Inside the drug house where police found boy
Dan Proudman 10:24 AM The eight-year-old boy alleged to have been locked in a tiny room on a drug property has told police he was first thrown into the room three months ago for being naughty.
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Ad agency defends 'stoner sloth' campaign
Eamonn Duff 6:26 AM "Stoner Sloth" is costing taxpayers half a million dollars, but his creators claim he is worth every cent.
Children injured at trampoline parks
Harriet Alexander 5:23 AM As far as kids' activities go, the warning is about as ominous as they come with risks including serious injury and death.
Shortage of playing fields hits Saturday cricket
Julie Power 12:15 AM There's nothing like the sound of leather on willow on a Saturday morning – players dressed in white, padded up and ready for an all-day session – to conjure up the past. But that's rapidly becoming history.
Catholics defend $55 million a year program
Eryk Bagshaw, Alexandra Smith 12:15 AM One of the state's largest school networks has defended an under-fire program designed to help children with reading problems.
2016: a big year for Sydney anniversaries
Tim Barlass 12:15 AM It will be a big year of anniversaries for some of Sydney's main institutions in 2016. We look at where some of main birthday celebrations will be.
Uber: prices set to soar on New Year's Eve
James Silver 9:49 AM Newly legalised Uber has offered no apologies for its inflated pricing system, meaning prices are set to soar in Sydney on New Year's Eve.
Two children critically injured in car crash
Louise Thrower and Georgina Mitchell 7:43 AM Two boys have been airlifted to hospital in a critical condition after a car crashed into a tree south of Goulburn on Saturday afternoon.
Man, 19, found dead in yard of home
Georgina Mitchell 8:26 PM A 19-year-old man has been found dead in the yard of a Wollongong home.
What really happens at a 5am sale
Lucy Cormack 12:56 AM More than 300 shoppers lined up outside the Elizabeth Street David Jones store on Saturday, all waiting for the big gold bell to herald the start of the annual Boxing Day sales.
Comanche takes the lead in Sydney to Hobart
Jamie Marcuson 3:44 PM Comanche leads the 71st Sydney to Hobart race after a blistering performance that left her rivals far behind in her wake at the sea-mark.
In an instant, Matt Tudor's life changed
Rachel Olding In a split second, Matt Tudor's life changed completely.
'The boy, we hardly ever saw him'
Dan Proudman Neighbours of a family accused of keeping an eight-year-old boy locked in a tiny room within a farm shed have told how they rarely saw the child despite seeing his siblings.
Man falls to death from rock ledge
Megan Levy A man has died after falling from a rock ledge while gardening at a home on Sydney's north shore, police say.
'He had three Mercs and a Land Rover'
Melanie Kembrey, Megan Levy Michael Gerard McCarthy's neighbours noticed the flashy cars he drove, the fine clothing he wore and the helpers he hired to do work around the house.
The teenagers on the bushfire frontline
Michael Koziol Around the state, the next generation of firefighters and rescue workers are donning their gear and getting ready to defend their communities.
Noise rules put homes near Badgerys at stake
James Robertson A new noise standard has cast doubt on the construction of 10,000 homes near Badgerys Creek airport.
How to sell a dodgy diploma: whistleblower
Eryk Bagshaw Homeless and with a pregnant girlfriend, 19-year-old Mitchell Broadstock was looking for a chance when a private college network offered him a job.
Alleged terror plotters had Islamic flag
Rachel Olding The arrests brought to seven the number of men allegedly planning to attack police buildings and a naval base.
Want a station nearby? You should pay for it
Melanie Kembrey If you benefit from living near public transport, you should help pay for it, one high-profile Sydney committee says.
Health ad splurge decried as ‘indefensible’
Harriet Alexander The Baird government has been accused of spending $5.2 million to divert attention from overstretched hospitals.
Highlights
'Something drastically had gone wrong'
Leaders have used their Christmas Day sermons to convey a message of compassion and hope.
'Usually cold and wet'
They would not be able to do it at home. They were certainly going to do it here.
Cycling laws: the good, the bad and the bonkers
While the "metre matters" passing laws are a win, some of the other new measures make very little sense.
Santas swelter as thousands pour into city
Val Shaw and Lisa Cager started staking out their spot under a big Moreton Bay fig for the Carols in the Domain about eight years ago.
Rates review offers relief to old-house pensioners
The quarter-acre block has gone grey. So George Gergely, 91, doesn't see why pensioners should pay twice the council rates that flashy young apartment owners do.
Warning about 'mermaid tails'
Parents have been warned about the potential dangers of giving their children a "mermaid tail" as a Christmas present.
VIDEO
Boy in the shed: mother and two men charged
An eight-year-old boy was allegedly beaten and only given only chips and muesli bars to eat, after he was discovered in a tin shed during a drug raid. (Vision courtesy Sunrise on Seven)
Australians join in Christmas giving
Australians come together in the spirit of generosity and charity on a hot Christmas Day around the country. Courtesy ABC News 24.
Brighton-Le-Sands brawl leaves man unconscious
Chairs are thrown and a man is knocked unconscious in a fight outside an ice-cream parlour in Sydney's Brighton-Le-Sands. Vision: Seven News.
