The Latest Breaking News from Chris Minns

MORNING BRIEFING: Detectives say "proactive policing" is underway to prevent retaliation attacks after two women were fatally shot in a car in Sydney's south-west.

The release of the report into the workplace culture in NSW Parliament was "dehumanising" and "frustrating", former Liberal staffer and advocate for sexual assault survivors Dhanya Mani says.

The NSW government is considering dismantling disaster agency Resilience NSW after a review into the state's flood crisis this year.

Pressure is mounting on the NSW government over how John Barilaro landed a plum US trade job, with Labor ramping up criticism of the hiring process.

The NSW parliament will hold an inquiry into hospital emergency department delays and ambulance ramping, which the opposition says have hit crisis levels.

The member for Londonderry in north-western Sydney takes leave after a sudden cancer diagnosis but says she will return to parliament after her treatment.

MORNING BRIEFING: The NSW Premier's first overseas trip in the role is being overshadowed by two inquiries, one investigating former deputy premier John Barilaro's appointment to a US trade role, and the other, an ICAC investigation into Drummoyne MP John Sidoti's alleged corruption.

Nurses at two western Sydney hospitals have ended their night shift with a protest against "chronic" staff shortages.

A new plan to reserve more than 800 places at selective schools for disadvantaged students will improve equity of access and level the playing field, NSW Education Minister Sarah Mitchell says.