Cruise operator linked to double disappointment

Nick Ralston A SYDNEY Harbour cruise operator that failed to pick up its paying passengers on New Year's Eve had left staff from a special needs school stranded on the night of their work Christmas party only a...

Tainted evidence: science in the dock

When a sledgehammer-wielding robber broke through the front doors of the Willoughby Hotel early one January morning in 2008, his balaclava-clad image was captured by a security camera.

Dumped MP takes legal action

Alexandra Smith THE disgraced former Labor MP Angela D'Amore has asked for extra financial help after she was reimbursed only a portion of the amount she was seeking to cover the legal bills she incurred during her...

Corruption cloud hangs over mayor of Burwood

Kate Mcclymont DESPITE the prospect of being named adversely in a forthcoming corruption report, Labor's John Faker was elected mayor of Burwood on Thursday night.

Electoral tsunami set to sweep ministers away

Brian Robins THE latest Herald/Nielsen opinion poll indicates the swing against the Labor Party will be so great that its plans to renew and rebuild its parliamentary party will be in tatters after next month's...

Sidelined MP to appeal against graft finding and seek legal costs

Alexandra Smith THE disgraced Drummoyne MP Angela D'Amore is appealing against the corruption finding against her handed down by the Independent Commission Against Corruption in an effort to clear her name over the...

Inner-west's bridge of sighs

Jim O'Rourke TENS of thousands of motorists will have their peak-hour journeys increased despite the NSW government spending $175 million trying to remove a notorious traffic bottleneck.

Premier to open bridge many don't want to use

Jacob Saulwick and Louise Hall THE Premier, Kristina Keneally, confirmed yesterday she will be at the official opening of the duplication of the Iron Cove Bridge, the only big transport project completed in the life of her...

NSW to pay for D'Amore legal bills

Sean Nicholls STATE POLITICAL EDITOR TAXPAYERS are set to pick up the legal bill incurred by the disgraced Drummoyne MP, Angela D'Amore, during her corruption inquiry, despite her possibly facing criminal charges over rorting a...

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No fish too small, says Greiner in defence of ICAC

Sean Nicholls NICK GREINER, the former premier who set up the Independent Commission Against Corruption only to become its biggest scalp, has defended the watchdog against claims it is wasting its time and...

Nurse took offer of ride home, then disappeared

Malcolm Brown A MAN who offered to drive missing Sydney nurse Mary Louise Wallace home in the early hours of September 24, 1983, had committed a number of assaults on women and had been jailed for rape, Glebe...

Labor MP likely to face challenge

Sean Nicholls STATE POLITICAL EDITOR THE NSW Labor MP Angela D'Amore faces a battle for her political future after the party indicated it would not intervene to save her from a rank-and-file preselection, possibly against the mayor of...

Timetable cuts hit services at wharves

Alexandra Smith DOZENS of ferry services, including to busy inner-west wharves, have been cut despite state government promises that a new timetable would meet growing demand along the Parramatta River.

Left standing on the wharf - 27,000 ferry commuters

Louise Hall Sydney Ferries left more than 27,000 commuters stranded on wharves because of overcrowding last year and more than 357 services were cancelled, new government data shows.

MP was careless, not corrupt: QC

Malcolm Brown Angela D'Amore, the ALP MP for Drummoyne being investigated by the Independent Commission Against Corruption, had been ''careless'' when she signed forms for staff reimbursement which did not reflect...

$70m speed haul charges

Sarah Whyte TWO brothers appeared in court charged with drug offences yesterday after more than $70 million worth of amphetamines were discovered in a Sydney raid.

Ferry times changed after outcry

Georgina Robinson The NSW government has amended its proposed Sydney Ferries timetable after outraged commuters feared longer waits.

Run over in headphones

Sarah Whyte and Dana McCauley A woman wearing headphones who may not have heard the siren of an ambulance on an emergency call was one of six pedestrians struck on NSW roads in the past 24 hours.

Former lover raises a smile at murder trial

Danielle Teutsch The Keli Lane trial continues to offer plenty of food for thought.