Copyright 2025 Nine Entertainment Co. Pty LimitedThe top News headlines from The Sydney Morning Herald. For all the news,visit https://www.smh.com.auhttps://www.smh.com.au/rss/national/nsw.xmlSydney Morning Herald - National/ Nswhttps://www.smh.com.au/icons/rss/smh.pngen-AUWed,02 Apr 2025 08:54:36 +1100https://www.smh.com.au/rss/national/nsw.xmlWed,02 Apr 2025 08:54:36 +1100Sydney Morning Herald - National/ NswNational/ NSWMax MaddisonLiberal Bennelong candidate Scott Yung says he has been “100 per cent” upfront and honest. But he won’t explain why he failed to disclose electoral expenditure worth tens of thousands of dollars.effaec03-f3d4-4ef9-8ad7-17bf63f44ea0https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/liberal-candidate-faces-more-questions-over-undisclosed-campaign-spending-20250331-p5lnxb.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national_nswWed,02 Apr 2025 06:56:21 +1100Liberal candidate faces more questions over undisclosed campaign spendingNational/ NSWWhile others tackle a hot tertiary topic.859ca04c-ffbd-421e-b18d-df8c9aa2abd5https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/achieving-a-happy-medium-in-the-national-capital-20250401-p5lo51.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national_nswTue,01 Apr 2025 21:00:00 +1100Achieving a happy medium in the national capitalNational/ NSWChristopher HarrisTop selective schools James Ruse and North Sydney Boys benefited from parent contributions upwards of $2000 per student. Search our table to see how your school fares.c89d0914-6337-4b4e-8395-7e3d172d8dbchttps://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/we-learnt-how-much-funding-nsw-schools-receive-what-does-yours-get-20250328-p5lndt.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national_nswTue,01 Apr 2025 19:30:00 +1100We learnt how much funding NSW schools receive:What does yours get?National/ NSWReader Bill Brown asks how a potential prime minister,whose mission is to cut public service expenditure,could justify moving into Kirribilli House rather than The Lodge in Canberra,just a stone’s throw from Parliament House.6ec4181f-4b24-471d-be29-de63ab9ae60fhttps://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/dutton-s-desire-for-kirribilli-house-exposes-his-double-standards-20250401-p5lo5m.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national_nswTue,01 Apr 2025 18:30:00 +1100Dutton’s desire for Kirribilli House exposes his double standardsNational/ NSWPerry DuffinVanessa Jacobs Fennell was pulled from her Range Rover in Bellevue Hill after allegedly drunkenly ramming into parked cars.a56e4be3-f7c4-40b1-b3be-8cfdeef92f7bhttps://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/alleged-drink-driving-socialite-fronts-court-after-crash-in-sydney-s-east-20250401-p5lobi.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national_nswTue,01 Apr 2025 18:17:27 +1100Alleged drink-driving socialite fronts court after crash in Sydney’s eastNational/ NSWAngus ThomsonIt is unclear whether hundreds of NSW doctors will defy the demand and walk off the job for three days next week.6ea3ff5f-d799-4afd-af05-e25044c17389https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/doctors-ordered-to-call-off-three-day-strike-in-latest-pay-dispute-20250401-p5lo53.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national_nswTue,01 Apr 2025 18:07:04 +1100Doctors ordered to call off three-day strike in latest pay disputeNational/ NSWMatt O'SullivanThe fleet of new Spanish-built passenger trains is already $826 million over budget and on track to be at least three years late entering service.b1a507ae-4ba9-440e-a578-0ba459dd9748https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/bungled-nsw-train-project-risks-running-later-than-worst-case-scenario-20250401-p5lo54.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national_nswTue,01 Apr 2025 15:54:09 +1100Bungled NSW train project risks running later than worst-case scenarioNational/ NSWRiley WalterOne of NSW’s most senior detectives described the former Australian Federal Police officer’s alleged offending as “abhorrent”.f3cc5d24-3408-48b7-89a9-35a4a52dacc7https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/former-cop-allegedly-manufactured-machine-guns-led-criminal-group-20250401-p5lo7b.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national_nswTue,01 Apr 2025 14:28:45 +1100Former cop ‘main driver’ of syndicate allegedly manufacturing ‘sophisticated’ machine gunsNational/ NSWClare Sibthorpe,Riley Walter,Daniel Lo Surdo,Jessica McSweeneyThe woman’s attempted murder charges have been heard in court after she allegedly attacked her children in their sleep before their screams woke their father.556f2b74-b835-4044-a35f-a0abf44b1bc3https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/three-children-stabbed-in-sydney-s-hills-district-20250331-p5lnqk.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national_nswTue,01 Apr 2025 14:11:11 +1100Mother to remain in custody over stabbing of her three sleeping childrenNational/ NSWMichaela WhitbournThe Federal Court approved the settlement on Tuesday,which will result in some investors clawing back money lost to the Sydney conwoman.f470e9fb-3502-45cf-8ec7-cc93cec41fdbhttps://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/melissa-caddick-victims-reach-multimillion-dollar-settlement-20250401-p5lo5b.