The hero cop left behind by the Cronulla riots
Rachel Olding 7:02 PM He was front and centre at the Cronulla riots, furiously swinging his police baton to stop a mob of youths from bashing a Middle Eastern couple to death on a train.
Latest NSW news
Guards sacked as hospital crisis deepens
Rachel Olding 7:03 PM Two security guards who forcibly removed a drunk and violent patient from Royal Prince Alfred Hospital's emergency ward have been sacked for misconduct.
FACS no longer looking into Trinity
Jacob Saulwick 3:25 PM A private school in Sydney's inner west says the Department of Family and Community Services is no longer looking into a case of inappropriate sexualised behaviour among Year One students.
Noah is ready for school - and other kids aren't
Tom Joyner 6:29 PM Research commissioned by the Australian government has found that one in five school kids is starting school unprepared in at least one area such as language, cognitive skills or communication.
Perish's ex-cellmate allegedly shoots at house
Ava Benny-Morrison 7:24 PM Lithgow's maximum security prison has not been enough to limit the reach of convicted murderer and drug kingpin Anthony "Rooster" Perish.
How a 3D printer kept Mozart on the prowl
Kim Arlington 7:26 PM When Mozart the cat fell from a sixth-floor balcony and everything was shut for Christmas, the entrepreneur community came into its own to get him moving again.
Cycling penalties could pump fines to $1.5m
Tim Barlass 12:15 AM A 350 per cent rise in the fine for not wearing a helmet is expected to boost the government's coffers.
'It's like cutting into our backyard'
Jacob Saulwick, Michael Koziol 12:15 AM More slices of the award-winning inner-city Sydney Park will be carved off to make way for the WestConnex motorway.
Hospital shooting latest in series of incidents
Rachel Olding 12:15 AM A violent hospital patient attempted to take a police officers' gun from its holster during an incident five months ago with disturbingly similarities to a shooting at Nepean Hospital last week.
Heads of department spent over $110,000
Natalie O'Brien 12:15 AM One of the first things the new CEO bought was a cushy office chair costing more than $1400.
Uniforms from Bangladeshi factories
Retailers Kmart and Target have come under fire for selling $2 school uniforms while workers in the factories in which they are produced are paid below the living wage.
Rookwood burial delays distress grieving relatives
Natalie O'Brien 12:15 AM The body lay washed and ready for burial, as distressed relatives tried unsuccessfully to make speedy funeral arrangements.
Minute of silence to remember events of 2015
Han Nguyen 12:15 AM Thousands escaped to an idyllic Provence in Camperdown to explore their inner French.
Eating potatoes linked to gestational diabetes
Tom Joyner 7:51 AM Women who eat more than five servings of potato a week before becoming pregnant are more likely to develop gestational diabetes while carrying the baby, new research in the British Medical Journal has found.
Clampdown on illegal use of paddling pools
Tim Barlass 1:06 AM Changes planned as tens of thousands of Sydney families inadvertently break the law by using inflatable temporary paddling pools.
Teaching kids survival before swimming
Sydney Pead The philosophy that Rachelle and Richard Beesley bring to their Kids Aquatic Survival School is about adding something extra to parents' poolside vigilance and ultimately preventing deaths.
The Woodstock effect of the Sydney Festival
Andrew Taylor Events are of such significance that they will develop a historical meaning over time, director says.
Wedge-tailed eagle spreads his wings
Sydney Pead 12:15 AM The eagle has landed ... but what happens when it won't take off again?
River reverend spreads gospel
Tim Barlass 12:15 AM The church on a house boat was a miracle of an idea for the Maclean Parish minister.
Highlights
10,000 e-books as libraries go digital
In the digital age, libraries are expanding their collections of e-books as an alternative for readers both young and old.
Mike Baird's challenge: become Mr Nasty
Comment: Premier's great strength is also his greatest weakness.
'The last breath I was ever going to take'
Losing half a leg in a shark attack has not stopped Damon Kendrick from going back in the water.
Clements: Election left Labor no choice
Linda Burney is right: Jamie Clements' position had become untenable, but not for the reason most are assuming.
Five secrets for a good life
These are the top tips from the ancient thinkers.
Handling the heat in the concrete jungle
One part of Sydney will feel Thursday's heat the most.
VIDEO
Left to die under a bridge
The body of Reginald Mullaly, 69, was found in September 2015 under a bridge in Bathurst, with 11 stab wounds to his arms and chest. Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000.
Inside Ken and Jocelyn Elliot's hospital in Dijbo
The hospital that the kidnapped couple set up now has room for 120 patients and is the only reliable surgical service for up to 2 million people. Credit: Global Business Solutions Inc.
RAW: man bashes dog, filmed by neighbour
Raw vision released by the courts shows Xudong Zhang of Wollongong beating his Samoyed dog with a coat hanger, in an incident that led to Zhang's conviction on Friday. Warning: distressing images.
