Tony Ibrahim

The pilot of a light plane dies following a successful sky-diving drop when the aircraft crashes into bushland on the NSW south coast.  

The e-bikes posing a "higher fire risk" will be banned from trains after dozens of incidents were found to be linked to the battery technology powering them.

A childhood friend has described the "heroic" final act of a surfer who steered his friends to safety before being mauled by a shark at Sydney's Northern Beaches on Saturday.

A government scheme that connects 60,000 businesses to experts on the taxpayers' dime is being discontinued as state debt grows. 

The nation's financial crimes intelligence agency warns one in four NSW club poker machines could be vulnerable to money laundering and terrorism financing after a monitoring program "systemically failed".

The first licensed club group targeted by the nation's financial crimes intelligence agency is accused of turning over almost $140 million from 10 gamblers considered high risk of money laundering and terrorism financing.

The company that owns the most profitable pokie machine club in New South Wales is being taken to the Federal Court by the agency that investigates financial crime.

Viewing Sydney's multi-million-dollar fireworks show from North Sydney Council's prime vantage point on New Year's Eve will cost at least $50 — even though it is public land.

Authorities don't know the whereabouts of Ibrahim Helmy — the alleged mastermind accused of rigging the awarding of $343 million in transport contracts.

NSW Police say a man, 29, fatally shot by police in the car park of a busy shopping centre in Western Sydney was carrying a large machete.