Asbestos scare linked to another NSW site
Leesha McKenny Another NBN-related asbestos incident has emerged in Sydney's west, adding to community anxiety about the dangerous material.
City all warm and fuzzy but winter is coming
Leesha McKenny A warm burst of autumn emerged from the fog to bask Mother's Day in above-average temperatures.
Apocalypse wow: Sydney hit by high tides, monster seas and wild winds
Leesha McKenny, Glenda Kwek A SEVERE storm sweeping up the coast collided with the year's highest tide and evening peak hour yesterday, causing traffic delays, power outages and damage to homes across Sydney.
There she goes: Warragamba took 14 years to fill, and only moments to spill
Leesha McKenny and Elizabeth Frias It took 14 years to fill up but the last few days felt the longest.
Wave goodbye to one of July's biggest wets
Leesha Mckenny Sydney has copped a historic drenching, but the rain that has helped make this the wettest July in more than 60 years is expected to ease today.
Communities on edge as disaster zones declared
Leesha Mckenny, Jarrod Lipscombe Parts of NSW have been declared natural disaster zones as days of extreme weather continued to batter the mid-north coast and upper Hunter, claiming the life of one person and forcing 1900 more from...
Storms break rainfall records on north coast
Leesha Mckenny Sydney's wet weather woes will continue today but areas to the north will again face the brunt extreme conditions battering NSW.
Animal killing done mercifully and in name of god, says sheik
Leesha Mckenny In Islam, eating becomes a form of spiritual nourishment.
Pell not of Vatican faith on climate
Leesha McKenny Australia's highest-ranking Catholic is not convinced of a dire warning about the need to mitigate man-made global warning made by a Vatican-appointed panel of scientists.
Church leader likens inaction on climate to crucifying Christ
Leesha McKenny, Religious Affairs The crippling of Japan, the devastation of Christchurch and the floods that ravaged Queensland were not the work of God, church leaders said.
Pell row with climate scientist heats up
Leesha McKenny RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS Cardinal George Pell has rebuffed the head of the Bureau of Meteorology, who had said Australia's highest-ranking Catholic was ''misled'' in his views on global warming.
Lord is briefly victims' shepherd
Leesha McKenny THE number of people at St Gabriel's Anglican church in Grantham has, in one sense, visibly increased because of the Queensland floods: three temporary buildings now stand behind the church to...
Sowing the seeds of sustainability
Leesha McKenny PUMPKINS are the latest instructional tools being used to teach children about sustainable farming practices.
