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Ceasefire in rail pay dispute saves Sydney’s New Year’s Eve

Ceasefire in rail pay dispute saves Sydney’s New Year’s Eve

Transport Minister Jo Haylen said Christmas, New Year’s Eve and the Sydney Test match were now “safe” from disruption.

  • by Matt O'Sullivan

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Miriam wanted to be a pro golfer. Instead, she’s an executive on a $26,000 salary
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Miriam wanted to be a pro golfer. Instead, she’s an executive on a $26,000 salary

The Big Cheese of the Salvation Army is radically counter-cultural.

  • by Jacqueline Maley
Rail union suddenly drops major work bans ahead of NYE fireworks

Rail union suddenly drops major work bans ahead of NYE fireworks

The state’s main rail union dropped the work bans late on Monday, less than 18 hours before a critical hearing into the dispute.

  • by Matt O'Sullivan and Anthony Segaert
Kids store fined $5 million for exploiting workers

Kids store fined $5 million for exploiting workers

Blue Sky Kids Land promised “exceptional care” to its tiny customers and their parents. But the clothing retailer also systematically exploited its workers.

  • by Eryk Bagshaw
Cruelty charges laid after almost 100 kangaroos shot

Cruelty charges laid after almost 100 kangaroos shot

A man has been charged after the latest in a string of horrific animal cruelty cases in NSW.

  • by Perry Duffin
Balmain Leagues site developer makes $97m compensation claim
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Balmain Leagues site developer makes $97m compensation claim

The claim includes costs linked to a fire that tore through the property in 2022 while the land was occupied by Transport for NSW. 

  • by Michaela Whitbourn
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The state’s top schools for HSC mathematics revealed

The state’s top schools for HSC mathematics revealed

Epping Boys High had its highest share of maths students achieving marks above 90 on record, while Abbotsleigh and Meriden were among the top private all-girls schools.

  • by Lucy Carroll and Nigel Gladstone
‘Horrific acts of animal cruelty’: Dozens of chickens killed at NSW high school

‘Horrific acts of animal cruelty’: Dozens of chickens killed at NSW high school

NSW Police are investigating after 29 birds were slaughtered south of Sydney. 

  • by Eryk Bagshaw
Patients wait months for scan results at ‘toxic’ Sydney hospital
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Patients wait months for scan results at ‘toxic’ Sydney hospital

A backlog of more than 17,000 MRIs and other scans at Nepean Hospital is putting patients at risk of delayed diagnoses, the hospital’s staff have warned.

  • by Angus Thomson and Kate Aubusson
The best hotels for a Sydney staycation this summer

The best hotels for a Sydney staycation this summer

Sydney feels most Sydney in the warmer months. And to make the most of summer, why not become a tourist in your own town?

  • by Katherine Scott
State loggers admit to ‘very serious offence’ in felling a hectare of national park forest

State loggers admit to ‘very serious offence’ in felling a hectare of national park forest

The state forestry body also reported a $29 million loss in its hardwood division for 2023–24, and a productivity report has found the industry is economically unviable.

  • by Caitlin Fitzsimmons

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