'How are the kids going to survive with no mother?'
Matt O'Sullivan 10:04 PM The deaths of three woman in a car crash following a police pursuit in western Sydney has sent shock waves through the close-knit South Sudanese community.
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'Growth of cycling is not expected to change'
![There's quite a few things motorists can learn about cyclists that might help foster a better relationship on our roads.](/web/20160220165417im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/f/v/l/w/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gmxnc8.11bc3y.png/1455965808489.jpg)
Tim Barlass 12:15 AM New cycling measures will encourage riders, says the government - but cycling advocates disagree.
'Noisy minority doesn't represent NSW voters'
![Kings Cross: Medical experts say hospital admissions have dropped sharply in lockout zones.](/web/20160220165417im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/1/2/m/s/h/e/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gmz5ra.11bc3y.png/1455982931803.jpg)
Kirsty Needham 2:42 AM More than two-thirds of NSW residents support the lockout laws, a poll has shown.
Mayor wants live music exempt from lockout
![Calls to exempt live music from lockout laws: 505 Theatre nightclub in Surry Hills.](/web/20160220165417im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/z/3/d/t/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gmz63z.11bc3y.png/1455978019567.jpg)
Kirsty Needham 12:00 AM A Sydney mayor wants a new definition of live music, excluding certain DJs, to be exempt from the lockout laws.
A storm in a double 'D' cup
![SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 20: The exterior of a brothel at 316 Elizabeth Street, Surry Hills on February 20, 2016 in ...](/web/20160220165417im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/z/6/7/p/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gmz3ge.11bc3y.png/1455965808489.jpg)
Eamonn Duff 12:15 AM A remedial massage centre that promotes the bra sizes of all of its staff has challenged the City of Sydney to prove it is operating as an illegal brothel.
'That's the trigger point'
![The car is towed away after a crash that killed three women.](/web/20160220165417im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/z/2/t/y/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gmz6sa.11bc3y.png/1455966991857.jpg)
Tim Barlass 12:15 AM The strain and stress on police in trying to control a situation like the Marayong crash was apparent from research, an expert says.
Paedophile priest 'allowed to move parishes'
![Paedophile priest Robert Flaherty leaves Downing Centre Court.](/web/20160220165417im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/z/2/m/v/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gmz2uv.11bc3y.png/1455965808489.jpg)
Tim Barlass 12:15 AM The victim of a paedophile priest told a court the then Cardinal of the Sydney archdiocese and a high-ranking bishop allowed the perpetrator to move on to other parishes despite knowing he had sexually abused a young boy.
New lead in hunt for Prabha Kumar's killer
![Prabha Kumar.](/web/20160220165417im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/1/3/y/p/i/4/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gmvuup.11bc3y.png/1455983896456.jpg)
Ava Benny-Morrison 2:58 AM A year after Prabha Kumar was stabbed to death in a Sydney park, detectives are investigating if someone from her native India played a role in organising her murder.
WSU accused of snooping on staff emails
![University caught up in a dispute over alleged illegal monitoring of staff emails: Western Sydney University employee ...](/web/20160220165417im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/z/4/0/0/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gmz2by.11bc3y.png/1455965808489.jpg)
Eamonn Duff 12:15 AM University's head of safety and security declares intention to bring an "adverse action claim" against his employer.
Baird the builder's Hong Kong high-rises
![Plans in motion for MTR development: Premier Mike Baird.](/web/20160220165417im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/z/b/w/j/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gmyxz8.11bc3y.png/1455965808489.jpg)
Kirsty Needham 12:00 AM The Baird government has taken the first step towards the Hong Kong railway model, with a tender to design high rise towers above six new stations on the Metro City and Southwest line.
Man sues after officer texted on his phone
![Man sues after Customs over texts sent from his phone.](/web/20160220165417im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/z/b/f/5/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gmy8c3.11bc3y.png/1455965808489.jpg)
Natalie O'Brien 9:08 PM The 22-year-old man has filed a writ in the District Court of NSW claiming he was falsely imprisoned, unlawfully detained, and harassed.
