The most disaster-prone council in NSW says it has run out of cash
Residents face soaring rates to pay for the damage. Use our interactive map to see how your council compares.
- by Catherine Naylor and Nigel Gladstone
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Man arrested after discovery of 15-year-old’s body in bushland
The man presented himself at a police station about nine hours after officers found the boy’s body near a road in Sydney’s south-west.
- by Patrick Begley and Nigel Gladstone
Sailor who fell from cargo ship found safe after almost 24 hours at sea
The man was spotted south of Newcastle at 6.30pm on Friday night, a day after he fell overboard from a cargo ship.
- by Nigel Gladstone
Man Tasered while trying to escape police custody after climbing into hospital ceiling
A man who allegedly tried to kill another man at a kebab shop in western Sydney has been Tasered attempting to escape police custody by climbing into a hospital ceiling.
- by Nigel Gladstone
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Protests
Big issues bringing more protests and problems to Sydney’s streets
Demonstrations in the city reached record levels last year and are booming worldwide as numerous crisis points and political polarisation point people to problems.
- by Nigel Gladstone
Anger, confusion after ‘mind-boggling human error’ triggers epic cycling race debacle
Things took a turn for the worse when a text message started flashing up on the phones of excited participants.
- by Nigel Gladstone
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Pets
The Sydney suburbs where dogs outnumber children
NSW has more than 2 million dogs and nearly 1.6 million cats as higher pet ownership becomes the “new normal”.
- by Matt Wade and Nigel Gladstone
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Education
The map that reveals Sydney’s flight from public primary schools
Public primary schools have more than 20,000 fewer enrolments than five years ago. And it’s not all because of a switch to private schools.
- by Lucy Carroll and Nigel Gladstone
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Traffic
Sydney’s traffic paradox: More cars, less traffic
Many congested roads have less peak hour traffic than five years ago, despite record car and driver registrations and millions fewer public transport trips.
- by Nigel Gladstone
Pokies pulled from storage to meet booming demand as profits soar
A year after the premier sought to cap poker machines in the community, the number of pokies in pubs and clubs has risen as venues dust off old pokies to meet demand.
- by Harriet Alexander and Nigel Gladstone
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Gambling
Why veterans want pokies clubs to remove ‘RSL’ from their names
RSL boss Mick Bainbridge made the call as analysis shows the $1.3 million that clubs donated to veteran welfare is about the same that one club donated to its own golf club.
- by Harriet Alexander, Andrew Taylor and Nigel Gladstone
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