'It's going to be a disruptive time'

Matt O'Sullivan   Tens of thousands of Sydney rail commuters will have to catch buses for months when a major line is out of action.

Grant under fire over 'unprecedented' powers

Sean Nicholls   "The potential for unwarranted interference in individuals' liberties is extreme," Bar Association says.

Family violence a factor in youth homelessness

Leesha McKenny   More young people on the streets have experienced family or domestic violence than previously thought, a report has found.

Sydney's school student boom

Public schools in areas of Sydney already battling with surging enrolments will be pushed to breaking point over the next decade, new data shows.

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Sydney family faces dream home demolition

Lucy Cormack   The Swinburn family has just installed the perfect kitchen. But a roof inspection threatens to reduce their dream home to rubble.

Infectious bacteria species found in Harbour

Daisy Dumas   An aggressive species of marine bacteria has been found in Sydney Harbour, with experts predicting outbreaks in spots along the city's waterfront as water temperatures rise with global warming.

Violence data for Star casino to be released

Sean Nicholls   The NSW crime statistician is preparing to release landmark research into violence in and around The Star casino as a review into lockout laws considers whether the venue should be further regulated.

How to outsmart a superbug

Harriet Alexander   Cynthia Whitchurch has become so familiar with the habits of a superbug that her next trick is to exert "mind control" over it.

Staff consider quitting over car parking saga

Doctors and nurses at a Sydney hospital are threatening to resign over a lack of parking following the expiry of the staff car park lease and its takeover by a private operator.

Alcoholic 'pink lemonade' under scrutiny

Lucy Cormack   An alcoholic beverage marketed in a plastic soft drink bottle is being investigated by Liquor and Gaming NSW.

Taxpayers fund private school pools

Eryk Bagshaw   New data reveals that the top 20 wealthiest private schools in Sydney received millions in taxpayer funding last year.

Record staff numbers in Baird's office

Sean Nicholls   Staff numbers in Mike Baird's office have hit a record high in the period since the Coalition came to government in 2011, with 32 employees now supporting the NSW Premier.

Future of Ultimo Powerhouse site uncertain

Jacob Saulwick   NSW Premier announces Powerhouse will open on the banks of the Parramatta River in 2022.

Debt dispute investigated as motive

Ava Benny-Morrison and Nick Ralston   As police pulled up to Bankstown Hospital on Saturday afternoon, they were expecting to find a man, still alive, but with a gunshot wound to his face.

 'Complete disregard' for assault victim

Patrick Begley   The former head of Tennis NSW believed the state's top coach had tried to have sex with a promising junior player against her will.

'Rumour and scuttlebutt rife in coal industry'

Michaela Whitbourn   A Sydney businessman accused of striking a deal with members of the Obeid family to rig a government tender for coal licences has told the Federal Court the department overseeing the tender was not "watertight".

Codes reject new stadium offer at Moore Park

Michael Chammas and Jacob Saulwick   The three Allianz Stadium tenants are lashing out at the Baird government's plans to leave them homeless.

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Auburn paid Botany bureaucrat $130,000

Sydney's most controversial council paid more than $130,000 in consultancy fees to a former senior staff member accused of receiving similar payments for no known reason in a multi-million dollar corruption inquiry.

Irish tourist fell into Cockle Bay after drinking

Rachel Olding   An Irish tourist who drowned in Darling Harbour during the Vivid Festival couldn't swim and had drank several wines before toppling into the water in front of his friends, an inquest has heard.