Paramedics denied winter uniforms

Harriet Alexander 1:32 PM   Snowy Mountains paramedics say when they asked for winter clothing, they were asked for proof that they needed it.

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Law changed to help domestic violence victims


Residential tenants who are victims of domestic violence will receive greater protections under proposed reforms by the ...

Lucy Cormack 12:15 AM   Tenancy laws in NSW have been described as "failing victims of domestic violence". New reforms say that will soon change.

Opal death knell for paper tickets

Opal cards are now used for about 95 per cent of trips on public transport in NSW.

Matt O'Sullivan 10:19 AM   The very last paper tickets will not be sold nor can they be used at the end of the month.

Pack that umbrella, Sydney

Steam rising of warm waters at Wanda beach as air temperatures dip towards 5 degrees.

Peter Hannam 4:24 PM   NSW will likely cop its third buffeting from an east coast low in five weeks but there is some good news.

Policemanlooks up woman on eHarmony

eHarmony Australia

Emma Partridge 3:14 PM    "Ok miss, I'll check and make sure you are the cleanskin you are claiming to be ha ha."

Four kilos of the drug ice seized 

Four kilograms of the drug ice was seized on the Hume Highway near Goulburn on Monday morning.

1:40 PM   Police have seized more than $700,000 worth of drugs and cash from a car after it was pulled over for speeding on the Hume Highway.

Plastic Free July will be good for Andrew

Andrew, a green turtle, swallowed plastic at three weeks old.

Pallavi Singhal 1:08 PM   Andrew the green turtle is one of the youngest victims of the plastic that ends up in our oceans.

Wran to be tried by judge only for murder

Murder accused: Harriet Wran leaves court in June.

Emma Partridge 12:49 PM   Harriet Wran, the youngest daughter of the late NSW premier Neville Wran, has won the right to fight a murder charge before a judge only.

The five ways the west was lost

Yvonne Keane was preselected shortly before the campaign was called.

James Robertson 3:28 PM   For the second election in a row, western Sydney has performed much better for Labor than expected.

Push for food safety standards to be displayed

Staff at Wok On Inn, which voluntarily displays its hygiene and food safety rating.

Pallavi Singhal 10:27 AM   Customers want food safety standards to be displayed. So why are two-thirds of NSW restaurants getting off the hook? 

Radio malfunction at crucial time in siege

Police said they had intermittent radio problems throughout the siege, including at critical times.

Patrick Begley 1:09 PM   The first police call to storm the Lindt cafe after hostage Tori Johnson was shot in the head failed to go through because of a radio malfunction, an inquest has heard.

TAFE refuses to release cost of  report

John Barilaro, the NSW Minister for Skills.

Anna Patty 3:20 PM   TAFE NSW has refused to release information about how much it paid for a controversial Boston Consulting Group report or the details of the information it commissioned.

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Two men killed, one hurt  on violent night

Police

Patrick Begley   Two men were killed and a third was seriously injured after a stabbing and two unrelated shootings in and around Sydney on Saturday night.

Carr backs calls for ice smoking room trial

Bob Carr is backing calls for inhalation rooms for ice users

Eamonn Duff   Ex-premier who approved Sydney's supervised heroin injecting centre has called for the service to be broadened.

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'Our baby's organs were shutting down'

Twelve-year-old Charbel Torbey, with his dad David, has the extremely rare genetic condition tyrosinaemia type 1 (HT-1).

Kate Aubusson   As Charbel's parents dressed the four-month-old in his christening gown they noticed his nappy wouldn't fit over his engorged tummy.

Prison teachers plan 'an abdication of hope'

Hard lesson: Prisoner advocate Brett Collins is concerned by teacher cuts.

Kelsey Munro   There's not much to do in jail, says former prisoner Ken Casey. 

A whole new climate genie may be uncorked

Queensland's coal seam gas industry now has more than 7000 wells.

Peter Hannam   Signs that the gas industry may be uncorking a new climate genie are growing.

Doctor caught drunk allowed to return to work

A drunk anaesthetist has been approved to return to work.

Harriet Alexander   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.

Highlights

City2Surf: Little Lennon runs for wheels

Seven-year-old Lennon Maher is set to take on City2Surf as ChildFund's youngest fundraiser

Turnbull's winter poll gamble may pay off

It's only the second July federal election in Australian history - but the weather signs are good.

Elvis the seal unchained after ocean malady

An 18 month old fur seal, rescued by Taronga Zoo after the Sydney storms, was released back into the wild

Four things teachers want

Much is said about education funding during election campaigns

HSC 2016: Study guide

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

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Harriet Wran leaves court

RAW VISION: Harriet Wran, the daughter of the late NSW premier Neville Wran, was arrested two years ago after small-time drug dealer Daniel McNulty, 48, was killed during a botched ice deal.

Students fight for SCA

Sydney College of the Arts students, staff and friends protest about The University of Sydney plan to dismantle the SCA.

Why the NDIS is a big deal

One of the biggest policy reforms in generations is about to change the lives of hundreds of thousands of Australians.