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Pilger awarded Sydney Peace Prize
The winner of this year's Sydney Peace Prize, John Pilger, has labelled the Federal Government's asylum-seeker policy "illegal and immoral".
ABC - November 4, 2009, 6:00 pm -
Bondi vagrant denied bail on rape charge
A Sydney vagrant has been charged with raping a young woman at the Bondi cave he has lived in for the past decade.
November 4, 2009, 5:51 pm -
ICAC finds Sydney Ferries boss corrupt
The former boss of Sydney Ferries corruptly misused his corporate credit card for personal expenses, the NSW corruption watchdog says.
November 4, 2009, 5:32 pm -
Rees apologises for train breakdowns
NSW Premier Nathan Rees has apologised to commuters trapped on sweltering broken-down trains in Sydney but says he can't rule out a repeat of the debacle.
November 4, 2009, 5:02 pm -
'Bondi caveman' refused bail on rape charge
A Sydney court has refused bail to the man known as the Bondi caveman, who is accused of raping a woman last night.
ABC - November 4, 2009, 4:55 pm -
Fake hitman's evidence unreliable: court
Evidence from a man who posed as a hitman for Nine's A Current Affair program should not be trusted because of his long criminal history, a court has been told.
November 4, 2009, 4:50 pm -
New car seat rules 'to save children'
Car crash victim Isabelle Broadhead's legacy will live on, with the introduction of new car seat regulations aimed at saving children's lives.
November 4, 2009, 4:09 pm -
Girl grabbed and dragged into bushland
Police are appealing for public assistance after an 11-year-old girl has been dragged into the bush in Sydney's northwest.
November 4, 2009, 4:04 pm -
Hatton urges corruption probe for NSW
The stench of corruption in NSW planning and development is so strong that Premier Nathan Rees cannot avoid a royal commission, former MP John Hatton says.
November 4, 2009, 3:44 pm -
Channel 9 'hitman' case delayed
A court hearing for two Channel Nine employees has been delayed after police were given new information about their case.
ABC - November 4, 2009, 3:20 pm -
$1m defamation case could bankrupt MP
New South Wales Greens' MP Ian Cohen says he could become bankrupt after being ordered to pay more than $1 million in costs after losing a defamation case in the High Court yesterday.
ABC - November 4, 2009, 3:03 pm -
Ex-ferry chief corrupt: ICAC
The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) has made corrupt conduct findings against the former Chief Executive of Sydney Ferries, Geoffrey Smith.
ABC - November 4, 2009, 2:39 pm -
What to do with the railroads to nowhere ?
The New South Wales Government is facing a fight in the Upper House to pass its Rail Trails Bill, even though the Transport Minister David Campbell has promised that the state's disused rail lines will not be sold off.
ABC - November 4, 2009, 2:38 pm -
Primary students get bilingual education
Four NSW primary schools will trial a bilingual program aimed at teaching students an Asian language.
November 4, 2009, 2:34 pm -
Telescope network 'to lead to big discoveries'
Astronomers at the Australian National University (ANU) expect to make big discoveries using a series of new telescopes.
ABC - November 4, 2009, 2:24 pm -
Hospital suicide could happen again, inquest told
The hanging of a man at a Riverina hospital has prompted major changes to the treatment of mental health patients in New South Wales but the nurse who treated him says it could all happen again.
ABC - November 4, 2009, 2:16 pm -
Magistrate assigns essay on drug dangers
A Sydney magistrate has given a man charged over possession of ecstasy a written assignment to escape a conviction.
ABC - November 4, 2009, 1:17 pm -
Kids car seats compulsory up to age 7
From March next year children up to the age of seven will be required to travel in approved seats while they are in cars.
ABC - November 4, 2009, 1:00 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 -
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
