Kelly Fuller

Local government may have a reputation for being boring, but NSW budget estimates today provided an extraordinary snapshot of what is playing out across the state's councils.

Peabody’s plan to keep its Metropolitan Mine south of Sydney operating until 2044 has won emphatic union backing while drawing calls from the Greens for it to be rejected.

Surrounded by a community dressed in yellow, Jeff and Jill Tougher are building a joyful legacy for their son while carrying the private toll of a campaign for greater protection of frontline workers.

Cheryl Grimmer's family says more than 50 detailed submissions have been met with an extraordinarily brief determination after the DPP upheld the decision to abandon the case.

Cheryl Grimmer's family has given the premier until September 29 to review the abandoned murder case or face a parliamentary push for government records.

A Labor MP vows to press her own government for reform, as a union leader calls the University of Wollongong (UOW) the "poster child" for the sector's failures.

Police allege an e-bike rider returned an alcohol reading more than twice the driving limit and positive tests for cocaine and meth after a crash critically injured a teenager near Wollongong.

South Coast passengers will get more than 200 extra weekly services from November 15, but they come with longer Sydney journeys and changes to airport connections.

Universities said staff cuts were necessary to secure their financial futures. But disputed models, alternative plans and changing forecasts suggest other choices may have been available.

Residents tell the NSW Land and Environment Court the dispute over the recycling plant is affecting their health, retirement plans and taking psychological toll due to sustained uncertainty.