Record number of greyhounds need rehoming

Natalie O'Brien   Top three reasons for dumping them: Don’t want, cant afford or can't keep

Generation ranked: 'daily measurements'

Rachel Browne   When advertising and marketing firm GPY&R; delved into the lives of 14- to 17-year-olds, they discovered a generation driven by metric analysis

TAFE funding to be cut to half

Kirsty Needham   The NSW government will push ahead with controversial vocational training reforms, forcing TAFE to compete with the scandal-ridden private sector for half of its funding next year.

Investigations into state-owned corporation

Natalie O'Brien   The penalties issued to $1 billion dollar government corporation are out of date and overdue for revision

Drone use sparks fears of stalking and spying

Kieran Gair   The increasing popularity of drones has sparked fears Australia's newest tech gadget could be used to facilitate stalking, harassment and unlawful surveillance. 

Would you spend $140 to cure your hangover?

Eamonn Duff   Australia's first IV hydration "Hangover Clinic" has opened in Sydney.

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How 50 days in rehab saved my life

Eamonn Duff   Exclusive: From ruin to recovery: How 50 days in ice rehab saved Sarah's life.

Call for death penalty to be reinstated

Natalie O'Brien   An Islamic scholar has called for the reintroduction of the death penalty in Australia for anyone who is convicted of committing an act of murder or terrorism that causes the loss of human life.

Cancer patient urged to leave building

Sue Williams   An Erksineville resident has been told to leave her home where mould spores could prove deadly.

Parents at principal's former school speak out

Eryk Bagshaw   The principal of private Sydney girls school MLC had experienced criticism previously.

A $15,000 fee to offer on Airbnb

Leesha McKenny   Mary Banfield was opening up her Surry Hills terrace to short-term stays. Then the council fee arrived.

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Qantas acts on greyhounds

Julie Power   Airline's decision hailed as "a win for gentle dogs facing certain death".

Mayor won strata contracts from predecessor

James Robertson   The mixed-up world of politics and development in Auburn is even smaller than previously known.

'You never knew when he was going to cry'

Emma Partridge    When her father called himself a "weak man," Pru Goward felt overwhelmed.

Bondi Pavilion readies for its grand redesign

Leesha McKenny   Bondi Beach landmark is a step closer to a major makeover after Waverley council released its grand designs for a $38 million upgrade of the Bondi Pavilion.

Ratepayers to pay new emergency services levy

Anne Davies   A government minister has branded people who fail to take out insurance as "shirkers".

'I feel heartbroken, betrayed'

Eryk Bagshaw   A former student has written an open letter to the principal of a private Sydney girls' school as the school's council says it is "actively working on stability for 2016 and beyond".

Department slammed as enrolments surge

Eryk Bagshaw   The number of students in Sydney's northern suburbs has surged 20 per cent over the past decade.

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'Students are in tears, teachers are in tears'

Eryk Bagshaw   The principal of a private Sydney girls school has been forced to write to parents after a social media campaign calling for her dismissal escalated ahead of the school's speech night .

ICAC chief acted with 'scrupulous fairness'

Michaela Whitbourn   A court has rejected a former mayor's case against under-pressure ICAC Commissioner Megan Latham.

Newly engaged cyclist killed

Kate Aubusson and Megan Levy   Political staffer Nicholas Ruygrok set out this morning with the cycling group that he had joined recently.