Aboriginal find prompts stop-work request

Jacob Saulwick 5:22 PM   An indigenous heritage group is applying for an urgent order under federal laws for a halt to work on a proposed tram stabling yard at Randwick.

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UberX of property gets official backing

"Increasing transparency in the marketplace": Victor Dominello.

Sean Nicholls 12:15 AM   Prospective home buyers in NSW could save hundreds of dollars in an Australian first.

Historic yards set for major development

Local residents and politicians are concerned about a major residential development proposed at the Inglis stable yards ...

Melanie Kembrey 12:37 AM   The application for a mega development has been slammed by residents for ignoring how a future light rail line could disrupt traffic movements. 

Sydney's fastest-growing neighbourhoods

Sydney's population nears 5 million: The city grew by about 1600 people each week last financial year.

Matt Wade 10:56 PM   High-density suburbs in the inner south are leading the way with Sydney's population to hit 5 million within months.

'Huge uncertainty for us and our clients'

Disability worker Rachael Shaw with her son Julien and fellow worker Cecilia Rossi.

Rachel Browne 4:00 PM   Thousands of government-employed staff are expected to quit when their jobs are transferred to non-government agencies on lower pay with worse conditions.

School Opal card: long wait to end

Students will be able to travel to and from school on trams for free from July.

Matt O'Sullivan 3:08 PM   Sydney students will no longer face a "manifestly unfair" transport exclusion.

A million customers' private data exposed

Menulog customers can order takeaway food from more than 6500 restaurants.

Esther Han   Private information of more than a million customers of an online takeaway giant is at risk of being stolen, with experts deeming the website as "vulnerable" and "not secure".

Westmead shuts non-urgent surgery

AMA NSW President Dr Saxon Smith.

Harriet Alexander 4:45 AM   As premiers meet the prime minister to thrash out health funding, another Sydney hospital has been forced to cut services.

Sinodonis slapped down

Liberal Senator Arthur Sinodinos arrives as the guest speaker at a Liberal Party fundraiser at Darren Taylor Catering, ...

Sean Nicholls, Kate McClymont   Senator's demand that references to him in an explosive NSW Electoral Commission statement should be removed has been rejected.

Lockout laws 'reduce facial injuries'

Lockout laws.

James Robertson   Severe facial injuries have been reduced by 60 per cent since lockout laws were introduced, according to new data.

'Eggs from hens that don't go outside'

Consumer affairs ministers have set a legal definition for free range eggs.

Esther Han   There is now a legal definition of "free range" eggs - and it's not acceptable, says consumer group Choice.

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'More harm than good'

St Pauls students Aiden Helu, Bailey Miller and Jasper Toshack .

Eryk Bagshaw 2:16 AM   The number of Sydney schools banning laptops and tablets is increasing as education experts find technology is impeding learning.

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Private college to be pursued for $210m

NCH - NEWS - National news story + Newcastle Herald .

Eryk Bagshaw   A private college that allegedly recruited illiterate, disabled students into thousands of dollars worth of debt is being pursued by the ACCC.

Hospital that has run out of emergency space

Ambulances.

Harriet Alexander   A Sydney hospital is seeking partnerships with the private sector as it braces itself for an influx in patients.

Packer casino stoush: 'Let him walk away'

James Packer

Jacob Saulwick   If Crown doesn't want to reduce its public land impact, NSW should find another buyer, says top architect.

How is this free range egg farming?

Shoppers, on average, pay 70 per cent more for eggs labelled free range, compared to caged.

Esther Han   A government-linked farm is supplying "free range" eggs to a company that has played a critical role in lobbying efforts to weaken labelling standards.

Donations reform on leaders' menu 

Political donations reform will be raised by the Prime Minister at a leaders' dinner.

Sean Nicholls   National political donations are in the spotlight again as Premier Mike Baird seeks nation reform.

Government must pay Mehajer's legal bill

Salim Mehajer arrives at Burwood Court earlier this year.

Michaela Whitbourn   It's the latest court win for the controversial developer turned politician.

'Like playing Russian Roulette'

Yvonne Skarbek.

Lucy Cormack   Yvonne had her Thermomix seal replaced following women being burnt interstate. But she has no confidence in the device.

'I think we're in danger'

Jarrod Morton-Hoffman told the inquest he initially thought the bank across the road was being robbed.

Louise Hall   The first hostage to give evidence at the Sydney siege inquest says he thought the Reserve Bank building near the Lindt cafe was being robbed.

Top mathematician mistaken for waitress

SMH/EDUCATION/NEWS.  Portrait of Nalini Joshi leading mathematician who is slamming gender inequality in Australia's ...

Eryk Bagshaw   "Australia is frozen in time," says one of the nation's top mathematicians, Nalini Joshi.

'It took forever but it was worth it'

Rachel and Peter Maxwell are the adoptive parents of Leevi, born in 2009. Leevi's adoption order was made in February ...

Rachel Browne   It took six years for the Maxwells to adopt Leevii. And with only 87 children adopted in NSW last year, the state government is working on fixing the process.

Highlights

Giant dragonfly helps end coal mining plans

The failure of proponents of a coal mine in the Special Areas to take into account the effect of an expansion on the endangered giant dragonfly species may have sealed the fate of 120-year-old mine.

The toxic legacy beneath Barangaroo

The clean up of toxic waste beneath Barangaroo has started - but who should pay?

'Really good beach days' ahead after record March

Don't put away those beach towels just yet - there's more warm weather on the way that might lure you back to the beach.

Easter long weekend holiday services guide

Information on transport, church services, entertainment, services and shopping over the Easter long weekend.

Beppi Polese: the passing of an Italian tradition

Beppi​ Polese, who helped stoke Sydney's long love affair with Italian food, has died on the eve of his Yurong​ Street restaurant's 60th anniversary.

How Facebook decides which breasts you can see

An acclaimed artist is conducting a social media experiment on the naked form.

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The Sydney Opal Rush

A crowd of commuters at Ashfield station wait for 9am to tick over so they can get cheaper off-peak fares and still get to work on time.

Search for missing fisherman continues

Tim Nguyen has not been seen since the boat he was on capsized in large swell in Sydney's south at 7pm on Thursday. Vision courtesy ABC News 24.

Opal card closes loophole

As the NSW government clamps down on Opal card loading, they have released this vision of Sydneysiders taking advantage of the loophole. Vision: Transport NSW