Locks 'no barrier' to falls from old units
Sarah Whyte, Rachel Olding Mandatory safety locks on windows will not protect children from falling out of the windows of older style units, a leading engineer says.
Child's fall results in window locks move
Sarah Whyte Every apartment above ground level in NSW will be required to fit safety devices to prevent children falling out of windows.
Ombudsman accuses trolley business of exploiting staff
Sarah Whyte The owner of a supermarket trolley-collecting business has routinely exploited vulnerable staff across Australia, says the Fair Work Ombudsman.
Top dollar puts Sydney higher on expense scale
Sarah Whyte TEN years ago Australian cities did not even rate in the top 50 most expensive in the world. Now Sydney is ranked third, behind Tokyo and Osaka, a new report shows.
William, Kate ditch Queen for Middletons
Sarah Whyte IT'S the perennial question that plagues couples every year: which family to spend Christmas Day with?
Skydiver dies in parachute mishap
Sarah Whyte An experienced skydiver has died on the NSW south coast.
Skydiver falls to his death in parachute bungle
Sarah Whyte An experienced skydiver has died on the NSW south coast.
The dangerous Christmas toys you won't find in your stocking
Sarah Whyte Electrocuting metal Christmas trees, dangerous firing pistols and remote-controlled helicopters that could catch fire, are some of the toys that will not end up in Christmas stockings this year.
Calls to overhaul alcohol tax
Sarah Whyte ECONOMISTS and health advocates have labelled the alcohol taxation system as ''incoherent'' and ''crazy'', with calls for it to be overhauled.
'Up to 10 loud bangs' in M4 smash
Sarah Whyte Two semi-trailers and three cars have been involved in a smash on the M4 near the Silverwater exit between Auburn and Silverwater.
Intensive help for mothers leaves everybody smiling
Sarah Whyte An intensive early childhood program that supports vulnerable mothers in NSW has been so successful in improving the development of newborns, it has been implemented in Britain and will be trialled...
Takeaway service delivers guilty pleasures
Sarah Whyte Among a pile of pamphlets to hit letterboxes, a new kind of takeaway service is on offer: alcohol and cigarettes.
Mothers, divorce and the HSC itch
Sarah Whyte IT IS called the ''post-HSC'' divorce. Women in their 40s and 50s keep the family together for the youngest child's exams, then start hatching their own plans for freedom.
Thief struck after bodybuilder Zyzz’s death in sauna
Sarah Whyte AMATEUR bodybuilder Aziz Sergeyevich Shavershian had his belongings stolen after he died from a heart attack in Thailand a week ago.
Not in my church, says the priest
Sarah Whyte IT WOULD seem easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for the Greens to get through the gates of St Catherine's Catholic Church, Gymea.
Breaking up is hard - especially for moderns
Sarah Whyte IF A woman is having an affair with a married man, is she in a de facto relationship and entitled to claim his assets if they
Couple embrace lure of the surf
Sarah Whyte NANETTE CRAWFORD will cheer
Teens' shortcut to Hollywood
Sarah Whyte AMELIA ASHTON and her friends were disappointed when their short film didn't get into Tropfest this year.
Meet Albert from Auburn, the baby 'burb
Sarah Whyte ALBERT JACKSON YONGAI should have no problem finding a playmate his age. The five-month-old was one of 672 children born in 2010 from Auburn, making it the most prolific baby suburb in NSW.
Father joins run to give back to hospital
Sarah Whyte RODNEY WYSE and his two-year-old daughter, Charlotte, hope to take to the pavement next Sunday to raise money for the Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick.
