Murder conviction for punch to the jaw that ended man's life

Stephanie Gardiner, Lauren Farrow It was a spontaneous street fight between two acquaintances that left one man dead and the other convicted of murder.

Big two on board for indigenous blueprint

Nicole Hasham Two national culture giants will lead a world-class indigenous centre at Barangaroo, amid warnings it could become a "dry monument" for overseas tourists.

Street fight's 'horrific consequences': man jailed for murder after deadly punch

A man has been sentenced to a maximum of 16 years in prison for the murder of a man he punched during a Sydney street fight.

Muslims, Jews on common ground in cemetery squeeze

Julie Power Jews and Muslims will share the last available burial space at Rookwood Cemetery to avoid a critical shortage that would have caused the Muslims to run out of space to bury their dead within three...

Poppies, not pokies, will help our veterans, says RSL chief

Rachel Browne The president of the NSW branch of the Returned and Services League of Australia, Don Rowe, has accused RSL clubs of exploiting the Anzac legend.

Drunken fight: man with hidden brain defect murdered

Paul Bibby and Stephanie Gardiner A Sydney man has been found guilty of murder over a drunken fight in which he punched and stomped on a man who had a potentially fatal, hidden brain defect.

Morning Express: Wednesday, March 13

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Mandatory closing hours an unfair burden - hotels

Melissa Davey PUNISHING hotels and clubs for the drunken behaviour of patrons by introducing mandatory closing hours would be unfair, says the Australian Hotels Association, responding to a study that high-risk...

Campbelltown on top for lottery wins

Rachel Browne EITHER the people of Campbelltown are very lucky or they buy a lot of lottery tickets.

Injured keeper believed she could talk to the animals

Stephanie Gardiner, Ben Cubby, Peter Munro THE zookeeper critically injured by a Taronga Zoo elephant is known for her unusually intense relationship with the animals and had told colleagues she could talk with them telepathically.

Union in crisis: HSU hearing expedited

Louise Hall An appeal by union boss Kathy Jackson against a court decision to place the Health Services Union East branch into administration has been expedited and is likely to be heard next month.

'I'm glad it is all over': Maddie's relief as collar-bomb accused fronts court

Bomb threat victim Madeleine Pulver says she is "very relieved" after the arrest in the United States of an Australian man accused of fastening a fake bomb around her throat.

'If you move, I can see you' - bomb threat revealed in court

Nick Miller and Peter Mitchell in Louisville CHILLING details were revealed in a US court today about how finance executive Paul ''Douglas'' Peters allegedly broke into Sydney schoolgirl Madeleine Pulver's family home and strapped a fake bomb...

Bondi heats up

Sacha Molitorisz IT MAY be Bondi Beach's best-kept secret. Given the locals' taste for baring it all, it may be the suburb's only secret. And that is: the famous strand is at its best in autumn.

Drug labs could be anywhere, and their poisons linger for years

Saffron Howden Crime A SIMPLE shower cubicle does the job; a garden shed, garage, or suburban kitchen is even better.

Labor shirks pledge to publish map for moving port freight

Jacob Saulwick THE NSW government will go to the state election without a plan to handle the massive growth in container freight expected for Sydney, despite promising one.

Rural water under fire

Harvey Grennan SEVENTEEN of the 106 country town water supplies in NSW fail to comply with water quality standards, says a report that threatens to remove their control from local councils.

NSW councils braced to fork out $1b to fix local roads

Malcolm Brown THE cost of fixing roads and bridges after three weeks of flooding across about 60 NSW local government areas could reach $1 billion.

Refusal to release cabinet files casts NSW as 'state of secrecy'

Louise Hall THE state government is refusing to release cabinet documents despite passing a 10-year publication embargo because they reveal personal opinions of ministers at the time.