Gordon - 2072

The senior planning department official purchased a property in the upper north shore suburb of Gordon within one of the government's planned Transport Oriented Development Zones before the policy was made public last year.

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.

Advocates for action on climate change urge further commitments to reduce Australia's emissions ahead of the UN COP26 conference in a month's time, with warnings investors could move their cash elsewhere.

MORNING BRIEFING: Fire has engulfed a factory in Sydney's south-west that contains brake fluid, LPG cylinders and insecticide with nearby residents forced to evacuate from the dangerous blaze.

Extensive work by police in Sydney sees Margo Cooper's journal — which documented her experiences in the Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force — returned to her family in western NSW.

Trees and powerlines were felled in Sydney's northern suburbs after a localised storm pummelled the city.

Smoking rates have dropped massively since the 70s — down from 40 per cent to only 14 per cent — but some areas of the country are not getting the message.

An Australia-based PNG cricketer is confident the Pacific nation can become a powerhouse of tier-two world cricket after its success in Hong Kong last month.

The Australian Federal Police raids the home of a Sydney-based technology entrepreneur who was today identified as the suspected inventor of the digital currency Bitcoin.

Ravenswood school captain Sarah Haynes' end of year speech is a reminder for all women to embrace imperfection in their lives, writes former captain Edwina Cowdery.

A Year 12 Ravenswood student speaks out against her school captain for accusing those running the exclusive Upper North Shore girls school of putting its image ahead of the welfare of the students.

The head girl at Ravenswood on Sydney's Upper North Shore uses a speech to accuse those running the school of putting its image ahead of student welfare.

Four Harvey Norman franchisees have been fined thousands of dollars for misleading customers about their warranty rights.

A large native title claim has been made over public land on the central coast of New South Wales.

The competition watchdog is taking 11 Harvey Norman franchisees to the Federal Court for allegedly misrepresenting consumer rights.

A stoush between residents and the New South Wales Government over development at Ku-ring-gai, in Sydney's north, has come to an end, with the council approving a blueprint for the area's future.

The New South Wales Government will built nine new car parks at Sydney train stations to encourage more commuters to use public transport.

Sydney club rugby player Dan Robinson has been tragically killed in an accident when crossing electrified train lines in England.

The Liberal candidate in tomorrow's Bradfield by-election says he does not think a leadership change, and the lack of a clear climate change policy, will affect his chances with voters tomorrow.

The timing of the Liberal leadership battle is not doing any favours for Liberal candidates standing in by-elections this weekend.

The Christian Democrats are fielding nine candidates in the upcoming by-election in the seat of Bradfield.

A spectator has become involved in a brawl between players in a Sydney club rugby game.

About 600 homes in Sydney's northern suburbs are without electricity this afternoon after a localised blackout.

A series of incidents on rail lines in northern Sydney has lead to continuing rail delays.

CityRail is warning Sydney's North Shore commuters to expect delays of up to an hour this morning after a fatality on the line.