People headed to snow urged to be careful after pair rescued in Snowy Mountains Police have reminded people headed to the snow to be careful on the slopes following two men being rescued in the Snowy Mountains. ABC News · Jun 1, 2022
NSW sexual consent laws to be enforced from today NSW Police have backed new affirmative sexual consent laws, which will be enforced from today. ABC News · May 31, 2022
Single-use plastic bags now banned in NSW Single-use plastic bags are now banned in NSW, with other products such as straws, cutlery and plates to go before the end of the year. AAP · May 31, 2022
Single-use plastic bag ban comes into effect in NSW tomorrow Tomorrow NSW joins the rest of Australia's states and territories by banning lightweight plastic bags. Here's what it means for you, and how our rules compare. ABC News · May 30, 2022
NSW plastic straw ban: how will it work and what will be gained from it? Single-use plastic straws, cutlery and cotton buds will be among items banned from Tuesday The Guardian - AU · May 29, 2022
NSW single-use plastic bag ban next week A ban on single-use plastic bags comes into force in NSW next week, with plastic straws, stirrers, cutlery, plates, bowls and cotton buds to go in November. AAP · May 23, 2022
Gardens of Stone gazetted but projects like zip-line have some questioning conservation benefits "Theme park" ecotourism will be developed and mining goes on in a new state conservation area where the NSW government is attempting to protect almost 100 endangered species. ABC News · May 6, 2022
Mother tells Tasmania's child abuse commission of inquiry of feeling ignored, belittled by Launceston hospital staff A mother increasingly frantic over what was happening to her daughter at a Tasmanian hospital says she called a child safety service because she did not know who else to turn to. ABC News · May 3, 2022
Mother tells Tasmania's commission of inquiry about how paedophile nurse James Griffin gained family's trust A Tasmanian mother speaks of her anguish at reading in a newspaper about allegations against now notorious paedophile nurse James Griffin, years after her daughter's death. ABC News · May 2, 2022
NSW accused of politicising history scheme as Labor seats miss out on first round of blue plaques None of 17 markers on buildings where historical figures lived or worked, or where major events occurred, are in Labor-held seats The Guardian - AU · Apr 18, 2022
Endangered frogs jump back in the wild NSW has released 80 critically endangered spotted tree frogs into the wild since the 2019-20 summer bushfires where only about 10 survived the devastation. AAP · Apr 17, 2022
Tiffany Skeggs breaks her silence about years of abuse at the hands of notorious paedophile James Griffin In May 2019, Tiffany Skeggs went to police to report childhood sexual abuse. She never imagined that step would be the beginnings of Tasmania's version of a royal commission. ABC News · Mar 14, 2022
Death toll rises to 10 as bodies found in Lismore and Glen Esk – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Feb 28, 2022
Former health minister Sarah Courtney advised against airing concerns publicly about nurse James Geoffrey Griffin In a letter, Sarah Courtney said raising the allegations against James Geoffrey Griffin publicly could cause "unnecessary distress". Since then, the government has established a commission of inquiry and the Griffin allegations are central to it. ABC News · Feb 22, 2022
AAP · Feb 9, 2022 'Extinct' animals thriving in NSW parks A groundbreaking project to help mammals avoid extinction in NSW has seen 150 animals released into feral predator-free areas in national parks.