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Police defend informal interviews despite findings

Officers are properly trained on informal interviews with criminal suspects, despite an investigation recommending the practice be stopped, NSW Police says.

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States in harmony on GST forecasts, discord on carve-up

Several state treasurers are calling on commonwealth officials to tell them how much GST they can expect for the next four years.

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Tasmania's Beau Webster named Sheffield Shield's best

Allrounder Beau Webster, of Tasmania, has beaten NSW's Ollie Davies and Western Australia's Joel Paris to be named the Sheffield Shield's player of the season.

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No policy review despite 'routine' kids' strip searches

There are calls for an immediate pause on strip-searching of children by NSW Police as the minister meets with stakeholders over the policy.

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Puberty blocker treatment for transgender kids checked, amid England move

'NSW Health continues to monitor developments in evidence.'

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NSW police say they will keep locking up young offenders but advocates say approach is ‘draconian’

Under Operation Regional Mongoose, 153 people – including 109 children – have been charged since September, the youngest 11 years old

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Icac clears NSW planning official Katie Joyner of corruption over $3.8m home buy on Sydney’s north shore

Watchdog drops inquiry after Liberal MP alleges under parliamentary privilege that official used insider information of rezoning

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Senior planning official cleared of corruption claims

A NSW Liberal MP is being urged to apologise to a planning official cleared by the corruption watchdog after claims she tried to cash in on a housing overhaul.

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NSW ups fight for GST amid move to 'wellbeing' budget

Premier Chris Minns has vowed to push to overhaul a "broken" GST distribution system as his government prepares for a budget focusing on more than the economy.

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Bail laws a 'devastating betrayal' of Indigenous kids

Premier Chris Minns is under pressure to drop plans for tougher NSW bail laws, which will impact children, including those accused of serious crimes.

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Man charged with murder of inmate in NSW jail

Police have charged a man with murder after an inmate was found dead in a correctional facility at Parklea in suburban Sydney.

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'Mum screamed': family seeks answers after gambling tragedy

Family seeks answers after Hellenic Club pokies player takes own life.

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Continued logging of NSW koala habitat is ‘a profound tragedy’, conservationist says

Another campaigner says state environment minister ‘refuses to do anything’ ahead of koala protection summit in Sydney

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Waratahs to turn up heat to save Super Rugby season

The NSW Waratahs are hoping Fiji proves a happy hunting ground as they bid to revive their Super Rugby Pacific finals hopes against the Drua.

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'Camel lady' wants Aussies to take an outback gap year

NSW "camel lady" Petah Devine says the outback is ripe territory for more Australian school leavers to take a gap year and learn valuable life skills.

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Wasteful Waratahs fall to Blues in Super Rugby

The Blues have continued their domination of the Waratahs with a 12-10 Super Rugby Pacific win over the NSW side in Sydney.

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Statement Waratahs win in Super Rugby Women's opener

Four-time champions the NSW Waratahs have shown their intent with a clinical 45-10 victory over the Brumbies in their Super Rugby Women's season opener.

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NSW announces compulsory training for firefighters to deal with electric vehicle incidents

Announcement comes as motoring body says EV blazes are rare, and after four unrelated lithium battery fires recorded in a single day

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Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood review – a quiet novel of immense power

This story of a woman retreating from the world to a convent in New South Wales considers guilt, forgiveness and human connection

Newcastle Herald

Human tissue bill paves way for more organ transplants to save lives

Lake Macquarie MP Greg Piper's bill has passed NSW Parliament.

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Five fires a week in NSW from lithium-ion batteries

Dozens of lithium-ion battery fires have been recorded in 2024, including one that caused the deaths of two people.

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‘He is a tool’: the NSW and Victorian rivalry rears its head over the GST. What happened to the lovefest?

Victorian treasurer rips into Chris Minns for ‘welfare state’ comments after the latest carve-up of GST revenue

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NSW government knocks back Inner West Council demerger proposal – as it happened

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'He is a tool': GST war escalates as states trade barbs

The Victorian and NSW treasurers have come face to face as the Labor-run states publicly butt heads over the latest controversial carve-up of GST.

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World-first ban on animal smoking, forced swim tests

Forcing animals to choke on cigarette smoke or swim to exhaustion for scientific purposes has been outlawed in NSW in a world-first ban.

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