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Billion-dollar NSW consultant spend lashed, cut pledged

The previous NSW government was too reliant on consulting firms and paid for work normally designed for the public service, a parliamentary inquiry has found.

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Minns reveals big spike in housing targets for Newcastle, Lake Macquarie

Newcastle would have to double its rate of housing completions.

Newcastle Herald

NSW government ‘very concerned’ about asbestos found in Sydney landscaping soil

Minister says ‘it’s illegal’ after Guardian revelations of contaminated products on sale in stores, but Greens say it’s ‘obvious’ new laws not enough

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'Untouchable' NSW duo wait as Hynes sits out training

Nicho Hynes failed to train in the first hit-out for Michael Maguire's new-look NSW State of Origin side.

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MP urges colleagues not to use Gaza as ‘opportunity to gain votes’ – as it happened

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'Show us the money': Hunter's state budget wish list

Hunter leaders have made it known they expect results.

Newcastle Herald

Sexual violence 'invisible' amid low conviction rates

Reported sexual assaults have increased dramatically in NSW, but court action is rarely being pursued after a complaint to police.

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Fewer than 10% of sexual assaults reported to NSW police end in a conviction, report finds

Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research study finds no legal action was taken in about 85% of reported sexual assault incidents

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Lack of GPs driving record hospital pressure: minister

NSW emergency department attendances and ambulance responses are at a record high, while the state lost 500 general practitioners in one year.

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Olakau'atu hopes NSW fans forgive him for Maroons post

Haumole Olakau'atu grew up supporting Queensland in State of Origin, but the NSW debutant insists he now bleeds blue.

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NSW will meet national housing target, premier insists

An ambitious rewrite of Sydney's housing targets hopes to shift infill closer to the city with a $200 million program for councils to build more homes.

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NSW government reveals where 377,000 new homes will be built in Sydney and regional areas by 2029

Premier Chris Minns announces new housing targets for 43 councils across NSW

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Almost 40,000 homes across Australia waiting to be built as interest rates and building costs hit developers

KPMG analysis reveals 15,593 dwellings in NSW and 7,897 in Victoria are yet to break ground despite planning approval amid higher cost of materials and finance

The Guardian - AU

Reds want to keep winning ways ahead of Super finals

Reds coach Les Kiss is expecting their battle with arch-rivals NSW to be emotionally charged as his team look to build into the Super Rugby Pacific finals.

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More young women in ice rehab as health system buckles

Health workers have described ice use as "out of control" in western NSW, four years after a landmark report called for drastic action on drug treatment.

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NSW prop Leniu ready for fans' boos after racism saga

NSW prop Spencer Leniu says boos won't put him off in his State of Origin debut, less than three months after his eight-game ban for racially abusing Ezra Mam.

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Roosters hope NSW loss is their gain with fresh Teddy

The Roosters are relishing having James Tedesco on deck as statistics show the side has won only 46 per cent of games in the State of Origin period since 2018.

Newcastle Herald

'Plan for a future beyond coal': questions about transition authority funds

Resources for Rejuvenation funds will be locked up until 2028.

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Second stage of Swansea channel dredging begins

Another 13,000 cubic metres of sand will be removed.

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Morning Mail: waste firms breaking safety rules named, global outrage at Rafah bombing, world’s rarest album comes to Mona

NSW company breaches have led to contamination of lanscaping products; Netanyahu describes missile attack on tent camp as ‘tragic mishap’

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Some of the biggest NSW waste companies broke rules meant to keep contamination out of landscaping products

Exclusive: Facilities owned by Bingo Industries and Aussie Skips Recycling among more than 20 named in NSW parliament for breaching regulations

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Threatened species and chips? Other fish frequently sold as flake, Australian study finds

Scalloped hammerhead and greeneye spurdog among at-risk shark discovered in genetic testing of fillets

Newcastle Herald

Voluntary administration: NSW building group hits wall

All projects suspended as administrators BRI Ferrier take stock.

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No review of bus-driver plea deal for 'abused' families

Families of those killed in the Hunter Valley wedding bus crash should have been consulted after manslaughter charges were dropped, the NSW premier says.

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Aged care Covid vaccination rates ‘disappointingly low’, chief medical officer warns – as it happened

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