The Sydney suburb that will dwarf London's squeeze

Leesha McKenny and Jacob Saulwick 4:45 AM   Apartment density of the scale seen only in pockets of New York and Hong Kong is being planned for Sydney.

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Suburb that will dwarf London's squeeze

The indicative massing strategy for the Central to Eveleigh study area.

Leesha McKenny and Jacob Saulwick 4:45 AM   Apartment density of the scale seen only in pockets of New York and Hong Kong is being planned for Sydney.

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'Internships' advertised for $2800

The ad for the $2800 PwC - Top education internship on WeChat.

Philip Wen and Eryk Bagshaw 4:35 PM   A Sydney higher education provider advertised $2800 "internships" at a top consulting firm.

Uni assaults

One-quarter of Sydney Uni students harassed

Sydney University, main quadrangle.  Photo: Fiona-Lee Quimby

Kelsey Munro 4:35 PM   ''Any incident that goes unreported is a cause for concern'', university says.

'Kiss' or 'shove': the a--- line you can use 

It was alleged the boss pushed his chest into the technician, who later said 'kiss my arse'.

Anna Patty 6:33 PM   Two workers abused their bosses; one of them got away with it.

'It's just strange - we're not used to it'

Not the time to store the beach clothes just yet.

Peter Hannam 5:25 PM   Record-keepers are sharpening their quills to update their Sydney temperature data.

Man, 18, arrested over alleged terrorism plot

Charged...Tamim Khaja (centre).

Nick Ralston and Rachel Olding 9:09 PM   An 18-year-old man previously stopped at Sydney Airport from flying to Syria has been arrested by counter-terrorism police for allegedly plotting an attack on home soil.

'Democracy is now dead in NSW'

Premier Mike Baird, Minister for Local Government, Paul Toole, and Deputy Premier Troy Grant, announce the amalgamations ...

Melanie Kembrey   But at least you have more places to drop off your library books.

Kristy used to fear her electricity bill. Noy now

 Kristy Lewis, who has switched to a fixed price energy bills, poses for a picture on May 13, 2016 in Sydney, Australia. ...

Lucy Cormack   Kristy Lewis got a $300 electricity bill - for a period in which she wasn't home.

Thousands of duped students freed of debt

ACCC chairman Rod Sims says Careers Australia's conduct ''affected some of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged groups ...

Eryk Bagshaw   Students saddled with thousands of dollars of course fees will have their public debt reversed, after the ACCC successfully pursued private college network Careers Australia for $44 million.

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Secret recordings found in box of  evidence

Disappeared without a trace: Matt Leveson.

Lisa Visentin   More than two months after her friend Matt Leveson disappeared without a trace, Sally White arrived at the doorstep of his boyfriend's unit with takeaway Thai, a bottle of wine and wearing a listening device.

Longer trek for free airport pick-up

A Boeing Co. 737-800 aircraft operated by Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd. prepares to land at Sydney Airport in Sydney, ...

Jacob Saulwick   People wanting to pick up friends or relatives from Sydney Airport's domestic terminal will have to park a couple of hundred metres further away - or pay a $4 fee.

 Di Girolamo claims reputation destroyed 

Nick Di Girolamo outside the Supreme Court.

A lawyer and businessman with links to the Liberal Party is suing Fairfax Media for defamation over articles that examined his role in the company Australian Water Holdings, the Wests Tigers and a coal mining deal.

Family faces a new tragedy

Ruby Heuston, whose mother Chloe Heuston was killed by her mentally ill brother Anthony Waterlow, now has cancer.

Peter Munro   Doctors diagnosed Ruby Heuston with an aggressive form of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia in November 2015 and said she was likely to die within hours.

Criticial incident investigation launched 

A man has been taken to hospital in a critical condition after an altercation with police.

Rachel Olding, Georgina Mitchell   A man has been taken to hospital in a critical condition after an altercation with police in Sydney's north-west.

The day Sussan Ley turned into 'elephant man'

Health Minister Sussan Ley has announced more funding for the National Allergy Strategy.

Esther Han   ''Something in me knew something was going badly wrong,'' the health minister says.

How to cut your cake and eat it too

Cake is a metaphor for any kind of divisible good, be it time, property settlement, or computing resources.

Marcus Strom   Solving the Middle East conflict or Donald Trump's divorce settlements? A piece of cake, say UNSW mathematicians.

Sydney, what happened to you?

Michael Lynch, the new chairman of the Sydney Community Foundation, in the Rocks, Sydney. 13th May 2016 Photo: Janie Barrett

Rachel Browne   Leading international arts administrator Michael Lynch returned to Sydney after a 14 year break and was disturbed by what he found.

The scam more lucrative than fake romance

Scam victim Ruth Robertson

Esther Han   Investment scams has have now overtaken dating and romance scams as the category with the biggest financial loss to victims.

The generation that won't give up the habit

At 46, Shane Warne is among the age group that saw the percentage of smokers increase in the past year.

Kate Aubusson   Rusted-on older smokers are resisting stubbing out their cigarettes, as younger generations drive a dramatic drop in smoking rates, NSW Health data reveals. 

'A decade' to repair NSW roads

Crews repair the road surface on York Street last August.

James Robertson   The state's roads are in a state of disrepair amounting to $1.7 billion, according to an annual snapshot by the state's motoring body.

Review kept secret as WestConnex  sales surge

St Peters resident Ngaire Worboys said she felt like she had been imprisoned when contractors erected a fence around her.

Sean Nicholls   Almost $100,000 was spent on a report into the system by which hundreds of millions of dollars worth of land is being compulsorily acquired for projects like the WestConnnex motorway, but which the NSW government refuses to release.

Highlights

Why Baird is barking up the wrong tree

Why has the state merged so many councils? And will the new councils be better than the old?

'See me for who I am'

Zoe Brissett​ is young, smart and well-qualified. Yet she is viewed by some potential employers as a burden.

Seven rights Sydney landlords might not know they have

Tenants aren't holding all the cards.

One word you'll be hearing at Fashion Week

The human peacocks are primed and the street-style snappers are in position – Fashion Week is upon us for another year but this time, times have changed.

The ICAC isn't there to protect reputations

Two long-running inquiries into allegations of misdeeds by public officials have cast shadows over the upper echelons of power in NSW. One has been conducted in private, the other in public.

The goat hit squad with a job to do

The specially trained animals wandering Mt Annan gardens have some important work to do.

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MH17: Coroner's findings released

Almost two years after MH17 was shot down, NSW State Coroner Michael Barnes handed down his findings on Tuesday.

Uberfication of the workforce

Joellen Riley, the Dean of Law at Sydney University talks about her concerns of the workers conditions in the sharing economy.

Cafe explosion cause of major traffic delay

Major traffic delays are expected in Maroubra after an explosion and fire at a cafe on Anzac Parade forces road closure. Vision courtesy ABC News 24.