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George Alex and his four co-offenders faced a marathon six-month trial in the NSW Supreme Court over the scheme.

New Australian research has found that young men are identifying as Christian and seeing the benefits of organised religion at much higher rates than women of the same generation.

The chronic and progressive disease is being found in younger Australians with children as young as 12 developing symptoms.

Water scientist Dr Ian Wright says if Sydney Water, the state's largest supplier, can fail to detect contamination like what was found in the Upper Blue Mountains in June, then it could happen anywhere.

Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) and KPMG publish a report that records a significant increase in workers mental health insurance claims.

The former teacher was found guilty of unlawful sexual activity with a girl aged between 10 and 17, which related to his time as a teacher in the 1980s.

A new plan for living with extreme heat calls for minimum thermal standards for rental properties. 

Each state requires people to have lived there for at least 12 months to access voluntary assisted dying. Linda was the first person in NSW to receive an exemption to this rule.

Young Australians are taking the opioid reversal drug naloxone with them on nights out. We've unpacked what it is and how it works, and busted some myths along the way.

The parliamentary committee looking at the development proposal has voted to make the referral in its report which will be released on Friday.

A Sydney school principal and his brother-in-law are accused of mismanaging up to $1.4 million in funds intended for maintenance and building works at two high schools.

The 83-year-old has denied any misconduct and remains out on bail ahead of a court appearance in mid-December. 

Court documents have shed slightly more light on the historical charges laid against broadcaster Alan Jones, including allegations he touched or fondled complainants' genitals and squeezed bottoms.

A 26-year-old man has faced court after allegedly being caught with 35 kilograms of drugs in the doors of his car on the Hume Highway in southern NSW.

While fatal overdoses in NSW are increasing, so are harms related to service gaps in the healthcare and law enforcement sectors.

A fallen electrical wire exposing faulty components has halted testing on the $2.9-billion Parramatta light rail project.

Ashley Alsione Ruscoe entered the pleas in Downing Centre Local Court this week, admitting to one count of domestic violence-related assault and one count of stalking or intimidation with intent to cause fear.

Kristian White, who was found guilty last week of the manslaughter of the 95-year-old, has been removed from the NSW Police Force by Commissioner Karen Webb. The Nowland family has criticised the time the Commissioner took to act.

Despite a cost-of-living crisis, young people aged 25 to 29 have had the biggest take-up of private health insurance over the last year.

Driving in later life can bring its own challenges, and while rules around older road users vary widely across the country, options for navigating those challenges include licence assessments and conversations around so-called "driving retirement".