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The Merewether carriageway at heart of Newcastle council stoush with developer

Council claims the right of carriageway has been removed and the development does not comply.

Newcastle Herald

NSW budget deficit blows out by $1.3b over two years

The NSW budget has plunged $1.3 billion further into deficit out to the 2023/24 financial year, according to a Treasury update released ahead of the election.

The New Daily

Labor, Greens manufacture deal for reconstruction fund

The $15b national reconstruction fund is a step closer after passing the lower house, following a deal to ensure it won't be used for coal and gas projects.

AAP

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The NSW Coalition said it 'slashed' the social housing waitlist. Is that correct?

New South Wales Treasurer Matt Kean says the state's social housing waitlists been "slashed" since the Coalition came to power. But is that really the case? RMIT ABC Fact Check crunches the numbers.

ABC News

Supercars site in spotlight as we weigh up five more years of race

IN the City of Newcastle survey we are asked if we would support the city agreeing to host the race for another five years if the annual total cost was no more than $1.6 million. My answer is no.

Newcastle Herald

Morning Mail: Lidia Thorpe’s shock at anti-voice ads, Black Summer ozone link, UK ‘stop the boats’ furore

Independent senator says the no campaign has used her picture without consent; research says bushfires may have damaged ozone recovery

The Guardian - AU

Aged care sector facing worker crunch to meet 24/7 nurse requirements by July

Like so many others in aged care, Viv Allanson says it is going to be "impossible" for her facility to meet key government deadlines for new standards in the sector, saying "the pressure is absolutely enormous".

ABC News

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What the major parties have promised during the 2023 NSW election campaign

Struggling to keep track of what the major parties promised to do during the NSW election campaign? Here's a wrap up of the big-ticket items ahead of today's vote.

ABC News

Hunter MP under fire over bus industry donations

The Coalition has accused the shadow regional transport minister of a conflict of interest for taking tens of thousands of dollars in donations from the private bus industry.

Newcastle Herald

Liberals must 'do better' bringing in women: Perrottet

The NSW premier says the Liberal party needs to do better bringing females into its ranks after falling short of its own target of 40 per cent representation.

AAP

Biden’s nominee for Labor secretary can expect tough questions from Republicans

WASHINGTON — California’s Julie Su faces a fierce, and likely ugly, battle to win confirmation for U.S. Secretary of Labor.

Tribune News Service

David Pocock under pressure to block Labor’s safeguard mechanism bill after fossil fuel poll

With 62% of Canberrans backing a ban on new coal and gas projects, Labor faces tough task convincing ACT senator

The Guardian - AU

‘Not on the agenda’: NSW minister rules out state treaty with First Nations people

Ben Franklin says Coalition has no plans for a formal pact despite backing federal voice to parliament

The Guardian - AU

Witness froze with fear when Milton Orkopoulos sexually abused him as a young boy, court told

A witness tells court that former NSW Labor minister Milton Orkopolous sexually abused him in a car when he was 11, saying he was left feeling "embarrassed and ashamed".

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Afternoon Update: Labor votes with Coalition against asylum seeker bill; Musk mocks disabled employee; and full-fat milk’s comeback

The bill would have seen asylum seekers brought to Australia as they await resettlement in third countries

The New Daily

Parties distance themselves from ex-Liberal MP in Kiama

Both major parties in NSW say they won't accept votes from Gareth Ward, the ex-Liberal MP accused of sexual assault who's running as an independent in Kiama.

The New Daily

Budget ‘black hole’ claims fly in NSW leaders’ debate

The NSW premier and the man who hopes to snatch his job say there are gaping holes in their opponent's budgets as they face off in their televised debate.

The Conversation

The Greens aren't grandstanding on a new coal and gas ban – they're negotiating well

This fortnight, Australia’s parliament is considering an amendment to the safeguard mechanism, which is the main way we’ve tried to cut emissions over the last nine years. As you may already know, it hasn’t done what it was meant to do.

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The Guardian - AU

David Pocock says offshore asylum seekers ‘victims of our collective political failure’ as evacuation bill defeated

Independent’s comments made in support of proposal to bring to Australia 150 refugees and asylum seekers held in PNG and Nauru

The Guardian - AU

‘She said yes’: with no French getaway on the cards, Victorian MP Nathan Lambert proposes in parliament

Applause erupts from both sides of the chamber after Labor MP’s romantic gesture in his first speech

Newcastle Herald

Powerful mandate behind Albanese government's gender agenda

In 2022 Australian women voted for change. The Albanese government is delivering it.

Newcastle Herald

Labor vows to restore Newcastle hospital shuttle bus

The shuttle was scrapped in 2015.

Newcastle Herald

Watchdog must confirm dust rules are observed on city's big projects

AS has been the case for several months, I have spent some hours today mopping interior floors, cleaning external walls, verandas and outside furniture

AAP

Budget 'black hole' barbs as NSW leaders face off

Budget black hole barbs were traded as the NSW premier and his Labor opponent took part in the first televised debate of the election campaign.

AAP

Women's lobby lays out policy demands ahead of NSW poll

Less than three weeks out from the NSW state election, a women's rights group has urged NSW political parties to do more to close the gender gap.

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