Tower design that may never see the light of day

Lisa Visentin 10:19 AM   It soars 266 metres above the city centre - but there's just one problem.

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Latest NSW news

What happens when a CSG well is plugged?

Regulators say they're not walking away from monitoring decommissioned CSG wells.

Peter Hannam 5:09 PM   NSW regulators do not routinely test coal seam gas wells after they have been plugged and abandoned, relying instead on ''technical reports'' by the companies that the wells pose no threat.

$24 million funding for 'extremist cult' schools

Bruce D Hales, the Sydney-based leader of the Exclusive Brethren, pictured with his wife Jennifer.

Eryk Bagshaw 3:05 PM   "Sharp questions need to be answered" about funding of schools that preach "utter hatred" of the outside world, says Labor.

Cheer up, the sun is coming for the weekend

Bondi on a gloomy Friday - but conditions are set to brighten and warm up.

Peter Hannam 1:53 PM   The weather gods are about to smile on Sydney - if only for a couple of days.

'Awesome possibility' of school for dog track

Janine Barrett with her son Fred outside Ultimo Public School.

Eryk Bagshaw, Jacob Saulwick   The Ultimo school community - including the Barrett family - says the government has been given "an awesome possibility".

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Who let the dogs out?

Greyhound racing will be banned in NSW and ACT by next year.

Julie Power 3:27 PM   Michael McHugh is the man who let NSW's dogs out.

The sniper and the line of fire

An Islamic State flag was shifted upwards about 7.30, giving officers a better sight.

Patrick Begley 12:15 AM   The chief sniper said he felt certain the man in his sight was his target, the offender, "the baddie."

How Kaila won the west for Labor

NSW Labor secretary general Kaila Murnain.

Michael Evans 11:45 PM   She's the 29-year-old Labor boss too busy planning elections to organise her own wedding, writes Michael Evans.

Ditching performance reviews backfires: study

Herbert Smith Freehills HR Manager Andrea Bell.

Anna Patty 1:07 AM   They may be unpopular, but getting rid of performance reviews leads to lower productivity, a study has found.

Baird's historic ban on greyhound racing

Time running out: greyhounds racing at Richmond in Sydney.

James Robertson and Adam Pengilly   Industry has "overseen the slaughter of tens of thousands of healthy dogs whose only crime was not being fast enough," says Premier.

Gastroenteritis spike prompts warning

A spike in gastroenteritis cases has prompted NSW Health to warn the public to wash their hands and stay home if they ...

Kate Aubusson   Nursing homes, child care centres and hospitals are all affected.

Men charged with abusing 10-month old girl

The two suspects, with their faces obscured here, arrive at Sydney Airport, escorted by police.

Rachel Olding   A father has been charged with sexually assaulting his baby daughter and offering her up to his boyfriend, who then gloated about it over Skype.

'Ducks with twisted necks unable to eat'

A photo of a lame duck in a Tinder Creek shed taken in late 2015.

Esther Han   Warning: graphic images. Major restaurants and butchers cut duck supplier over animal welfare accusations.

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The suburb getting a big transport boost

Trams

Matt O'Sullivan   A tram every four minutes and bendy buses are on the way for this overcrowded route.

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Viruses warning after cosmetic surgery raid

Generic: botox.

Kate Aubusson   Clients of a Sydney woman operating as a cosmetic practitioner have been urged to see their GP.

Student numbers plummet in NSW VET sector

Enrolments at TAFE Sydney Institute are in chaos.

Report finds negative perceptions of scandal-plagued sector affects enrolments as thousands of students choose to go to university instead.

Nine motions against WestConnex

Inner West Council administrator Richard Pearson, pictured here at the inaugural council meeting in May, continued to ...

Lisa Visentin   Heated Inner West Council meeting determines to hire lawyer to fight embattled road project.

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Loophole that could let paedophiles teach 

In the space of a decade Australia gained an extra 127 private schools, some very small, and all entitled to ...

Kelsey Munro   An unvetted teacher used another's identification to gain employment in a NSW public school. He taught for two days before he was busted.

Has the law kept up with Generation Rent?

Tenancy advocates say key inequities were left unchanged by the NSW government after a review of tenancy legislation.

Lisa Visentin   With more people renting and for longer periods, do landlords still have the upper hand under the law?

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ANALYSIS

Did  one decision cost Bill Shorten the election

Labor campaign chief Kaila Murnain.

James Robertson   Insiders say if funds were redirected, Labor could have done even better in NSW.

Highlights

Have you seen this bird?

Scientists ask for public help spotting yellow-tailed black-cockatoos.

The history of greyhound racing in NSW

Greyhound racing began in NSW in 1927. It wasn't long before it struck trouble.

The 10 most complained about ads of 2016 (so far)

Too sexualised. Too graphic. Unfair to vegans. 

Greyhounds: how Baird reached his decision

When the Premier met the Animal Justice Party three weeks ago, the mood had changed.

How we shopped as the poll loomed

"Fascinating" shopping data collected during the eight-week election campaign.

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

VIDEO

Tagging a cockatoo

A research team are tagging yellow-tailed black cockatoos to study their diet and habitat and find information that will help halt their decline.

Lindt cafe siege: Snipers would have missed

Ballistics testing finds police snipers faced near-impossible odds in firing an accurate shot at Sydney Siege gunman Man Haron Monis through two windows.

Greyhound trainer mourns racing ban

Peter McCann, 66, has had greyhounds since he was 14-years-old and he isn't a fan of the racing ban.