New schools for Sydney
Eryk Bagshaw 4:57 PM Chronic shortage of school places to be relieved by government's $60 million investment.
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Domestic violence orders beefed up
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James Robertson 12:00 AM "Victims can be reluctant to tell police they're afraid of their partner," says Attorney-General.
'The figures I quoted were incorrect'
![Innovation and Better Regulation Minister Victor Dominello said he had sought to correct the parliamentary record.](/web/20160505024036im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/i/c/5/a/7/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.golzu6.11bc3y.png/1462412149334.jpg)
Sean Nicholls 8:02 PM Ethanol producer Manildra gave vastly inflated figures to government before law was passed forcing small retailers to sell the fuel.
Sinodinos referred to contempt inquiry
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Sean Nicholls 6:48 PM Cabinet secretary to be investigated for contempt over refusal to appear before a Senate inquiry into political fundraising.
MP seeks abortion protest exclusion zone
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Sean Nicholls 6:23 PM Buffer zone would shield women from harassment, MP says - but another MP says the plan is "an attack on our rights to pray".
'An attack on Australia's most vulnerable'
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Rachel Browne 1:10 PM More than 1000 jobs will be axed from programs that are crucial to Australians in need, union claims.
Is this man worth $50 million for Mehajer?
![Kenneth W.H. Lee the director the Mehajer empire needs?](/web/20160505024036im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/l/w/e/1/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.golwd9.11bc3y.png/1462361580358.jpg)
James Robertson 5:11 PM Controversial developer-politician's companies searching for cash to settle disputed loans.
Legionnaires' strikes city again
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Harriet Alexander, Health reporter 4:52 PM Three people have been diagnosed since Anzac Day.
'Enormous disruption to traffic'
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Matt O'Sullivan With light rail construction about to make "life very difficult" for commuters, Transport Minister fires back at protesters.
Broader counterterrorism powers for police
![NSW Premier Mike Baird flagged new detention powers at last month's COAG meeting.](/web/20160505024036im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/w/a/0/x/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gol5pj.11bc3y.png/1462355165862.jpg)
Sean Nicholls New "investigative detention" powers will allow police to detain and question terrorism suspects as young as 14 for up to two weeks without charge
How 'Mr Bean' cheated on his HSC
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Eryk Bagshaw Students are becoming increasingly brazen in their attempts to cheat their way to higher scores, new data reveals.
Land clearing: 'This is not Queensland'
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Sean Nicholls, Peter Hannam The NSW government has defended land-clearing laws that will give greater flexibility to farmers.
John Kaye planned medicinal cannabis bill
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Sean Nicholls Greens MP's beliefs were strengthened by the "benefit he received from cannabis as pain relief," fellow MP says.
Boy dies after being found in neighbour's pond
![Bob Watts jnr died after being pulled unconscious from a pond in Ingleside on Sydney's northern beaches.](/web/20160505024036im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/k/j/9/n/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gokiet.11bc3y.png/1462355165862.jpg)
Megan Levy A three-year-old boy who died in hospital after being found unconscious in a neighbour's pond in Sydney's northern beaches has been remembered as a "sweet" and "friendly" child.
Flemington markets in hunt for new home
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Melanie Kembrey Australia's largest wholesale market is considering what future it has at its long-standing base in Sydney's inner west.
Why James Packer is odds-on to get his way
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Leesha McKenny Only a bureaucrat, an architect and a planning consultant stand between James Packer and his plans for Barangaroo.
Why Kim Kardashian is not your child's hero
![THE BEST - APRIL: When we first saw the full length shots of Kim Kardashian in this Sophie Theallet gown we thought the ...](/web/20160505024036im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/l/z/b/f/l/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gojn8y.11bc3y.png/1462355165862.jpg)
Rachel Browne Sports stars, pop stars, people famous for being famous - these are not the people your kids worship, a survey of young people has found.
Monis was psychopath terrorist, inquest hears
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Lindt cafe siege gunman Man Haron Monis was a dangerous psychopath who would have killed more hostages had police not ended the ordeal, an inquest has heard.
Woz's bill pushes cost of summit to $1.15m
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Matt O'Sullivan Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak's $US200,000 ($262,000) payday wasn't the only expense from the state government's two-day summit of "great minds" canvassing NSW's transport future.
Convicted fraudster back in action
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Kate McClymont Stephen Larkin has hit upon a court-sanctioned fraud which has enabled him to "legally" plunder the bank accounts of his victims.
Protestors gather to save Sydney's trees
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Helen Pitt More than 400 protesters gathered at Moore Park on Sunday at a rally calling for a parliamentary inquiry to stop the felling of six more fig trees on Anzac Parade slated for removal from 6am Monday.
'School sores' drug runs out
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Francesca Wallace Supplies of the drug Bactropan, which is commonly used to treat 'school sores', have been depleted in Sydney, with full restocking not expected until the end of this year. Â