New climate projections drill down to suburban level NSW and ACT residents can now zoom in on sophisticated new projections that show how climate change will affect their own backyards. AAP · Aug 19, 2024
Former NSW Coalition government was warned recycled soil products posed ‘unacceptable risks’ Exclusive: Environment watchdog advised in 2021 the material ‘should not be used broadly’, before backing away from proposals to tighten regulations The Guardian - AU · Aug 19, 2024
Speakman backs NSW Liberals taking legal action over council election deadline Party exploring ‘all viable legal options’ to submit failed council nominations but law experts doubtful over chance of success The Guardian - AU · Aug 19, 2024
Talk of Dutton intervention in NSW Liberals 'premature' Federal MPs' desire to step in and right the NSW Liberal Party ship are understandable but premature, the state leader says as the party's crisis continues. AAP · Aug 19, 2024
Morning Mail: Asic’s crypto site crackdown, Sydney Metro extension opens, Larry Emdur’s golden moment Regulator playing whack-a-mole; travel times to be slashed in NSW capital; diplomatic push under way for Gaza ceasefire deal The Guardian - AU · Aug 18, 2024
'See you dead' threat to NSW cops before Qld shootings A coroner investigating the shooting deaths of six people in Queensland has heard the killers' deadly threats were forwarded to NSW police hours beforehand. AAP · Aug 18, 2024
NSW Liberals accuse electoral commission of breaking rules after council nomination debacle Party threatens legal action against NSW electoral commission after request for deadline extension rejected The Guardian - AU · Aug 18, 2024
Not 'realistic' Libs didn't know deadline: commissioner The NSW Liberals have threatened legal action after the state's electoral commission refused to extend a deadline for local government candidate nominations. AAP · Aug 18, 2024
PM thanks Turkish firefighters protecting Anzac Cove graves – as it happened Follow the day’s news live The Guardian - AU · Aug 17, 2024
Regional trains in NSW are old, slow and half-empty – but I still enjoy the ride The ageing fleet of Xplorer trains are running late half the time and can’t get up to speed on single tracks, but the 10-hour journey still has much to recommend it The Guardian - AU · Aug 17, 2024
NSW golfer holds one-shot lead after PNG third round There was plenty of movement on the leaderboard, but NSW golfer Andrew Campbell holds a one-shot lead heading into the final round of the PNG Open. AAP · Aug 17, 2024
NSW Liberal party denied extension after missing council elections deadline in ‘monumental stuff-up’ State’s electoral commission receives request from party president after it failed to lodge nominations for more than 130 council candidates The Guardian - AU · Aug 17, 2024
Dutton’s strident Gaza digression drowns out Liberals’ epic election blunder in NSW A random response to a single question on Wednesday morning at Sydney airport engulfed the news cycle and gave the opposition some welcome distraction The Guardian - AU · Aug 16, 2024
NSW councillor Nathan Tilbury all smiles after leaving Liberal party days before nomination fiasco Independent now has ‘surprise’ backing of Liberal elder statesman and departing Hornsby mayor Philip Ruddock The Guardian - AU · Aug 16, 2024
AAP · Aug 16, 2024 Liberals' council nomination extension plea rejected The NSW electoral commissioner has rejected the state Liberals' request for more time after the party failed to nominate candidates for a string of local seats.
AAP · Aug 16, 2024 Seventh heaven as Aussie golfer claims lead at PNG Open On a day of low scoring, NSW golfer Andrew Campbell has carded a stunning seven-under-par second round to hold a one-shot lead at the PNG Open.
The Guardian - AU · Aug 16, 2024 Tell us about your disastrous admin errors and worst clerical mishaps The NSW Liberals are imploding as the result of a ‘mind-boggling’ administrative problem – but who hasn’t ruined their lives through a trivial screwup?
The Conversation · Aug 16, 2024 Sydney’s largest public housing estate is being redeveloped, but not all these homes need to be demolished The New South Wales government is forging ahead with renewal of the state’s largest public housing estate. Developer Stockland and three community housing providers are contracted to deliver the first stage nearly a decade after it was announced. Some 749 homes are to be demolished and replaced with more than…
The Guardian - AU · Aug 16, 2024 Sydney teacher charged with further alleged sexual offences – as it happened This blog is now closed
AAP · Aug 16, 2024 Cop's false claims to blame for wrongful jailing: state The state of NSW will blame an ex-premier's son for a man's wrongful jailing after he fabricated evidence, later resigning from the police force.
AAP · Aug 16, 2024 NSW prisons settle case over Indigenous inmate's death A confidential sum has been paid to the widow of an Indigenous man who experienced a fatal asthma attack while behind bars.
AAP · Aug 15, 2024 Liberal train wreck just the ticket for minor parties The NSW Liberal Party has wrapped up a calamitous week by appointing a new state director after the predecessor was sacked for not submitting nomination forms.
The Guardian - AU · Aug 15, 2024 Morning Mail: inside a ‘broken’ system failing vulnerable Australian children, grim milestone in Gaza, arrests over Matthew Perry’s death Caseworkers speak out over NSW child protection system; Gaza death toll hits 40,000 with many more to be counted; arrests over Friends actor’s death
The Guardian - AU · Aug 15, 2024 The brutal calculation that decides if children in danger get help The child protection system is so stretched that some cases are simply marked ‘closed’ without children being seen at all, caseworkers say. In the northern rivers, the situation is among the worst
The Guardian - AU · Aug 15, 2024 ‘Shocked and gutted’: NSW Liberal councillors mull legal action against own party over administrative disaster Fallout continues over Liberal party’s failure to lodge paperwork to nominate 136 candidates in upcoming council local government elections