Hornsby - 2077

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.

Kyle Arnott says he can barely afford the cost of living now, and worries what will happen to his family if the proposed rate hike from his local council is approved. And it's happening across NSW.

News that two schools in the city's east will be joining to go co-ed in a few years' time has split the community. It's not the first time such a move has stirred debate in Sydney.

Agriculture teachers across the country are trying to make a career in the industry something to aspire to with a range of programs to think about jobs to assist farmers, the supply chain and even how to make the perfect coffee.

Advocates say it could help ease pressure from historic low vacancy rates of less than 1 per cent, which have left people scrambling for affordable rentals. 

Smoke settles across many areas of Sydney as hazard reduction burning by the NSW Rural Fire Service continues ahead of a forecast warm and dry weekend. 

Do you know your PP from your HDPE, and your PVC from your soft plastics? Plastic recycling is a minefield, so here's how to tell what you're dealing with and which bin you should put it in.

Sunshine Coast police have charged a New South Wales man with fraud offences after he allegedly sold fake gold bullion bars, which detectives say "looked like the real thing".

The number of artificial turf sports fields in NSW has increased from 30 in 2018 to 181 at last count, concerning community groups about their potential environmental impact.

A Sydney hospital has warned staff not to take naps during night shifts, telling junior doctors it would replace chairs with less comfortable ones to make it harder for them to rest.

MORNING BRIEFING: Sydney's train commuters are due to face major disruption today as the main rail union vows to push ahead with strike action as part of its long-running dispute with the state government.

The Labor Party claims the Liberal stronghold seat of Bennelong in Sydney's north shore with a significant swing.

NSW Police lay new charges against William Tyrrell's foster mother who is already before the courts for the alleged assault of a child.

MORNING BRIEFING: The state government approves a design for a ramp giving access to cyclists at the north end of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

The foster parents of missing toddler William Tyrrell are set to face separate court hearings as they deny assault charges related to another child.

MORNING BRIEFING: Bus commuters will get a free ride today as drivers turn off their Opal card readers in a pay dispute with the state government.

NSW's population is expected to increase to 10.6 million by 2041 — this is where the biggest growth areas will be, and how suburbs will be impacted.

William Tyrrell's foster-parents have pleaded not guilty to assault charges against them in court. The pair are accused of assaulting a child at their Sydney home.

A 21-year-old woman is fined after she and a friend breached COVID-19 restrictions by leaving Sydney to party and shop in Newcastle, sparking the transmission of the virus to a "significant" number of people.

William Tyrrell's foster-parents will enter a plea to assault charges against them in two weeks, a Sydney court hears.

For some women, seeing a doctor to renew their script for the contraceptive pill can be costly, inconvenient and in some instances, just straight out stressful, but new online subscription services are providing an alternative.

Record vaccination rates in Sydney's most COVID-ravaged hotspots will drive case numbers down, but authorities say the benefits of the surge in jabs won't be seen until mid-September.

Anthony Khallouf, 29, is jailed for helping organise an anti-lockdown protest in Sydney tomorrow after he was caught by police at train station in the city's north.

Children with disabilities will have access to three new schools in Sydney's south-west, but disability advocates say the money would be better spent on all students taught in mainstream schools. Alison Xiao reports.