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Nearly 5,000 stranded in NSW floods
Up to 4,800 people remain isolated on the New South Wales mid-north coast after heavy rain caused widespread flash flooding overnight.
ABC - November 7, 2009, 11:52 am -
Fewer people caught DUI in NSW: police
NSW police have caught fewer drink-drivers in their latest crackdown compared with a year ago.
November 7, 2009, 5:58 pm -
Rain isolates thousands in northern NSW
Floodwaters that have isolated up to 5,000 residents on the NSW mid north coast are expected to recede on Sunday, emergency services say.
November 7, 2009, 4:49 pm -
Learner 'clocked 100km/h over limit'
A learner driver was allegedly caught speeding at more than 100km/h above the legal limit during a police chase in the Hunter Valley.
November 7, 2009, 2:52 pm -
Mum allegedly steals own baby from care
A NSW woman has been charged after allegedly taking her new-born baby from a hospital in the state's central west where it had been placed into care.
November 7, 2009, 1:40 pm -
Semi-dried tomatoes 'may cause hep A'
People are being warned against eating uncooked semi-dried tomatoes after evidence emerged of a possible link with hepatitis A, NSW Health says.
November 7, 2009, 11:37 am -
Seven charged over NSW drug syndicate
Police have arrested seven people and seized $100,000 worth of speed and ecstasy during a covert operation to smash a NSW drug syndicate.
November 7, 2009, 9:38 am -
James Hardie victims get $320m lifeline
The New South Wales and Federal Governments are lending James Hardie more than $300 million to make sure asbestos victims receive compensation.
ABC - November 7, 2009, 8:53 am -
Boy charged in school window-smashing
A 13-year-old boy has been charged with smashing 50 windows at a school in the New England region of NSW, causing an estimated $13,000 in damage.
November 7, 2009, 8:51 am -
Sea level fear overstated: meteorologist
The impact of predicted sea level rises on coastal development on Australia's eastern seaboard has been exaggerated, a meteorologist says.
November 7, 2009, 6:35 am -
Torrential rain lashes northern NSW
Residents in Coffs Harbour, on the New South Wales mid north coast, are being evacuated as flood waters rise, cutting the main transport route between Sydney and Brisbane.
ABC - November 6, 2009, 10:45 pm -
Man gets payout after seat collapses
A man who was injured when a seat collapsed under him at a Hungry Jack's restaurant in Sydney is likely to get more than $100,000 in damages, a judge says.
November 6, 2009, 6:51 pm -
Ex-cop jailed 10 years for raping girl
A former NSW policeman whose sexual assault of a girl began when she was 12 and progressed to rape has been sentenced to at least 10 years in jail.
November 6, 2009, 6:46 pm -
Woman speaks out about Della Bosca affair
The woman involved in a sex scandal with former New South Wales Health Minister John Della Bosca has broken her silence, calling the backbencher ego centric.
ABC - November 6, 2009, 6:41 pm -
Double killer jailed until 2027
A man who stabbed his partner to death almost three years after killing a caretaker by pushing him down some stairs has been jailed for at least 19 years.
November 6, 2009, 5:42 pm -
Man jailed for tree-branch manslaughter
A man has been jailed for killing a man with a tree branch after the victim, who was carrying two knives and was intoxicated, chased a group around a NSW town.
November 6, 2009, 3:11 pm -
Dad pays $82.5k for email to principal
A Sydney father who defamed a school principal in an email attacking her competency has been ordered to pay her $82,543 in damages.
November 6, 2009, 3:09 pm -
Parole board urged not to release Chang's killer
The New South Wales Parole Authority will take a fortnight to decide whether one of two men convicted of the murder of Sydney heart surgeon Victor Chang should be released on bail.
ABC - November 6, 2009, 2:33 pm -
New taxi drivers must pass English test
Australia's transport ministers have approved a proposal to make taxi drivers pass an English test before they can get their licence.
ABC - November 6, 2009, 2:17 pm -
Jury convicts man over fatal boat crash
A Sydney man charged over a boat crash that killed a 34-year-old woman has been found guilty.
ABC - November 6, 2009, 1:41 pm
