NSW

Bird 'attacked as he helped drunk woman'

Former NRL star Greg Bird was helping a friend's drunk girlfriend out of a nightclub when two women started attacking him, his lawyer has told a Sydney court.
July 6, 2009, 11:04 am
Surge in flu patients hits NSW hospitals

A surge in the number of people arriving at NSW hospitals with flu-like symptoms has forced the state government to make hundreds of extra beds available.
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Opera stars get physical for new Aida

It's one of the grandest operas ever written and for the first time in 25 years, Opera Australia is bringing a new production of Aida to the stage.
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$500m project to transform Sydney site

Construction has begun on the $500 million redevelopment of the Darling Walk, the former SEGA World site at Sydney's Darling Harbour.
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Release power blackout data: business

The NSW Business Chamber wants the government to release quarterly figures on the reliability of electricity supply in NSW.
July 6, 2009, 12:49 pm
Work begins on Darling Harbour revamp

Construction has begun on a plan to transform a neglected area of Sydney's Darling Harbour into a new business and leisure area.
ABC - July 6, 2009, 12:05 pm
Actors being ripped off in NSW: Govt

The New South Wales Government has conceded it is failing to protect actors, dancers and other performers from being ripped off by their managers.
ABC - July 6, 2009, 9:44 am
Fisherman's body spotted in rough seas

Police are searching for the body of a 28-year-old fisherman who was swept off rocks at Port Kembla, south of Sydney, last night.
ABC - July 6, 2009, 8:32 am
Bega MP pushes for biomass power stations

The Member for Bega Andrew Constance on the New South Wales Far South Coast says Australia is lagging behind other countries in its use of biomass power generation.
ABC - July 6, 2009, 8:00 am
Toddler dies after single-car smash

A three-year-old girl has died after being badly hurt in a car crash at Merewether, near Newcastle in the New South Wales Hunter region, yesterday.
ABC - July 6, 2009, 7:53 am
Councils knock back aerial shark patrols

Councils between Wollongong and Eden on the New South Wales south coast have rejected shark surveillance flights next summer, saying they won't save lives.
ABC - July 6, 2009, 6:54 am
Extra peak trains promised in Sydney

A new CityRail timetable will be introduced in Sydney in October amid promises of less crowding, extra peak-hour services and more carriages.
July 6, 2009, 6:39 am
Girl, 3, dies after car hits tree

A three-year-old girl has died after the car she was travelling in hit a steel fence and a tree near Newcastle.
July 6, 2009, 6:35 am
Woman allegedly tries to smuggle heroin

A South African woman has allegedly swallowed almost half a kilogram of heroin in an attempt to smuggle it into Australia.
July 5, 2009, 11:12 pm
Woman busted carrying heroin internally

A 32-year-old South African woman has been charged with importing heroin into Australia.
ABC - July 5, 2009, 10:04 pm
Govt donates $2m for Wayside Chapel maintenance

The New South Wales Government will give $2 million to help rebuild the crumbling facilities at Sydney's Wayside Chapel.
ABC - July 5, 2009, 8:24 pm
Second swine flu death recorded in NSW

A man with serious medical problems including diabetes has become the second person to die in NSW after contracting swine flu, health authorities say.
July 5, 2009, 5:25 pm
Baby elephant healthy, well and pushy

Australia's first native-born elephant weighs in at around 100kg and already knows how to use it to get his own way.
July 5, 2009, 4:59 pm
Sydney man dies with swine flu

A Sydney man who had been diagnosed with swine flu has died - the 11th death related to the virus in Australia.
ABC - July 5, 2009, 4:52 pm
Visitors take advantage of early snowfalls

Larger than expected snowfalls have boosted the number of tourists to the Cooma region.
ABC - July 5, 2009, 1:47 pm