'Devastating and unnecessary'
Matt O'Sullivan 4:16 PM With some 80 trees gone for the light rail, more than 300 still face the axe - and opposition to the process has been reignited.
Latest NSW news
Time's up for Sydney Harbour Control Tower
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Melanie Kembrey 10:13 PM It's been called a "hypodermic in God's bum" and a "concrete mushroom". And soon it will be gone.
Lockout law protest movement gathers steam
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Daisy Dumas 8:44 PM Support for anti-lockout law and pro-Sydney nightlife campaigns is gaining momentum, with action groups vowing to fight the "devastating cultural and economic impact" it believes the NSW Government's measures have brought.
Baird's message to 'hysterical' Sydney drinkers
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James Robertson 5:13 PM The NSW Premier has made no secret of his opinion as lockout laws go to review.
'Sick of our school being in the newspaper'
![Australia's largest Islamic school has lost up to $19 million in Commonwealth funding.](/web/20160209221139im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/l/9/h/1/3/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gmoxzk.11bc3y.png/1455003301261.jpg)
Eryk Bagshaw 6:35 PM More than 2000 Sydney children could be left stranded after the government withdrew $19m in funding.
'Anti-adoption sentiment' must change
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Rachel Browne 3:58 PM As the number of children in care nears 20,000, advocates are pushing a "family for life" model.
Australia is not the lucky country, report finds
![SMH News story by Erik Bagshaw, Australia is far more unequal than we thought. A new study from the department of ...](/web/20160209221139im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/o/t/u/a/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gmnkmi.11bc3y.png/1454997799433.jpg)
Australians have very little ability to move beyond their family's socioeconomic status unless one key investment is made.
Is your bus stop seat frying your bottom?
!["We've got bus stops on major roads like Parramatta Road, which itself is a heat island, and you see shelters with glass ...](/web/20160209221139im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/o/f/u/q/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gmmgla.11bc3y.png/1454997799433.jpg)
Lucy Cormack Change is on its way to make your wait much cooler - and smarter.
Builder who ran out of excuses fined $90,000
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Esther Han Mark carried out a quick licence check for Sydney builder Paul Logan before paying him thousands to carry out work in his new North Bondi home. So what went wrong?
'It's a hospital ... you don't expect a gun'
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Rachel Olding ​Barry Jennings has been punched, kicked, spat on, had chairs thrown at him and almost been stabbed while working as a security guard at Nepean Hospital. But this was the last straw.
It's raining cats, and weather is to blame
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Kim Arlington "There's just kittens coming out of everyone's ears."
Patients charged $30,000 for treatment
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Harriet Alexander Men who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer face a confusing array of treatment choices, each with its own price tag and idiosyncratic side effects.
Pell to give evidence by video link
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Rachel Browne The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has accepted that Cardinal George Pell is too sick to return to Australia to give evidence.
The perfect week in store for Sydney
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Peter Hannam Sydney could get its best weather for the year, with a week of gently warming days, lots of sunshine and little rain.
Dyldam directors embroiled in family feud
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Kate McClymont One of the nation's largest privately owned development companies, Dyldam, is claiming it is too cash-strapped to pay money to the widow of one of its four owners.
Heat to stay on CSIRO climate cuts
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Peter Hannam Leading scientists will use a national conference to appeal to the Turnbull government to intervene to reverse plans by the CSIRO to eliminate most of its climate roles amid claims the Prime Minister was "blindsided" by the move.
Guards want power to restrain patients
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Rachel Olding Hospital security guards have outlined overwhelming concerns about staff numbers, job training and hospital safety ahead of a roundtable meeting with the government on Monday.
Chinese New Year: Get ready to party
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Phoebe Moloney It's the Year of the Monkey and Sydney's celebrations could be our most creative yet.
Police question restaurant over wine list
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Eryk Bagshaw Police question Paddington restaurant over its wine list
Urban sprawl crushing Sydney's food bowl
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The share of vegetables grown in the city's food basin is heading for a crash.
The changing face of Sydney's Chinatown
![Jacky gets ready to tackle the New Year rush. He's run the Shun Fai Modern AV Co in Sussex Street for the past 25 years.](/web/20160209221139im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/m/b/e/s/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gmnvbw.11bc3y.png/1454997799433.jpg)
As Haymarket wakes up to the Year of the Monkey, the change that has crept over the inner-city suburb is developing into a brisk march.
'Heavy handed nanny state'
![Aaron Manahan claims police harassed him.](/web/20160209221139im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/n/d/9/b/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gmlsia.11bc3y.png/1454997799433.jpg)
Eamonn Duff When police nabbed a Sydney drag queen for urinating in a public place, it sparked an eight-month 'harassment' case unlike any other.