Identifying a leaf became a murder mystery

Lucy Cormack   Life as a botanist has taken Dr Barbara Briggs from the Royal Botanic Garden to assisting with a murder mystery.

'The tip of the iceberg'

Peter Hannam   The state's farmers have lopped paddock trees at an accelerating rate in the past 18 months even before a new land-clearing law eases controls further, government figures obtained by the Greens show.

Co-ops the solution to sharing economy trap

Anna Patty   Workers are being urged to form co-operatives they collectively own to protect their entitlements and to out-do Uber and Airtasker at their own game.

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It costs $4.20 a week to power Pia's car

Lucy Cormack   And she's not the only one reaping the benefits of new technology.

Students are turning away from languages

Kelsey Munro   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   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   A record number of patients - 74,351 - are waiting for elective surgical procedures.

The key to whether babies are immunised

Cosima Marriner   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   An ex-Waratah star has banned his teenage son from the sport he loves.

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The myth of the peer effect on students 

Cosima Marriner   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   By the time Bradley turned two he had lost the ability to speak.

GPS tracking for domestic violence offenders

Sean Nicholls   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.

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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.