'Ice cube' would stand out 'like a sore thumb'

Jacob Saulwick   It's described as a "jewel" but Mark Speakman has taken an unusual step against the proposal for The Rocks.

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$14m boost to complete cycle pathway

Matt O'Sullivan   Completion of a long-awaited Sydney cycle and pedestrian conduit will become a reality.

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'People have failed you': ADF boss says sorry 

Rachel Browne   The Vice-Chief of the Australian Defence Force directly addressed abuse victims, telling them they were failed by the system.

Costly health cover isn't always the best

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

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

Harriet Alexander   Privacy was once sacrosanct in operating theatres. Not any more.

The day Cinthia's Audi went missing

Lucy Cormack   She thought her car had been stolen - but the police told her otherwise.

Child protection loopholes a 'national disgrace'

Rachel Browne   Sexual predators can move freely between youth organisations, inquiry told.

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

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

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

Kate Aubusson and Inga Ting   Turnbull, Shorten and Barnaby: whose voters live longest?

Eddie Obeid trial: what the jury didn't hear

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

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

Packer's tower receives final approval

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'

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

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

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. 

Coles takes homeless man to court

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'

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

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.