The Eels avoided the wooden spoon by thrashing Wests Tigers in the spoon bowl, before the Roosters beat the Rabbitohs after a magical debut score from Mark Nawaqanitawase.
As overdoses rise in Sydney's suburbs, is the solution a safe injecting room?
Over the last two decades, fatal overdoses have shifted away from Sydney's centre to Greater Western Sydney. Advocates say a safe injecting room is the solution the lower deaths. But would it work?
Photo shows Safe Injecting: A woman with glasses looks at the camera and holds a photo of a man wearing sunglasses.Has Video Duration: 2 minutes 26 seconds.Prosecutor accuses couple of 'fabricated lie' in Amber Haigh trial closing statement
Crown prosecutor Paul Kerr used his closing statement to call into question Robert and Anne Geeves's account of dropping the missing woman off in Campbelltown, which the lawyer described as a deliberate attempt to throw off detectives.
Photo shows A young woman holding a baby whose face has been blurred. A man sits next to them.Amber Haigh murder trial sees grainy footage of police finding 'suicide note'
A murder trial centred around Amber Haigh's sudden disappearance from regional New South Wales more than two decades ago was played grainy footage of detectives finding a note tucked away in a bright-green cabinet.
Photo shows Young smiling woman with long dark hair pulled back, holding a baby, whose face is blurred. both wearing brown, mustard clothesMurder trial hears Amber Haigh made a will as she feared the father of her child would 'end her life'
A former legal secretary has told the Supreme Court that missing NSW woman Amber Haigh believed her "life would be taken" by Robert Geeves after she gave birth.
Photo shows A young woman holding a baby whose face has been blurred. A man sits next to them.Nurse who cared for missing teen Amber Haigh was 'alarmed' by accused killer's past
Sue Powell, a nurse who cared for the teenager and her newborn baby, told the court she was concerned something might happen "at the hands of Robert Geeves" after learning details about his history with police.
Photo shows A young woman in a multicoloured jumper looks off camera'It wasn't right': Son of accused killers tells court his ex-girlfriend Amber Haigh had a baby with his father
Robbie Geeves, whose parents are accused of murdering Amber Haigh in a plot to gain custody of her son, told the court his parents confronted him after he refused to accept the newborn boy as his brother.
Photo shows A young woman in a multicoloured jumper looks off cameraAccused killer Anne Geeves would watch Amber Haigh have sex with husband, court hears
The missing woman's great-aunt Stella Nealon told the court that alleged murderer Anne Geeves was "nasty" to Ms Haigh and threatened to "take" her baby, during a disjointed day at court.
Photo shows Young smiling woman with long dark hair pulled back, holding a baby, whose face is blurred. both wearing brown, mustard clothesNRL Round-Up: Cellar-dwellers hit a century and a familiar face is top of the pops
The Titans and Tigers score more than 100 points, Souths continue their resurgence, and Jahrome Hughes might be the best player in the NRL. Here's this week's NRL Round-Up.
Photo shows Jayden Campbell of the Gold Coast Titans, Jahrome Hughes of the Melbourne Storm and Adam Doueihi of Wests Tigers.Court told couple killed teen with intellectual disability because they 'wanted' her baby boy
The opening day of a murder trial in the Riverina has heard Robert and Anne Geeves allegedly killed a teenager living on-and-off with them as part of a plot to gain custody of her five-month-old son.
Photo shows Young smiling woman with long dark hair pulled back, holding a baby, whose face is blurred. both wearing brown, mustard clothesEven as the cost of living rises, there's a bigger concern for people in Western Sydney
Doctors in Greater Western Sydney say patients are avoiding trips to the GP because they can't afford to pay the gap, as new data indicates access to quality healthcare is the regions' number one concern.
Photo shows A man and a woman sit at a table looking at the camera. A number of medications sit on the table in front of them.Think orchestras are exclusive or stuffy? Then you haven't met this one
Musical talent abounds in Sydney's outer suburbs. A group of mums are ensuring kids there have the access to musical opportunities they deserve.
Photo shows Four young teens wearing puffy micky-mouse-ears headbands, playing violins while looking at their scores on the music stands.'I actually had to go buy some decent clothes': The emerging Australian filmmakers at Cannes
For the first time, two Australian festivals have been chosen for the prestigious Goes to Cannes program.
Photo shows A woman sits on concrete setps outside a house. She is in a black dress with red flowers, has brown skin and looks calm.Grieving mother finds hope in an empty warehouse
Twelve months on from a tragic crash that claimed four young lives in Bochara, Lee-Ann Elms provides a glimmer of hope to a town that was torn apart.
Photo shows Lee-Ann Elmes stands in the empty warehouse that will be her youth centreHome and cars destroyed by fire in Sydney's south-west
Emergency services attend to a fire that engulfed a house in Sydney's south-west, while another
Photo shows A house engulfed in intense flames.Has Video Duration: 49 seconds.Why Deborah still has roof temperatures around 50 degrees, despite spending thousands on cooling
An experiment finds dark-roofed homes in Western Sydney are recording roof cavity temperatures as much as 10 degrees warmer than homes with lighter shades.
'I was a bit embarrassed': Tigers' David Klemmer apologises for outburst at Eels' Clint Gutherson
David Klemmer says there was no malice in his exuberant celebrations following the Tigers' win over Parramatta.
Photo shows A group of Wests Tigers NRL players celebrate together as one player (number 10) roars and pumps his fist.'It's hard on young kids': Luke Brooks's warning over treatment of teen Tigers star Lachlan Galvin
Former Wests Tigers halfback Luke Brooks does not want teenage star Lachlan Galvin to feel the same pressure he once felt as Galvin starts his NRL career at just 18 years old.
Photo shows Lachlan Galvin leads a group of smiling Wests Tigers players.This January 26, Indigenous Australians are feeling strong emotions of love, respect, sadness and hope
What does January 26 mean to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people? For many, there isn’t one emotion that fully captures it.
Photo shows There are three people in the photo. Uncle John, Nikki Foy and Jacob MorrisWe went to Albanese's Sydney electorate for reaction to his tax cuts. Here's what people think
The federal government's move to halve the stage 3 tax cuts for higher earners and instead prioritise relief across the board has been described as both "good government" and an "unbelievable" broken promise.
Photo shows A woman wearing glasses stood in front of a shop windowWhy hot Australian cities keep laying dark heat-absorbing asphalt, not pale 'cool roads'
Los Angeles and other US cities have embraced lighter-coloured "cool roads" in response to climate change and heatwaves. So why isn't Australia doing the same?
Photo shows CoolSeal installation in the City of Charles Sturt