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The Latest Breaking News from New South Wales

The Australian company behind Splendour has a rich parent – so why does it need millions in public money?

The NSW government was ‘devastated’ when Secret Sounds cancelled the 2024 Splendour in the Grass festival, but says financial support for it is in the public interest

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Sydney Mall Stabbing Not Terror Related, Police Say

New South Wales police commissioner Karen Webb stated that the recent Sydney mall stabbing attack is not terror-related, but the investigation is ongoing.

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Two bodies found inside shipping container

Twp bodies were found in a shipping container after a concern-for-welfare report brought emergency services to a rural property in the NSW's central west.

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'None of them asked for this': keeping kids out of jail

The case of a boy acquitted of robbery charges has been used as an example of a youth crime crisis. But experts agree jail should be the last resort for kids.

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Meet Farmer Joe, the former Raiders junior looking for a wife

He's also the grandson of a famous Canberra feminist.

The Canberra Times

Mayor waits for second meeting after housing criticism

NSW Planning Minister Paul Scully is "disappointed" in Ku-ring-gai Council's response to a plan for increased density around train stations.

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Teenage boy charged with murder after multiple stabbings near Sydney school

New South Wales police say a 16-year-old has been charged over death of 18-year-old and will appear in court on Saturday

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Vote 'no' on nuclear energy if you don't know all the answers

Letters: 'Nuclear power in Australia is full of unknowns'

Newcastle Herald

Child protection system on verge of collapse: workers

The child protection system is on the verge of collapse with vulnerable children increasingly at risk of receiving no care, caseworkers say.

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Icac finds sacked NSW Labor minister Tim Crakanthorp breached public trust and ministerial code

Corruption watchdog report says Newcastle MP breached public trust when he ‘knowingly failed to declare a conflict of interest arising from interests’ in property but made no finding of corrupt conduct

The Guardian - AU

Xanax worth $12 million seized in largest NSW bust

Police have seized more than 720kg of Alprazolam, or Xanax, inside a western Sydney storage unit, in NSW's largest single pharmaceutical drugs bust.

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PM ‘taken aback’ by speech – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Land released for homes on new Sydney airport doorstop

The NSW government has released the first parcel of land for private development in an "airport city" in Sydney near a major new airport.

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Expert panel weighs up NSW ports policy after container terminal ruling

The policy favours Kembla over Newcastle as NSW's second port.

Newcastle Herald

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Department won't reveal how many Newcastle jobs will be cut in restructure

Staff given a fortnight to fight for their jobs.

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NSW government will try to avoid acting as a ‘white colonial’ body in treaty consultation

Exclusive: Aboriginal affairs minister David Harris is hopeful the process will build community trust after crushing voice defeat

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Worker insurance boss quits $1m post at troubled agency

Scandal-plagued NSW public insurer icare is looking for a new chief after the man credited with leading it through a "period of crisis" resigned from his role.

The Guardian - AU

Inland Rail ‘is not stalled’, boss insists, amid concerns Labor wavering on $31bn project

CEO Nick Miller says ‘strong progress’ being made in Queensland and northern NSW, pushing back on fears freight line is stuck in ‘holding pattern’

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Higher taxes on foreigners pitched to free up homes

Overseas buyers could face higher state taxes to buy property in NSW as the government looks for ways to free up homes for local residents.

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Plea for task force to dig into growing asbestos crisis

Pressure is mounting on the Victorian government to follow the lead of NSW by setting up a task force to get to the bottom of Melbourne's asbestos crisis.

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Arm nearly severed in axe attack before intruder killed

A man who nearly lost his arm in a frenzied axe attack was acting in self-defence when he stabbed an intruder to death during a botched home invasion.

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Fears budget cuts will speed up public school exodus

Public school budget cuts of almost $150 million are unrelated to a pay rise for teachers, the NSW government says.

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More than 100 roles to be axed at regional agency

Temporary staff at the Department of Regional NSW have been given a fortnight to fight for their jobs, with roles set to be axed.

The Guardian - AU

Scott Morrison-era ‘accounting tricks’ to cost public schools $13bn over next five years

National School Resourcing Board’s review finds state schools lost more than $2bn in 2022 due to a Coalition-era loophole

Newcastle Herald

Hunter activist says young people deserve to be heard

Kupakwashe Matangira won the NSW multicultural youth medal.

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