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Public assured after Sydney dental scare

NSW Health authorities have assured the public it's safe to go to the dentist after six Sydney practitioners were suspended for potentially exposing thousands of patients to HIV and hepatitis. Dr Robert Starkenburg and The Gentle Dentist operator Dr ... >> view original

Sydney has the highest poverty rate of any capital city in Australia

The NCOSS report has found the average weekly disposable household income for the richest residents of NSW is nearly six times that of the poorest – at $1895 for the richest 20 per cent, compared to $348 for the poorest 20 per cent, well below the ... >> view original

Philippines call centre worker stole Australian Citibank customer details for ...

An overseas call centre employee allegedly collected banking details of Australian Citibank customers and sold them to a Sydney crime syndicate, which then used the details to defraud the customers of more than $1 million, police say. Police allege the ... >> view original

Task force to look at Uber and taxi industry in NSW

The fast-growing Uber service has had a presence in Sydney for more than a year and has emerged as a significant competitor to taxi services. The UberX platform, in which motorists use their own car to pick up passengers, has recorded more than a ... >> view original

South Sydney Rabbitohs centre Kirisome Auva'a cleared to return after domestic ...

South Sydney centre Kirisome Auva'a has been cleared by the NRL to return to rugby league this weekend, in the wake of his ban over a domestic violence issue.Auva'a has been named in the Rabbitohs' NSW Cup feeder side North Sydney to play Mount ... >> view original

How a 14-year-old domestic violence sufferer changed the NSW Department of ...

EXCLUSIVE. Three months ago, a 14-year-old girl wrote to NSW government, weeks after the suicide death of her mother, and asked them to "educate children about domestic violence and how to seek help". Today, her wish comes true as a raft of major ... >> view original

NSW government extends CSG buyback plan with 'multiple' parties interested

The Baird government has extended its plan to buy back exploration licences for coal seam gas, prompting calls for AGL to ditch its permit for the Sydney region. As part of the NSW gas plan, the government has so far purchased and cancelled 12 ... >> view original

South Georgia received record number of visitors during 2014/15 cruise season

The island of South Georgia attracted the highest ever number of cruise ship passengers in the 2014/15 season, in contrast to falling numbers of tourists visiting the Antarctic, according to the May edition of the South Georgia Newsletter. Print; Share ... >> view original

Dragon lizard embryos change sex when temperature rises

Hotter temperatures are messing with the gender of bearded dragon lizards, a new study finds. Dragons that are genetically male hatch as females and give birth to other lizards. And the way the lizards' gender is determined is getting changed so much ... >> view original

Divers Film Great White And Tiger Sharks Feasting On Sperm Whale

A group of recreational divers off the Australian coast managed to film several great white and tiger sharks, as the predators feasted upon the remains of a dead sperm whale. The footage was captured off the north coast of New South Wales on Thursday, ... >> view original