Farmers launch fresh campaign for NSW to cut daylight saving Rural group argues it’s harmful for families to be getting up ‘in the dark’ while city dwellers enjoy more outdoor activities after work The Guardian - AU · Jul 25, 2024
Shipwreck mystery solved decades after deadly disaster More than 20 people were killed when a freighter sank off the NSW coast, but 55 years on researchers hope a new discovery will bring closure for their families. AAP · Jul 24, 2024
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Best to miss several weeks with hamstring tear Newcastle have lost strike centre Bradman Best for several weeks after scans confirmed the NSW State of Origin star suffered a grade-two hamstring tear. AAP · Jul 24, 2024
Farmers charged up over renewable energy projects NSW farmers want more say on how renewable energy projects impact agricultural land and for compensation to be extended for the life of the project. AAP · Jul 24, 2024
More students to thrive in move to explicit teaching Curriculums are being simplified with a focus on making sure children understand what they're being taught before being asked to apply their knowledge. AAP · Jul 23, 2024
NSW teachers to embrace ‘step by step’ explicit instruction method amid major syllabus shake-up State becomes first to mandate methodology in overhaul educators hope will allow disabled and disadvantaged students to catch up to their peers The Guardian - AU · Jul 23, 2024
Man missing on 'challenging' remote multi-day hike Search efforts are underway for a 27-year-old NSW man who has failed to finish a multi-day mountain hike in rugged Tasmanian wilderness. AAP · Jul 23, 2024
Hydrogen skills centre to train for growing industry The NSW government has unveiled plans for its $25 million Hydrogen Centre of Excellence, part of an election commitment to train more workers for the sector. AAP · Jul 23, 2024
Surfer fights off shark before saved by off-duty cop Bystanders and an off-duty police officer treated a shark-attack victim with makeshift tourniquets after he was bitten at a NSW beach. AAP · Jul 23, 2024
Farmers go nuclear but reject ban for more renewables Farmers will push for nuclear power plants on the sites of retiring coal-fired stations but quashed a motion opposing new solar and wind projects. AAP · Jul 22, 2024
Sydney council to take legal action over shutdown One of Sydney's biggest councils will fight NSW government plans to appoint an administrator amid claims of maladministration. AAP · Jul 22, 2024
Nurse booted for online chat charge, sexual advances A rural NSW nurse has been deregistered after sending inappropriate comments to a cop posing as a teen online and asking colleagues for sex. AAP · Jul 22, 2024
Nine Entertainment journalists vote for industrial action – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Jul 22, 2024
AAP · Jul 22, 2024 Rosehill development plan a 'hijack': Gai Waterhouse Champion racehorse trainer Gai Waterhouse says a controversial plan to offload Sydney's Rosehill racecourse is like putting Bondi Beach up for sale.
AAP · Jul 21, 2024 Pre-fab homes built up as state fix for housing crisis Chronically unaffordable property in NSW has prompted a trial of modular housing and calls to appoint a top bureaucrat to overcome planning obstacles.
The Guardian - AU · Jul 21, 2024 ‘No one understands local issues better’: rural councils call for greater role in renewable energy transition NSW, Victoria and Queensland local governments have limited roles in approving developments but advocates say they’re best placed to keep communities onside
AAP · Jul 20, 2024 Windy, wintry blast to linger for Australia's southeast A cold front moving across Australia's southeast is bringing damaging winds, rain and snow with severe weather warnings in place in NSW, Victoria and SA.
AAP · Jul 20, 2024 Panthers rest Origin quintet as Nathan Cleary returns Penrith have got one superstar back for their clash against the Dolphins, but none of their NSW State of Origin representatives will join Nathan Cleary.
The Guardian - AU · Jul 19, 2024 ‘Cutest animal in Australia’: keeping watch over greater gliders in a forest targeted for logging Den trees used by the endangered species are off-limits to loggers so campaigners – among them former Treasury head Ken Henry and MP Sophie Scamps – register them to save them
The Guardian - AU · Jul 19, 2024 Mother of NSW police shooting victim demands mental health reforms a year after son’s death Judy Deacon will lead a Sydney rally to press her case that police no longer be sent as first responders in mental health emergencies
The Guardian - AU · Jul 19, 2024 CrowdStrike has ‘issued a fix’ to Windows outage – as it happened This blog is now closed.
The Guardian - AU · Jul 19, 2024 Former NSW premier Dominic Perrottet announces resignation from parliament Liberal MP says he will formally resign next month after 13-year political career to take up a senior role with mining giant BHP in Washington
AAP · Jul 19, 2024 NSW's youngest premier quits politics for BHP gig in US Former NSW premier Dominic Perrottet is leaving politics and moving to the United States with his wife and their seven children to work for mining giant BHP.
The Conversation · Jul 18, 2024 Strong progress – from a low base: here’s what’s in NSW’s biodiversity reforms The laws designed to protect the environment in New South Wales are completely ineffective, according to the scathing Henry Review in 2023.