Pension demand surges 50%
THE meltdown in Australians' superannuation and retirement earnings has generated a sharp rise in older people having to fall back on the pension.
Rates fall but nobody's listening
BUILDING approvals hit a seven-year low in November, raising concerns that Australia will fall into recession this year.
Atheist message misses local bus
BRITISH atheists have been celebrating the appearance of flippant slogans on London buses this week but atheists in Australia have been barred from launching a similar advertising campaign on the nation's public transport systems.
No one to blame for daughter's mauling, says father
THE father of the child killed in a dog attack says it was an accident and no one's fault, as his other daughter was discharged from hospital suffering facial injuries sustained in the attack.
Council staff fear assault over alcohol laws
RANGERS and lifeguards working for councils are demanding more protection from the State Government after a marked increase in assaults.
Stole in one: golf buggy heist charges
THREE youths broke into the equipment room of an eastern suburbs golf course, stole three golf buggies and then drove "erratically" across the 17th and 18th holes early yesterday morning, police said.
Work stress blamed for caesarean rise
WOMEN who stop working at least a month before their baby is due
are four times less likely to have a caesarean delivery because
they are less tired and anxious, research has found.
Coalition will leave abortion law alone
IN ANOTHER signal that the NSW Coalition is claiming the centre ground in state politics, its justice spokesman, Greg Smith, said he would not impose further restrictions on abortion, despite his long association with the anti-abortion movement.
More arrests as anger flares again at Rosemeadow
A JOINT appeal by the police and Rosemeadow elders will be made today as violence following a brawl this week threatens to erupt again.
Death comes too soon for Bondi girl with 'sparkles in her eyes'
FROM the moment Lucy Lieberman was born, she won over every nurse in the maternity ward.
Parkinson's patients get relief from implant
DEEP brain stimulation dramatically improves Parkinson's disease symptoms such as trembling and involuntary movement, offering hope to many with the incurable conditions, the largest study of its kind has found.
So very modern, once upon a time
EDWARD Winter was a "very modern man", interested in the latest household appliances and urban designs, and unconventional philosophies such as the Single Tax and Theosophical movements.
The blogs of war: how Quadrant hoaxer was outed
IT HAS been a busy week for Katherine Wilson.
City paved with soul
Warts and all, Sydney has always given visitors something to write home about, writes Harriet Veitch.
Rees reaffirms commitment to mental health research hospital
THE Rees Government has promised to establish a mental health research hospital at the site of the Brain and Mind Institute in Camperdown in what is being hailed as a world first.
Corrections
■ Tuesday's story "Students see scales of justice in baccalaureate", incorrectly said Harry Knight received a mark of 44 out of 55. The top score in the International Baccalaureate is 45.
