The Entrance
Defiant mood at Fowler funeral
Damien Murphy They brought the reputation of the NSW Police Service to its knees but there was no stepping back or apologies when they farewelled the cop who became the symbol of a force gone wrong, Graham...
Driving testers are sent back to school over odd pass or fail rates
Jacob Saulwick About a quarter of Roads and Maritime Services driving testers have had to undergo retraining in the past year because they pass or fail learners at rates sharply different to the average.
Teenage boy sucked into drainpipe found dead
Stephanie Gardiner A teenager who was sucked down a drainpipe at a golf course on the mid-north coast has been found dead, police say.
NSW boy detained, indecently assaulted
A man has been charged after allegedly detaining and indecently assaulting a nine-year-old boy on the NSW central coast.
Fear drug dogs will drive users from injecting centre
Sean Nicholls THE medical director of the supervised drug injecting centre in Kings Cross has warned that new laws that make it easier for police to use drug sniffer dogs in the area risk driving away clients from...
Host Clive leads from the bow
Amy Remeikis Wearing a top hat and tails, with his grandfather's Boer War medal pinned to his chest, Clive Palmer welcomed guests aboard the Titanic.
Toddler falls from upstairs window
Kim Arlington A toddler has been rushed to Westmead Hospital after falling up to five metres from the second-floor window of a unit block in Campsie.
Parents were worried sick before son's Bali tragedy
Melissa Davey THE parents of Jake Flannery, the central coast teenager who was electrocuted while walking down a tourist strip in Bali where he had gone for a schoolies trip, have described how they were ''worried...
Schoolies teen electrocuted on Bali holiday
Tom Allard JAKE FLANNERY is thought to have died instantly when he was electrocuted while walking down a Bali street early yesterday morning.
Death of Donna: science gets cold case of prostitute in dog collar to trial
Paul Bibby A man has gone on trial in connection with the death of Sydney prostitute Donna Anne Hicks more than 16 years after she died.
Nobbys Head goes galactic
Tim Barlass GROUND control to Captain Cook: ''It's Nobbys Head, Jim, but not as we know it.''
'Larrikin' Freeman bailed after fire
Manuel Mitternacht THE son of late crime figure George Freeman, already facing drugs charges, has been granted bail after he allegedly sprayed the entrance to three units with a fire hose.
'It's been 33 years in the making': ex-priest charged over sexual abuse
Nick Ralston, Lisa Davies A retired Catholic priest and a one-time close personal friend of the Attorney-General, Greg Smith, has been charged over sexual abuse claims.
Meet Barry, the man who would be king
A new cast of powerbrokers is circling Macquarie Street, poised to exert its influence on Barry O'Farrell's government-in-waiting.
O'Farrell urged to push power inquiry
Sean Nicholls THE powerful public accounts committee is being urged to hold an inquiry into the $5.3 billion sale of NSW electricity assets so that crucial evidence from eight power company directors can be heard...
Bikie ban at Kings Cross clubs comes under attack
Alexandra Smith and Saffron Howden Banning bikie gang members from Kings Cross clubs would be impossible to enforce because of their close ties with the security industry, the opposition's police spokesman, Mike Gallacher, has warned.
Ivan Milat relative charged with murder after teen's body found in Belanglo
Ben McClellan, Geesche Jacobsen and Glenda Kwek Three teenagers have been arrested after a body was found in Belanglo State Forest in NSW last night.
Sinodinos faces heat from Liberal headquarters
Sean Nicholls STATE POLITICAL EDITOR RECRIMINATIONS within the Liberal Party over the federal election loss are escalating in NSW. John Howard's former chief adviser, Arthur Sinodinos, is under fire over his fund-raising role and two...
Libs focus on coast votes
Heath Aston A RARE ripple of fear has gone through Coalition ranks, with internal Liberal Party polling predicting a closer fight than expected in a number of central coast seats.
Time's up for central coast Labor MPs
Alexandra Smith NSW Labor's push to sweep dead wood out of its parliamentary ranks has claimed two more victims, with the former gaming minister Grant McBride and Gosford MP Marie Andrews confirming they will not...
