ABC News: New South Wales
| 06/26/2007 05:19 PM |
| New development makes cars redundant |
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A Council in north-west Sydney says it is proposing a new housing development that will reduce the number of cars on the road by providing easy access to public transport.
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| 06/26/2007 05:04 PM |
| Gov ignored water advice: TEC |
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The Total Environment Centre (TEC) says it has obtained documents that is says show that the New South Wales Government ignored advice that the quality of Sydney's drinking water could be depleted by underground coal mining.
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| 06/26/2007 07:40 AM |
| NSW allows therapeutic cloning |
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The New South Wales Parliament has passed legislation overturning a ban on therapeutic cloning.
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| 06/26/2007 07:40 AM |
| SE Aust catchments record promising rainfalls |
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The upper part of the Murray River has recorded some of the best rainfall for the last 12 months but the drought is yet to break in much of the basin.
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| 06/26/2007 07:14 AM |
| Flood threat eases in drought city |
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The threat to Goulburn residents from floodwaters has eased but emergency crews are preparing for wild weather to hit the drought-stricken south-east New South Wales city overnight.
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| 06/26/2007 06:08 AM |
| US asks for control of sailor child sex case |
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The US Navy has asked the Commonwealth to hand over jurisdiction in the case of a sailor who is charged with grooming an underage girl for sex.
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| 06/26/2007 04:45 AM |
| Swans looking forward to Cats challenge |
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Sydney Swans coach Paul Roos says his team needs to make changes for this weekend's game in Geelong or it faces a heavy defeat.
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| 06/26/2007 04:25 AM |
| Man charged over beekeeper murder |
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A 33-year-old man from New South Wales has been charged over a shooting murder near Woodford, north-west of Brisbane.
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| 06/26/2007 04:05 AM |
| Head released by Dragons |
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St George Illawarra half-back Mathew Head will immediately link up with English Super League club Hull after the Dragons released him from his contract on Tuesday.
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| 06/26/2007 04:00 AM |
| New NSW police head 'will build on successes' |
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The in-coming New South Wales Police Commissioner, Andrew Scipione, says he will work hard to build a relationship with the community when he takes on the job.
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| 06/26/2007 03:40 AM |
| Union protests charity workers' sacking |
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Unions have accused the St Vincent de Paul Society of sacking two of its staff members because they used a staff meeting to complain about the behaviour of a manager.
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| 06/26/2007 03:36 AM |
| Injured Wesser to miss two months |
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Penrith full-back Rhys Wesser is likely to miss up to two months of football after fracturing a bone in his left foot.
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| 06/26/2007 03:00 AM |
| Goulburn residents urged to ready for evacuation |
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After years of drought in Goulburn in the New South Wales south-east, the State Emergency Service (SES) is warning people living in the suburb of Eastgrove to be ready for possible evacuation tonight due to flooding.
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| 06/25/2007 11:50 PM |
| Pasha Bulker refloat postponed |
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The planned refloating of the bulk carrier stranded off Newcastle's Nobbys beach has been postponed.
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| 06/26/2007 12:49 AM |
| Turnbull wants Vic response on national water plan |
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Federal Water Minister Malcolm Turnbull has called on the Victorian Government to declare what it wants in legislation that would formalise a national takeover of the Murray-Darling river system.
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