What happened to these cockatoos?

Melanie Kembrey 6:21 PM   Residents have reported seeing the abnormally coloured sulphur-crested cockatoos in Sydney's east.

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Inquiry asked to probe Leighton 

Former Leighton executive Stephen Sasse told a Senate committee that regulators are not moving fast enough on bribery ...

Sean Nicholls 12:15 AM   A Senate inquiry has been asked to investigate construction firm Leighton's involvement in the $16.8 billion WestConnex project after damning evidence about offshore bribery practices.

'We don't want gun laws regressing'

Michelle Fernando lost her father Vincent Lalin Fernando to a violent gun death.

James Robertson 3:54 PM   Michelle Fernando is not the only gun control advocate who want the Port Arthur anniversary to remind us why John Howard changes the rules.

Little sign of cooling on way

Surfers embrace the warm late-autumn weather earlier this month.

Peter Hannam   National late-season records may tumble as the endless summer rolls into autumn.

Pell 'wrong' to blame others for cover-up

Cardinal George Pell before testifying via videolink from Rome this week.

Rachel Browne 3:33 PM   Staff would have been "cheering from the rooftops" if Pell had acted against priest, royal commission hears.

'Not very good at politics': CSIRO chief

CSIRO's climate programs in the spotlight.

Peter Hannam 9:29 PM   CSIRO's embattled chief Larry Marshall stumbled through another Senate committee hearing on Wednesday.

'Unsexy' branch of medicine robbed of funding

Psychatrists in NSW health are unhappy with funding being siphoned away from their specialty.

Anna Patty 11:37 PM   Thirty-eight per cent of practitioners are likely or highly likely to leave their jobs.

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Emissions trade and deeper carbon cuts

Australia's carbon emissions are among the highest on a per capita basis.

Peter Hannam   A Shorten Labor government would slash carbon emissions by about 50 per cent more than the Coalition by 2030 and rein in land clearing.

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Council merger reports: results may vary

Reports on council mergers yield varying results: Premier Mike Baird.

James Robertson   Compare the pair - same council, same consultant, two very different reports.

Liberals snub inquiry into fundraising

Cabinet secretary Arthur Sinodinos.

Sean Nicholls   A star witness has yet to confirm his attendance at a Senate inquiry.

Veterans march, but for how much longer?

SMH News. ANZAC Day 2016. Veterans and families gather at the start of the march, before making their way through the ...

Jacob Saulwick   About 2800 troops served in his 2/33 Australian Infantry Battalion. On Monday, only one walked alongside Bert Jourdain.

Banned from casino, he visited 200 TABs

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Esther Han   After gambling addict Joshua had racked up a $73,000 credit card debt, he got into his self-managed super fund.

Key plank of lockout laws delayed

Troy Grant's office... caught up in knots over timing of announcement.

James Robertson   Hospitality lobby first heard the news that its members would not be penalised with risk-based licensing fees.

'This is absolutely appalling'

Some of the more than 24,000 Aboriginal artefacts located at the proposed stabling yard.

Matt O'Sullivan   Aboriginal experts are divided on the significance of the artefact find at a light rail construction site.

Why surgery is failing to cure back pain

FIRST USE AFR 29/08/05 - Generic photo of construction worker, hard hat, hammer, industrial relations, ...

Anna Patty   Four in ten people continue to experience pain after back surgery and the success rate was 50 per cent "at best'', a study has found.

Seizing the moment on guns changed nation

Anniversary: The Port Arthur site where 35 people were killed and 23 wounded on May 28, 1996.

Anne Davies   Australia's action on gun control following the Port Arthur massacre remains one of John Howard's greatest legacies.

Where to find Sydney’s highest paying jobs

Job seekers' market: David Jones-Hawke, 28.

Matt Wade   David is just waiting for the right job - and he can afford to, as data shows two key zones are home to Sydney's best paypackets.

'There's tremendous collision potential'

A cyclist on the Waterloo Green footpath.

Melanie Kembrey   One sign points cyclists through a housing estate. Another directs them to dismount.

The Mediterranean diet's surprising effect

A Mediterranean diet is rich in fruit, vegetables, fish and unrefined foods.

Esther Han   Eating junk food may not be as bad as we think for people with heart problems, a study says.

Labor hopefuls off and running for Town Hall

City of Sydney Labor councillor Linda Scott

Leesha McKenny   The Labor Party has confirmed the community will have a say in the selection of its candidates for Sydney's Town Hall, but across other councils the picture is less clear.

Boy in terror plot was trying to get gun: police

Scales of justice

Rachel Olding   A 16-year-old arrested over an alleged Anzac Day terrorism plot was attempting to obtain a firearm over the weekend, police will allege.

Police release photo to aid Bundeena manhunt

Stephen Boyd had surgery in Canberra Hospital after hitting his head on the steering wheel during a police pursuit.

Louise Hall   Police have released an image of Stephen Boyd, who is wanted for questioning in relation to the bashing death of his partner Tina Kontozis in Bundeena on Sunday afternoon.

Highlights

Little to fear, and perhaps something to gain, from 'deflation shock'

Bang, pop, deflation shock! But you shouldn't worry about today's prices report.

Historic hotel's $5m price

A historic Sydney has been sold for $5 million to a private developer, who plans to revive the property, which has been dormant for the past 30 years.

Baird government sells off $54m in public housing

It looks like a fire sale. Or an end of financial year clearance. Since January, the Baird Government has sold off $54.4 million worth of public housing to private owners. 

'Who would steal a TV?'

You're safer than you've been for a very long time. But who gets the credit?

Dame Leonie Kramer dies at 91

Influential Dame Leonie Kramer died peacefully on Thursday morning at the age of 91.

Losing the human touch in the office

Nine in 10 of us say face-to-face meetings are the best - so why isn't this happening?

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Salim Mehajer in alleged domestic dispute

Police were called to investigate an alleged dispute between Salim Mehajer and his wife Aysha on Monday night. Vision: Seven News.

Tiny house course opens in Sydney

Learning how to build a budget home or out-building is proving popular with Sydneysiders attending courses organised by the Bower Co-operative and TAFE.

'Just a beautiful little guy': father

A father speaks of his heartbreak after his toddler son was killed in a car crash in western Sydney. Vision courtesy ABC News 24.