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Australia's biggest state to vote in close-run election

Australia's most populous state will vote for a new government on Saturday with most opinion polls showing a close-run election with the opposition centre-left Labor party ahead of the ruling conservative coalition by a narrow margin.

Reuters

Emotions run high during Nazi symbol ban debate

The federal opposition wants to ram through legislation to ban Nazi symbols but is being accused of using it as a political stunt.

The New Daily

NSW election: Adam Bandt confident resignation of Lidia Thorpe will not affect outcome for Greens

Party leader says he believes people know the difference between state and federal governments and issues

The Guardian - AU

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Labor hits winnable seats as Liberals sandbag NSW heartland

A day out from the NSW election, both leaders are on a blitz across Sydney as they seek to win over undecided voters and firm up support in key electorates.

The New Daily

Pressure on Labor to complete Hunter Green Corridor

NSW Labor has agreed to investigate if a parcel of land at Fletcher, considered essential to the Hunter Green Corridor project, can be added to its proposed expanded national and regional parks network.

Newcastle Herald

Fed risks throwing millions out of work

"The Fed is playing with fire," warns former Labor Secretary Robert Reich

Salon

Labor will retain its seats and may gain Upper Hunter in tomorrow's poll

A Hunter perspective on the election

Newcastle Herald

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How Sydney became the world's 'most-tolled' city. Or did it?

New South Wales Labor leader Chris Minns says Sydney is the "most-tolled city" in the world. Does that check out?

ABC News

Morning Mail: Vaping ‘health emergency’, World Athletics trans ban, TikTok grilled in Washington

Health professionals call for ban on vape imports; Liberal leader under pressure to reveal stance on referendum; Chinese app boss grilled by US Congress

The Guardian - AU

'Successful' homelessness service Together Home facing uncertain future after NSW election

It's helped 1,000 rough-sleepers into housing since the COVID-19 pandemic, but community housing advocates say neither major party has committed to making Together Home permanent ahead of this weekend's NSW election.

ABC News

Sydney drivers spending millions on tolls, new postcode data shows

Sydney is Australia's toll road capital, and crunching the latest rebate data has revealed the suburbs with the highest bills for driving on the Harbour City's highways.

ABC News

Everything you need to know about voting in the NSW election

Millions of people across New South Wales will head to the polls tomorrow to choose the 58th parliament. Here's everything you need to know about what time the polls close, how to fill in ballot papers and how the decision is decided.

ABC News

Albanese hits hustings ahead of NSW election day – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

More Tasmanians than ever homeless, census data shows, as Labor blasts 'decades of Liberal neglect'

Sonia and her carer live in her car, parking in driveways or public car parks. Stuck being homeless is "depressing" she says — and they are not alone, with more and more people desperate for a roof over their heads.

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'Mathematically impossible': union says nurses are failing basic patient health checks

Documents have revealed Maitland Hospital patients missed out on thousands of hours of care.

Newcastle Herald

The state of play in every Hunter seat

The main focus in the Hunter on Saturday will be whether the Nationals hold on to what could be a key marginal seat for both sides.

AAP

Cost of living bites in city and country as NSW votes

A day out from the NSW election a survey has revealed the cost of living remains the key issue as voters head to the ballot box.

The Guardian - AU

NSW election: Labor’s pledges on domestic violence could affect existing services, PBO warns

Parliamentary Budget Office raises concerns that rollout of promised programs could lead to cutting of Legal Aid and police initiatives

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The Guardian - AU

Seats to watch: the NSW election is likely to come down to these key electorates

It looks like being close. The Coalition faces threats on a number of fronts but Labor’s path to victory is uncertain

The Guardian - AU

Greens attack Albanese government’s ‘deeply unsettling’ secrecy on submarine nuclear waste plans

Radiation Health and Safety Advisory Council also warned against cloak of national security to ‘mask inadequate radiation safety protection’

Newcastle Herald

Transport, cost of living and cannabis: Hunter candidates share their top priorities

The Herald asked all candidates in the Hunter's nine seats what their top three priorities were ahead of the NSW election.

The New Daily

Walls close in on Labor’s $10b social housing fund

The federal government is pleading for crossbench support for its social housing fund, arguing rising homelessness requires urgent action.

ABC News

NSW Liberal Party's campaign bus breaks down days after Labor's issues with electric bus

While campaigning in Sydney's inner-west this afternoon, the NSW Liberal bus broke down, leaving the press pack stranded. Just days earlier Dominic Perrottet mocked Labor after its electric bus suffered mechanical issues.

Newcastle Herald

Hunter's priorities ignored by major parties

Both major parties had once again treated the Hunter as a policy-free zone, the head of the region's peak business body believes.

The Guardian - AU

NSW election: slim rightwing majority in upper house is under threat, polls suggest

The Legislative Council, which is finely balanced between left and right, will be critical to the direction of the state in next four years

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