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.](/web/20160519164348im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/z/4/6/h/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.goz1wn.11bc3y.png/1463657988747.jpg)
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.](/web/20160519164348im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/x/r/0/o/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.goxq63.11bc3y.png/1463649501965.jpg)
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.](/web/20160519164348im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/2/7/y/n/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.goyz13.11bc3y.png/1463670626484.jpg)
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.](/web/20160519164348im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/x/z/j/4/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.goxyg1.11bc3y.png/1463671002331.jpg)
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.](/web/20160519164348im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/x/0/j/5/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gowag1.11bc3y.png/1463649501965.jpg)
Anna Patty 12:37 PM Airtasker and Uber business models are threatening hard-won worker protections, law professor warns.
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 ...](/web/20160519164348im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/z/w/x/3/4/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.goy11t.11bc3y.png/1463649501965.jpg)
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 ...](/web/20160519164348im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/y/7/v/e/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.goy0rg.11bc3y.png/1463649501965.jpg)
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](/web/20160519164348im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/y/9/x/f/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.goxu16.11bc3y.png/1463649501965.jpg)
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](/web/20160519164348im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/x/9/3/r/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gowsgx.11bc3y.png/1463649501965.jpg)
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.](/web/20160519164348im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/k/8/3/q/p/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.goxlpb.11bc3y.png/1463658698212.jpg)
Matt O'Sullivan Say goodbye to free trips as minister announces fare changes.
'These people have behaved disgracefully'
![Electrician Ryan Nilsson](/web/20160519164348im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/x/k/h/2/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gox7vj.11bc3y.png/1463649501965.jpg)
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.](/web/20160519164348im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/w/f/t/a/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gowfr0.11bc3y.png/1463649501965.jpg)
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.](/web/20160519164348im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/w/x/6/n/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gowryd.11bc3y.png/1463649501965.jpg)
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](/web/20160519164348im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/x/2/x/s/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gox0jj.11bc3y.png/1463649501965.jpg)
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'.](/web/20160519164348im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/x/c/a/s/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gox225.11bc3y.png/1463649501965.jpg)
Anna Patty 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.](/web/20160519164348im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/u/l/d/c/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gowqtj.11bc3y.png/1463649501965.jpg)
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).](/web/20160519164348im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/x/3/b/e/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gowtdt.11bc3y.png/1463649501965.jpg)
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 ...](/web/20160519164348im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/t/i/3/r/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gow4nf.11bc3y.png/1463649501965.jpg)
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. ...](/web/20160519164348im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/u/u/b/8/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gouumo.11bc3y.png/1463649501965.jpg)
Lucy Cormack Kristy Lewis got a $300 electricity bill - for a period in which she wasn't home.