How much is your mum worth?
Lucy Cormack 9:37 PM A $160-a-person lunch headlines Sydney's unfettered spending on Mother's Day.
Latest NSW news
'I know he has my current address'
Kirsty Needham 12:00 AM Layla must find a new home for her three daughters and hide before her husband is released from jail.
Why Tracey Spicer pinned a doctor to a wall
Stephanie Wood 12:15 AM "I still feel as though I betrayed her," the journalist says, 17 years after her mother's death.
Making space history at 23
Marcus Strom 7:10 PM Meet Solange Cunin, the driving force behind Australia's first payload to the International Space Station.
Iemma's powerful new Sydney role
Jacob Saulwick The former NSW premier was watching his son play cricket when the phone call came out of the blue.
Another way to tackle Sydney traffic
Jacob Saulwick Building new roads is not the only way to fix congestion, says influential group.
Removalist caught conning clients
Eamonn Duff 8:00 PM He reassured prospective clients they were about to sign up to an all-inclusive "gold service" package. In reality, it was "the stuff of nightmares".
Chart shows why we wait for ambulances
Harriet Alexander 11:54 PM Ambulances are slower to respond to life threatening situations in NSW than any other jurisdiction bar Tasmania, with the most under-staffed service on the eastern seaboard.
Sale 'opens up an incredible opportunity'
Melanie Kembrey 2:38 PM The Baird government's plan to sell one of the largest coastal plots still available in the city is capturing the attention of major developers keen to build in the Long Bay prison complex.
Secret life of fruit and veg you don't buy
Lucy Cormack 2.5 million tonnes of produce pass through Sydney Markets every year - and 25,000 tonnes don't make it to the plate. But they don't end up as landfill either.
Developers reject 'consult neighbour' proposal
Sean Nicholls It's "like encouraging drivers to decide through discussion on which side of the road to drive on", developer lobby group claims.
Mehajer's big pay day
James Robertson Salim Mehajer appears to have pulled off a great financial escape.
New DA process: ask the neighbours first
Sean Nicholls To "remove the element of surprise from planning", the NSW Planning Minister is looking at landmark reforms.
Why everyone wants Maggie's job
Anna Patty Maggie Theodosiou has it all: a good starting salary, pleasant working atmosphere and work-life balance. Half of us want to work where she does.
Hundreds farewell underworld figure
Nick Ralston A police chopper hovering above, convoys of luxury four-wheel-drives and the Ibrahim family - this was an underworld funeral Sydney has not seen for some years.
Uber price war breaks out in Sydney
Matt O'Sullivan Uber's tight grip on the ride-sharing market is under threat.
New schools for Sydney
Eryk Bagshaw Chronic shortage of school places to be relieved by government's $60 million investment.
Domestic violence orders beefed up
James Robertson "Victims can be reluctant to tell police they're afraid of their partner," says Attorney-General.
'The figures I quoted were incorrect'
Sean Nicholls Ethanol producer Manildra gave vastly inflated figures to government before law was passed forcing small petrol retailers to sell the fuel.
Sinodinos referred to contempt inquiry
Sean Nicholls Cabinet secretary to be investigated for contempt over refusal to appear before a Senate inquiry into political fundraising.
MP seeks abortion protest exclusion zone
Sean Nicholls 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'
Rachel Browne More than 1000 jobs will be axed from programs that are crucial to Australians in need, union claims.
Highlights
'We all have kept a lot bottled up'
Families to greet loved ones when they finally arrive home.
The children slipping through the cracks
It was only when teachers raised concerns about her son that Tenille realised there was a problem.
'Giving up is very hard'
We read about IVF miracle babies all the time. But what happens when it doesn't work?
Philip Lowe: From teen recruit to bank chief
The incoming RBA chief has impeccable credentials.
The Sydney electorate that won the budget
New data reveals how every Sydney electorate fared in the budget.
The best ways to combat traffic congestion
Putting a cost on using our roads is the only proven method of reducing traffic.
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NSW tradies are raking it in
A recent survey has concluded that NSW is the most expensive State to renovate a house in.
Sydney enveloped by smoke haze
Hazard reduction operations in the Blue Mountains have blanketed Sydney in a thick smoke haze.
SMH Live: 185th Anniversary - Peter FitzSimons
Peter FitzSimons, Columnist in conversation with Judith Whelan, Editor
