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Blackheath in the Blue Mountains awoke to a -2.9 degree start.

Sydney braces for a freezing Sunday

Daisy Dumas 11:18 AM Sydney awoke to a frigid Saturday morning, with temperatures dipping to a brisk 7.3 degrees in the CBD at 7:15am.

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How an Australian was stripped of citizenship

Eamonn Duff 12:00 AM She has travelled the world as an Australian national. Now immigration won't reissue her passport - because she cannot prove she's a citizen.

Baird's bid to win back residents

Kirsty Needham 12:00 AM The PR program, to counter grassroots opposition, includes lessons for schoolchildren

Inside the life of Hamzy and Brothers for Life

Ava Benny-Morrison 7:24 PM Tensions had been steadily simmering between Mohammed Hamzy and an alleged Brothers For Life member before October, 2012.

Online abuse: 'So common it's almost banal'

Rachel Olding 12:15 AM Prosecutions for online abuse are on the rise but they only touch the tip of the iceberg.

Program helps teens beat drugs and alcohol

Julie Power 11:45 PM At 18, Julie McCrossin was lost and a series of couches away from being homeless after telling her family she was homosexual.

Is a NSW preschooler worth less?

Kelsey Munro 11:56 PM Is a NSW child worth less? – asks the campaign run by the community childcare peak body.

Historic jail could be put up for sale

Sean Nicholls The NSW government's property arm has taken control of the long-term home of the National Art School

Inner West council chief's WestConnex stance

Sean Nicholls Merged council administrator Richard Pearson has written to inner west ratepayers about the controversial motorway.

How Rita helped her son's life – and her own

Kate Aubusson "Not many mothers get to test their unconditional love like this" says Rita Germanos.

Debate NSW has been avoiding for 100 years

Kate Aubusson It took Anna Groth five days to get the emergency procedure she needed.

Sydney cold snap on the way - and good snow

Peter Hannam Sydney's run of well-above average temperatures is about to come to a chilly halt that will please few save those headed for the snowfields.

Sex assaults dismissed as 'pranks', inquiry told

Rachel Browne Repeated assaults caused injuries that required corrective surgery, witness tells commission.

Spotlight on pay, conditions for Uber drivers

Matt O'Sullivan Pay and work conditions for Uber drivers in NSW are set to become the next area of contention in the regulation of new forms of transport services.

NSW to double existing solar farm capacity

Peter Hannam Four new plants will bring hundreds of jobs while saving 342,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas annually.

Ex-governor defends 'initiation ceremonies'

Rachel Browne Peter Sinclair defended navy initiation rites but agreed they could get "out of control".

Foley's plan to build even more schools

Kelsey Munro The Opposition Leader saw a perfect spot for a new school in his electorate. But the land was quickly put out of reach.

'Not like a handbag': Minister apologises

James Robertson A cabinet minister has been forced to back down after telling a female colleague building roads was "not like buying a handbag".

Obeid 'duped' senior bureaucrat, trial hears

Michaela Whitbourn Eddie Obeid "duped" a senior bureaucrat in the state maritime authority, the Crown has told the jury in the former Labor MP's criminal trial.