The Latest Breaking News from New South Wales

State short thousands of police, leaked memo reveals

Police numbers in NSW are at dangerously low levels, according to a senior officer's internal message to his boss.

AAP · Nov 7, 2024

Uber Eats drivers who allegedly carried NSW passengers unlawfully could cost rideshare giant $1.5m in fines

Regulator launches legal action over allegations 57 food delivery workers were allowed to transport people without required background safety checks

The Guardian - AU · Nov 6, 2024

Tanya Plibersek was rebuked by NSW minister for decision to block $900m goldmine, documents reveal

Courtney Houssos says proposed mine would create 860 jobs over its 15-year life and inject $67m annually into local economy

The Guardian - AU · Nov 6, 2024

'Vile' neo-Nazi protesters climb Indigenous sacred site

A group of protesters are being investigated by police and national parks staff for climbing a sacred Indigenous site.

AAP · Nov 5, 2024

Call for clubs, bosses to treat deadly cancer seriously

A skin cancer survivor says workplaces and sporting clubs need to do more to protect Australians from sun damage as new data highlights skin cancer hotspots.

AAP · Nov 4, 2024

‘It’s kind of whispered in corridors’: women being forced into underground abortion networks in rural NSW, study finds

Small but influential number of medical practitioners leave pregnant women unable to access terminations in many parts of the state

The Guardian - AU · Nov 4, 2024

William Tyrrell inquest: police suspect foster mother buried toddler after accidental death

Wild dogs may have taken any remains of three-year-old if he was buried in nearby bushland, deputy NSW coroner Harriet Grahame hears

The Guardian - AU · Nov 4, 2024

Lovell's maiden ton puts Qld in box seat against NSW

No.3 Angus Lovell's maiden Sheffield Shield century has powered Queensland to a 167-run lead against NSW in their Sheffield Shield match.

AAP · Nov 3, 2024

Shuck horror! WA-grown Sydney Rock Oysters heading east

According to a Western Australian farm backed by Andrew Forrest and his ex-wife Nicola Forrest, some of the best Sydney Rock Oysters don't come from NSW.

AAP · Nov 2, 2024

Fire danger in southern Australia as weather bureau warns of ‘damaging winds’ and soaring temperatures

Bureau of Meteorology warns winds will ‘ramp up’ with fire risk in parts of New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia

The Guardian - AU · Nov 1, 2024