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.
Latest NSW news
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.
Highlights
March among Sydney's warmest as city dries off
It may not have felt it but Sydney has just had one of its warmest March months on record with the city also clearly on the dry side.
Homophobia rife among young men
Sean Towner at eight years old was just a tall, goofy kid - a long-limbed embodiment of enthusiasm over skill with a deep hankering to play the game like both his brothers.
Clover Moore delighted with Greenwich's success
The lord mayor says her anointed successor's victory in the seat of Sydney shows that residents want an independent voice.
The morning after
The man of the moment stood near the spot thought to have been named by Arthur Phillip to describe his first meeting with the polite but naked locals.
Interactive: election results, seat by seat
Follow all the results across NSW using our election interactive.
NSW Election pendulum - lower and upper house
Pendulum graphics showing the NSW state election results in the lower and upper houses.
Sydney Royal Easter Show 2015: The ultimate map
The Sydney Royal Easter Show comes alive with our interactive map showcasing the Herald's best work
There be pirates ... in Sydney Cove
A historian has discovered the untold history of pirates who operated from Sydney Cove in the early days of the colony.
Running for home in the wake of Haiyan
A year after Typhoon Haiyan destroyed her home town in the Philippines, Michelle Baltazar is still working to aid recovery in the region.
The Show's best rides
Where else can you adopt a hermit crab, purchase a sandstone wall and eat a 68cm hotdog just a few metres apart?
We are suckers for scare campaigns
The politicians' decades of bad behaviour may have caused them to lose our trust, but not our mistrust - making us suckers for scare campaigns.
Turncoats power on
Former Liberal leader John Hewson is the yin to Martin Ferguson's yang.
Son of Ray a no-go zone
Diary: Talkback radio's greatest law and order proponent, Ray Hadley, is the proud father of a NSW policeman.
Show time for creative farm families
The 193rd Sydney Royal Easter Show opens on Thursday with an Anzac tribute.
Children and a career? It's all talk, no action
It took Shey Hooper six months before she could find an employer willing to employ her on a part-time basis after she had children.
VIDEO
Vietnamese businessman murdered, say police
Paul Nguyen was last seen leaving the Hilton Hotel on May 1 2014 but police say he may have been killed because of his links to organised crime.
Shorten weighs in on Martin Ferguson debate
The Labor leader says a full investigation must occur to determine whether Martin Ferguson actively cooperated with the Liberal Party to damage NSW Labor's election prospects.
Fatal stabbing in Bexley
RAW VISION: Police seal off area where a woman was stabbed to death and a teenager injured at a house in Sydney's south on Monday night..
