How to get a seat on your train

James Robertson and Inga Ting 5:03 AM   We have crunched the data and found the optimal time to leave each station in order to get a seat.

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12-year-old 'interfered with': royal commission

The child sex abuse royal commission is hearing evidence about disability groups.

Rachel Browne 12:01 PM   A woman who raised fears her daughter was being abused was threatened with legal action.

Obeid to appeal against criminal conviction

Eddie Obeid leaves Darlinghurst Supreme Court after the guilty verdict on June 28.

Michaela Whitbourn 12:23 PM   Corrupt former Labor minister Eddie Obeid is already planning to appeal against his guilty verdict, in the latest legal battle being waged by the septuagenarian.

'It's all in your head': Maddison's medical hell

Maddison O'Gradey-Lee speaking about the links between mental health and neglect of physical health.

Swetha Das 10:38 AM   It took two-and-a-half years for Maddison O'Gradey Lee's agonising condition to be properly diagnosed.

Why four $147 concert tickets cost  $1656

Mercury, News, Idol Intent.  Jodi Dockett and son Logan, 6, won tickets to the Australian Idol concert tomorrow, ...

Lucy Cormack 9:31 AM   One customer's experience serves as a warning about buying concert tickets from a third-party seller.

Brace for 'biting winds' as big cold front looms

Hold on: Windy weather headed for many parts of south-eastern Australia.

Peter Hannam 4:26 PM   A powerful cold front is set to bring 'dangerous' conditions to large parts of south-eastern Australia in coming days and send temperatures plummeting in Sydney.

Randwick's 'Tree of Knowledge' fig gets  chop

"The whole thing will be gone by morning and it's just unbelievable": Randwick City councillor Kathy Neilson said.

Saimi Jeong 9:31 AM   Arborists started cutting down a Moreton Bay fig tree in Randwick, known as the "Tree of Knowledge", for construction of Sydney's light rail line.

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 'Telstra tax' paid by 'trapped' customers

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Esther Han   Customers should be recording every outage and loss, says Choice.

How much would you pay on  toll roads?

An artist's impression of planned upgrades to the WestConnex motorway: M5 East and King Georges Road interchange in ...

Sean Nicholls   Toll road or rat run? You're about to be asked in a $200,000 'customer market test'.

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 GP sought relationships with eight patients

Nauman Zafar Khan.

Emma Partridge 4:26 AM   His wife was overseas when a Newcastle GP decided to prey on vulnerable female patients, using their personal information to harass them and try to start relationships.

 Sydney Water wants to kill off water recycling

The One Central Park development at Broadway, Sydney, uses recycled water on its open space and green wall.

Jacob Saulwick   A pricing scheme being pushed by Sydney Water and the independent regulator is a 'scandal', says the Lord Mayor.

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System is holding back female teachers

The NSW Department of Education's recent changes to salary conditions contains salary penalties for teachers with broken ...

Kelsey Munro   The NSW Department of Education policy that is putting women at a 13-year disadvantage.

What young people want in our parliament

Abby Butler, who is this year's NSW Youth Premier.

Cassandra Morgan   Youth are taking over NSW Parliament this week, and they have a lot to say about what our government needs to change

You're being charged seven times the price

Elizabeth Blanchard says buying a second hand car is an 'overwhelming' process.

Esther Han   When Elizabeth Blanchard wanted to check the car she was buying was legit, she almost paid $25 for a certificate she could get for $3.40.

Aldi maths: Does it really add up?

If you have recently grabbed a pack of Coca-Cola cans at Aldi you may have noticed you're paying less for eight more ...

Swetha Das   Figuring out where you're getting the best deal when product sizes differ is hard. So we've done the maths for you.

Fake doctor 'used my eyes for practice'

Helena's eyelids have been left scarred and damaged after an alleged unregistered practitioner performed surgery in her ...

Kate Aubusson   Helena Chen will have to wait months before she knows if the damage is permanent.

Three simple questions used to steal identity

Sue King had her identity stolen

Esther Han   Sue King's friends started asking her why she was requesting a reference for a loan. She wasn't.

'I want my kids back': Mum's desperate plea

Anne had told the foster parents it was only until she was settled.

Kirsty Needham   If Anne can't find a lawyer, she fears her children will be adopted out without her voice being heard.

The lurking danger parents are missing

Quy Huy Hoang.

Kelsey Munro   In the past three years, 1849 people have been barred from working with children in NSW. Yet there's one group whose working with children status parents rarely check.

Forgotten victim in Wran's high-profile trial

 Harriet Wran and Daniel McNulty moved in the same eastern suburbs circle, friends say.

Emma Partridge   There are five sides to the story of this murder: the two killers, the accessory, the flatmate and the victim - Daniel McNulty.

Baird bites back against greyhound critics

Greyhounds have run their race in NSW.

Kirsty Needham   NSW Premier Mike Baird takes to Facebook to list the 'top 10 myths' touted by industry supporters.

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'You're a good rapper, for a girl'

"I had this secret dream," why do female Australian hip-hop artists struggle to be heard?

Pokemon Go takes over the city

Every generation of Pokemon fans was out on the streets of Sydney, glued to their phones in a battle to "Catch 'Em All".

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.

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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.

Greyhound ban to be fought

NSW opposition leader Luke Foley speaks out against the greyhound ban, vowing to fight it as far as he can. Vision courtesy ABC News 24.

Elderly woman run over by husband

RAW VISION: A 79-year-old woman has broken both ankles after she was run over by her husband on Sydney's northern beaches.