Compensation brawl brews over WestConnex interchange
Jacob Saulwick The state government faces a multimillion-dollar legal fight over its proposal to build a motorway interchange in St Peters.
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Premier promises 30,000-seat stadium
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Jacob Saulwick A new 30,000 seat stadium will be built at Parramatta, part of an investment in new and old stadiums in Sydney worth more than $1 billion.
Sydney will fill new venues, if not the old
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Jacob Saulwick 7:38 PM If you build it they will come appears to be the business case behind the Premier's $1.6 billion stadium strategy.
Hospital chaos: 'They couldn't handle patients'
![SMH Kim Hilton at her Plumpton Home, she was forced to wait 24 hours in Blacktown ED for a hospital bed while suffering acute Pain from a Gallbladder problem.3rd August 2015 Photo by Louise Kennerley SMH Kim Hilton at her Plumpton Home, she was forced to wait 24 hours in Blacktown ED for a hospital bed while suffering acute Pain from a Gallbladder problem.3rd August 2015 Photo by Louise Kennerley](/web/20150905082058im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/j/e/n/h/o/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gjeus2.11bc3y.png/1441382839060.jpg)
Harriet Alexander An acutely ill woman was forced to wait more than 24 hours in an emergency department and had morphine administered in a hallway because no beds were available.
Eligible bachelors having a whale of a time
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Caitlin Wheeler 10:19 AM Eligible bachelors are drifting along the NSW coastline on their return from a winter spent looking for love.
Leaked document moots lift in national park fees, asset sell-offs
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Peter Hannam 6:43 PM People visiting or camping in national parks in NSW face fee hikes, and park staff are urged to be "proactive" in seeking other uses of their own accommodation, according to a leaked document.
'We could have talked siege gunman down'
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Paul Bibby A prominent member of Sydney's Muslim community says the Lindt Cafe siege "may have had a different outcome" had he been able to talk to gunman Man Haron Monis as the incident unfolded.
Model charged with running cocaine ring
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Rachel Olding The Bondi model accused of running a sophisticated cocaine ring.
Comanchero bikies struggle to get insurance
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Anne Davies Life just got tougher for outlaw motorcycle gang members. They will now struggle to get insurance.
Police raid house of the $120 million man
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Kate McClymont and Stuart Goodman Police have raided a series of houses connected to failed financial guru Anthony Ghalloub.
Samsung relents on faulty washing machines
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Esther Han Samsung has relented to consumer anger over its plastic bag-and-tape fix for recalled washing machines, explicitly offering a replacement or refund to thousands of customers unhappy with their repairs.
'It's going to make a hell of a difference to city'
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Jacob Saulwick A spaghetti junction of motorway ramps will be built just south of Sydney Park in inner Sydney, but part of the area will be returned to the public as parkland.
Three arrests over Brendan Vollmost murder
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Ava Benny-Morrison Members of a group linked to street-level drug dealing, with nicknames like "captain" and "coach", have been arrested after allegedly abducting and murdering a South Windsor man.
'Tried to kill myself and the hospital billed me'
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Amy Corderoy A report into suicides and self harm has found that ongoing care is non-existent for an alarmingly large number of patients.
Chancellor donates $1 million to Sydney Uni
![SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 02: Roger Massey-Greene and Chancellor Belinda Hutchins pose for a photo in their Double Bay home, on September 2, 2015 in Sydney, Australia. They have just donated 1 million dollars to Sydney University to stop the drought of teachers in Science and Maths fields. (Photo by Jessica Hromas/Fairfax Media) *** Local Caption *** Roger Massey-Greene; Belinda Hutchins](/web/20150905082058im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/j/d/l/h/l/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gjd2ty.11bc3y.png/1441351180644.jpg)
Eryk Bagshaw Sydney University gets $1 million private donation to encourage students to teach STEM subjects to curb teacher drought.
Plan to buy back ANZ Stadium
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Leesha McKenny The state government is considering buying out the owners of ANZ Stadium at Sydney Olympic Park, the Sports Minister says.
The job with a huge gender pay gap
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Michaela Whitbourn They are graduating from NSW law schools in numbers greater than their male counterparts, but women still make up just over 20 per cent of barristers, spend fewer hours in court and get paid less.
Survivor watches as inquest 'fires' siege gun
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Paul Bibby There was an eerie click as the shotgun's hammer dropped, followed by the thud of a dummy cartridge hitting the courtroom floor.
Cosmetic Institute patient rushed to hospital
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Anna Patty A second young woman has been rushed to hospital after suffering complications during a breast enlargement procedure at The Cosmetic Institute.
AGL in dam row as protests hit 100 weeks
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Peter Hannam AGL is storing water produced from its coal seam gas wells without proper permits, anti-CSG activists claim, as protests at the energy giant's headquarters marked 100 consecutive weeks.
Foster care failing children: report
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Rachel Browne Adoption numbers are not improving and fewer children are being restored to their birth families, says a report into the 20,000 kids in the state's foster care system.
Dentist admits assaulting elderly patients
![Photograph shows Dr. Andrew Istephan leaving Downing Center courts today on charges of dental proceedures without consent.Photograph by Dean Sewell.S.M.H.News.Taken Monday 19th August 2013.
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Stephanie Gardiner, Paul Bibby A former Hurstville deputy mayor and dentist engaged in "callous and systematic exploitation" of elderly people for extra money. Now he has pleaded guilty to more charges.