Sydney apartment buildings at risk after heavy rain
Melanie Kembrey 1:32 AM Concrete was set to be pumped into two sink holes on Monday night amid fears they could bring down unit blocks near the centre of Parramatta.
Latest NSW news
Critics reject stadium proposal 'land grab'
Leesha McKenny 7:12 AM A document being prepared for the state government is expected to recommend building a new rectangular venue in Moore Park as part of an upgrade of Sydney's major sporting venues.
'Replace petrol taxes with pay-as-you-go'
Jacob Saulwick 5:56 PM The rise of fuel efficient cars will force governments to look for alternatives to petrol taxes, a roads conference heard on Monday.
Newly-arrived Palestinian shot dead
Nick Ralston 6:30 PM It took Saif Jouda two years to get the visa needed to move from Palestine to Australia to be with his fiancee.
Tragic end to a life of violence
Rachel Olding 4:24 PM Many years ago, Linda Locke found the courage to leave her violent husband after decades of abuse.
Riordan defends his approval of loan
Anna Patty 6:55 PM Fair Work Commissioner Bernie Riordan has defended his approval of a $500,000 loan he made to the NSW ALP in his previous role as secretary of the Electrical Trades Union.
'Their position should be vindicated'
Michaela Whitbourn 12:20 PM A mining company which secured a lucrative coal exploration licence over the Obeid family's farm is making an apparent bid to win compensation from the state government.
Sun will make its long-awaited return
Peter Hannam 2:04 PM The weather conditions that produced Sydney's most rainy April in almost a century are breaking down, with fine weather likely to help dry out the city for most of the next fortnight.
At-risk police want to carry weapons in court
Rachel Olding Recent violent courtroom incidents have prompted police to renew calls for being allowed to carry arms in courthouses.
'Build a rail link to Badgerys Creek'
Jacob Saulwick Pressure is mounting on the federal government to consider funding all or part of a rail line to the Badgerys Creek airport site.
Woman poisoned from smoking hookah
Amy Corderoy 11:03 AM A 20-year-old woman has developed carbon monoxide poisoning after smoking a hookah waterpipe, leading doctors to warn that smoking the traditional pipes could be dangerous.
Man bitten on arm and hand in shark attack
Sydney: A man has escaped serious injury after a shark attack on the NSW mid-north coast.
Legal fight over late socialite's estate
Louise Hall The son of one of Australia's richest men and a leading biomedical research institute are in a legal battle.
Cries for help unanswered
Emma Partridge He begged for help and because his cries went unanswered, he will spend most of his life in jail and a family will grieve the death of a son forever.
'There is no hope for those animals'
Eamonn Duff Two beagle pups are paraded in front of a camera for an online advert that lists them as pure bred, intelligent, low maintenance and ready to be "freighted" anywhere.
SBS pulls 'Struggle Street' promo
Georgina Mitchell A highly controversial trailer for an upcoming documentary on a blue-collar Sydney suburb has been pulled by SBS after residents and the council complained it mocked, degraded and insulted them.
We don't have time for mental health: teachers
Eryk Bagshaw 11:02 AM Research suggests teachers do not have the tools or resources readily available to them to address mental health concerns among students.
One of the worst weeks for domestic violence
Rachel Olding They may have never seen her face but hundreds of strangers will gather in western Sydney on Monday night to remember Linda Locke, another victim in what advocates say is a deepening national domestic violence crisis.
The true cost of a new hospital
Sean Nicholls The true cost to taxpayers of the new privatised Northern Beaches Hospital has been revealed as $2.14 billion - more than twice the $1 billion figure publicised before the March election.
The debt trap: how credit can sour
Rachel Browne We love credit. Interest rates are low and it's so easy to borrow. But 44 per cent of NSW households are in financial stress, including a large slab of middle income earners.
Planner's role to make peace: new minister
Leesha McKenny and Peter Hannam In the highly contested field of urban planning and with the need to balance heritage and growth, new Planning Minister Rob Stokes believes he will have to walk a fine line.
Highlights
Sugar hit: some types leave you hungrier than others, US study shows
Eating some types of sugar rather than others leaves you feeling hungrier and with less self-control, a study out of the US indicates.
Nile's new power might be detrimental to NSW
The scale of Mike Baird's recent election win has been apparent since shortly after polling day on March 28, but just how much power voters have delivered him will really be driven home next week.
Where does all the stormwater go?
Between falling from the heavens and reaching the deep blue sea, storm water makes an epic journey through our cities.
The tribes fighting Sydney property wars
The cashed up, the hopeful, the wide-eyed, the canny, the gullible, the desperate and baseless.And the Lotto dreamer.
The plan to make Sydney a walking city again
They are the city's "second class citizens," a group of a million people who make 92 per cent of the city's journeys each and every day.
The death of the barcode
Imagine filling up your trolley with groceries and simply rolling out the door. Researchers have created a superior RFID tags, potentially turning this dream into a reality.
Nanny may pop in after subsidy kicks in
A nanny has long seemed a luxury only the very wealthy could afford. Until now.
VIDEO
University of Sydney slammed for 'restricting free speech' after protest
Heated protests have seen 13 people handed show cause notices after students were dragged out of a lecture hall
Hail batters Sydney
Heavy rain and hail blanket large areas of Sydney on Anzac Day afternoon.
Hunter region devastated by floodwaters
Aerial vision shows the devastating damage left behind by the April storms in the Hunter region, where flooding and property damage were still widespread on Wednesday. Vision courtesy of the Newcastle Herald.
