NSW Swifts fight off scrappy Northern Mystics and other top stories

NSW Swifts fight off scrappy Northern Mystics

The NSW Swifts continued their unbeaten run against New Zealand teams in the trans-Tasman netball league this season after holding off the Northern Mystics 66-50 in Sydney. With both sides feeling they had something to prove, it looked set to be a ... >> view original

Gunman on the run as shots fired in Harris Park

Police have shut down a Sydney street after a masked gunman fired off eight rounds in the middle of a shopping strip. Diners were enjoying their lunch just after 2pm on Saturday in Harris Park, western Sydney, when the man walked outside and fired the ... >> view original

NSW crime statistics 2013 and 2014: fraud and drug possession offences on the ...

All but 13 people of the arrests were in the Sydney central business district, where laws imposing a 1.30am lockout on drinking venues took effect in February last year. BOCSAR director Don Weatherburn said the 489 per cent increase was a reflection of ... >> view original

NSW crime report: Lockout reduces Sydney CBD violence, drug use increases ...

Sydney's lockout laws have greatly reduced violent assaults in the CBD and Kings Cross but drug possession and trafficking has increased sharply across NSW, a major crime report has found. The NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research report also ... >> view original

Anti-Islamic abuse on Sydney train: victim Hafeez Ahmed Bhatti thanks Stacey ...

A man at the receiving end of an anti-Islamic tirade on a Sydney train has thanked the woman who stood up for his family and is meeting police on Friday to report the incident. Hafeez Ahmed Bhatti, his wife and their four-month-old son were catching ... >> view original

NSW police move on South Sydney-Canterbury Good Friday disgrace

Police are urging anyone with information in relation to this incident to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page: https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au/ Information you provide will be treated in the strictest of ... >> view original

WestConnex to trigger Sydney toll-road overhaul

But motorists pay a toll only northbound on the Eastern Distributor and there is no toll on Southern Cross Drive, which connects the Eastern Distributor to Sydney Airport. A spokeswoman for Transport for NSW confirmed the government planned "to ... >> view original

Lockout laws: Sydney pokie venues gain exemptions

Sydney drinkers are locked out of city bars from 1.30am, but can gamble through the night, after the NSW government began quietly granting exemptions to the lockout laws for poker machine venues. City Tattersalls, described as Sydney's "second casino" ... >> view original

NSW: Office lease, 1 Bligh Street, Sydney

International law firm Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) has leased office space at one of Sydney's leading towers at a net annual rental of more than $1 million. The firm has signed a seven-year deal to move to the building, which is owned by Dexus Property ... >> view original

Opal card shuttle: Sydney Light Rail stops in Pyrmont help commuters beat the ...

"It's also a really good way to exercise, I guess, every Monday morning," said Adrian Miranda, a maths student at the University of NSW. "In total, you've walked just under six kilometres, which is not bad for your health," said Mr Miranda. A Central ... >> view original