WestConnex funding under investigation

Matt O'Sullivan 1:23 PM   Following pressure from Greens and Labor, the Audit Office is getting involved.

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Chiropractors in maternity wards

Chiropractor Grant Bond posted a photo on Facebook showing a newborn in a Wollongong Hospital.

Chiropractors have been caught allegedly sneaking into Australian maternity wards to treat newborn babies, flouting their own regulations.

The Menulog data leak you don't know about

Ngaire Stevens took a screenshot of Beth's past orders. She could also see Beth's private details.

Esther Han 4:30 PM   Ngaire Stevens logged into her Menulog account and was greeted as "Beth", then "Letitia" and then "Peter".

Greens pledge to double R&D; share by 2030

Protesters against CSIRO cuts: Greens pledge to restore cuts under Abbott-Turnbull governments.

Peter Hannam 12:00 AM   The Greens have pledged to double Australia's investment in research and development by 2030 and restore deep cuts at the CSIRO to make the nation more competitive.

'Poacher now turned to gamekeeper'

Kirsty Ruddock with her dad, former Liberal MP Philip Ruddock.

Peter Hannam 11:15 AM   The daughter of retired MP Philip Ruddock has won a prized role in NSW Planning.

Warning of new 'hungry mile'

Joellen Riley, the Dean of Law at Sydney University.

Anna Patty 12:37 PM   Airtasker and Uber business models are threatening hard-won worker protections, law professor warns.

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What commuters think of the new Opal prices

NSW's pricing regulator has proposed sweeping changes to the fare structure for the state's ticketing system in its ...

Melanie Kembrey and Jacob Saulwick   Some Sydneysiders are disappointed, but transport experts have welcomed a key development.

$7.25m pathway promise from Labor

Federal Labor has committed to providing half the estimated $14.5 million needed to complete the Greenway if it wins ...

Matt O'Sullivan   A long-coveted cycle and pedestrian path in Sydney would receive a funding boost from a federal Labor government.

'I don't remember anything'

Kendra Murphy a student at Sydney University

Eryk Bagshaw   Kendra Murphy was horrified when her name was broadcast on the weekly ''lolly buffet''.

Simple prism that boost solar energy efficiency

UNSW's Mark Keevers holds a new solar cell that has broken a record for energy efficiency for unfocused light

Marcus Strom   Another solar record has tumbled at the University of NSW.

Winners and losers in Opal card fare changes

The NSW government has been urged to overhaul the Opal card fare structure.

Matt O'Sullivan   Say goodbye to free trips as minister announces fare changes.

'These people have behaved disgracefully'

Electrician Ryan Nilsson

Eryk Bagshaw   Ryan Nilsson says online modules "led to a general dumbing down of training across the sector".

Suburb that will dwarf London's squeeze

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

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

'Internships' advertised for $2800

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

Philip Wen and Eryk Bagshaw   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   ''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   Two workers abused their bosses; one of them got away with it.

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

Not the time to store the beach clothes just yet.

Peter Hannam   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   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. Not 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.

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Weak wage growth brings its share of problems

The pay packets of Australians are growing at the slowest rate in decades.

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 don't hold all the cards. In some cases, landlords can raise rents, sell goods left behind and get tenants to replace light bulbs.

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.

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Man arrested over 1996 crime

NSW Police Sex Crimes Squad have arrested a man for a 1996 attack which left a 19-year-old woman in hospital with severe injuries.

Wesley College journal identifies sexual relationships

The University of Sydney is investigating Wesley, one of its oldest colleges after a journal naming students in sexual relationships was distributed.

Smoke haze blankets Sydney

Hazard reduction burns reduce air quality in some parts of Sydney on Thursday, May 19.