For all the concern about young women turning away from science and technology, a snapshot of gender equity in NSW has revealed an unexpected bright spot.

Telcos have made comments that suggest they believe consumers have "unrealistic expectations" about internet speeds, according to the consumer watchdog.

Comment: Whether you like their players or not, Cronulla's win was a great sports story. The problem is, rugby league doesn't have any left.

1. Pumpkin risotto

2. Mushroom risotto

3. Any vegetable risotto

NSW greyhounds continue to suffer injuries at similar rates to historical levels despite promises the sport had reformed its approach to animal welfare, new figures suggest.

Harvard University researchers have used a metre-long petri dish to show the frightening speed at which bacteria can evolve and develop resistance to modern antibiotics.

A submerged boat belonging to a man missing for four days in floodwaters has been found but there is still no sign of its owner.

"When I saw he was asking for $US4 million, I had to laugh," she said. "I thought it was a joke."

The Australian Federal Police has dropped its investigation into the copying of former speaker Peter Slipper's official diary and won't charge controversial former MP Mal Brough or staffer James Ashby.

With women emerging as the make-or-break demographic in Election 2016, much of what passes for debate has become a gender war, hinging on how to make women voters more disgusted with either candidate, writes Paul McGeough.

Update: The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has said no one has been disciplined over the scandal at the bank's life insurance arm, despite terminally ill patients being refused legitimate claims.

In some parts of the world $700,000 will go a long way when it comes to real estate - perhaps even stretching to an island in the South Pacific or a European castle.

A truck has jack-knifed on a Sydney motorway causing havoc on the road and leaving traffic backed up for 11 kilometres.

Comment: I have been married for a year and I still stutter before I call my husband "my husband". It's a geographical stutter, one that switches on and off depending on where I am and to whom I am talking.

The agreement had always been a tug of war between peace and justice, and in the end, the demand for justice won.

A closer look at factors that are specific to the bank, including what may happen, and what probably won't, starting with the scary prospect that Deutsche Bank's woes could become a "Lehman moment".

Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce said the airline wanted to "reinvent airline travel", just like Airbnb has done for accommodation.

Soft enough to rest your face on, delicious enough to sink your teeth into.

"Now that it's happened, I'm quietly thrilled that the British people have resolved to claim back their country."

Comment: The reaction to the Kardashian West robbery has, in many quarters, been unkind. But that's not because people don't have empathy for a woman, a mother, a wife. They just don't have empathy for a hollow brand.