A scathing report into a western Sydney aged care home has heard concerns of residents not being provided with effective care, with relatives and residents complaining of staff shortages and ‘foreign objects’ allegedly found in food.
Average wages in the NSW public service have topped the $100,000 mark for the first time as thousands of new workers, including nurses and train drivers, sign up to the sector. See how the wages are split up.
A protracted planning battle over the future of a northern beaches surf club has finally been settled after a planning row centred on the threat of rising sea levels and coastal erosion.
A legal row over the use of a Muslim welfare centre in Sydney’s south west has come to a head after a council claimed the site was attracting huge crowds that used the site as a place of public worship.
Turban-wearing Sikhs are pushing for religious exemptions of NSW helmet rules in order to enable them to freely ride while honouring their faith.
Two popular restaurants could be demolished to make way for a $31m rental apartment building which developers say will ease the housing crisis in a rapidly changing area of Sydney.
Thousands of Sydney households are being encouraged to make vinegar fly traps and spread salt on their bins following a contentious rollout of organic food waste bins in the city’s inner west.
One of the state’s most popular country pubs is set to have strict noise conditions relaxed after a bitter noise battle that sparked a wave of community interest and petition signed by more than 16,000 people.
A Greens councillor is pushing for the City of Sydney to consider dropping the opening prayer from monthly council meetings – claiming the current state of affairs is ‘inappropriate’ for a modern multicultural society.
Businesses caught breaching food safety and hygiene standards would face a 125 per cent increase in fines as new figures reveal more than 900 infringements were dished out for breaches last year. See the latest list of eateries fined.
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