Officials out and administrators in
Melanie Kembrey and Jacob Saulwick 8:08 PM Unelected administrators will run 19 new councils in NSW for more than a year, after the Baird government sacked mayors and councillors from 42 councils on Thursday and drew fire for trashing local democracy.
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Sydney school asks boy to skip Naplan
Eryk Bagshaw 4:42 PM The boy was 'singled out specifically and invited to withdraw' - and not for the first time - his distressed mum says.
Uni students infiltrate massage parlour
Aparna Balakumar 7:44 PM Students from Wesley College have apologised after a massage parlour was infiltrated during an initiation activity.
'Undeserved trashing of reputations'
Sean Nicholls 5:57 PM ICAC should be stripped of power to hold public hearings, Inspector says.
'Salim Mehajer' voting loophole closed
A loophole that allowed councillors such as Auburn deputy mayor Salim Mehajer to vote on a matter in which they have an interest will be closed.
Blackout threat as power workers strike
Anna Patty 1:11 PM And they won't be leaving a skeleton staff to deal with crises.
The 'Uberisation' of doctors
Home visits by mobile GPs are booming in Australia, causing some doctors to question whether the "Uberisation" of medicine is ripping off Medicare.
Mum's Thermomix accident agony
Lucy Cormack 2:51 PM Helen Kerry purchased a Thermomix last year to "make life easier." That's not how it turned out.
$800m coal mine back in play
Sean Nicholls The fight over the $800 million Wallarah 2 coal mine proposal on the central coast is set to resume.
Zombie measures that will make poor poorer
Matt Wade Poor families to be hardest hit when all budget measures are implemented, modelling shows.
NSW councils set to merge this week
Jacob Saulwick and Melanie Kembrey New councils are to be created across Sydney and NSW as early as this week if Premier Mike Baird's cabinet signs off on merger proposals on Thursday.
Opal fare surge proposed for commuters
Matt O'Sullivan Commuters would no longer travel for free after eight journeys in a week but would pay half-price for trips after the first eight.
Uni college students 'slut shame' residents
Aparna Balakumar, Eryk Bagshaw Female students say they are being humiliated and defamed in a journal.
How car hire ruined a holiday
Esther Han
John and Pauline's Queensland holiday was perfect - until the credit card bill arrived.
Metro line construction to cause chaos
Matt O'Sullivan and Jacob Saulwick Commuters using three key platforms will face the greatest disruption from the construction starting next year of a $12.5 billion metro train line under Sydney's CBD.
State spruiks CSG potential to the world
James Robertson Overseas miners have been told northern NSW is brimming with CSG potential - despite local voters being told the controversial practice had been stopped.
Five towers positive for legionella in CBD
Kate Aubusson Health authorities announce two more people have contracted legionnaires' disease linked to the recent outbreak in the city.
Strip club licensee fined after dramatic raids
James Robertson DreamGirls' ex-licensee has been fined in the wake of a dramatic raid.
Kids split on computerised NAPLAN
Kelsey Munro Zoe says computer. Mokshada says paper. Either way, the girls from Girraween have made it through their first Naplan test.
'I rarely take sick days'
Anna Patty The people who work more hours than a CEO and "soldier on" when ill.
Chart reveals the highest-paid graduates
Eryk Bagshaw But two of Sydney's most prestigious universities have the state's most dissatisfied students.
Ad campaign for $22b reform scrapped
Rachel Browne The government is relying on a social media push and community meetings to reach thousands of potential participants.
Highlights
'Hilarious' show urged to include Indigenous history
A show which tours NSW schools - and uses blackface in a performance about Africa - has come under fire.
'Once it's over, it won't go back'
A major climate change marker is about to be passed.
Why your flowers never arrived
A florist business that has made the most of Google search doesn't actually make bouquets.
'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?
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Man crushed by own car
A Sydney man is believed to have been working on a car at his western Sydney home when it rolled over him.
Council amalgamations announced
The Baird government has created 19 new councils across Sydney and NSW.
'Grave smasher' lashes out at media
Muhammad Ibrahim, who is charged with smashing almost seventy graves at Rookwood cemetery, takes a swipe at the media.
