Mayors launch $500m revolt against Sheriff Sartor
COUNCILS across NSW have launched a campaign of civil disobedience,
refusing to hand over to the State Government essential community
service funds worth $500 million a year.
Put half the promised tax cuts into super, union urges Government
ONE of the country's biggest unions has offered a deal under which workers would give up half of Labor's promised income tax cuts in return for higher government contributions to their superannuation.
Keelty blackout call under fire
LAWYERS, civil liberties groups and the Federal Opposition have rejected the Australian Federal Police Commissioner Mick Keelty's call for restricted media coverage of counter-terrorism cases.
Dads find ways to work around long hours
LONG work hours are not the main reason many fathers spend little
time with their children. More often, they lack the motivation,
skills and interest to get involved.
Apology first item regardless, says Labor
THE Rudd Government will make the apology to the stolen generations the first item of business when Parliament resumes, but support from a divided Opposition remains far from assured.
Woman laughed after watching grandfather's killing, court told
A WOMAN who had watched her grandfather being killed laughed when his death was later described as "a good holiday", a court has heard.
Miami police call Carey a thug
THE hotel chain linked to new domestic violence allegations against
Wayne Carey ran for cover yesterday, but not so Miami police, who
labelled the former AFL star an "out of control thug".
Police search for victims of HIV prostitute
HEALTH authorities are desperately trying to find 250 people who may have had contact with a sex worker infected with HIV.
Dumped Tcard firm threatens $500m suit
THE State Government's abandoned attempt to introduce a cashless public transport ticketing system across Sydney is set to become a financial black hole, after the dumped supplier of the system warned it could seek at least $250 million in damages.
Driver in bus stop death avoids punishment
A LEARNER driver traumatised after her car ploughed into a queue of
people at a Kogarah bus stop last year will be ordered to undergo
psychiatric treatment, but will not be punished for the incident.
Curriculums in line by 2011, PM promises
SCHOOLCHILDREN would be studying the same curriculum in maths, English, science and history by 2011, regardless of which state or territory they lived in, the Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, vowed yesterday.
Crash blocks highway again
THE NSW Roads Minister, Eric Roozendaal, asked the Roads and Traffic Authority to review its emergency response plans for the F3 hours before a truck crash blocked traffic in almost identical circumstances to the day before.
Hospitals scorecard plan irks Meagher
A FEDERAL Labor proposal to publish scorecards on hospital
performance is being resisted by the NSW Health Minister, Reba
Meagher.
Pensioner wins $2m twice - the second time, in court
WERNER REINHOLD has finally won the lottery. But instead of earning his victory from the rumble-tumble of 45 coloured balls, it was the scales of justice that weighed in his favour.
Hip-hop farewell for graffiti artist
AN ART gallery has approached the family of the graffiti artist Dwaine Larrosa for the rights to exhibit his work.
Ambos of the airways
The sky's the office. Kate Benson spends a shift with the NSW Air
Ambulance.
Libs demand Newhouse inquiry
THE Liberals will pursue the NSW Government through the state's corruption watchdog if the Australian Electoral Commission refuses to investigate the circumstances surrounding the federal seat of Wentworth during last year's election campaign.
For sale: perfect for a nuclear family
HAVING a radioactive waste dump next door does not affect house prices, such is the demand for waterfront property in Sydney, according to a real estate agent who described the site of a former uranium smelter as "a slight variation from the norm".