NSW News
Fire destroys Singleton's luxury guesthouse
STEPHANIE GARDINER 10:20am A guesthouse at one of adman John Singleton's luxury central coast properties has been destroyed by fire, causing more than $500,000 damage.
Pretty Beach guesthouse destroyed by fire
5:53am A luxury guesthouse has been destroyed by fire on the NSW central coast and the damage bill is expected to exceed $500,000.
A beacon on Broadway shows lifeblood of city
Luke Strevens IF YOU go down to Broadway today, you're sure of a big surprise. For perched high above the ground, atop the heritage-listed remains of the old Carlton United Brewery, you'll see a giant red nylon inflatable ''tree''.
Bashed schoolboy loses his payout
LOUISE HALL A WESTERN Sydney high school student who suffered brain damage after a fellow student attacked him has had a $318,000 compensation payout overturned on appeal.
RailCorp finally on the right track
JACOB SAULWICK IN THE 1980s Glennda Blyth was a dance DJ in London. She is still working the microphone, and it's still for lots of people jammed together in close proximity.
Strathfield shines on biggest auction day of year
TOBY JOHNSTONE ON THE biggest auction day of the year it was Strathfield that had the most action. All eight properties that went to auction sold.
White Bay rail lines reprieve
JACOB SAULWICK THE Department of Planning has issued a rebuke to Sydney Ports Corporation over the destruction of rail tracks at White Bay that residents had hoped to preserve for a light-rail line.
Greenwich rejects 'single issue' claims
3:17pm Newly elected independent MP for Sydney Alex Greenwich says he is passionate about a number of issues.
Tot injured as ute hits NSW house
A toddler has been critically injured after a ute crashed into his home in northwestern NSW.
Students take notes to a whole new level
Bernard Zuel The instruments hadn't been played in 15 years and needed ''renovation'', the year 7 boys had never thought about playing music before and some parents were sceptical.
Don't mess with these X-Men
Harriet Alexander SPOT the difference. They share a surname and a penchant for dress-ups. But while Jackman the younger trades in fame and publicity, Jackman the elder ducks it as nimbly as the daggers that regularly fly over his head in court.
The taste of things to come
Daniel Lewis Richard Kalina, a British photographer-turned-farmer, never planned to become a celebrity member of the organic food movement when he moved to Australia.
Households unaware of asbestos alert
HEATH ASTON Two million homes built before 1988 could be harbouring lethal asbestos dust around electricity meters, with workers ordered to wear safety masks when working on meter boards.
Friends most likely to blab about HIV
Michael Lallo, Sarah Whyte More than half of people with HIV have had their status disclosed without their permission, two new reports will reveal.
Plant to headline Byron Bay Bluesfest
Peter Vincent AFTER weeks of speculation that Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits or Neil Young might headline Byron Bay's Bluesfest, the former Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant has been announced as the 2013 event's first megastar drawcard.
Pratt mistress puts her rivals on notice
EAMONN DUFF THE former mistress of late billionaire Richard Pratt has vowed to give Sydney's brothel barons a run for their money by unveiling her very own five-star parlour in Darlinghurst.
Canadian sex abuse suspect collared in Hyde Park
NICK RALSTON A CANADIAN wanted on child sex crimes that allegedly took place over two decades has been arrested in Sydney's Hyde Park where he was operating a local dog walking business.
My radical menopause cure
JO CASAMENTO High-profile Sydney GP Ginni Mansberg has revealed she plans to remove her uterus when she hits menopause.
Girl's family to champion her cause
A RARE liver disorder ended 12-year-old Keoni Rakatau's life in August but her passion for babies needing organ transplants at the Children's Hospital at Westmead lives on.
Grand award for a lifetime of caring
RACHEL BROWNE Dorothy Nash had spent a lifetime caring for others and was looking forward to seeing the world when she suddenly found herself parenting again, this time to her three grandchildren.
... and it's lights, camera, lamp post for Marley
NICK RALSTON THAT dog day can now be filmed and kept for prosperity.
Eaglet saved by surgeon with vision
Tim Barlass WHAT better way to monitor white bellied sea eagles in a nest at Sydney Olympic Park than by EagleCAM?
Streaming live from the dog house ...
ESTHER HAN EVERY Wednesday morning since March, Lana Page has dropped her 10-month-old Boston terrier, Brooklyn, at a Surry Hills day care centre before heading to work.
Members targeted in mayoral bid
EAMONN DUFF A SYDNEY councillor has been forced to apologise after he exploited a sporting club's database to solicit support during a failed bid to become local mayor.
Packer cuts Echo communication
Heath Aston, Natalie O'Brien JAMES PACKER has abandoned all dialogue with Echo Entertainment, owners of the Star casino, with a blunt message that any partnership with the future Crown casino at Barangaroo would now be on his terms.
Rugby side's affiliate faces ruin
ILYA GRIDNEFF THE licensed club attached to one of Australia's most famous rugby union sides, Randwick, is facing financial ruin, having lost millions over the past decade.
'Thank God I woke up to myself'
Eamonn Duff THIS coming Friday, November 2, is always an important date on Ralph Bristow's calendar. On that day, 11 years ago, he made a call to the Gambling Help hotline. It saved his life. Mr Bristow, 72, from Nowra, said: ''I mark the occasion every year with a walk. I quietly reflect and thank God that I woke up to myself.''
Profit wins as problem gamblers' plight ignored
STEPHANIE PEATLING The bid for Sydney's second casino highlights the tragedy of concentrating gaming machines in poor, disadvantaged areas.
A victim no more
RACHEL BROWNE EMILY RAYERS was simply doing what millions of women all over the world do every night - walking home from the pub after a night out with friends - when she was grabbed, beaten and raped in a traumatic attack.
Inquiry to examine 'bias' in water grants
SARAH WHYTE A dozen NSW water authorities have granted their board members, staff and relatives more than $3.4 million in funding, sparking a state government investigation.
