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The Latest Breaking News from New South Wales

Staff shortages fuelling billion-dollar public pay bill

Some NSW public-sector workers are doing double their assigned hours as the cost of overtime for 430,000 state employees soars.

AAP · Dec 21, 2023

NSW Police Were ‘Indifferent’ When Investigating Potential LGBTIQ Hate Crimes, Finds Inquiry

An inquiry into NSW Police has found the force needs to check its biases after examining decades of unsolved crimes against LGBTIQ+ people.

Pedestrian.tv · Dec 21, 2023

Afternoon Update: why Australia said no to US warship request; Matildas sellout streak continues; and Melbourne mourns ‘a true icon’

Coalition and Labor agree that Australia’s focus should be in the Indo-Pacific

The Guardian - AU · Dec 21, 2023

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What is pattern book development and how can it help ease the housing crisis?

Australian cities are grappling with ways to increase housing supply and make it more affordable. One suggested solution is “pattern book” development. The idea made headlines when proposed recently by Housing Now, an alliance of businesses and lobby groups in New South Wales.

The Conversation · Dec 21, 2023

NSW Police Have Charged A 37 Y.O. Man Over Alleged Arson Attack On FriendlyJordies’ Sydney Home

A 37-year-old man has been charged and more arrests are expected over an alleged arson attack on the Sydney home of YouTuber Jordan Shanks-Markovina, aka Friendlyjordies, last year.

Pedestrian.tv · Dec 21, 2023

Australian beachgoers are told to always 'swim between the flags' – but what if there aren't any?

This summer, millions of people will flock to Australia’s beaches – and tragically, not all will survive. Last summer, 54 people drowned along the Australian coast. This included 28 people in New South Wales – the highest number in the state’s recorded history.

The Conversation · Dec 21, 2023

Invasive grasses are worsening bushfires across Australia's drylands

As the semi-arid Pilliga Scrub burns in New South Wales, many of us are thinking about fire once again. It’s an El Niño summer in the hottest year on record. And there’s a remarkable amount of grass drying out and ready to burn.

The Conversation · Dec 20, 2023

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Ex-premier's cop son awaits fate over false claims

The policeman son of former NSW premier Kristina Keneally's false statement led to a man's detention, but his lawyers have asked for him to be spared jail.

AAP · Dec 20, 2023

Hundreds of calls for help as storms blanket NSW

The NSW State Emergency Service has responded to hundreds of calls for assistance in the past 24-hours, with residents told to prepare for a wet Christmas.

AAP · Dec 20, 2023

Three dead in single-car crash as road toll swells

Three passengers have been killed and a fourth left in a serious condition after a vehicle crashed on a highway in northern NSW.

AAP · Dec 19, 2023

Buildings destroyed in big blaze as rain brings relief

Thunderstorms and heavy rain have brought a reprieve to firefighters battling a major bushfire in northwest NSW that has destroyed several outbuildings.

AAP · Dec 19, 2023

Foiled kidnapping plot in Sydney leads to unearthing of $1bn worth of cocaine

Latest seizure of cocaine one of single biggest haul for NSW police force

The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2023

NSW pricing watchdog recommends overhaul of biodiversity offsets scheme

Tribunal found developers were paying into fund five times faster than the Biodiversity Conservation Trust was able to find required offsets

The Guardian - AU · Dec 19, 2023

Cocaine worth $1bn found in Sydney as alleged kidnap plot ends in five arrests

NSW police respond to reports of a break-in at a Ryde apartment – then discover 722kg of the drug

The Guardian - AU · Dec 19, 2023

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AAP · Dec 18, 2023

Rain brings relief to NSW fire grounds but risk remains

A renewed emergency warning was issued for a major blaze in northwest NSW, before heavy rain saw conditions ease once again.

The Guardian - AU · Dec 18, 2023

Palestine supporters outside Albanese speech in Sydney call for permanent Gaza ceasefire – as it happened

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AAP · Dec 18, 2023

Santa delivers happy memories in kids' hospice visit

Santa Claus has visited a children's hospice with help from the NSW premier and a helicopter, bringing smiles for terminally ill kids and their families.

AAP · Dec 17, 2023

Rare sea turtle lays 'precious' eggs on mid-north coast

An endangered species of sea turtle has come ashore on the NSW mid-north coast to lay its eggs in the first known turtle nesting of the season.

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AAP · Dec 16, 2023

Aussie film shows global warming is changing childhood

The story of a NSW boy separated from his dad during devastating bushfires has reached a global audience, highlighting the toll of climate change on children.

The Guardian - AU · Dec 16, 2023

NSW locum doctors encouraged to wait for ‘crisis rates’ before accepting positions

Submissions to inquiry into healthcare funding call for locums to be employed directly by NSW Health rather than external agencies to avoid ‘price gouging’

The Guardian - AU · Dec 16, 2023

Sydney to hit 34C as heatwave blankets eastern NSW and southern Queensland

NSW Ambulance expects 10% uptick in calls and Bureau of Meteorology warns of the chance of destructive afternoon storms

AAP · Dec 15, 2023

Firies 'mop up' in Hunter ahead of forecast hot weather

NSW firefighters are trying to get on top of multiple bushfires, including a blaze that threatened homes in the Hunter, ahead of forecast hot and windy weather.

AAP · Dec 15, 2023

Air-quality monitoring recommended for state's mines

Tougher penalties for firms found breaching environmental laws has been recommended by a report into heavy-metals mining in NSW.

AAP · Dec 15, 2023

Jet ambulances take to the skies to help save lives

Two jets will speed patients from rural and regional NSW to hospitals from mid-next year, adding to the existing fleet of ambulance planes.

Motor1 · Dec 14, 2023

Someone Is Willing To Pay $6.7 Million For This Australian License Plate

The auction doesn't end until January 27, so the plate could sell for even more.

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