Tuesday 7th September, 2010
Deal on political reforms
The three rural independent MPs have reached agreement with both major parties on reforming parliamentary procedures. The Member for Lyne, Rob Oakeshott - who outlined the changes with his fellow ind...
Liberal MP says independents will back Labor
Warren Entsch. A Coalition MP has predicted the three rural independents will back the formation of a Labor government. With pessimism starting to take hold in the Liberal and Nationals ranks, the ...
Men trapped in car wreck after pole smash
PARAMEDICS were battling early this morning to free two men from the wreckage of a car which was torn in half after colliding with a telegraph pole.
Man impaled, drunk teen in Harbour
news.com.auWe saw everything, a whole pallet of things, and there was a lot of trauma involved. It began with a young man who'd been drinking, and fell 6m on to a fence spike. It went through his buttock and per...
KK wiggles as cheating MP quits
news.com.auSTATE MP Kerry Hickey, who fathered a child during an affair with a parliamentary staffer, will not run for parliament at next March's election.
FFA to come to aid of Jets
ABCNo turnover...the Jets have struggled to make a profit from their home games at EnergyAustralia Stadium. (Getty Images: Mark Metcalfe, file photo)
Manly win a massive challenge: Lyon
Sydney Morning HeraldManly captain Jamie Lyon says it could be the greatest challenge in his NRL club's proud finals history - facing minor premiers St George Illawarra with a team missing up to 11 Test and Origin stars. ...
Sydney Water employee lied about bribe
Sydney Morning HeraldA Sydney Water inspector has admitted accepting cash payments from building contractors and lying in evidence to the corruption watchdog. Kenneth John Buckley, who has worked for Sydney Water for 45 ...
Railcorp pay offer to go to union vote
ABCThe Rail, Tram and Bus Union has today decided to put its latest pay deal to its members for a vote. Railcorp is offering workers an almost 15 per cent pay rise over four years. The Unions New South...
Call for inquiry into Hunter Water
ABCThe New South Wales Greens will urge State Parliament this week to set up an inquiry into Hunter Water. Hunter Water has defended its management of the region's main supply dam, which is down to arou...
Could quake hit Australia?
Sydney Morning Herald, and we may not know when and where it might happen, a Geoscience Australia seismologist says. No country is immune from earthquakes, but the continent's location in the middle of the Australian pla...
No crime increase around injecting room
ABCNew research shows there has been no increase in crime around the heroin injecting room in Sydney's Kings Cross. It is close to 10 years since the medically-supervised drug injecting centre opened an...
Undermanned SES swamped with emergency calls
ABCThe SES has received 1,700 calls from residents in the Illawarra and South Coast, but only 200 workers were on duty to respond yesterday. Most of the calls came from the southern Shoalhaven with Ulla...
Researchers find ancient fossilised coral reef
ABCResearchers have found an extensive coral reef existed around Lord Howe Island thousands of years ago. Scientists have taken samples from an eroded shelf around the island which shows an area twenty ...
Greens candidate hopeful on positive state results
ABCFormer Illawarra Greens candidate George Takacs says his strong results in some northern suburbs polling booths in the Federal poll is encouraging for the looming State election. Mr Takacs stood in t...
ICAC alleges corruption at Sydney Water
Sydney Morning HeraldThe NSW anti-corruption agency is investigating alleged shady dealings at Sydney Water Corporation involving hundreds of thousands of taxpayers' dollars. The Independent Commission Against Corruption...
Winter Street Count finds fewer homeless people sleeping rough in the City
Sydney MediaThe City of Sydney's latest Street Count has revealed a 30 per cent decrease in the number of people counted sleeping rough on Sydney's streets this winter.
Manly anxiously awaiting player toll
Sydney Morning HeraldManly skipper Jamie Lyon says the battered club may not know for a few days which of many doubtful players will be available to take on minor premiers St George Illawarra in the first week of the NRL ...
Gap year can prepare students for uni life
University of SydneyIncreasing numbers of students are taking gap years between school and university, and although some contend that the gap year may be a negative thing or a waste of time, a new study by
Council 'in the dark' about development approval
ABCThe Waverley Council says it found out about a development approval for an $89 million project in Bondi, via the internet. The development application included plans for more than 150 units and a sho...
Wild, windy weather lashes country
news.com.auTHOUSANDS of tourists remain stranded in the outback Queensland town of Birdsville, after its famous race meeting was washed out and residents have begun evacuating their homes in Wangaratta and Horsh...
ICAC to probe Sydney Water allegations
ABCA public inquiry begins today into allegations that several Sydney Water Corporation inspectors have sought bribes from contractors. The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) is investigat...
MP Hickey to retire for personal reasons
ABCThe New South Wales Labor MP for Cessnock Kerry Hickey says he will not be re-contesting his seat at next year's state elections. The General Secretary of the NSW Labor Party, Sam Dastyari, says Mr H...
Horror as MotoGP star dies
Sydney Morning HeraldTomizawa was in his first season in the Moto2 category - he had had one season in 250cc last term - and had begun it in style by winning the curtain raiser in Qatar. He followed it up with second in ...
Pizza man threatened with hammer
news.com.auThe 27-year-old man was delivering pizza to a home on Holland Road, Bellevue Hill, when three men, one armed with a hammer, demanded cash from him at about 10pm on Sunday. He instead handed over the p...
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