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Elderly woman falls 15m down cliff

March 17, 2010 13:00:00

Police and paramedics are with a 77-year-old woman who fell fifteen metres down a cliff at Lake Parramatta, in Sydney's west.

NSW puts credit card fees under examination

March 17, 2010 12:18:00

A new study will scrutinise credit card surcharges in a bid to stop consumers being slugged with excessive fees.

Ex-teacher convicted of child sex assault

March 17, 2010 12:00:00

A former Catholic school teacher in Broken Hill, in far west New South Wales, has been given two 18 month suspended jail sentences for indecent assault.

Shattered Stewart out for several months

March 17, 2010 12:00:00

Manly full-back Brett Stewart will be out for up to five months with a knee injury.

Larger-than-life portrait is packer's pick

March 17, 2010 11:22:00

A portrait of rock historian Glenn A Baker has won this year's Packing Room Prize, the prelude to annual Archibald.

Police probe Sydney fishing trawler fire

March 17, 2010 10:48:00

Police are investigating the cause of a fire on a fishing trawler in Sydney's inner west.

Transport adviser resigns over 'disappointing' blueprint

March 17, 2010 10:19:00

The head of the Property Council has resigned from the NSW Government's transport advisory board.

Technology key to combating fatigue, says NRMA

March 17, 2010 10:00:00

The state's peak motoring group says police are right to be planning a crackdown on fatigue, but pulling drivers over on suspicion may not be workable.

Blue Mountains bike tracks closed

March 17, 2010 09:38:00

The Blue Mountains City Council has voted to close all mountain bike tracks along the escarpment closest to Sydney and adjoining ridges.

Alleged Comanchero charged with armed robbery

March 17, 2010 09:21:00

A man, who police allege is a member of the Comancheros bikie gang, has been charged with armed robbery in Sydney's west.

Body find treated as murder

March 17, 2010 08:39:00

Police investigating the discovery of human remains in Lake Macquarie, south of Newcastle, say they are throwing all available resources into the case.

Rangers hear no evidence of Sydney cane toad colony

March 17, 2010 08:35:00

National Parks and Wildlife Service staff have been scouring Taren Point in Sydney's south listening for the breeding call of the cane toad in a bid to find out if a colony has been established.

Police left dumbfounded by highway chase

March 17, 2010 08:25:00

A 31-year-old man will face serious traffic charges after allegedly leading police on a high-speed chase along the Pacific Highway just after midnight.

Man dies of meningococcal disease

March 17, 2010 08:22:00

A man from the New South Wales Hunter Valley has died from meningococcal disease.

Police taking longer to respond to non-urgent calls

March 17, 2010 08:20:00

New figures show some people are waiting for more than an hour for police to respond to a 000 call.

NSW sees lowest drought levels for 4 years

March 17, 2010 07:44:00

39.8 per cent of NSW is in drought - compared with 81 per cent in January.

Melbourne, Sydney dominate PFA line-up

March 16, 2010 18:24:00

A-League grand finalists Melbourne Victory and Sydney FC have had their successful seasons reflected in the Professional Footballers Australia (PFA) team of the season.

Ennis rubbed out for one match

March 16, 2010 17:36:00

Canterbury hooker Michael Ennis will miss Friday night's clash with St George Illawarra after entering an early guilty plea to a grade two careless high tackle charge.

Tigers backing grit over flair

March 16, 2010 17:08:00

Gareth Ellis rates the Wests Tigers' mental toughness as more pleasing than spectacularly breaking his try drought for the NRL club with Monday night's match-winner.

Family outraged by attacker's acquittal

March 16, 2010 17:08:00

Relatives of an Irishman who was severely bashed in Sydney's east in 2008 have broken down after a man was found not guilty of his attempted murder.

Missing diggers found after 44 years

March 16, 2010 16:44:00

The remains of two Australian servicemen missing since 1966 in Indonesia have been found.

Housing official 'awarded contracts to his own company'

March 16, 2010 15:00:00

A corruption inquiry has heard that a former New South Wales Housing Department officer failed to disclose a conflict of interest in contracts worth millions of dollars.

Sydney Sheikh optimistic about deportation appeal

March 16, 2010 14:02:00

The Sydney Shia Muslim cleric facing deportation says he is optimistic he will be allowed to stay in Australia.

'Evidence doesn't support murder charge', court told

March 16, 2010 14:00:00

A jury has been told a Queanbeyan man accused of murdering his mother's ex-boyfriend did not kill the 46-year-old.

92yo murder accused should be in hospital, court told

March 16, 2010 13:37:00

An elderly woman who is accused of killing her 98-year-old husband in Sydney is likely to be freed on bail by the weekend.

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