Son of prominent Sydney nightclub owner convicted of Kings Cross rape and other top stories

Son of prominent Sydney nightclub owner convicted of Kings Cross rape

The son of a prominent Sydney nightclub owner has been convicted of sexually assaulting a young female in an alleyway behind the back of a King Cross nightspot run by his family. Luke Andrew Lazarus will face a sentencing hearing this month having been ... >> view original

NSW election 2015: Baird pledges he'd double land release for new housing

The new housing lots – for construction of apartments, terraces and stand alone homes – will be released in suburbs across the greater Sydney metropolitan area, the Lower Hunter and the Southern Highlands in a bid to address the housing affordability ... >> view original

Secret rail plan for Sydney would create massive and costly upheaval to ...

And billions would need to be spent on new bridges and tunnels to offer more reliable trains for western Sydney. Bureaucrats and consultants have developed these proposals and others for Transport for NSW as part of an implementation plan for the ... >> view original

Thousands of Sydney unionists protest privatisation in national day of action

Thousands of unionists rallied in Sydney to protest against the NSW and federal government's privatisation of public assets and salary cuts. Unions NSW secretary Mark Lennon said up to 10,000 workers gathered outside the NSW parliament in Macquarie ... >> view original

Spectators reminded to celebrate safely as Mardi Gras fever hits Sydney

Visit the City of Sydney website: www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au for further information on alcohol-free zones in Sydney. - Remember the alcohol laws will remain in place and operate as usual, including 1.30am lockouts, which will be enforced so this may ... >> view original

Best platters at restaurants in Sydney and throughout NSW

While a dessert platter at Cafe Sydney will set you back a whopping $50, you do get three dishes which are normally $19 each. A revamped dessert menu by Andria Liu consists of a double chocolate praline slice, cherry, toffee almond and coconut sorbet, ... >> view original

NSW election: Foley says people power can stop electricity sell-off

He stoked city-country rivalries by saying that people in Tweed did not want to sell off the state's electricity businesses in order to accelerate the building of a second harbour rail crossing in Sydney. The NSW government has exempted Essential ... >> view original

Severe weather hits NSW; SES called to more than 500 jobs in Sydney

Severe thunderstorms and damaging winds caused chaos across Sydney on Sunday, with the SES responding to more than 550 jobs, mainly roof damage from heavy rain and strong winds. A section of a street in North Sydney was closed after a window fell ... >> view original

Baird locks in $2 billion from Abbott for privatisation

The Baird government has locked in $2 billion from the Commonwealth for the second harbour rail crossing, western Sydney rail and southern roads if the electricity network is privatised. Treasurer Joe Hockey and NSW Treasurer Andrew Constance have ... >> view original

Grayson Perry and 'The Greats' at MCA and Art Gallery of NSW for Sydney ...

The Deputy Premier Troy Grant today announced that the 2015-16 Sydney International Art Series would see the Art Gallery of NSW opening an exhibition called The Greats, Masterpieces of Western art from the National Galleries of Scotland, while the MCA ... >> view original