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State funds come with proviso not to protest
Anna Patty More than 60 community legal centres have been gagged from speaking out about what they consider to be unfair or ineffective laws and government policies.
Missing the buses: Darling Harbour upgrade raises transport concerns
Nicole Hasham Transport authorities say cars will bank up, public bus zones are non-existent and traffic analysis is flawed in a plan to attract thousands of extra people to Darling Harbour.
Pizza oven fire causes havoc in CBD
A fire in a pizza oven forced the evacuation of more than 1200 people and sent thick black smoke through the central business district on Wednesday.
CBD blaze: scores evacuated after pizza oven fire
Megan Levy A fire in a pizza oven which forced the evacuation of more than 1200 people and sent thick black smoke through Sydney’s CBD has been extinguished.
Winners and losers: all change in rail revamp
Jacob Saulwick, Nicole Hasham Sydney's biggest train timetable change in almost a decade will include an extra 700 services a week - but some commuters will miss out when trains skip certain stations.
Chinese mine in NSW fails to meet standards: report
Sarah-Jane Collins A controversial mining proposal slated for prime agricultural land on the Liverpool Plains in northern NSW fails to meet basic environmental standards, an independent assessment of the project has...
Crime stats say NSW is a safer place to live
Ilya Gridneff Don't believe the radio shock jocks, NSW has become a safer place to live according to crime statistics released on Wednesday.
No glamour but all heart
Rachel Browne It may not be as grand as the John Kaldor collection at the Art Gallery of NSW or the Kerry Packer Education Centre at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, but there's no doubting the social value of...
Bikie club opens new Sydney chapter
Ilya Gridneff One of Australia's most notorious bikie gangs, the Comanchero, is expanding with a new chapter opening in Sydney's south, taunting NSW police that the gang is growing.
Leaders warn of battle to stop merger plan
James Robertson Sydney mayors say they will reject a proposed reform to cut the number of metropolitan councils down to nearly a third of present numbers.
Pilot dead as glider plummets into paddock
Emma Partridge A pilot has died and a man is in hospital after a Glider crashed into a paddock north of Goulburn at 3.45pm on Saturday, police said.
Mergers: a tale of three cash-rich cities
Kirsty Needham A radical shake-up of NSW councils proposed this week would see two new powerbrokers join Sydney's lord mayor Clover Moore in presiding over metropolitan cities with revenue flows approaching, or...
Father of dead baby arrested
Nick Ralston A man has been arrested in relation to the death of his five-month-old daughter who was found by police unconscious inside the family's south-western Sydney home.
Major disruptions likely for two years to build light rail network
Jacob Saulwick George Street will be torn up next year and the year after to make way for the state government's tram line to the eastern suburbs.
Baby death: father charged with domestic violence
Megan Levy The father of a baby girl who died in south-western Sydney this week has been charged with domestic violence offences.
Truck driver spends night trapped in cab after crash
Nick Ralston A truck driver has spent the night trapped in the cabin of his vehicle after he crashed down a steep embankment near Lithgow.
Mixing up superglue for eye drops a common error
Melissa Davey Margaret Kimpton, 73, who was taken to Liverpool Hospital on Wednesday after mistaking superglue for eye drops, is one of hundreds in NSW who have made the same mistake.
Driven out: how much of George Street should be closed to cars?
Leesha McKenny It's the City of Sydney's vision of George Street transformed: a tree-lined boulevard accessible only to pedestrians and trams from Bridge to Liverpool streets.
Sydney teen allegedly stabs dad in row
A teenage boy has allegedly stabbed his father during an argument in their southwest Sydney home.
Teen charged with stabbing
A 16-year-old boy who allegedly stabbed his father during a fight should be examined by a mental health professional, the magistrate at Parramatta Children's Court ruled on Saturday.
