Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Chris Minns

The drug trends fuelling increased harm to Australians

Alcohol continues to dominate deaths but clusters of overdoses from higher potency and novel synthetic drugs are increasing, researchers say.

AAP

Pokies panel pushes to keep cash for gamblers

Half of Australia's poker machines would require a named account under recommended reforms, but industry has attacked the "embarrassing" evidence base.

AAP

Paramedic helicopter promise struggles for lift-off

Building one new helicopter base a year for three years to improve regional health care is proving far more difficult than first thought.

AAP

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

System glitch leaves thousands exposed to AVO errors

Officials are scrambling to fix an technical issue that affected the expiry date on thousands of apprehended violence orders.

AAP

NSW & QLD Are Being Warned Of Blackouts — Here’s Why They’re More Common During Heatwaves

@ your mate with a pool.... and maybe some built in shade.

Pedestrian.tv

NSW Police Accept 39% Pay Increase From Government Who Won’t Offer Nurses More Than 15% Raise

NSW Police have accepted a massive new pay deal from the Minns Government. However nurses appear to be copping the short end of the stick.

Pedestrian.tv

NSW government bid to prevent Rising Tide protest in Newcastle harbour invalid, court finds

Four-day exclusion zone an improper use of Marine Safety Act, judge rules, despite ‘skilful’ submission from transport minister Jo Haylen

The Guardian - AU

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

'A hate crime': disgust, anger at anti-Israel graffiti

The prime minister and other leaders have called out a spate of vandalism in a well-heeled suburb after cars were graffitied with anti-Israel slogans.

AAP

NSW government to cut off public access to Newcastle harbour ahead of peaceful climate protest

Rising Tide activist group condemns ‘abuse of power’ but government says protests must consider ‘reasonable’ community impact

The Guardian - AU

Panel to let housing developers bypass council scrutiny

Large-scale housing proposals will be allowed to avoid council as Australia's most expensive housing market gets worse under decade-low approvals.

AAP

Koala deaths almost double in housing developments in south-western Sydney, data shows

Conservationists demand action from Minns government after ‘alarming’ rise in deaths of female koalas and joeys

The Guardian - AU

Nurses furious that police secured huge wage deal, while they get brushed

The Premier 'opened the door', then 'slammed it in our face'.

Newcastle Herald

Thousands rally as nurses reject one-or-the-other deal

Angry nurses will not accept delaying their demand for improved staffing ratios as a condition of securing a major pay rise.

AAP

‘Very clearly gendered’: furious NSW nurses and midwives reject pay rise deal amid 24-hour strike

Union at loggerheads with Minns government over 10.5% pay rise offer after NSW police win deal for wage increase of up to 40%

The Guardian - AU

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

AAP

Extended motorway fees flagged for 'most-tolled city'

The NSW government wants to do away with a taxpayer-subsidised cap on motorway charges, when it strikes a reform deal with toll giant Transurban.

Newcastle Herald

Railway-blockade fine added in latest protest crackdown

A proposed $22,000 fine for protesters obstructing railways balances the right to protest with keeping people safe, according to the NSW government.

AAP

Railway protest review panned as activist fines added

The NSW Labor government will introduce an addition to protest offences ahead of a looming blockade of the Port of Newcastle.

The Guardian - AU

Man charged with murder after woman’s body found in Penrith hotel – as it happened

This blog is now closed

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

AAP

Moves to firm power after blackouts wrack outback town

Further compensation could be paid to residents of an outback town after a week of power outages as their network operator faces the prospect of fines.

AAP

'Deeply sorry': NSW braces for big train, nurse strikes

The NSW government's pay negotiations with major frontline unions have intensified, with two prominent workforces set to take strike action.

AAP

Arrests 'not the only point' of coal port blockade

A judge has questioned why organisers are fighting an application to declare a planned coal port protest unlawful given a perceived intention to be arrested.

The Guardian - AU

More than 500 new poker machines installed in NSW despite Chris Minns promising to slash numbers

Total number of machines in state increased from 87,094 in March last year to 87,644 in October

AAP

Flood catastrophe leaves river towns mired in drug use

Drug and alcohol use are among a range of issues brought on by the catastrophic floods of 2022 and trauma that lingers, say a local MP and charities.

AAP

Price rise on cards to fund urban water infrastructure

The NSW opposition blames federal immigration policy for the prospect of water prices rising by hundreds of dollars each year in Sydney and surrounds.

AAP

Drug stigma laid bare in frank talk behind closed doors

Frank discussions about drugs have taken place behind closed doors with advocates telling police and politicians a different response is urgently needed.

1 … 24 25 26 27

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Human Rights Law Centre

28 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.