'We are not doing this as an experiment'

Alexandra Smith   Rather than a traditional library, the school will have a communal learning space called The Hub, which will have a focus on informal learning and teaching.

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NSW prisons risk private sector takeover

NSW prisons will have to prove they are able to meet performance targets or risk being sold to the private sector. 

Mystery of the Snowy Mountains solved

Marcus Strom   Higher than expected gravity supplied the clue. And now we know how Kosciuszko and the Snowy Mountains came to be.

'A low point': Why maths cannot be optional

Kate Aubusson   All year 12 students should be made to study intermediate mathematics if they want to enrol in science, engineering or commerce at University, according to a national report.

Botany staff put phones in the fridge

Leesha McKenny   When the former head of a Sydney council recently visited the principal target in a multi-million dollar corruption inquiry he first made sure to put their phones in the fridge, ICAC has been told.

Twenty meetings, $160,000 in donations

Sean Nicholls   Manildra secured 20 meetings with NSW ministers and donated more than $160,000 to the Coalition in a ferocious lobbying effort.

Man dies of legionnaires' in CBD outbreak

Harriet Alexander   A man has died after contracting Legionnaire's disease in the outbreak encircling the Town Hall area.

Hardest places for young people to find jobs

Anna Patty   Some of Sydney's more affluent areas have among the highest rates of youth unemployment.

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The other Auburn councillor in the crosshairs

Leesha McKenny   Auburn developer and councillor Ronney Ouiek had approval to build 12 three-bedroom flats. Yet 31 have been advertised and sold.

Stop treating teachers as 'widgets'

Eryk Bagshaw   Twenty per cent of Australian 15-year-olds are unable to demonstrate basic skills. And the OECD education director knows what is behind it.

Commuters wait on Opal fare decision

Matt O'Sullivan   Commuters will have to wait until May to learn whether they are likely to pay higher fares for the state's Opal ticketing system after the Baird government sought more time to consider proposals from the pricing regulator.

Threat to the last of Sydney's Little Penguins

Melanie Kembrey   The last remaining Little Penguin colony on the NSW mainland could be at risk if a tourism company's bid to change its operating conditions is approved, environmentalists and advocates say.

'Fix that up before you croak'

Leesha McKenny   A gravely ill Gary Goodman still managed to chuckle when he recounted to a friend how he was busted by his boss faking invoices. But he wasn't laughing when the tape was played to the ICAC.

'Doing what any mother would do'

Sean Nicholls   ICAC Inspector David Levine says Margaret Cunneen was 'doing what any mother would'.

Storms to dump rain on Sydney' commuters

Peter Hannam   Slow-moving thunderstorms in Sydney's west could make for a wet and disrupted journey home on Monday.

Road pricing could fix Sydney's traffic

Jacob Saulwick   A national system of road-pricing scheme - charging motorists according to how far they drive  - is likely to be explored in a study commissioned by the federal government.

How dealers are covering up lemon cars

Esther Han   Two-thirds of new car buyers have experienced problems with their vehicles in the first five years, with some struggling to access their legal right to a free repair, refund or replacement.