'People are telling me to keep speaking out'
!["People are telling me to keep speaking out": Charlie Lynn.](/web/20160220165417im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/z/5/i/8/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gmz3zl.11bc3y.png/1455965808489.jpg)
Kirsty Needham 1:39 PM A 20 year veteran of the NSW Parliament, Charlie Lynn, says he has been inundated with messages of support since his shock suspension by the Liberal Party.
Sydney's public architecture hits and misses
![The role of NSW government architect is changing. Peter Poulet on right with exhibition curator Dr Charles Pickett.](/web/20160220165417im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/x/6/p/2/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gmy2cm.11bc3y.png/1455965808489.jpg)
Julie Power The office that gave us Hyde Park Barracks, the GPO in Martin Place, Taronga Zoo and Central Station, will no longer design and construct.
'Don't just sit on your hands and complain'
![Adam Brown is happy after changing energy providers.](/web/20160220165417im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/y/e/x/x/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gmy646.11bc3y.png/1455965808489.jpg)
Lucy Cormack When Adam Brown's power bills started to rise, he became one of the 42 per cent.
'A predetermined outcome for radicals'
![Total Environment Centre director Jeff Angel says talks have been hijacked by 'radicals' in the Nationals](/web/20160220165417im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/y/7/3/d/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gmy5sp.11bc3y.png/1455965808489.jpg)
Sean Nicholls The state's peak environment groups have pulled out of negotiations with the NSW government over proposed land clearing and biodiversity laws, declaring talks have been hijacked by "radicals" in the Nationals.
'The job prospects are pretty mediocre'
![Annette Hirsch, leading climate talent who may find job opportunities harder to come by in Australia.](/web/20160220165417im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/x/n/u/3/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gmxgaf.11bc3y.png/1455965808489.jpg)
Peter Hannam Young Australians are being told to study STEM subjects. But what does their future really hold?
The hole in the ground that Sydney can't fill
![The disused pit sits on the doorstep of Hornsby.](/web/20160220165417im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/i/t/r/h/z/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gmxhf5.11bc3y.png/1455965808489.jpg)
Melanie Kembrey It was meant to be the Centennial Park of the North. But even with all of the NorthConnex spoil tipped in, the site is still going to be a hole in the ground.
Detour for one of Sydney's busiest roads
![The six-lane diversion will be built near the Albert "Tibby" Cotter Walkway at Moore Park.](/web/20160220165417im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/1/m/2/c/x/p/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gmxfwu.11bc3y.png/1455965808489.jpg)
Matt O'Sullivan Temporary six-lane road will be built as tunnel is dug for light rail line.
'Teething problems' in work to reduce gridlock
![Roads Minister Duncan Gay has warned motorists that a $500 million upgrade to roads in and around Sydney Airport will ...](/web/20160220165417im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/z/s/q/2/r/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gmxfhc.11bc3y.png/1455965808489.jpg)
Matt O'Sullivan Consider the train when it's essential to get to the airport, says Duncan Gay.
'I MADE $12 million': Salim strikes back
![Salim Mehajer.](/web/20160220165417im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/l/u/h/y/7/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gmx795.11bc3y.png/1455965808489.jpg)
James Robertson Controversial developer-politician fires back after administrator's move.
Plan to offer leases delayed, Obeid trial hears
![Eddie Obeid.](/web/20160220165417im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/r/j/c/g/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gmx9a3.11bc3y.png/1455965808489.jpg)
Michaela Whitbourn "The ads were ready to go. We were deferring the ads on a week-by-week basis," court told.
University accuses Piccoli of 'shameful elitism'
![Andrew Piccoli.](/web/20160220165417im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/1/0/6/0/4/5/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gmx2mx.11bc3y.png/1455965808489.jpg)
Eryk Bagshaw and Inga Ting A university at which 45 per cent of students fail to make its published ATAR cutoffs has hit back at the NSW education minister.