NSW to build first public high-rise high school in Parramatta and other top stories

NSW to build first public high-rise high school in Parramatta

St Andrew's Cathedral School, a private school in Sydney's CBD, is the only high-rise school in NSW. The principal of Arthur Phillip, Lynne Goodwin, said the school desperately needed more space but was confident that students would enjoy learning in a ... View full article

Funnel webs on the march across Sydney

In January, 98 cases were attended by paramedics in NSW, with four so far this February. For 2014, paramedics were called out to 319 incidents in Sydney with the majority in Sydney's west, followed by the north and south-west regions. Forty-three of ... View full article

'Bomb hoax' at shopping centre

UPDATE: Parts of Hornsby shopping centre evacuated following threats. LIVE Stream: http://t.co/w31juKMi4X #9News pic.twitter.com/6UHiv9YiwJ. — Nine News Sydney (@9NewsSyd) February 13, 2015 ... View full article

Father of Sydney terror suspect Omar Al-Kutobi says he was lonely in Australia

The pair were allegedly just hours away from harming or killing someone in Sydney using either a machete or a knife purchased just an hour earlier from a Smithfield supplies store. Friends, family and neighbours painted a picture of two friendly men ... View full article

Ten arrested as bikie raids across Sydney net haul of drugs and 'military ...

A senior Bandidos member is among ten men arrested in bikie raids across Sydney. (NSW Police). Police allege they swooped on two drug deals while they were taking place. Further raids were executed in Kimbriki, Weston, Kurri Kurri, Claremont Meadows ... View full article

Man trapped in lift in Westfield tower after Sydney CBD blackout

He was among at six people freed from stalled lifts in five separate rescues across the CBD, a Fire and Rescue NSW spokesman said. Earlier, a woman in her 20s, trapped in an elevator in a Pitt Street building, was rescued and taken to Sydney Hospital. View full article

Father 'struggling' after daughter Courtney Topic shot dead at Hungry Jack's

The father of a woman shot dead by police outside a western Sydney Hungry Jack's said his family was "struggling" to come to terms with her violent death. Courtney Topic, 22, who ... A NSW Ambulance spokeswoman said she died at the scene. Police said a ... View full article

Sydney terror raids: Police foil 'death cult terrorist attack'

However, widespread counter-terrorism raids in Sydney in September and the Lindt Cafe siege in December appeared to take a heavy toll on both men, he said. Close call: NSW Police Deputy Commissoner Catherine Burn. Photo: Kate Geraghty. They traded ... View full article