NSW

NSW hospital system still sick: doctors

Doctors say the state government has failed to improve the hospital system, a year after an inquiry called for an urgent overhaul.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 9:10 am
O'Farrell 'talking down NSW over broadband'

The New South Wales Government says opposition leader Barry O'Farrell is talking down the state, with his comment over a National Broadband Network (NBN) contract going to Victoria.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 10:00 am
NSW joins national Industrial Relations system

The New South Wales Government has agreed to take part in a new national industrial relations system.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 9:00 am
Man charged over cemetery vandalism

A man has been charged with malicious damage after the destruction of headstones at a cemetery in northern NSW last month.
November 19, 2009, 8:38 am
NSW doctors have 'lost hope' in reforms

Three-quarters of NSW doctors say the state's public hospitals are still in crisis because of the failure to implement much-needed reforms.
November 19, 2009, 8:11 am
NSW residents warned as heatwave hits

NSW residents have been told to prepare their homes for bushfire, with sweltering heat expected to hit most of the state in coming days.
November 19, 2009, 2:34 am
Aussies negative about population growth

More than 60 per cent of Australians think the country would be worse off if the population grew to 35 million by 2050, a new study finds.
November 19, 2009, 2:34 am
Young Muslims encouraged to volunteer

Members of Australia's Islamic communities are encouraging young Muslims to get more involved in volunteering as a way to break down stereotypes and give back to the community.
ABC - November 18, 2009, 9:00 pm
Dee named NSW Australian of the Year

Influential environmentalist Jon Dee, who founded Planet Ark, has been named the NSW Australian of the Year.
November 18, 2009, 7:53 pm
Police officer who shot man 'had Taser'

A long-serving police sergeant was equipped with a Taser when she used a gun to shoot a man in suburban Sydney, police say.
November 18, 2009, 6:35 pm
Toddler falls from second storey window

A three-year-old boy is in a stable condition after falling more than two metres from a second storey window in Sydney's north.
November 18, 2009, 6:32 pm
Pair to stand trial over 'prayer session' rapes

Two Sydney men accused of sexually assaulting a woman during 'prayer sessions' have been committed to stand trial.
ABC - November 18, 2009, 6:21 pm
Parkinson's breakthrough brings treatment hope

Australian scientists researching the causes of Parkinson's disease say their breakthrough will help develop new ways of treating other debilitating illnesses.
ABC - November 18, 2009, 6:09 pm
DNA could implicate 10 in Leigh rape case

Twenty years after the brutal rape and murder of a Newcastle schoolgirl, there are claims more advanced DNA technology could have changed the outcome of the case.
ABC - November 18, 2009, 6:00 pm
Police nab motorcyclist doing 200km/h

A motorbike rider has been caught riding at more than 200km/h in Sydney's north - more than twice the legal speed limit.
November 18, 2009, 5:29 pm
Shoddy home insulation sparks fires

Home owners in NSW are being warned after a recent spate of fires sparked by shoddily installed ceiling insulation.
November 18, 2009, 4:09 pm
NSW residents warned of bushfire danger

NSW residents should prepare for bushfires, with sweltering heat expected to hit most of the state in the coming days, the Rural Fire Service says.
November 18, 2009, 4:07 pm
Taser left holstered in self-harm shooting

Police say an officer who shot a man in Sydney's south-west this morning chose to use her gun instead of her Taser.
ABC - November 18, 2009, 3:46 pm
Historic Aboriginal land claim settled

The New South Wales Government has announced the single largest hand back of Aboriginal land in the state's history.
ABC - November 18, 2009, 2:37 pm
'Self-harm' man dies after police shooting

A man has died after being shot by police opposite a primary school in Sydney's south-west.
ABC - November 18, 2009, 2:24 pm