Wreckage of doomed seaplane raised from river bed

In bits and pieces, the seaplane that crashed into the Hawkesbury River on New Year's Eve is being brought to the surface.

Seaplane 'destroyed', rebuilt following previous fatal crash

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The seaplane that crashed north of Sydney killing six people on New Year's Eve had been "destroyed" in a fatal accident two decades ago, an investigation report shows.

'We were touching the plane': desperate rescue effort after crash

Kurt Bratby and his friends reached the seaplane as it sank rapidly in the waters of Jerusalem Bay.

Model of seaplane that killed five Britons in Sydney's north 'reliable': investigator

The model of seaplane that crashed and killed six people on New Year's Eve is generally reliable, according to a transport safety official leading the investigation.

Six victims of the Hawkesbury River seaplane crash named by police

A family of five on holiday from the UK and an experienced seaplane pilot died after their plane crashed at Jerusalem Bay on New Year's Eve.

Waste glut looms for NSW as China closes the door

Recyclable material risks ending up in landfill or dangerous stockpiles in NSW when China shuts down imports of foreign waste at the beginning of the new year, the waste industry has warned. 

Environment chief resigns

The head of the environmental watchdog has resigned after a year of intense scrutiny, in which he referred the body to the Independent Commission Against Corruption. 

'Appalled': Dodson calls for overhaul after seeing images of shackled prisoner

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Senator Pat Dodson has called on state governments to create new laws to protect prisoners, saying he was "absolutely appalled" at the shackling of an Indigenous inmate on his death bed in Sydney.

Appeal against one-year sentence for two 'stale' rape offences

A one-year non-parole sentence for a man who twice raped a sex worker at knife point was "manifestly inadequate", the Crown has argued on appeal.