ABC NSW News

Sydney Roosters coach Brian Smith has been to 10 finals series and led his teams to three grand finals, but he believes he finally has the side to end his 27-year wait for an NRL premiership.

Independent MP Rob Oakeshott will have a hard time winning over sections of his NSW electorate that are angry he backed Labor.

Australian baseballer Trent Oeltjen has earned a recall to Major League Baseball, picking up a contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Swimmer Stephanie Rice makes an emotional public apology over her homophobic slur on Twitter.

The NSW Constitution now recognises Aboriginal people as the traditional custodians of the state.

Newcastle's efforts to impress the 2,000 passengers on board a cruise ship have not quite gone to plan, after a forklift truck unloading the ship ended up in the harbour.

TV personality Mike Munro has been fined $300 for driving at double the speed limit through Sydney's Lane Cove Tunnel.

An Australian man who was jailed in Thailand over anti-government protests has returned to Sydney.

A Railcorp officer has been jailed for two years after he made his colleagues lie about an alleged assault on a teenage boy.

The Bureau of Crime Statistics says a big rise in the number of people arrested for cocaine possession in NSW is almost certainly because more people are using the drug.

The first mangoes of the season that were grown in the Northern Territory have sold for $30,000 at the Sydney Markets' annual charity auction.

A man has been stabbed during an attempted car-jacking at Revesby in Sydney's south-west overnight.

A 21-year-old man will face a New South Wales court today after allegedly abducting his nine-week-old baby and assaulting the child's mother and grandmother.

Indigenous leaders will gather at the New South Wale Parliament today for the introduction of a new bill recognising Aboriginal people as the first people in the state.

St George Illawarra coach Wayne Bennett will reassess his future at the completion of the NRL finals, with a return to the Dragons for 2011 his only guarantee.

Independent Tony Windsor says he's happy with his decision to back Labor, despite unhappiness in his electorate and the possibility of a strong Nationals challenge at the next election.

A 21yo man is accused of sexually assualting and killing a three-year-old boy.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard says she hopes her new government can run a full three years, starting today, despite being only one vote away from losing power.

A prominent betting expert has called on the major sports in Australia to each appoint a specialist to oversee gambling.

Roosters five-eighth Todd Carney has capped a magnificent return to the NRL by locking up the Dally M award for the best player of the 2010 season at a gala event in Sydney on Tuesday night.