What women really want

Anna Patty 3:55 PM   Employers think women want flexibility. But, for women like Betsy Oyler, there are much more important things.

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'They are so massively vulnerable'

WIRES volunteer carer Natalie Higgs and a baby brush tail possum she is caring for.

Kim Arlington 4:51 PM   How to help injured wildlife? One NSW woman was determined to provide the answer.

Map shows who really goes to the Powerhouse

The map that shows where Powerhouse Museum visitors come from.

Melanie Kembrey, Inga Ting 5:30 PM   The moving of the Powerhouse Museum to Parramatta is expected to have a telling effect on visitor numbers.

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$300,000 fine for 'free range egg' fraud

Many egg producers have been fined for misleading free range eggs claims.

Esther Han 1:46 PM   Shoppers who paid extra to "taste freedom" in their free range eggs were ripped off, a court has found, with an egg company penalised $300,000.

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Botany mercury risk is low, study finds

Contamination in the Botany area had residents concerned.

James Robertson 1:48 PM   Sydney suburb's residents have not been exposed to unsafe and elevated mercury levels, independent review finds.

Woman emerges from coma to solve mystery

Woman found injured on Sydney footpath emerges from coma to reveal what happened

Megan Levy 8:54 AM   The mystery of how a woman came to be lying unconscious on a footpath in Sydney's south-west has been solved.

Future of ANZ Stadium announced

Sydney's biggest sporting venue: ANZ Stadium.

Jacob Saulwick   Work on transforming Sydney's ANZ Stadium will begin in the next three years, says Mike Baird.

'It's going to be a disruptive time'

Trains

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.

We're 'stuck in the Stone Age'

smh  Matt Barrie CEO Freelancer.com speaking at Knowledge Nation100 conference at the Australian Technology Park. 14th ...

Eryk Bagshaw   "Australia's economy is stuck in the Stone Age," innovation summit hears.

Grant under fire over 'unprecedented' powers

Troy Grant's bill "potentially endangers the liberties" of NSW citizens, the Bar Association warns.

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

Baird to meet clubs over stadium debate

Telstra Stadium

Andrew Webster and Michael Chammas   The Premier will take control of Sydney's stadium negotiations in another blow to the ambitions of under fire sports minister Stuart Ayres.

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Family violence a factor in youth homelessness

A NSW youth homelessness survey found more than half of those seeking assistance had experienced domestic and family ...

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

Janine Barrett with her son Fred outside Ultimo Public School.

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

Eliza, 2, Lincoln, 4 and dad Martin Swinburn in the backyard of their Asquith home, which will likely be demolished and ...

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

Aggressive Vibrio bacteria have been found in parts of Sydney Harbour, including Rozelle, Parramatta Park and Olympic Park.

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

Violent incidents researched: The Star casino in Pyrmont.

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

Data Arena held the key

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

Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, where car parking problems could have a serious effect on staff numbers.

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

Giggling Goat, a wine-based watermelon flavoured beverage, which is being investigated by Liquor and Gaming NSW.

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

David Shoebridge.

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

NSW Premier Mike Baird in his office at State Parliament in March.

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

Artist's impression of the proposed Powerhouse museum on the banks of the Parramatta River.

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

Highlights

Grant must stop being a law unto himself

Blistering attack from Bar Association raises the alarm on how justice policy is formulated.

How geography won the stadium wars

Even the lords of talkback radio and backroom influence have to answer to traffic jams.

No need for a masters in Machiavelli to get this

Some will say Baird's stadiums decision leaves Sydney with the second-best outcome - but it's the sensible option.

Tax on soft drinks 'could save lives'

There could be 16,000 fewer cases of type 2 diabetes and 4400 fewer cases of heart disease - but at a price for some.

Emptiest claim in politics

Hardly a day passes without a politician – federal or state – talking about "record" spending on something or other. But don't be taken in.

Sports clubs, Ayres and the billion-dollar stadium

Comment: The Sports Minister has never demonstrated why the preference of the majority of Sydney rugby league clubs would be so terrible.

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WIRES volunteer gives animals a voice

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60 Minutes and the ethics of journalism

Professor of Journalism Peter Manning says it's not up to media programs to decide family law disputes.