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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

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

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.

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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

'Protect yourself from mozzies': Ross River cases confirmed in the Hunter

Fatigue and joint pain after infection can persist for weeks to months.

Newcastle Herald

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

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.

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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

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

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

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.

AAP

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

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Unsatisfactory resolution to letters saga

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Unsatisfactory resolution to letters saga

Newcastle Herald

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.

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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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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

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

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

AAP

Cashless gaming trial expanded, venues revealed

A trial of cashless gaming machines by the NSW government will go ahead with an expanded number of machines.

The Guardian - AU

NSW’s cashless gambling trial expands to include nearly 4,500 poker machines

Program to start in 2024 with nine times more pokies than initially planned by Labor

The Guardian - AU

NSW taxi industry calls for crackdown to remove dodgy drivers

Demands for a database to stamp out overcharging after watchdog hotline is flooded with complaints

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