Scots  asks church for advice on 'homosexual agenda'

Eryk Bagshaw 3:56 PM   Sydney's most expensive private school wants to be prepared in the event that a same-sex couple asks to enrol their child at the school.

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Latest NSW news

'An accident waiting to happen'

Premier Mike Baird at Collaroy Beach.

Melanie Kembrey and Ava Benny-Morrison 5:07 PM   "Collaroy Beach is the most at-risk part of the NSW coast. It has been at risk for more than a 100 years and essentially nothing has been done for those 100 years."

Climate change will bring worse storms

Bondi Beach before the clean-up began.

Peter Hannam 4:53 PM   Storms like the one of the past weekend may become fewer with climate change - but be more intense.

'I am not guilty': Eddie Obeid  tells trial

Eddie Obeid at the Darlinghust Supreme Court on Monday.

Michaela Whitbourn 11:58 AM   Eddie Obeid's wife Judith and two of the couple's five sons will be called to give evidence in his criminal trial over alleged business dealings at Circular Quay.

'It's a very nasty way to die'

Dr Rose Cairns at the NSW Poisons Information Centre said patients can easily mistake their weekly methotrexate dose ...

Kate Aubusson 8:59 PM   Accidental overdosing of a drug used to treat arthritis and other common conditions has been linked to multiple avoidable deaths.

State has a new sheriff in town

New sheriff comes armed: NSW electoral commissioner John Schmidt.

Sean Nicholls 9:12 PM   A man armed with anti-money laundering experience has emerged as the new electoral commissioner in NSW.

How to park at a train station and not pay

SMH Matt Hearn picking up his bike at the end of the day at the new 'opal-activated' Bike storage areas at Blacktown ...

Matt O'Sullivan 8:35 PM   Car parks near train stations are often full by the early morning. Now Sydney commuters like Matt have another option.

Key koala habitat for sale

Koalas at the Port Stephens site being sold off are observed heading to the sand for a salt lick every spring.

Peter Hannam 5:03 AM   'Surplus government land' up for auction is in the path of these koalas' spring ritual.

Monis was to be given radio air time

Gunman Man Haron Monis died when police stormed the Lindt cafe.

3:25 PM   A plan to negotiate the release of half the hostages trapped inside the Lindt Cafe in exchange for Man Haron Monis getting radio airtime was never put to the gunman.

How Paul got his $1090 insurance fee back

Paul Quinn.

Esther Han 2:39 PM   Australians hold some $350 million worth of junk insurance policies.

Rain records broken across Sydney

Heavy rains broke records across Sydney, with parts of the city experiencing their heaviest rainfall in 15 years.

Sarah Muller   The weekend's wild weather broke records across Sydney, but the worst of it will likely ease up by Monday.

Miner plans to drill for CSG in New England

Barnaby Joyce has been given a campaign headache.

Heath Aston 11:45 PM   Fossil fuel giant Santos has submitted new plans to drill for coal seam gas in the heart of Australia's richest farming country.

Sydney's 'pop-up' school plan

Ultimo P&C president Janine Barrett with her son Fred.

Kirsty Needham   Hundreds of students will be moved to a greyhound racetrack as their school is demolished and rebuilt.

Olympian taking Ramadan in his stride

Ramadan sweets are prepared at Sweets Palace in Regents Park.

Rachel Olding 10:02 AM   Two months out from the Rio Olympics, taekwondo competitor Safwan Khalil will be fasting while training for the biggest event of his life.

When mum, dad, kids and the dogs go vegan

Vegan Cauliflower, quinoa and goji berry and pumpkin hummus salad at The Grain Store.

Lucy Cormack   Meet the Sydney family where even the family dog is vegan (most of the time).

NSW Fire axes aerial rescue trucks

"Bronto" fire trucks in action at a NSW fire.

Kirsty Needham   "The government will save dollars, but is that at the expense of community safety?"

The $26m not spent on fixing your school

Department questioned over unused funds: The Department of Education spent $26 million less than last year.

Kelsey Munro   One school is waiting for almost $3.5m worth of repairs to be done.

'I feel in my heart someone didn't push him'

Elwyn and Catherine Rath's son died in North Head in Manly in 1977.

Ava Benny-Morrison   It was just after sunrise on June 16, 1977, when a fisherman found Paul Rath at the base of a cliff in Sydney's northern beaches. 

The battle for renters' rights

"I've been pretty distraught": Rachael Laidler.

Adam Morton   Rachael Laidler loved her dog, but she didn't get to keep her long.

Internal conflicts could have led to killing 

Michael Davey, also known as 'Ruthless', was killed in Kingswood on March 30.

Ava Benny-Morrison   The Prince of Penrith had been a well-known member of the Rebels bikie gang.

Highlights

We need more fighters like John Kaye

It was an unusual spectacle, but the late John Kaye fought tirelessly for the underdog and the public interest, with less regard for the votes that might be in it for his Greens party.

'I felt as if I was adding nothing beneficial' 

When Tamyka hit rock bottom there was only one way to go.

The question that nearly threw Albanese

The question that threw Anthony Albanese on the campaign trail.

'Like returning a lamb to a den of lions'

Deo Nuyu has volunteered for community groups while working as a cleaner, dish washer, forklift driver and catering packer in Sydney. He now faces 'imminent danger of death'.

Now for the real ATAR

Universities are going to come clean on their admissions processes.

Slavery 'persists in Australia'

Some 4300 people are trapped as slaves in Australia - and they are almost all in two industries.

VIDEO

Koala licks salt from sand

A koala at Mambo Wetlands licks sand for its salt content in an annual ritual that locals say is at risk if a local land sale goes ahead. Vision: Guy Innes.

Floods: 'there is no risk worth taking'

Emergency services personnel let out their frustration as three are confirmed dead and one missing in the aftermath of the east coast low.

River death near Canberra

A man has died in the Cotter River west of Canberra after his vehicle became stuck in flood waters on Sunday. Courtesy ABC News 24.