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A crew member on Bowline (pictured) has died after being struck by a sail boom.

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Sydney to Hobart

Two Sydney to Hobart sailors killed after being struck on the head

Police believe the crew members on board two separate yachts were struck in the head by booms while changing sails.

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byJessica McSweeney andDaniella Miletic

Transport for NSW coordinator-general Howard Collins in the joint operations centre at Eveleigh.

Public transport

Sydney’s new metro line faces first major test with New Year’s Eve crowds

byMatt O'Sullivan

Opinion

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Hitting the mammalogy paws button

Letters

Value the independent voices in parliament

Sam Konstas had a debut for the ages on day one of the Boxing Day Test at the MCG.

Editorial

Test cricket

Konstas dazzled on debut,but patience essential for such a young star

The Herald's View

Politics

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Energy

NSW faces a long hot summer. Will we have enough power to keep the air-con on?

NSW’s Labor Energy Minister Penny Sharpe says Peter Dutton’s nuclear plan is nothing more than a “hope and a prayer”.

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byAlexandra Smith

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Spending

Bypassing scrutiny or getting things done? The secret change to government spending decisions

A change to the state’s business case policy allows the premier to make investment decisions via “media release″⁣,detractors claim.

byMax Maddison

The Northconnex tunnel in Sydney being constructed in 2017.

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The Dust of Death

SafeWork knew tunnel workers were exposed to ‘high levels’ of deadly silica dust

byMax Maddison

The discovery of asbestos at Rozelle Parklands prompted the Minns government to set up the name-and-shame register.

State Parliament

The environmental offenders being named and shamed by the government

byMichael McGowan

NSW Minister for Transport Jo Haylen is struggling to resolve a dispute with the rail union before a planned shutdown on Friday.

Public transport

Rail network will be hundreds of drivers short on New Year’s Eve

byMichael McGowan

Crime&Courts

Hartcher’s arrest at Pendle Hill on Monday.

Crime

Retired priest caught ‘grooming 14-year-old boy online’ in Sydney sting

byPerry Duffin

A man has been charged with animal cruelty after 98 kangaroos were allegedly shot at the NSW Hunter Valley.

Crime

Cruelty charges laid after almost 100 kangaroos shot

byPerry Duffin

Paradise Charcoal Chicken at Mount Druitt was at the centre of a NSW Supreme Court battle.

Courts

How a Sydney chicken shop sparked a legal feud between friends

byMichaela Whitbourn

Zhuojun “Sally” Li (left) and her husband,Jai-Bao “Rex” Chen (right) were both killed then dumped in bushland beneath the flight path in Botany.

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Crime

Man murdered,dumped in Botany was in ‘sophisticated’ drug operation

byPerry Duffin andSally Rawsthorne

Demolition of the old Balmain Leagues Club on Victoria Road

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Courts

Balmain Leagues site developer makes $97m compensation claim

byMichaela Whitbourn

One of the animals at the Eco Hub at Corrimal High School.

Crime

‘Horrific acts of animal cruelty’:Dozens of chickens killed at NSW high school

byEryk Bagshaw

Education

A student claims the school council has breached its duties under the terms of its charitable trust by planning to admit girls.

Private schools

The boy who is suing his private school

byChristopher Harris

HSC

HSC students receive university offers:Search our database for cut-off scores

byCraig Butt,Christopher Harris andCindy Yin

HSC

The state’s top schools for HSC mathematics revealed

byLucy Carroll andNigel Gladstone

Health

Foreign doctors are being sold the dream of living near the Sydney Opera House or at Byron Bay as the state government desperately tries to fill hospital psychiatrist roles.