Tag: NSW
Rudd to meet premiers over health shake-up
The Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will this morning begin a round of meetings with state premiers to push his plan to overhaul the health system.[MORE]
Mr Shuffles has keepers wrapped around his little trunk
Zoo staff were overwhelmed when they realised a baby elephant previously thought dead had been born alive. [MORE]
Lavicka wary of in-form Phoenix
Sydney FC coach Vitezslav Lavicka believes Wellington Phoenix hold the edge in morale going into Saturday's A-League preliminary final.[MORE]
O'Keefe dictates proceedings at SCG
New South Wales all-rounder Steve O'Keefe ensured his last impressions in this summer's Sheffield Shield competition amounted for plenty as the Blues dominated South Australia on day two at the SCG.[MORE]
Tragardh can't do it all, coach warns
Wollongong coach Gordie McLeod admits his team will falter if it relies too heavily on scoring machine Cameron Tragardh in the deciding game of the NBL grand final series against the Wildcats in Perth on Friday night.[MORE]
New commission to run rugby league
Predictions it would be up and running before the NRL season began proved wide of the mark, but rugby league's independent commission has finally been agreed to a day before the campaign kicks off.[MORE]
School criticised for putting autistic kids in pen
NSW Opposition says a school's decision to place children with autism into a pen during play periods is inhumane and cruel.[MORE]
The human cost of the scrapped CBD Metro
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The New South Wales Government is counting the financial cost of cancelling the Sydney Metro but what about the human cost?[MORE]
Mining council comments ridiculous: MP
New England independent MP Tony Windsor says the New South Wales Minerals Council is running a scare campaign on mining access agreements.[MORE]
Nursing home resident found dead in river
Police say the body of a man who was reported missing on Wednesday night has been found in a river on the New South Wales Central Coast. [MORE]
Members of alleged organised crime family refused bail
A court has heard police have covert phone and video evidence implicating four men in an alleged family drug syndicate.[MORE]
Smith ton takes Blues streaking ahead
Rising star Steven Smith scored his second century in as many Sheffield Shield appearances as New South Wales continued to deal out the hurt to South Australia at the SCG.[MORE]
Teen denied bail over wheelchair bashing
A second teenager has been denied bail over the bashing of a wheelchair-bound Canadian tourist in Sydney on Tuesday night.[MORE]
Ross comeback on hold
South Sydney prop Ben Ross's NRL comeback is on hold for at least another month after a meeting with a specialist.[MORE]
Man extradited over 1996 armed robberies
New South Wales police have extradited a man from the Northern Territory and charged him over armed robberies carried out 14 years ago, including one in the northern suburbs of Wollongong on the state's south coast.[MORE]
NSW bucks the trend with falling unemployment
New South Wales is the only state to have recorded a fall in its unemployment rate last month.[MORE]
SBY says Indonesia open for business
Indonesia's president has finished his three-day trip to Australia with a sales pitch calling on Australian businesses to invest in Indonesia. [MORE]
DVD sales raise $1m for charity
The sales of DVDs of last year's Sound Relief concert have raised another $1million for charity.[MORE]
MP's son facing sexual assault charges
The son of the New South Wales Labor MP John Aquilina has been charged with five counts of sexual assault.[MORE]
Flood evacuation decision looms
The State Emergency Service (SES) will meet residents in Goodooga and Weilmoringle today to plan its response to the threat of major flooding.[MORE]
NSW TAFE teachers end industrial dispute
New South Wales TAFE teachers have voted to end their long running dispute with the State Government over pay and conditions.[MORE]
DIY risk assessments for insulation crazy: Greens
NSW Greens say householders should not have been asked to check their own homes before ceiling insulation was installed.[MORE]
Man charged with woman's stabbing murder
A 29-year-old man will face court today charged with the stabbing murder of a woman in the south of New South Wales.[MORE]
Council bids for extended SBS Radio service
The Central Darling Shire Council in western New South Wales is seeking to have an SBS Radio service rolled out to more towns in the region.[MORE]
'Miracle' elephant calf making steady progress
Taronga Zoo's newborn baby elephant is making steady progress with staff already coining a name for the calf.[MORE]
