been fined, but her parents have not been told which individuals were responsible.
Alana's hopes and dreams destroyed
LOUISE HALL She was fun-loving and vivacious, her sister says, until she got sick with a mental illness that has a higher fatality rate than any other.
Increase in student expulsions, suspensions
ALEXANDRA SMITH Latest figures reveal a 35 per cent rise in the number of times NSW students have been sent home for misbehaving over the past five years.
No warrants needed to access Opal records
BEN GRUBB NSW and federal law enforcement agencies have been given the power to access the travel history and home addresses of hundreds of thousands of commuters.
Federal funds needed for public transport
JACOB SAULWICK The federal government needs to drop its opposition to funding public transport if Sydney is to continue driving the country's economy, according to an influential private lobby.
Tears from Sydney's World Cup fans
Patrick Begley, Amy McNeilage The sign above the bar at the Tempe German club Concordia promises "Freibier gibt's morgen" - "free beer tomorrow".
Report shows 'stroke belt' along NSW coast
DAN HARRISON A ‘‘stroke belt’’ of coastal communities stretching from Byron Bay to north Sydney has been identified in a report showing the regions of Australia where people are most at risk of stroke.
Council considers reducing shark netting
ANNA PATTY Manly Council will consider a proposal to reduce shark netting around Manly beach at its Monday night meeting.
Water, water everywhere? Not for much longer
When a water main bursts, as one did in our back lane on Monday, you’re forced into instant recognition of value.
Using violence sends a very poor message
For many years, I have listened to arguments both "for" and "against" the place of corporal punishment in schools.
Opal card privacy policy is no protection for users
Like too many privacy policies, Transport NSW's Opal Privacy Policy contains a term which allows disclosure of personal information to law enforcement agencies..
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Wife tells of her 'relentless pain'
The wife of John Gasovski who was found dead at Jamberoo Mountain lookout asks the public to held end her 'relentless pain' and suffering.
