Toll roads hit tipping point

Jacob Saulwick 6:03 PM   Sydney motorists will not continue to pay for new toll roads, according to landmark new study by one of the country's leading traffic experts.

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Faceless men to lose their heads

Denies he tried to kiss a party member ... NSW Labor General Secretary Jamie Clements. File photo.

Sean Nicholls 4:04 AM   The number of "faceless men" running the NSW ALP is set to be slashed by as many as half under a proposed overhaul of the party's governance.

Mum cried when she saw tattoo

Derrick Belan's tattoo, a composite image featuring his mother and father.

Anna Patty 1:35 AM   Former National Union of Workers NSW secretary Derrick Belan has admitted to using a union credit card to pay for a tattoo of his mum and dad on his leg.

'Unscientific, bad for patients'

A mammogram screening.

Amy Corderoy 3:44 PM   Cancer groups are furious that the government body in charge of issuing patents is proposing to continue allowing companies to own rights to naturally occurring parts of the human body.

The courier taking a stand on baby formula

Rasad Merchant, a Melbourne courier saying no to grey market baby formula, with daughter Aira.

Esther Han 6:05 PM   A father and courier business owner, angered by the baby formula shortage, is refusing requests to ship the product to China.

This is the way of the future

The Tesla Model S electric car.

Emma Partridge 5:22 PM   Two unlikely characters set aside their differences to test drive an electric car. The result created sparks.

Potent brew heats up Pacific

Pacific warmth influences the global climate.

Peter Hannam 5:52 PM   The powerful El Nino in the Pacific is going strong, but the worst for Australia may be tempered by record warm waters in the Indian Ocean.

Beaches to the city - in nine stops

An artist's impression shows a new B-Line style bus driving past a new stop at Brookvale.

James Robertson   Commuters on the northern beaches will soon get a reprieve with Premier Mike Baird announcing a new B-Line double decker bus service to the city.

'They need to be protected'

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 21:  Crowds watch almost 3000 veterans of Operation Slipper march through Brisbane's CBD on Saturday March 21, 2015 in Brisbane, Australia.  (Photo by Michelle Smith/Fairfax Media)

Emma Partridge 3:15 PM   There are calls for veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder to be better protected when questioned by police.

Man killed during shopping trolley ride 

One man died and another was injured after riding on a shopping trolley down a road in Randwick.

Megan Levy 10:48 AM   Police estimate that two men riding a shopping trolley down a steep hill in Sydney's east overnight reached speeds of up to 80km/h before they crashed into a vehicle. 

Government forced to amend ICAC bill 

NSW Attorney-General Gabrielle Upton pointed out that in their recent review of ICAC powers, former chief justice of Australia Murray Gleeson and senior barrister Bruce McClintock said the change had merit.

Sean Nicholls 6:53 AM   A controversial government bill clarifying the Independent Commission Against Corruption's power to launch prosecutions will be amended.

Roads 'weak link' in fight against sea levels

Sydney Airport

Matt O'Sullivan   The "weak links" in guarding the state's key infrastructure such as Sydney Airport against rising sea levels are roadways that could become submerged, experts say.

ICAC loses  bid to reinstate corrupt findings

John Kinghorn arriving at the ICAC hearing in Castlereagh Street, Sydney, in December 2012.

Michaela Whitbourn   The Court of Appeal has rejected a bid by ICAC to reinstate corrupt conduct findings against one of the targets of its inquiry into the Obeid family's $30 million coal deal.

Would you give other people's kids alcohol?

Would you give alcohol to another person's child?

Amy Corderoy   A study has found people tend to think supplying alcohol to teenagers is much less morally concerning than other illegal alcohol related behaviours such as drink driving.

'My blood was boiling for the mothers'

There are many brands of infant formula but all those sold in Australia and New Zealand must adhere to the same strict Food Standards guidelines.

Esther Han   The woman who snapped a photograph of people wiping out a brand of baby formula has spoken out about her motivation behind the image.

'It's very popular but no one has it'

Cincotta Discount Chemist have posted notes in front of limited stocks of Bellamy's Organic Baby formula in their store.

Rachel Browne   Chemists are limiting supplies of Bellamy's formula due to Australia-wide shortage.

Mum's four-tin formula for her baby

Baby formula is in demand.

Esther Han   Supermarkets are running short of baby formula. One mum has a plan she believes should be enforced nationally.

Will you eat the same breaky in 35 years?

Sandwich

Lucy Cormack   With the world's population estimated to reach 9.6 billion by 2050, global crop yields must double by 2050. A team of Australian researchers are on the case.

Would you take off in this fog?

The fog in Lismore that paramedics say is putting patients at risk.

Amy Corderoy   The state government has spent millions of dollars upgrading a helicopter base at Lismore that paramedics say is regularly unable to be used because of cloud and fog stopping helicopter take-offs and landings.

Grant, Upton locked in power struggle

"Barely on speaking terms": Deputy Premier Troy Grant and NSW Attorney General Gabrielle Upton during the Law Crime and Community Safety Council meeting at Old Parliament House in Canberra last week.

Emma Partridge   A toxic battle for power and media attention is behind the disintegrating relationship between the state's Deputy Premier and Attorney-General.  

The gang rapist who wants to go home to mum

The man, known for legal reasons as MMK as he was 16 at the time, took part in a series of horrific attacks on young women.

Saffron Howden, Louise Hall, Paul Bibby   An infamous gang rapist considered at medium to high risk of re-offending is appealing the parole authority's refusal to grant him release from jail.

Highlights

Five years between study and full-time work

It will take the average Australian five years to find full-time work after full time study, a survey has found.

Charles and Camilla arrive in Australia

The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall have begun their five-day tour of Australia with a visit to the Barossa region.

Not the best way to teach children Mandarin

When my three-year-old eats at a dumpling shop, he enthusiastically says "Hao chi!". But that's where our language lesson ends.

'Made us so proud'

Diane Merry is one of 87 children adopted in NSW last year. She has just been made a prefect at Tamworth High and is off to Europe next year to play the clarinet.

'You can see the tears in the eyes of those here'

With what couldn't have been a more appropriate backdrop, HMAS Sydney was decommissioned.

Why Turnbull must act on political donations reform

It was a little over 10 years ago when a neophyte backbencher in John Howard's government reportedly sent an email to members of Woollahra Council.

An urban battleground

Should Sydney residents continue to expect to live in detached houses with leafy yards? Or do we need fewer quarter acres and more apartment blocks to accommodate our growing population?

The best job in the world

Australia's finest Lego craftsman is building Sydney Harbour. Why stop there?

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Shark attack at Ballina

Surfer Sam Morgan has suffered a severe injury to his leg after being bitten by a Bull Shark off the NSW north coast.

Salim Mehajer arrives at NSW tribunal

Auburn's deputy mayor Salim Mehajer arrives at the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal in Sydney to face claims he breached pecuniary interest laws.

Surfer attacked by shark

Sam Morgan was mauled by a Bull shark off Lighthouse Beach near Ballina on Tuesday evening. Vision Courtesy ABC News 24.