Three more diners sick from eating tuna at Sydney cafe: claim and other top stories

Three more diners sick from eating tuna at Sydney cafe: claim

Three more people say they have suffered food poisoning after eating tuna sold at a Sydney CBD cafe. This brings the number of suspected cases of scombroid fish poisoning to seven, NSW Health said on Friday. All had ordered tuna salad from the Soul ... >> view original

Suspected scombroid fish poisoning at Sydney cafe causes NSW Food Authority ...

The NSW Food Authority has recalled a batch of tinned tuna from Thailand that was served at a Sydney cafe after four people fell ill with suspected scombroid fish poisoning. Soul Origin takeaway, a cafe in Sydney's CBD, were notified by the NSW Food ... >> view original

Powerhouse Museum site in Ultimo to be sold to developers

Before the announcement, only 7 per cent of the NSW Arts Budget went to western Sydney initiatives. The additional millions doubles this to 14 per cent. "For too long in the arts and culture space, we've accepted second best and we haven't been ... >> view original

Sydney gymnastics instructor charged with assault of second boy

A gymnastics instructor filmed himself giving a sports massage to a 13-year-old boy without the child's knowledge, police say. During the massage, the man indecently assaulted the boy, police said. The 13-year-old is the second teenage boy that the ... >> view original

NSW Government's embarrassing backdown on pool fencing law

Most Sydney councils devote little time to the task, the industry says. "Councils' resources are grossly inadequate," said Tim McKibbin the CEO of the Real Estate Institute of NSW, who had advocated the law be delayed. Building inspectors are also ... >> view original

NSW hopes to earn up to $200m by selling site of Sydney's Powerhouse Museum

The NSW government hopes to earn up to $200 million by selling the site of Sydney's Powerhouse Museum and moving it from the CBD to Parramatta. Premier Mike Baird says the move will help transform the Powerhouse into one of Australia's most modern ... >> view original

NSW politicians call for official apology for brutality at first Sydney Gay ...

Organised by the NSW Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby, LGBTI health body ACON and the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Business Association, the hustings saw all the major parties quizzed on matters ranging from the use of crystal meth in the gay community, ... >> view original

NSW election 2015: Labor backs western Sydney light rail from Strathfield to ...

The funding promise, announced on Friday by Opposition Leader Luke Foley, matches the pledge of Mike Baird's government, though neither side has fixed on a route for a tram line in Western Sydney. Last year Transport Minister Gladys Berejiklian said ... >> view original

Peter Sterling unveiled as ambassador for watershed NSW autumn racing carnival

A new dawn for Sydney racing, blah de blah blah blah. The sport has been so dysfunctional in NSW for so long, it's still difficult for the jaded to believe. Yet there is genuine reason to trust that the halcyon days Sterlo and thousands more witnessed ... >> view original

Sydney Harbour Bridge crash: Multi car pile up causes traffic chaos

The woman, a middle-aged taxi driver and another motorist were taken to hospital, but for Sydney's commuters the pain was only just beginning. The snarl stretched 21km, from Epping in the north to Eastlakes in the south. Commuters complained of a ... >> view original