Ikea US is recalling these drawers, so why aren't we?

Lucy Cormack 4:50 PM   Ikea Australia will not be recalling a popular chest of drawers, despite a recall taking place in the US.

Latest NSW news

Obeid guilty of misconduct in public office

Eddie Obeid leaves court after being found guilty.

Michaela Whitbourn 5:47 PM   The state's most notorious former politician faces prison after a jury found him guilty of misconduct in public office over his family's secret business dealings at Circular Quay.

Eddie Obeid trial: what the jury didn't hear

Eddie Obeid leaves court on Tuesday after being found guilty.

Michaela Whitbourn 7:54 PM   A High Court battle, surprise evidence about envelopes of cash, and an aborted trial: the twists and turns in the Obeid legal saga were kept from the jury.

Life and times of a crooked ex-minister

Eddie Obeid has been found guilty after a three-week trial.

Michaela Whitbourn 3:02 PM   Former Premier Bob Carr famously said removing Obeid from cabinet was like "extracting a tooth".

Packer's tower receives final approval

Artist's impression of the proposed Crown Sydney casino at Barangaroo

Jacob Saulwick 11:26 PM   A decision has been made on the Barangaroo casino and apartment complex. And there's a catch.

'What happened to cadets will happen again'

The Australian Defence Force has come under the spotlight at the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child ...

Rachel Browne 4:22 PM   A former air force cadet has delivered a scathing assessment of the ADF to a royal commission.

NSW land-clearing laws attacked on all fronts

The NSW government's bid to ease land-clearing laws are under fire even from the farmers' lobby group.

Peter Hannam 4:02 PM   The Baird government's plan to loosen land-clearing laws in the state may struggle to get through Parliament.

Police detail how Man Haron Monis was killed

Man Haron Monis was struck in the head and chest by police bullets.

Patrick Begley 1:53 PM   Lindt cafe gunman Man Haron Monis may have been hiding behind a chair, reloading his shotgun, when police shot him at least twice in the head, an inquest has heard. 

Coles takes homeless man to court

Coles has been granted a court order to keep a homeless man out of a Kellyville shopping plaza.

Kim Arlington   Milovan Stankovic took his van and set up home in a Sydney shopping centre car park.

'My daughter's life an abject waste'

Cadet Eleanore Tibble​ was distraught when senior officers at the Air Force Cadets gave her the option of resigning or ...

Rachel Browne   They joined cadets as teenagers hoping for adventure but a royal commission has heard how their lives were destroyed

Schools IT cost blowout slammed

NSW Education Minister Adrian Piccoli has blasted the Prime Minister's plan for state funded public education.

James Robertson   It was meant to streamline the education department's administration software but the Learning Management and Business Reform project has been dogged by technical faults and delays for years.  

The coldest day in 20 years

Two young boys playing at South Bank as cold weather hits south-east Queensland.

Peter Hannam   There's good news though - it won't get worse.

Obeid has 'much to lose' from trial, says judge

Eddie Obeid leaves Darlinghurst Supreme Court during his three-week trial.

Michaela Whitbourn   Eddie Obeid has "much to lose" from his criminal trial but sympathy should not play any part in the jury's deliberations, according to the judge presiding over the case.

'There is a pretty clear upward trend'

The ACCC is one of the world leaders in prosecuting cartel conduct

Emily Smith   Australia helps lead fight against cartels despite decline in global cartel fines.

The sneaky tick box trick on online forms

Lenders, including ANZ bank, are increasingly using services from credit reporting giant Veda.

Esther Han   Simon thought he had been careful with his personal information. Until one day he received a letter from a bank with which he had never dealt.

Parramatta voters back public transport

Roads Minister Duncan Gay inspecting a rig breaking ground for the start of preparation works for the first WestConnex ...

Jacob Saulwick   More than 60 per cent of Parramatta voters say they would use other roads instead of paying the tolls on the WestConnex motorway.

Cold and wet Monday as chill factor rises

Snow in Oberon in the Blue Mountains on Saturday.

Josh Dye   Just when you thought Sydney's weather couldn't feel any colder, Monday is forecast to be cold and rainy. 

'A train wreck': Child protection jobs cut

The state government has promised to fix the child protection system but plans to shed almost 100 staff who specialise ...

Rachel Browne   The proportion of children at risk of serious harm receiving a face-to-face check from a case worker has at stalled at about 30 per cent.

Cancer patients outsourced, then charged

Cancer patients told there will be a charge.

Harriet Alexander   Public patients were surprised to be transferred to a private hospital, but then they received a letter with worse news.

Taxpayers to fund dubious transport projects

The three main parties have promised to spend more money on transport projects in Queensland than any other state.

Matt O'Sullivan   The three major parties have been true to form during this election campaign in pledging large sums for questionable transport projects.

The cost of putting a child through uni

Louisa Wilson

Inga Ting   Louisa Wilson's parents are up for five figures - and that's without paying her HECS.

Man charged after two sex attacks in Sydney

Mustafa Kayirici, 26, has been charged after allegedly kidnapping and sexually assaulting a teenage girl.

Ava Benny-Morrison, Michaela Whitbourn   A Sydney man allegedly raped a young woman he met through an escort agency before going on to kidnap and rape a 13-year-old girl.

Highlights

First of 24 groundhog days for Sydney's light rail

For 24 consecutive weekends, workers on Sydney's $2.1 billion light rail line will follow a routine of ripping up the same stretch of roadway before re-laying it.

Former Home and Away star's run to recovery

Former Home and Away star Tessa James celebrates her cancer recovery by signing up for the 2016 Sun-Herald City2Surf run.

'It's not a punishment': Fasting for Ramadan

Fatima is one of the many Muslim people who finds the ignorance about her culture tiring.

HSC 2016: Study guide

HSC inspectors and teachers give their best advice ahead of this year's exams.

VIDEO

No more iPhone headphone jack?

Apple fans are up in arms after media reports emerge claiming the tech giant will ditch the headphone jack in the upcoming iPhone 7.

Obeid verdict a 'warning sign' to MPs

Kate McClymont hopes that Eddie Obeid's conviction for misconduct will open the doors to a national corruption commission.

Men accidentally make chlorine gas

Two men from Faulconbridge in the Blue Mountains are in hospital after accidentally making toxic gas while mixing pool chemicals in their back yard.