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The Latest Breaking News from New South Wales

More kids to be jailed in 'draconian' crime crackdown

Law reform to crack down on youth crime rates has been slammed as heavy-handed as the government rolls out bail and other changes.

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Rain threatens NSW's unlikely Sheffield Shield dream

NSW came into their Sheffield Shield clash with Queensland as a mathematical chance to make the season final but rain is threatening to wash away their dream.

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Acquittals more likely in judge-only criminal trials

Judge alone criminal trials conducted in the NSW higher courts are more likely to result in the defendant being acquitted than jury trials.

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Why electric car dreams are becoming 'suburban reality'

Outer suburbs are becoming hotspots for electric vehicles, with new figures showing the low-emission cars are more popular there than inner-city suburbs.

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Funding fix needed to help dire mental health system

A push to invest in NSW mental health services has been launched by advocacy groups which say the sector is critically underfunded and lags behind other states.

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Sydney Harbour Bridge and tunnel drivers would be charged tolls in both directions under shakeup

NSW government’s interim report on Sydney’s toll road network would use a ‘declining distance-based rate’ of tolling

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Morning Mail: why NSW is our renewables laggard; Australia’s 10 million extra cows; ‘school shopping’ reveals biases

NSW less than halfway to renewables goal, report suggests; Australia underestimates number of cattle by about 10 million

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New party drug scheme keeping users out of court

People caught with small amounts of illicit drugs in NSW are receiving fines, rather than court notices - but advocates want more clarity on the new scheme.

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NSW lags on rollout of renewables, putting Australia’s 2030 clean energy target at risk

State less than halfway to goal, report suggests, adding to challenges for federal government’s 82% renewable energy target for grid by end of decade

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Fittler wants NRL to clamp down on Leniu commentary

Former NSW State of Origin coach Brad Fittler wants the NRL to sanction players who spoke out on the Spencer Leniu racism claim before it reached the judiciary.

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Water skiier dies during race on Vic-NSW border

A water skiing race on the Murray River, near the Victoria-NSW border, has been cancelled following the death of a competitor.

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Son refused bail after mother's body found in car boot

NSW man Jeramie James Massie has been charged with murder after his mother's body was found in the boot of a car in a coastal town.

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Woman's body found in car boot, man charged with murder

A man has been charged with a domestic violence murder after a woman's body was found in the boot of a car.

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Son arrested after woman’s body found in boot of car in northern NSW

Sixty-year-old was found dead in car in Evans Head with police questioning her 39-year-old son

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Company linked to asbestos scare challenging ban

A company linked to the detection of asbestos at sites across NSW is aiming to legally overturn prevention orders by the state's environmental watchdog.

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Conclusive proof that Newcastle drivers are better than Wollongong ... so there

Newcastle is apparently one of the easiest places in the area to pass your driving test, but as a city we pass less new drivers than most other regional cities.

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Company at centre of NSW asbestos crisis argues EPA ban on selling mulch is having ‘unjustified impact’

Exclusive: Firm points to risk of asbestos contamination from other sources as it seeks to have prevention order thrown out

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Whitaker seeking consistency from Waratahs

After upsetting the Crusaders, the NSW Waratahs are under instructions to deliver again in the big Super Rugby clash against the Highlanders.

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'Confidential' end to tasered gran's suit against state

A civil claim from the family of a 95-year-old woman who died after tasered will not continue, as a police officer faces criminal charges.

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Call for sex assault trial review to go further

A review of sexual assault trial cases should be expanded to include police, says one MP as the NSW premier backs an under-fire leading prosecutor.

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Bullying behaviour denied in critical energy land deals

Land acquisition negotiations critical for new energy infrastructure have been "challenging", but a NSW minister has rejected allegations of bullying.

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'Time for leadership': Homelessness NSW calls for $10b housing fix

'It's kind of shocking what will happen if we don't step up.'

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Laws to tighten, school reopens after asbestos scandal

Authorities have completed a major investigation to identify all sites affected by asbestos-tainted mulch but are still waiting on a handful of tests.

Newcastle Herald

How Hunter could be hemp industry heartland, as cannabis stigma eases

Industrial hemp conference to be held at Pokolbin in April.

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203.4 cents a litre: Fuel prices spike in Hunter

The difference between the most expensive and cheapest petrol is 48.4 cents.

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