Horses give way to houses
Jacob Saulwick 8:38 PM A new land release has spared heated debate about city's expansion.
Latest NSW news
Surprise generation boosts Sydney Uni coffers
Alexandra Smith 11:30 PM The sandstone university has reached a fundraising target two years early with help from the least expected quarters.
The invisible threat in the air we breathe
Lucy Cormack 12:00 AM Air pollution results in 3000 premature deaths each year in Australia, costing the nation up to $24.3 billion in health costs every year.
'The best thing that ever happened to me'
Rachel Browne 12:15 AM When Helmut Uhlmann tells people he was adopted, he's often met with sympathy. In fact, he feels lucky.
Six schools threatened with funding cut
Eryk Bagshaw, Louise Hall 12:04 AM Six schools have been threatened with having their funding cut after an audit found them to be operating for profit.
ICAC hits back at claims of bias
Michaela Whitbourn 4:57 PM The NSW corruption watchdog has hit back at claims it treated a target of its political donations inquiry with "sneering disdain".
Nightmare drug-driving test costs man $5k
Amy Corderoy 12:02 AM One in 10 roadside drug tests return a positive result. But what if they are wrong?
Moves to protect coast from climate
Peter Hannam 3:48 PM Sea level changes, storm cells and changes to swell directions will be incorporated in the planning shake-up.
Council mergers: Stokes under fire
Melanie Kembrey 5:03 PM The NSW Planning Minister has been accused of spruiking the benefits of expanding his local council.
Tigers set to lose right of return in Rozelle
Leesha McKenny 4:01 PM The Balmain Tigers appear certain to lose their right to return to the leagues club's spiritual home in Rozelle.
The trend changing Sydney households
Matt Wade There's been a 20 per cent drop in the suburban mobility of one age group.
Anger over western Sydney walkout
The Commonwealth Bank is pulling thousands of employees out of western Sydney, angering advocates for the region concerned the Baird government is failing to support decent jobs in the area.
Balloon goes up in mayoral race
James Robertson An aspiring local politician says council is crushing dissent after he was told to take down a balloon bearing slogans criticising the mayor.
'Just a drop in the ocean'
Rachel Browne National Disability Insurance Agency staff expected only 167 participants in the early stage of the NDIS launch in western Sydney. They were overwhelmed with demand.
Ladbrokes fined over inducements to bet
Sean Nicholls Bookmaker Ladbrokes has been hit with a fine and court costs after being convicted of offering inducements to bet.
ICAC bill passes after compromise
Sean Nicholls 8:25 AM The battle over Attorney-General Gabrielle Upton's push to clarify the ICAC's powers has been resolved.
Baird hones threat to councils
Leesha McKenny The Premier has resorted to veiled threats to try and cajole councils into mergers, as some of them step up their opposition to the overhaul of local government.
'It will reveal lifesaving treatments faster'
Amy Corderoy A radical new way of doing medical trials is giving hope to Australian brain cancer patients.
How would you go in the spelling bee?
Eryk Bagshaw Knees were weak, palms were sweaty, confused glances darted across the room as hundreds piled in to see children as young as eight spell out words bigger than themselves.
What made two unis team up
Julie Power  They are known for their fierce rivalry, but now two of Australia's top universities are joining forces for a good cause.
Boxing day trading to go ahead
Anna Patty and Sean Nicholls For 12 years, the only days Christine Graham could quarantine from work were Christmas Day and Good Friday.
Councils have 'strong social and cultural links'
Jacob Saulwick An inner west mega council could be established in the wake of contentious meetings called in response to the Premier's push for voluntary amalgamations.
Highlights
One issue on which Baird refuses to back ICAC
Never before in its 26-year history has the ICAC faced such a level of scrutiny and exposure to public attacks on its integrity.
Calls for review of Powerhouse move
Plans to move the Powerhouse Museum to a new site in Parramatta are in disarray after the director of the museum resigned.
Australian Museum guts staff, putting priceless artefacts at risk: union
The NSW government has been accused of abandoning the state's scientific heartland.
'I wanted to know what was going on'
Preparing for the arrival of their first child should have been an exciting time for Kate and Anthony Hinton but things did not go as planned.
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.
VIDEO
The plight of the Tasmanian devil
Tim Faulkner, general manager of the Australian Reptile Park talks about the possibility of introducing Tasmanian devils to the mainland
When venom gets into blood
Billy Collett, head of reptiles and venom program supervisor at the Australian Reptile Park demonstrates what happens to human blood when venom is introduced.
Development planned for Sydney's rural fringes
While on horseback in Appin, local residents discuss the future development of their much-loved rural area.
