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Police allege the 80-year-old woman was one of three who was assaulted on January 4, she was left in a critical condition and died in hospital on Friday.

Youssef Assoum was shot in the leg at close range in December 2014 and died from severe blood loss, court documents read.

The federal government's move to halve the stage 3 tax cuts for higher earners and instead prioritise relief across the board has been described as both "good government" and an "unbelievable" broken promise.

The Sydenham to Bankstown train line is being converted into a metro line but, with a lack of bus drivers to replace the service, the union says passengers will be put at risk.

A secret recording between the woman and her partner was the catalyst for a magistrate to dismiss the charges.

Officers attending the scene are told two women aged 63 and 58 were grabbed by a man and assaulted before the 81-year-old woman was bashed.

Sydney's ongoing heatwave has resulted in suburbs across the city's west and south-west swelter through their hottest start to the summer on record.

It's the plan that will see residents living near eight Sydney metro and train stations see their suburbs transformed with new housing development.

The hotly anticipated but unfinished document was mistakenly posted on the Department of Planning website on Tuesday, but deleted shortly after. It also appears to reveal the fate of the Metro West project.

While the exact locations remain a tightly guarded secret — and have been changing — it's understood there are several metro stations not being considered at all.

Police allege the 31-year-old man stabbed his mother to death, killed her cat and set the family home on fire in Sydney's south west.

The 31-year-old man, who is the woman's, 67, son, was tasered by police at the Wattle Street residence in Bankstown and was subsequently arrested.

Around 1.2 tonnes of methamphetamine, MDMA and cannabis are seized across Australia and hundreds of people are arrested during Operation Vitreus, a joint police initiative targeting organised crime.

"Gentleman" Bob Wood and offsider "Big Pete" brought a unique Aussie flair to traditional tattooing, creating designs with larrikin character and imprinting a style on the industry still in demand today.

The NSW government's funding commitments are part of a raft of announcements ahead of the upcoming state budget on September 19.

The Sharks will meet the Roosters at Shark Park after beating the Raiders, who had Seb Kris sent off and will now travel to Newcastle in week one of the finals. Earlier, the Titans beat the Bulldogs in a shoot out on the Gold Coast.

The new head of U-Go Mobility apologises after a chaotic first month in which passengers faced long waits for buses, multiple cancellations and drivers going the wrong way.

It was billed as Australia's biggest public transport project but is the promise of four metro lines for Sydney just a pipe dream? Here's how the project began, the hurdles it's faced and where it's up to now.

Camera footage shows a car weaving in and out of traffic, hurtling through intersections, and driving on the wrong side of the road at high speeds.

Five suburbs in Sydney's western and south-western suburbs are among New South Wales' top 10 for "rental pain", a new report finds.

Tarek Zahed was denied bail for a fifth time, after the court heard he was suffering "serious health conditions" from an assassination attempt last year.

The 21-year-old Chester Hill man faces 33 charges after a 20-year-old woman was allegedly assaulted and threatened with physical violence on many occasions.

A highly-respected Shariah scholar and London-based general practitioner will address a gathering of Muslim doctors who will discuss ethical issues raised by end of life care and organ donation.

Abusive spectators at any sport in New South Wales could face lifetime bans across all venues under a new policy to stamp out violence on the sidelines.  

Gang leader Bassam Hamzy is accused of using coded language about legal fees and barristers to hide a meth supply operation, all while he was in high-security prison.