A simmering row over pay and conditions has led NSW TAFE teachers to call a 24-hour
strike for Thursday.

Jesuit priest Father Frank Brennan has called on the nation's churches to band
together to support a federal charter of rights.

Sydney FC chief executive Edwin Lugt predicts this Sunday's A-League premiership
showdown against Melbourne will be one of the biggest games in the club's history.

An Abbott government would be a danger to the Australian economy, Labor has warned,
as signs emerged it was losing its electoral advantage on climate change.

The federal government's claim that its My School website helped identify struggling
schools for extra funding is "disingenuous", the Australian Education Union (AEU)
says.

Four teenagers have been rescued but a woman is still missing after being swept away
at a popular swimming and picnic spot following a flash flood at Bouldercombe Gorge

South Sydney forwards Eddy Pettybourne and Jason Clark have signed new two-year
contracts with the NRL club.

The immigration detention centre on Christmas Island is almost full, sparking debate
on whether asylum seekers who arrive by boat should be sent elsewhere.

Sydneysider Sarah Oh held off Katherine Hull for a second straight year to make a
tough but successful defence of the NSW Open women's golf title on Sunday.

Heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected to continue to hammer parts of
NSW, with some residents warned of possible flash flooding.