New 'glass box' proposed for The Rocks
Leesha McKenny 4:21 PM Is it a "jewel box" foreshore attraction or an "ice cube on stilts" that has no place in the 19th-century surrounds?
Latest NSW news
Tornado rips roof off desalination plant
Emma Partridge 7:32 PM Winds of up to 213km/h have plucked the roof off the largest building at Sydney's dormant desalination plant.
Doubled up: sisters get identical ATAR
Eryk Bagshaw 7:28 PM "First I stole your rank, then I stole your ATAR, finally I stole your university."
Budget dilemma: Where to stash the cash?
Jessica Irvine 6:28 PM Scott Morrision would kill to have Gladys Berejiklian's dilemma: where to stash the cash?
$1 levy to help pay for taxi compo
Matt O'Sullivan 6:36 PM Owners of taxi licence plates in NSW will receive compensation after the government decided to legalise ride-shaing services such as UberX.
NSW declared debt free ... if you squint a bit
Jessica Irvine 11:14 AM NSW Treasurer Gladys Berejiklian will today declare state debt is "effectively zero" thanks to the $10 billion sale of the first electricity poles and wires network.
Waterloo towers to be demolished
A new train station for the Sydney metro line will be built at Waterloo in the city's south, dashing the ambitions of Sydney University and requiring thousands of public housing tenants to temporarily shift.
'We have to stop - it is just too dangerous'
Harriet Alexander 12:05 AM Exhausted helicopter paramedics are working long shifts or refusing to fly, fully aware of what that means for patients.
Metgasco accepts $25m to end CSG project
Anne Davies Angry shareholders fear the deal with the state government has thrown away billions in gas revenue.
Liberal's 'Judas' sledge caught on video
James Robertson 6:27 AM Angry his ambitions were thwarted, the councillor branded his former ally a "disgrace". Now he is being told to apologise.
Waterloo tenants eager to stay
Leesha McKenny The sweeping view from John Noriega's 28th-storey apartment gives him a clear vantage of the waves of development rolling across Sydney's skyline.
Top 20 HSC schools revealed
Inga Ting and Eryk Bagshaw Selective schools and high-fee-paying, all-girls schools have dominated the 2015 HSC results.
Outbreak prompts rush on vaccines
Harriet Alexander A shortage of stock means only two types of patients will be given access to vaccines.
Public schools, independents share honours
Eryk Bagshaw Public and independent school students have shared the honours at the HSC First in Course awards.
Disappointment over air pollution standards
Lucy Cormack NSW will adopt air pollution standards that do not meet the levels recommended by the WHO.
'Terrorism has no religion'
Michael Koziol
UC Brigante hung back from the media pack gathered outside the Lindt cafe this morning.
Interstate seniors gain access to Gold Opal
Matt O'Sullivan The raising of the restriction opens the way for as many as 480,000 pensioners and seniors to travel on NSW's public transport for just $2.50 a day.
Skyrocketing roos, whales and wattles
James Robertson It will be a night of firework firsts as Sydney celebrate's New Year's Eve.
NSW stamp duty bonanza - but will it last?
Anne Davies The Baird government is expecting a massive stamp duty bonanza but warn it may be the last for some time as the property market cools.
'We shouldn't screw up world heritage area.'
Matt O'Sullivan Blue Mountain residents are fearful their region's world-heritage listing is under threat from the Badgerys Creek airport.
Another Diaz? Political family in power play
James Robertson A powerful political family led by Jess Diaz is attempting to wrest control of Liberal Party branches in the north-west.
The air you breathe is on the table
Lucy Cormack
Hopes are fading for tougher air pollution standards when environment ministers meet on Tuesday.
Highlights
'A gag gift for nerdy friends'
Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook post featuring "Quantum Physics for Babies" delighted the book's Sydney author.
The horrible history of pirates
Horrible Histories illustrator Martin Brown knows the worst about the terrible Tudors, rotten Romans, vicious Vikings and pirates, funny pharaohs and the smelly Saxons.
'I knew Tori's life had ended'
On the first anniversary of my son Tori's passing, my feelings of great loss have been amplified, writes Ken Johnson.
Flowers to shine in permanent memorial
Hundreds of flowers will forever illuminate Martin Place, the site of Sydney's worst terrorist attack.
'Tunnel rat': Trespassing becomes an artform
Perched on the edge of a skyscraper, Ben* leans over the massive drop to focus his lens on the rambling cityscape below
Sick of an outdated Christmas tradition
Doctors and nurses are frustrated with the prolonged Christmas health shutdown, says AMA NSW president Saxon Smith.
VIDEO
Sydney tornado: Baird tours Kurnell carnage
NSW Premier Mike Baird visits hardest hit surburb Kurnell, a day after a tornado battered the east coast of Sydney.
What's wayfinding
Carlo Giannasce explains to Fairfax's Peter Munro what wayfinding is all about.
UberX legalised in NSW
The NSW cabinet has signed off on legalising ride sharing and putting in place a compensation package which includes payments of $20,000 to owners of taxi licence plates, explains transport reporter Matt O'Sullivan.
