Police charge 55 people in Sydney eastern suburbs drugs busts

An operation targeting the supply and distribution of cocaine and other illicit drugs in Sydney's eastern suburbs has led to 55 people being charged with drug supply and possession. Over the course of six nights this month, police from Strike Force Northrop allegedly seized more than 290 grams of cocaine, 13 grams of MDMA, 110…

Barty survives hiccups to advance to second round, Stosur also through

Paris: Ashleigh Barty has survived a bumpy ride to book her spot in the French Open second round. The eighth seed beat American Jessica Pegula 6-3, 6-3 to make it three from three for Australians, after Alex de Minaur and Alexei Popyrin's earlier victories on the Paris clay. Samantha Stosur followed suit later in the…

One in a hundred success rate sparks small business sacking reform call

Small businesses are calling for reform in the wake of new research showing less than 1 per cent of unfair dismissal claims were backed by the industrial umpire. The Australasian Convenience and Petroleum Marketers Association claims small businesses are incurring significant financial and time penalties contesting unfair dismissal claims at the Fair Work Commission that…

How Dungeons & Dragons inspires, and feeds off, the rise of geek culture

Fantasy and science fiction currently make up a disproportionate amount of the world's biggest mainstream films and TV shows, from Game of Thrones to The Avengers: Endgame. And while most can trace their inspirations back to legendarily geeky sources, like Lord of the Rings and Marvel Comics respectively, their popularity has also led to something…

More commuters than expected ride Sydney's new metro line in first test of peak-hour services

The integration of a $7.3 billion new metro line into Sydney's broader rail network passed its first test on Monday despite a greater number of commuters than expected riding on the driverless trains. A day after about 140,000 people hopped on board for the first time, attention turned to how the system would handle high…

'Best outcomes in the world': NSW takes big steps to cut cancer deaths

Growing numbers of people are being diagnosed with cancer, but the good news is your chances of survival are getting significantly better, the latest Cancer Institute NSW report shows. As our ageing population swells, so do absolute numbers of cancer diagnoses and deaths across the state, the Cancer Control in NSW report shows. Loading Replay…