Sydney Modern battles for supremacy with Art Gallery of NSW expansion

A vast cavern will form the foundation of the Art Gallery of NSW's $344m Sydney Modern plan.

Art Gallery of NSW gets $244m for 'global museum of the future'

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The controversial expansion project is expected to be completed by 2021.

New programs halve rate of binge drinking by teenagers

Two simple school programs have been identified as changing the behaviour of teens taking up binge drinking.

Older drivers facing discrimination, says pensioner group

Shirley Bains has been driving for 60 years. She's not happy at having to sit for her drivers' licence test again.

Driving unlicensed: Indigenous people stuck between a rock and hard place, inquiry told

Well-meaning Indigenous drivers whose literacy levels were too poor to pass NSW's driving test were driving unlicensed because they were stuck between a "rock and a hard place",  a NSW parliamentary inquiry has heard.

Some new cars double the risk of injury or death, says independent safety ratings body

Some brand new cars on the Australian market have safety standards that double an occupant's risk of death in a crash at 64 km/h, says the head of a not-for-profit vehicle safety group.

Fatality free Fridays: Many too afraid to ask others to slow down to survive

February 5 and June 24 were unusual days in 2016, a year in which 384 people died on the roads.

High cows and full moons: Farmers brave the waves for 10km rough water swim

A wave of joy hit a team of farmers from outback NSW competing in Sunday's 10km rough water swim from Bondi to Watson's Bay as they neared the heads. 

Mum calls for rear facing child restraints after horrific crash

Angela Brown is lobbying for Australian laws to be changed to make it compulsory to keep youngsters facing the rear for much longer.