NSW
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NSW police launch drink-drive crackdown
More than 100,000 motorists across NSW will be breath tested in a three-day crackdown on drink driving.
November 4, 2009, 12:31 pm -
TAFE teachers challenge ruling on hours
The NSW Teachers Federation is appealing against a recent decision that it says will impose "disgraceful" working conditions on TAFE teachers.
November 4, 2009, 12:50 pm -
Rees not interested in Della Bosca poll
Former NSW health minister John Della Bosca can spend his own money on polling if he wants, Premier Nathan Rees says.
November 4, 2009, 11:48 am -
Ex-Big Brother star running for mayor
A former reality television star has put his hand up to become the next mayor of the New South Wales town of Broken Hill.
ABC - November 4, 2009, 11:25 am -
Bondi cave dweller accused of sex attack
The homeless man known as the Bondi caveman will face court today, accused of sexually assaulting a woman overnight.
ABC - November 4, 2009, 11:13 am -
Companies spend $60m wooing doctors
A Newcastle University report shows pharmaceutical companies are spending $60 million a year wining and dining Australian doctors.
ABC - November 4, 2009, 11:06 am -
Teen kidnapped and raped: man charged
Police have charged a man with the kidnap and rape of a 17-year-old girl in Sydney's west last month.
ABC - November 4, 2009, 10:28 am -
Body parts search scaled down
The search is to be scaled back on a property west of Coffs Harbour where human remains were found last Sunday.
ABC - November 4, 2009, 10:00 am -
Council defends New Year fireworks charge
Woollahra Council in Sydney's east has defended its decision to charge revellers to watch the New Year's Eve fireworks from one of the city's top viewing spots on Sydney Harbour.
ABC - November 4, 2009, 9:45 am -
Cooler weather aids fire-fighters in South East
Fire agencies are monitoring a series of bushfires in the State's south-east today.
ABC - November 4, 2009, 9:21 am -
Cooler weather helps contain NSW fires
Cooler weather conditions have helped firefighters gain the upper hand on fires burning north of Newcastle and in the Hunter Valley.
November 4, 2009, 9:16 am -
Cup punter mugged by Coogee gang
Police are looking for three men who allegedly robbed and bashed a 69-year-old man on his way home from Melbourne Cup celebrations in Sydney's eastern suburbs.
ABC - November 4, 2009, 9:14 am -
Qantas pilots forgot to lower landing gear
An air safety investigation has been launched after a Qantas jet made its approach to land at the nation's busiest airport without deploying its landing gear.
ABC - November 4, 2009, 9:10 am -
Church, house damaged in separate crashes
Two cars have crashed into Sydney buildings overnight, one into a church, the other into a house.
ABC - November 4, 2009, 9:00 am -
Schools selected for bilingual classes
Four schools in New South Wales have been selected to become the first bilingual public primary schools.
ABC - November 4, 2009, 8:45 am -
Hot Melbourne Cup day not unusual: BoM
Passengers were stranded in a broken down train without air conditioning near the Sydney Harbour Bridge as temperatures soared to 39 degrees on Tuesday.
November 3, 2009, 9:32 pm -
Firies gain control of NSW blazes
Fire crews have the upper hand on flames burning north of Newcastle and in the Hunter Valley.
November 3, 2009, 8:29 pm -
Ibrahim out on bail, drama outside jail
A smiling Fadi Ibrahim has walked free from a Sydney jail on bail, following a scuffle between his elder brother and the waiting media.
November 3, 2009, 8:23 pm -
Police find another body part in creek
Investigators searching a NSW creek where half a human body was found have located another body part, police say.
November 3, 2009, 6:00 pm -
Greens MP loses $1m defamation case
The NSW Greens MP Ian Cohen says he will have to pay more than $1 million in costs after losing a defamation case in the high court today.
ABC - November 3, 2009, 3:19 pm
