Concord
Julia came, she thawed and … concord
Yuko Narushima JULIA GILLARD has sought to warm the government's relationship with the Premier, Kristina Keneally, after a prime ministerial snub in front of cameras last week.
Donor children kept in dark about origins
Kirsty Needham A decision on whether to give people conceived from sperm donors clues about their genetic origin on a separate page of their birth certificate has been shelved by the NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell.
Residents feel the pull of the east as high-rise living makes up ground
Matt Wade In a modest reserve in the suburb of Ermington, just north of the Parramatta River and not far from Olympic Park, is the point that marks the demographic centre of Sydney.
Sunken highway plan hits roadblock
Jacob Saulwick Plans to build a sunken motorway down the middle of Parramatta Road have been shelved after construction companies told the government it would be more expensive than digging a tunnel.
Boys race to save woman as car sinks
Megan Levy Genaya Milkovic was slumped over the steering wheel of her Commodore station wagon as it ploughed onwards at speed.
Beaten with supermarket trolley handle: man has 22 stiches after random attack
Megan Levy A man required 22 stitches to his head after he was viciously bashed with a stick and a supermarket trolley handle in a random attack outside a restaurant in Sydney's inner west.
Grand vision is a sight to see
Anne Davies Two decades on, a pollie's dream gives the foreshore back to the people.
Obeid businesses in ICAC spotlight
Anne Davies Former Labor powerbroker Eddie Obeid lives in a $10 million mansion in Hunters Hill that is in his wife's name, drives a top of the line Mercedes and the family is about to undertake renovations...
Obeid's empire
Eddie Obeid's business philosophy is as stark as it is simple. ''I've got five sons and four daughters, so I was always on the lookout to make a buck,'' he once said.
Burns victims take comfort from survivors who know the road
Melissa Davey THE treatment endured by serious burns patients is a long and lonely process, with frequent physiotherapy and the nature of the injuries meaning it is also incredibly painful.
Greyhound treated after Sydney factory fire
Paramedics worked on a greyhound for 45 minutes after finding her under a bed in thick smoke at a futon factory fire in Sydney's inner west.
'$1 million in a suitcase': man charged
Glenda Kwek Police have charged a man after a suitcase stuffed with "$1 million" in cash was left in a Sydney cafe on Tuesday.
Nursing home fire death toll rises to nine
Stephanie Gardiner The death toll from the Quakers Hill nursing home fire now stands at nine, after 90-year-old Neeltje Valkay died today.
Nursing home fire: death toll rises to seven
Brian Robins, Kate McClymont The death toll from the Quakers Hill nursing home fire has risen to seven, with several elderly residents fighting for their lives in hospitals across Sydney.
Nurse quizzed before fire
Rachel Browne, Saffron Howden and Neil Mercer with Jenna Daroczy, Ilya Gridneff and Tim Barlass THE man charged with the Quakers Hill Nursing Home fire that killed five elderly residents was interviewed by police on another matter just hours before the blaze was lit.
Fatal fire: Male nurse refused bail on four counts of murder
Rachel Browne A 35-year-old registered male nurse has been remanded in custody charged with four counts of murder following a nursing home blaze in Sydney's north-west yesterday.
'A firefighter's worst nightmare' as multiple deaths confirmed after fire breaks out in nursing home
Glenda Kwek, Stephanie Gardiner and Saffron Howden A blaze that tore through a Sydney nursing home at dawn, killing three people, was sparked in two places and police are treating it as "suspicious".
Obeid turns off the power and makes a quiet exit
EDDIE OBEID has finally quit the Parliament in which he sat for 20 years, rarely uttering a word.
Lights go out as strippers get to work
Anne Davies, Kelsey Munro FLOODLIGHTS at suburban sports grounds have become the latest targets for thieves attempting to cash in on the high price of copper, with wiring from a number of north shore ovals being stolen or...
Waiting lists turn to statistical soup
Julie Robotham MASSIVE discrepancies in how public hospitals account for patients needing less urgent elective surgery have prompted a review of the rules for allocating people to politically sensitive waiting...
