09 Sep 10 | THE NSW Legislative Council voted last night in favour of same-sex adoptions but approved an amendment which means the legislation will now return to the Legislative Assembly for a further vote.
09 Sep 10 | VINEYARD owners accuse the energy company AGL of dumping contaminated water in the Hunter Valley, where it is planning to extract coal seam gas.
09 Sep 10 | THE former Olympics minister Michael Knight has called for Sydney to bid to host an international expo in 2017 as the best way to get new conference and exhibition centres and stimulate the state's economy.
09 Sep 10 | WEB users in cities will subsidise unprofitable rural broadband services and face a longer wait for high-speed internet under the deal struck between Labor and two independents.
09 Sep 10 | ADVERTISING of junk food and alcohol is expected is likely to come under tougher regulation as a result of Australia's first minority government in 70 years.
09 Sep 10 | OPPOSITION to an expansion of the Marrickville Metro mall is growing after the council moved to block the developer's plans to buy an adjacent road.
09 Sep 10 | MEALS offered by fast-food chains as healthy options are still steeped in salt, fat and sugar, the most comprehensive analysis of fast food in Australia has found.
09 Sep 10 | IN ANOTHER blow to its reputation, Toyota has been forced to issue Australia's biggest vehicle recall of the year, which involves its top-selling HiLux ute.
09 Sep 10 | ANGRY parents have forced the state government into a costly backdown on its decision to transfer year 5 and 6 pupils from Hurstville Public School to a nearby boys' high school.
09 Sep 10 | THE Greens and the independents have offered Tony Abbott the opportunity to help govern from opposition, saying they would pass any policies with which they agreed, including paid parental leave, whether Labor liked it or not.
09 Sep 10 | ONE of Wendy Turnbull's last records is still standing, if a little shakily, after Samantha Stosur's deflating failure yesterday to join her retired fellow Queenslander as a US Open semi-finalist. For all Stosur's improvement, she has failed to deliver the major title Australia craves, yet her unfinished season has still, by any measure, been a resounding success.
09 Sep 10 | NICKY CARLE is fighting a losing battle to be fit for Sydney FC's crunch match against Wellington Phoenix after the midfielder failed to train again yesterday.
09 Sep 10 | KRAKOW: Captain Lucas Neill is cautiously optimistic the Socceroos will be peaking at January's Asian Cup following an encouraging start to Holger Osieck's reign.
09 Sep 10 | LACHIE TURNER is preparing to confront world rugby's best team just weeks after admitting he had virtually lost hope of resurrecting his Test career.
09 Sep 10 | RECOVERY centres in Creswick and Clunes continue to help people affected by recent floods, but many residents are yet to visit the centres for help.
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09 Sep 10 | THE JURY is out in the trial of three men charged with the rape of a woman they met at a Ballarat bar.
09 Sep 10 | IT caused heartache for those caught in floods, but last weekend's rain has already proved a boon for Ballarat's water storages.
Ballarat's water supply is now at 62.4 per cent capacity, a level not reached since February 2002.
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09 Sep 10 | BRENDAN FEVOLA'S back-ended contract – which is understood to be worth more than $1.6 million over the next two years – is in jeopardy after being accused of offensive behaviour again.
08 Sep 10 | A DOCTOR has been sacked from a Bendigo practice and had his visa sponsorship withdrawn amid allegations of bullying.
08 Sep 10 | Controversial Lions full forward Brendan Fevola reportedly faces the sack after his club received a complaint from a member of the public about "improper conduct" at a family day at the weekend.