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'Unnecessary anxiety amongst veterans'
The Veterans Affairs Minister has called on MP Hugh McDermott to table his military service record.
'Do not murder our children with this plan'
Parents and residents are furious with government plans to redevelop a school in a high fire danger zone.
Sydney Water's new fees
Your water bill is set to become a lot cheaper. But there's a sting in the tail.
New taxes for foreign property buyers
Foreign buyers of property in NSW will be slugged with a 4 per cent stamp duty surcharge and pay an extra 0.4 per cent land tax.
'All we have is glossy documents'
The state government refuses to release detailed business cases for Australia's largest public transport projects.
MP refuses to release military service record
A NSW MP has blamed Operation Desert Storm for the Army's poor keeping of his service record.
'The mergers are done and this is a stunt'
Federal Opposition Leader Bill Shorten's idea of a plebiscite on council mergers has hit a snag in the form of the NSW Premier.
Orlando victims honoured at Sydney vigil
Hundreds have gathered with candles and rainbow flags in Sydney's Taylor Square for a vigil to remember victims of the Florida gay nightclub massacre.
Melanie's $231,000 tip-off
One tip-off to a consumer group about insurance netted 740 people compensation.
Rave organisers' 'disregard' for safety
A festivalgoer lay dead in a car from a suspected drug overdose as others partied on around him.
Clouds over hospital childcare centres
Child care centres at four hospitals in Sydney are set to be closed or privatised.
Identifying a leaf became a murder mystery
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'
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
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.
It costs $4.20 a week to power Pia's car
And she's not the only one reaping the benefits of new technology.
Students are turning away from languages
Foreign language learning in Australia is in serious decline in the second decade of the so-called Asian Century.
'There's only one plan'
The government calls it a ''hand up''. For Braeden, it's a golden opportunity to fulfill his dreams.
'It's unacceptable and unfair'
A record number of patients - 74,351 - are waiting for elective surgical procedures.
The key to whether babies are immunised
New research has pinpointed the single biggest reason why 3 per cent of Australian babies still aren't being immunised.
'Accident waiting to happen'
Sydney light rail workers to strike over changes to shifts, safety concerns.
Rugby 'too dangerous' for my son: ex-Tah
An ex-Waratah star has banned his teenage son from the sport he loves.
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.''
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.
The skill that 65 per cent more employers want
Cassandra Mao is backing humans in the tech race.
Recovery house keeping mums, bubs together
In a creaky, unprepossessing mansion in Sydney's south, nine mothers are roused from their sleep at 7:20am sharp each morning.
Ironwoman to compete in City2Surf
The most exposure the majority of 18 year olds get to Iron Women and Men is from the Nutri-Grain box in their cupboard.
Behaviour change programs work for two thirds of DV perpetrators
Two thirds of violent men who attend behaviour change programs completely stop abusing their families within two years.
Retirement village cost comparison tool to revolutionise industry
A revolutionary online tool is set to unravel the hidden mysteries of retirement village fees.
The Liberals' surprising Sydney candidate
Twenty-seven, gay and Indigenous he arguably falls outside the popular conception of what a Liberal candidate might look like
Sydney and much of Australia caught in a hot spell
May and autumn will come close to being a record warm ones for Sydney, the state and the rest of Australia as the giant El Nino added a hot overlay to temperatures that are rising in the background here and in most parts of the world.
Abuse leaves physical scars in adulthood: psychiatrist
The effects of child abuse linger in the bodies of victims long after they've grown up, an Australian psychiatrist says.
'Put your brain into gear'
The 164 people who lined up in rows four deep on the stadium pitch had a simple message.