Here's what you need to know this morning.
Sydney man to be sentenced over Johnson murder
Today, a Sydney man is due to be sentenced over the 1988 murder of 27-year-old American mathematician Scott Johnson.
Mr Johnson's naked body was found at the bottom of a cliff on Sydney's northern beaches.
His death was treated as a suicide but three inquests and several public appeals later, Scott White was charged in 2020 with murder.
In January, White pleaded guilty during a pre-trial hearing, his legal team has since tried to withdraw the plea.
Yesterday, the NSW Supreme Court was told White met Mr Johnson at a Manly hotel before they went to North Head.
The court was also told a violent act by White caused Mr Johnson to fall from the cliff to his death.
Sydney billionaire invests in energy
Atlassian billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes has become the biggest shareholder in the AGL power company.
Mr Cannon-Brookes' investment group, Grok Ventures, acquired a more than 11 per cent stake in the company, making it the largest shareholder.
In a statement to Grok Ventures board of directors, Mr Cannon-Brookes said he believed there was a "better future" for AGL.
"A future that delivers cheap, clean, and reliable energy for customers. A future that accelerates the transition to net-zero," he said.
Mr Cannon-Brookes previously pledged to put $1.5 billion into the climate change sector on top of investment in companies with a de-carbonisation plan.
AGL is Australia's largest electricity generator and was last year ranked highest as Australia's largest greenhouse carbon emitter.
Scheme helping to keep children safe in cars
Sixty out of 65 drivers charged with not properly restraining their child have avoided paying fines and received help with keeping their children safe under a state government program.
In collaboration with NSW Police, the Car Seat Diversion trials have been running since June 2021 in a number of areas across the state, including in Bankstown and Dubbo.
Offenders are given seven days to make an appointment with an accredited car seat installer and 21 days to install the appropriate seating.
A certificate issued by the installer is the proof needed for the $352 fee to be waived.
NSW Finance Minister Damien Tudehope said the results had been "pretty good" so far
"It's a cheap fix for a problem that can be so serious," he said.
"If we value our children then the first and most primary thing to do when we're travelling in a car is to make sure they're properly restrained."
He said some violations were issued to parents for failing to keep up with the correct car seat for a child's age and size.
Drivers found to have a child incorrectly seated can also incur three demerit points.
Garbage impacted in strike action
Randwick Council garbage collection days will be affected this week by Cleanaway workers' industrial action.
The strike, which has impacted four zones within Randwick, came after internal negotiations with company management stalled.
Cleanaway took over the running of Randwick's garbage collection in March 2021.
The affected areas include Kingsford south, Randwick west, and Kensington.
Coroner's court at 'breaking point'
The chair of an Upper House inquiry into the NSW Coroner's Court has described it as being at "breaking point".
The inquiry's final report has made 35 recommendations for change, including that the court be restructured and a financial support scheme be put in place for families participating in inquests.
The inquiry chairman, Labor MLC Adam Searle, says all but one recommendation has received unanimous support from the multi-party committee.
"The system is chronically underfunded, the coroners themselves don't have a lot of support," he said.
"The system is stretched, we think, to breaking point given the resources it has now. This is a meaningful blueprint for change for whoever the government of NSW is."
The state government's response to the inquiry's report is due by the end of October.
