'Priority to get job done properly'

Melanie Kembrey   The newly appointed head of the Boundaries Commission says he is 'comfortable' with the body's level of independence from the government.

The empty homes of Sydney

Leesha McKenny and Inga Ting   Sydney is in the midst of housing crisis yet up to 90,000 homes in some of the city's most desirable suburbs are empty, new analysis shows.

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Body failed to declare $1m in donations

Sean Nicholls   The Liberal-linked body that has embroiled cabinet secretary Senator Arthur Sinodinos in a campaign finance scandal failed to declare to NSW electoral authorities receipt of almost $1 million in political donations for the year covering the 2011 state election.

Decision expected on reopening city jail

Melanie Kembrey   It was Australia's oldest-serving jail until it was closed in 2011. Now the state government is set to decide whether it will reopen the jail despite plans for a major residential development nearby.

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Woman lay on floor pretending to be dead

Ava Benny-Morrison   As Lucina Boldi lay on the floor of her Badgerys Creek home pretending to be dead, she could hear her house being ransacked.

The school where sports stars are made

Alexandra Smith   Endeavour Sports High's partnerships with leading teams from across the state have resulted in demand for a spot at the school skyrocketing.

Child models used to 'sell' adoptee children

Rory Callinan   Children offered for adoption are being represented as photogenic child models with attractive personalities in a controversial internet advertising campaign run by a NSW government-funded charity.

Re-apply for your job, councillors told

Anne Davies   NSW councillors have been told they need to re-apply for their jobs, as the NSW Government lays the groundwork to terminate existing councils and implement its amalgamation agenda.

Terror attacks at heart of Easter messages

Easter Sunday services drew large crowds, as Christian leaders spoke about the significance of faith in the 21st century, drawing on recent terrorists attacks to illustrate their messages.

Baird's stadium tsar lives it up at Super Bowl

Jacob Saulwick   When the Baird government sorts out what kinds of stadiums it wants to build, it should have no shortage of inspiration.

Will the world run out of chocolate?

Esther Han   We're eating more chocolate than ever before. But cocoa farmers are struggling to meet demand, and some are abandoning the crop altogether, worrying chocolate makers.

Baird to seek deal on terror suspect detention

Kirsty Needham   Premier Mike Baird will step back from his call for terrorism suspects to be detained for up to 28 days without charge in a bid to secure national support for new terror laws.

Domestic violence

Josie's plea sets a new course

Eamonn Duff   It all began with a heartfelt plea to politicians, typed on her grandmother's laptop, three weeks after her mother's suicide.

Bob Carr flies high on taxpayer expense

Kirsty Needham   Bob Carr's taxpayer funded mobile phone bill has blown out to $9755 in six months, as the former NSW premier continues the globe trotting lifestyle he famously diarised as a foreign minister.

Baird vows to stick to building NSW

Kirsty Needham   A year after receiving a mandate from NSW voters, Premier Mike Baird has vowed he won't be distracted by the daily issues that confront government.