Rookwood Cemetery price rises on hold
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Doctor caught drunk allowed to return to work
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Harriet Alexander 10:27 AM A public hospital anaesthetist who was found in a drunken stupor after abandoning a patient mid-operation has been conditionally allowed to return to work.
'Ice cube' would stand out 'like a sore thumb'
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Jacob Saulwick It's described as a "jewel" but Mark Speakman has taken an unusual step against the proposal for The Rocks.
$14m boost to complete cycle pathway
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Matt O'Sullivan Completion of a long-awaited Sydney cycle and pedestrian conduit will become a reality.
'People have failed you': ADF boss says sorry
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Rachel Browne The Vice-Chief of the Australian Defence Force directly addressed abuse victims, telling them they were failed by the system.
How bread has improved health
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Cassandra Morgan 12:50 PM Bread is better than ever in Australia, with a new report finding it successful in combating birth defects.
Costly health cover isn't always the best
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Esther Han Caution urged at end of financial year as providers pull out all the stops to grab your money.
Investors in race to build mega rail projects
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Matt O'Sullivan A Chinese consortium's plans for a $3.75 billion fast-rail line from central Sydney to Wollongong is just one of a growing number of proposals.
Cosmetic surgeons Snapchat patients' ops
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Harriet Alexander Privacy was once sacrosanct in operating theatres. Not any more.
The day Cinthia's Audi went missing
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Lucy Cormack She thought her car had been stolen - but the police told her otherwise.
Child protection loopholes a 'national disgrace'
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Rachel Browne Sexual predators can move freely between youth organisations, inquiry told.
Ikea US is recalling drawers, why aren't we?
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Lucy Cormack Ikea Australia will not be recalling a popular chest of drawers, despite a recall taking place in the US.
Obeid guilty of misconduct in public office
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Michaela Whitbourn 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.
Death rates by electorate
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Kate Aubusson and Inga Ting Turnbull, Shorten and Barnaby: whose voters live longest?
Eddie Obeid trial: what the jury didn't hear
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Michaela Whitbourn 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
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Michaela Whitbourn Former Premier Bob Carr famously said removing Obeid from cabinet was like "extracting a tooth".
Packer's tower receives final approval
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Jacob Saulwick A decision has been made on the Barangaroo casino and apartment complex. And there's a catch.
'What happened to cadets will happen again'
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Rachel Browne 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
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Peter Hannam 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
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Patrick Begley 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.Â
Coles takes homeless man to court
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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'
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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
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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. Â