Tony Abbott's 'blind spot' exposed
Jacob Saulwick 4:55 PM The Prime Minister doesn't believe in public transport and has an 'arbitrary' approach to projects, the head of the state government's infrastructure advisory body has said.
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Mother pleads guilty over 'pogo stick' death
Louise Hall 4:26 PM A Sydney mother has admitted her seven-year-old son did not fall off a pogo stick, but was subject to neglect and physical abuse by herself and her boyfriend. Warning: graphic content
Detective past of new museum boss
Nicky Phillips 3:03 PM Molecular geneticist Rebecca Johnson's first job at the Australian Museum was to solve a crime.
'Police impersonator' had crossbow
Kristen Ochs 12:08 PM He tried to pull a driver over using a red and blue strobe light and then police swooped.
Sydney asset or harbourside error?
Trisha Croaker 12:30 PM The White Bay Cruise Terminal has been labelled a 'great asset to Sydney's shoreline' and 'a serious error'. Is it both?
No bull: It's all about the hair
Julie Power 5:21 AM "It takes months, and we get quite precious about it," said a cattle breeder as she paid $70 for a large container of hair volumiser.
Alarming rates of homophobia among teens
Rachel Browne 12:15 AM A new study from mental health charity beyondblue has revealed high levels of homophobia among teenage boys, leading to depression and anxiety among young gay people.
Coca-Cola accused of 'greenwashing'
Esther Han 9:21 AM Coca-Cola has launched a green and lean spin-off to its best-selling drink in an attempt to claw back increasingly health-conscious consumers, dismaying health experts who say it is still sugar-laden.
Push to find the gene for anorexia
Amy Corderoy 9:33 AM Thousands of people who have suffered from the anorexia nervosa will be asked to volunteer to have their genomes mapped as part of a global push to discover the genetic drivers of the condition.
Toddler had brain injury, bruising: inquest
Paul Bibby 10:22 PM To-year-old Darcy Atkinson presented at Gosford Hospital with bruising, the stimulant Ritalin in his blood stream, and a severe brain injury that would claim his life soon after, a court has heard.
Legal challenge looms over iVote error
Nicole Hasham 8:58 PM A micro-party that is gunning for the final spot in the NSW upper house is likely to mount a legal challenge if it loses, potentially sending voters back to the ballot box.
Driver threatened with blade and carjacked
Kristen Ochs A driver was threatened with a blade before being carjacked in Sydney's south-west overnight, police say.
Ethnic dissent cost Foley votes: expert
Nicole Hasham 11:42 PM Antipathy from ethnic groups in the multicultural seat of Auburn probably cost Labor leader Luke Foley 10 percentage points of the vote, an ethnic voting expert says.
Demographic change working for the Greens
James Robertson 1:50 PM The Greens party believes it is consolidating as voters' alternative choice in affluent parts of Sydney.
'Drunk driver' crashes into three cars
Kristen Ochs A 38-year-old drunk driver has crashed his BMW into three parked vehicles in Bondi overnight causing extensive damage.
Council mergers loom on horizon
James Robertson The thorny political issue of forced council amalgamations will be one of the first difficult policy decisions for Baird government.
Apartments don't equate to a better city: study
Leesha McKenny Sydney's "misplaced" fixation on apartments risks squeezing out other types of housing that might make for a better city, according to the author of new study into density.
Intensified call for ban on nano-materials
Esther Han Health campaigners have intensified their calls for Australia to regulate the use of nano-sized silver in everyday products, following the US peak environmental agency's decision to start doing so.
Book Bank sparks love of reading
Lucy Cormack For one child, reading is a voyage of discovery; for another, who speaks English as a second language, it's useful for honing vocabulary skills.
Who has the most women in Parliament?
Amy Corderoy Despite almost half the Labor politicians in the lower house of Parliament being women, two star candidates, Penny Sharpe and Verity Firth, have missed out.
Reshuffle announcement expected within days
Sean Nicholls Mike Baird is expected to announce a post-election cabinet reshuffle within days but is not being drawn on the extent of the shake-up.
'Hundreds like her ... with nowhere to go'
NSW courts are repeatedly ordering ice users into treatment programs that do not exist, as funding cuts and staff shortages leave a generation of addicts stranded.