'The hairiest question' to ask
Peter Hannam 4:33 PM Sydney's major dams may spill next week if a forecast storm brings even moderate rainfall to the area.
Latest NSW news
TAFE: enrolment system dumped
Eryk Bagshaw 7:28 PM The NSW government had dumped part of a $531 million enrolment system from the state's TAFE network after years of chaos.
'Billions of tax dollars being squandered'
Kelsey Munro 5:27 PM Private vocational courses cost taxpayers seven times as much as TAFE, new analysis finds.
'They're greedy. Serves them right'
James Robertson 5:03 PM A former mayor of Auburn council has denied he spoke against a planning proposal to reduce the height of a building because its owner, a local Lebanese group, supported his political rival.
'We don't know how we'll cope through winter'
Kate Aubusson 4:15 PM A Sydney hospital in 'crisis mode' will get just $1 million in next week's state budget.
Medibank's secret changes to boost profits
Esther Han 4:56 PM Medibank has been accused of failing to disclose policy changes to members in a bid to boost profits ahead of its privatisation.
'Efficient policing' means jail spending
Sean Nicholls 4:24 PM Multibillion-dollar funding injection announced as NSW prison population surges.
What the jury didn't hear
Louise Hall and Emma Partridge The first trial of Roger Rogerson and Glen McNamara was aborted in July last year after McNamara's then barrister Charles Waterstreet made a reference to Rogerson "killing two or three people when he was in the police force".
Gao's family speaks after verdict
Emma Partridge The family of murdered university student Jamie Gao have broken their silence for the first time after a jury found disgraced former detectives Roger Rogerson and Glen McNamara guilty of the 20-year-old's murder.
Story behind the story: Rogerson, McNamara
Emma Partridge Former detective Roger Rogerson once said the people he shot never ended up in hospital - they went straight to the morgue. But not this time.
Teacher withdrew $1.9m in cash, court told
Eryk Bagshaw Teacher was a relative of the college's owner and told the court she could not remember where the money came from.
More budget cuts to government agencies
Sean Nicholls Government agencies will be hit with a further $1.4 billion in cuts in next week's NSW budget as the "efficiency dividend" continues.
Glen Turner gunned down 'like a feral pig'
Elderly farmer Ian Turnbull gunned down NSW environment officer Glen Turner "like a feral pig" in an act of revenge that has "broken" the dead man's family, his widow has told the NSW Supreme Court.
'Potential for more severe weather'
Peter Hannam Residents across an arc of eastern Australia stretching from Queensland to Tasmania should be on watch for more potentially severe weather this weekend as another winter storm loom, the Bureau of Meteorology said.
'Poisonous' gag clause in Olympics talks
Harriet Alexander WHO says the Olympics should roll on despite Zika, but there is less consensus than appears.
Richie Benaud estate dispute avoids trial
Melanie Kembrey The widow, ex-wife and eldest son of legendary Australian cricketer Richie Benaud have avoided going to trial and reached an agreement in their fight over his estate.
Rosie Batty blasts Family Court
Rachel Browne Domestic violence campaigner says "comprehensive training is crucial" for judges and magistrates.
Rat run turns 8km trip into 300m journey
Cameras needed on new bridge to stop motorists flouting the rules, residents say.
'Unnecessary anxiety amongst veterans'
Sean Nicholls The Veterans Affairs Minister has called on MP Hugh McDermott to table his military service record.
'Do not murder our children with this plan'
Eryk Bagshaw Parents and residents are furious with government plans to redevelop a school in a high fire danger zone.
Sydney Water's new fees
Esther Han Your water bill is set to become a lot cheaper. But there's a sting in the tail.
New taxes for foreign property buyers
Sean Nicholls 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.
Highlights
The $3 novelty ring with three lethal surprises
A Sydney mother woke this morning to find a button battery-operated toy she bought at Vivid in pieces in her son's hands.
Look which suburb has become unaffordable now
If you want to rent an affordable home in Sydney you'll need a whole lot of petrol.
How Woolworths crashed Kmart's party
More than 100 shoppers queued outside the new Kmart in a suburban Sydney shopping mall. Woolworths had a bigger line.
'A casualised, unstable world of work'
Young people have it a lot tougher than their parents' generation, new study shows.
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.
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Kmart unveils Top Ryde store
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