Rugby 'too dangerous' for my son: ex-Tah
Eamonn Duff 12:15 AM An ex-Waratah star has banned his teenage son from the sport he loves.
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It costs $4.20 a week to power Pia's car
Lucy Cormack 9:16 AM And she's not the only one reaping the benefits of new technology.
Students are turning away from languages
Kelsey Munro 12:15 AM Foreign language learning in Australia is in serious decline in the second decade of the so-called Asian Century.
'There's only one plan'
Kirsty Needham 9:11 AM The government calls it a ''hand up''. For Braeden, it's a golden opportunity to fulfill his dreams.
'It's unacceptable and unfair'
Kirsty Needham 12:00 AM A record number of patients - 74,351 - are waiting for elective surgical procedures.
The key to whether babies are immunised
Cosima Marriner 12:15 AM New research has pinpointed the single biggest reason why 3 per cent of Australian babies still aren't being immunised.
'Accident waiting to happen'
Matt O'Sullivan Sydney light rail workers to strike over changes to shifts, safety concerns.
Rugby 'too dangerous' for my son: ex-Tah
Eamonn Duff 12:15 AM An ex-Waratah star has banned his teenage son from the sport he loves.
The myth of the peer effect on students
Cosima Marriner 12:15 AM Sending your child to school with smart kids will boost their own performance slightly, but low achievers won't drag them down.
'I knew something was wrong with my baby'
Kate Aubusson 11:20 AM By the time Bradley turned two he had lost the ability to speak.
GPS tracking for domestic violence offenders
Sean Nicholls 2:43 PM High-risk domestic violence offenders will be fitted with GPS tracking devices for the first time as part of a package of measures to protect women set to be unveiled in the state budget.
'Tick a box' suicide risk analysis tool criticised
Harriet Alexander Tool used to predict which patients are at risk may be only slightly better than chance, study finds.
Gambling company's 'web of deception'
Esther Han An online gambling giant has been whacked with a multimillion-dollar penalty over its "free bets" promotions.
'People just believe the risk doesn't exist'
Peter Hannam, Melanie Kembrey The damage wrought by the Sydney storm has provided us with a reality check. But where do we go from here? And where else is at risk?
'Not the lucky country for many children'
Rachel Browne UN report highlights the number of children living in poverty despite decades of economic growth.
Prestige car owners lose $600,000
Lucy Cormack Dealer who sold prestige vehicles on consignment banned from trading.
'Completely bizarre' White Bay turnaround
Melanie Kembrey The Baird government has rejected 13 private sector development proposals.
The disease that strips empathy
Harriet Alexander Carers bear the brunt when their loved ones change personality, but there's a reason why it happens.
'Lives are being put at risk'
Kate Aubusson A health budget injection to recruit just 85 new paramedics is 'quite simply not enough', unions say.
The fashion brand that misled shoppers
Esther Han An upmarket label has been fined for telling customers the wrong thing.
How 'the mutilator' met his end
Kim Arlington He was known as Australia's first serial killer. But one intended victim had a lucky escape.
'On track and on budget'
Matt O'Sullivan It might be the geographical end of the massive north-west rail link but it marks just the start of the laying of 108km of railway steel.
Highlights
RBA won't generate another economic boom
Households needed a bit more help, and they got it. But the RBA is waiting to see if more is needed.
Boost for solar farms
The NSW government's electricity supplier has been asked to buy a substantial amount of energy from the state's solar farms – enough to power about 700 schools.
Antidepressant warning for children, teens
Study findings have "disturbing implications" for treating depression in young people, psychiatrist warns.
The job with a 141 per cent gender pay gap
Sexism is alive and well in our most respected and trusted professions, a new analysis reveals.
Chief scientist attacks uni entry standards
Chief scientist lashes out at universities accepting students without two-unit maths as one Sydney university becomes the first to publish full ATAR data.
People can't stop laughing at anti-plain packaging ad
''That accent is about as authentic and credible as the facts alleged.''
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Fatal crash near Mudgee
One teenager is dead and another in a critical condition following a single-vehicle crash near Mudgee on Saturday night.
The electric school run
The Sundaraj children are dropped off at school in their $125,000 electric car.
The botanist who has grown with the garden
With the marking of the 200th Birthday of the Royal Botanic Garden, Botanist Barbara Briggs who has worked at the gardens for 57 years, highlights the importance of thinking about the long term and sustainability.
