NSW
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Crews work to contain fires across NSW
Fire crews are working to contain a number of fires on a day of total fire ban across NSW.
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NSW denies axing firefighting jobs
The New South Wales Government has denied claims it is trying to axe bushfire fighting jobs across the state.
ABC - November 21, 2009, 9:07 am -
NSW firefighters facing job cuts: report
It's been revealed that rangers regarded as the "SAS of bushfire fighting" are among more than 200 parks and wildlife staff facing the axe in NSW.
November 21, 2009, 7:52 am -
Tom Thompson: The forgotten master
His murals are miraculous, yet Tom Thompson is an artist that many Australians will be hard-pressed to recall.
ABC - November 20, 2009, 9:27 pm -
Police warn of extortion scam
Sydney parents have been duped into paying a large sum of cash to an anonymous caller falsely claiming to have kidnapped their daughter.
November 20, 2009, 6:34 pm -
Lightning storms spark bushfires in NSW
Two extra total fire bans for areas of NSW have been issued by the RFS, leaving just three regions free of bans as the state swelters through a heatwave.
November 20, 2009, 5:50 pm -
No corrupt activity on land deals: probe
NSW Labor MPs and govt officials have been cleared by an inquiry of any wrongdoing surrounding the sale and planning decisions involving land in western Sydney.
November 20, 2009, 5:30 pm -
New restrictions anger Sydney hoteliers
The owner of two exclusive Sydney nightspots facing tough new licensing rules says people are more likely to be struck by lightning than by patrons at his bars.
November 20, 2009, 4:57 pm -
Son's illness 'defeated' art curator
Nick Waterlow was defeated by his son's mental illness, an "enemy" that gripped the family for decades, a funeral service for the Sydney art curator has heard.
November 20, 2009, 4:13 pm -
'Satanic' sex attacker 'able to change'
An internet user who lured young girls to a cemetery for sexual acts and wrote of wanting "a big underage gang bang" was not a lost cause, says his lawyer.
November 20, 2009, 3:57 pm -
Principal jailed for sex with student
The ex-principal of a Christian school at Grafton faces just nine months more in jail after being sentenced in court for having sex with a 16-year-old student.
November 20, 2009, 3:42 pm -
Learner driver in double-fatality crash
A learner driver is believed to have been behind the wheel of a car that crashed into a power pole on the NSW mid-north coast, killing two young passengers.
November 20, 2009, 3:10 pm -
Victor Chang's killer refused parole
The New South Wales parole authority has decided not to release one of two men convicted of murdering heart surgeon Victor Chang.
ABC - November 20, 2009, 3:04 pm -
Victor Chang's killer refused parole
One of the men convicted of murdering renowned Sydney heart surgeon Victor Chang must remain behind bars for another year.
November 20, 2009, 2:54 pm -
Violent venues facing tougher restrictions
The New South Wales Government is imposing new restrictions on more than 60 of the state's most violent pubs and clubs in a bid to reduce alcohol-related assaults.
ABC - November 20, 2009, 2:50 pm -
Stolen generations need compo: Calma
Reconciliation will not succeed unless the stolen generations can access financial compensation, Aboriginal Social Justice Commissioner Tom Calma says.
November 20, 2009, 2:24 pm -
Ex-principal jailed for sex with student
A former northern New South Wales school principal has been jailed for having sex with a student.
ABC - November 20, 2009, 1:57 pm -
Jury retires in US sailor rape case
A jury has retired to consider its verdict in the case of a US Navy serviceman accused of raping a Sydney sex worker while on shore leave.
November 20, 2009, 1:56 pm -
Uncertainty still surrounds Stace death
A two-week coronial inquest into the death of Lee Ellen Stace, 16, wrapped up in Grafton, in northern New South Wales, yesterday.
ABC - November 20, 2009, 1:44 pm -
Arts community pays tribute to Nick Waterlow
Several hundred mourners have gathered at Sydney's St Mary's Cathedral for the funeral of art curator Nick Waterlow.
ABC - November 20, 2009, 1:00 pm
