The Latest Breaking News from New South Wales

Josh Murray made donation to NSW transport minister’s campaign before she appointed him as secretary

Emails released to parliament show former Labor staffer made $500 donation to Jo Haylen’s campaign before party won election

The Guardian - AU · Aug 28, 2023

NSW greyhound industry claims ban on gambling ads would result in dogs suffering

Exclusive: Greyhound Racing NSW estimates betting ban would cost sector $20m a year while animal welfare advocates say claims of increased cruelty are absurd

The Guardian - AU · Aug 26, 2023

NSW surfer bitten by great white shark faces further surgery and long rehabilitation, family says

Father-of-two Toby Begg, 44, is in a serious but stable condition in hospital following serious injuries ‘from his hip to calf and lower legs’

The Guardian - AU · Aug 26, 2023

NSW environment protection laws unlikely to succeed without major overhaul, damning review finds

Review warns half of species under threat in state are on course to become extinct in next 100 years

The Guardian - AU · Aug 24, 2023

Voice referendum date to be revealed in Adelaide as South Australia emerges as swing state

Guardian Australia analysis shows yes and no campaign advertising is focused more on SA, Tasmania and WA, and less on east coast states

The Guardian - AU · Aug 24, 2023

Watch: Surfer in Australia rides wave with large shark on board

A surfer in New South Wales, Australia, was captured on video riding a wave with a seemingly dead shark on his board.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 23, 2023

Australia urgently needs a grid upgrade – but the march of new power lines faces a bush revolt

Landowners – including many who support the shift to renewable energy – fear proposed lines will devalue properties and destroy ecosystems

The Guardian - AU · Aug 23, 2023

Failure to manage feral horses causing ‘devastating impact’ on Australian alps, Senate inquiry hears

Advocates say state governments, especially NSW, are ‘trashing and trampling’ natural, Indigenous and historic values by failing to cull brumbies

The Guardian - AU · Aug 23, 2023

NSW court rules Catholic church can’t get a fair trial in civil case over paedophile priest

The Catholic church has successfully argued it can’t get a fair trial for alleged child abuse perpetrated by notorious priest David Joseph Perrett because Perrett and other key witnesses have died

The Guardian - AU · Aug 23, 2023

Murray-Darling Basin Plan to be extended under a new agreement, without Victoria – but an uphill battle lies ahead

Federal Minister for Water Tanya Plibersek today announced a new agreement to restore Australia’s largest and most important river basin. It comes just months before the original Murray-Darling Basin Plan was to be completed.

The Conversation · Aug 22, 2023