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national_nswTue,01 Apr 2025 13:22:45 +1100Melissa Caddick victims reach multimillion-dollar settlementNational/ NSWFrances HoweThere was only one item on the agenda at Ku-ring-gai Council’s extraordinary meeting on Monday,yet it was hours before councillors could debate it.abc9c427-0c43-4b8f-8f36-031de82c615dhttps://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/the-great-divide-over-this-north-shore-council-s-housing-plan-20250331-p5lnyp.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national_nswTue,01 Apr 2025 11:22:51 +1100The great divide over this north shore council’s housing planNational/ NSWLucy MackenBefore receivers descended on tech entrepreneur Peter Crown’s Berrima property empire he had some fairly grand plans that included flipping much of it,and proposing a technology park called Silicon Highlands.22696169-9b02-4581-aa07-20ada877d12ahttps://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/grand-plans-to-make-the-southern-highlands-the-next-silicon-valley-hanging-by-a-thread-20250328-p5lneb.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national_nswTue,01 Apr 2025 07:58:02 +1100‘Legacy project’:New private school,hospital and uni plans hang by a threadNational/ NSWStephen Brook,Alexandra Smith,Megan GorreyIt is one of the oldest of political tricks – candidate puts up campaign signs,opponent takes them down. But in the case of Bradfield there was a curious twist.890df5ec-8a1f-4f4e-993d-90574b2015e4https://www.smh.com.au/cbd/the-case-of-the-local-council-and-the-disappearing-election-corflutes-20250331-p5lnzf.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national_nswTue,01 Apr 2025 05:00:00 +1100The case of the local council and the disappearing election corflutesNational/ NSWWhile the passport troubles continue.18b359d3-355b-4d08-b283-e1f460c65197https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/snakes-and-skinks-and-spiders-oh-my-20250327-p5lmyz.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national_nswMon,31 Mar 2025 21:00:00 +1100Snakes and skinks and spiders,oh my!National/ NSWJulie PowerA leading architect whose clients include 20 of Australia’s richest people is experimenting with fast,sustainable materials on a row of four terraces in Bondi Junction.496ef351-1dd2-4f31-8542-e215a213f774https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/new-sydney-homes-that-go-up-like-a-lego-kit-20250317-p5lk2e.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national_nswMon,31 Mar 2025 19:30:00 +1100New Sydney homes that go up ‘like a Lego kit’National/ NSWChristopher HarrisAcademic integrity experts say the advent of artificial intelligence has made high-stakes tests such as NAPLAN more susceptible to cheating.4c744df4-6c03-4179-90d8-b325f2e143aahttps://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/number-of-schools-caught-by-naplan-writing-scandal-grows-20250327-p5ln2l.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national_nswMon,31 Mar 2025 19:30:00 +1100Number of schools caught by NAPLAN writing scandal growsNational/ NSWJessica McSweeneyThe child suffered critical head injuries when struck while chasing a dog,paramedics were told.8f188c1b-b5f4-439b-8b79-0dd86ed53d67https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/girl-aged-five-fights-for-life-after-being-hit-by-ute-on-major-highway-20250331-p5lo0s.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national_nswMon,31 Mar 2025 19:03:53 +1100Girl aged five fights for life after being hit by ute on major highwayNational/ NSWEating yum cha and visiting a mosque is not enough to win over the migrant voters he once scorned,a reader writes6a1f888a-2946-44ee-bdd5-a824ea6bf801https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/dutton-s-multicultural-champion-image-is-a-cynical-election-ploy-20250331-p5lnsl.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national_nswMon,31 Mar 2025 18:30:00 +1100Dutton’s ‘multicultural champion’ image is a cynical election ployNational/ NSWMichaela WhitbournThree judges will hear Ben Roberts-Smith’s application to introduce a leaked audio recording in evidence in his defamation appeal.393e151a-6a9c-41ad-9bc9-fcb52faebe2ahttps://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/person-17-conversation-with-ben-roberts-smith-s-ex-lover-at-centre-of-appeal-bid-20250331-p5lnr8.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national_nswMon,31 Mar 2025 11:43:22 +1100‘Person 17’:Conversation with Ben Roberts-Smith’s ex-lover at centre of appeal bidNational/ NSWMatt O'SullivanCommuters also face disruptions from full or partial closures of the busy M1 metro line over several weekends,as well as services stopping earlier some nights.b8b68afc-54b8-44a5-b865-c814776b62dahttps://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/second-passenger-train-line-faces-two-month-closure-20250327-p5lmw8.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national_nswMon,31 Mar 2025 05:00:00 +1100Second passenger train line faces two-month closure