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'Bloody shock': H5 bird flu case suspected in Hunter

It marks an unwelcome first for NSW.

Newcastle Herald

NSW records first suspected case of deadly H5 bird flu as virus reaches Australia’s east coast

Migratory giant petrel discovered near Hawks Nest north of Newcastle infected with H5. Testing under way to determine if it’s highly pathogenic H5N1 strain

The Guardian - AU

NSW enforcer 'won't back down' on return to Brisbane

Ahead of the 2026 State of Origin decider, NSW forward Haumole Olakau'atu is looking back on his role in a tense melee during the corresponding game in 2024.

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NSW shadow upper house leader steps aside during Icac Liberals inquiry – as it happened

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'Synergy greater than the risk': John Barilaro is back in Canberra in a 'favour' role

Former NSW deputy premier has returned to politics.

The Canberra Times

'Don't use the lights': data centre boom sparks warning

Australia needs strict rules to govern data centre energy use amid reports US schools are being forced to switch off their lights to save power.

AAP

MP's farm business fined over veteran employee's death

A business co-owned by an independent MP failed to ensure the safety of an elderly employee and family friend who died in a quad bike crash, a court has found.

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Why NSW Is Tightening Nangs Laws And What It Means For Young People

NSW is tightening nitrous oxide (nangs) laws with new retail limits, an under-18 sales ban, delivery restrictions and exemptions for legitimate use. Here’s what’s changing and why.

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Political lobbyists, NSW Liberals and a fugitive developer are facing corruption allegations. Here’s what you need to know

Anti-corruption body examining allegations Liberal figures accepted donations to recruit members and also received money from fugitive Toplace developer Jean Nassif

The Guardian - AU

'Banging on the table': will MPs win fight to fund next stage of John Hunter?

The Minister for the Hunter toured the near-complete first stage on Thursday.

Newcastle Herald

'He'll handle it': Walker to keep lippy Young restless

Gold Coast have had an opposed session against Queensland to prepare them for whatever NSW forward Hudson Young will throw at Sam Walker in the Origin decider.

AAP

‘Obviously disturbing’ if Christian Brothers’ $1 property sales deprive abuse survivors of pay, government tells court

Concerns Catholic order’s historical transfers of millions in assets were potentially inappropriate, NSW supreme court hears

The Guardian - AU

Australian green hydrogen project gets the green light

A renewable hydrogen plant proposed for the NSW Hunter Valley will go ahead after a multimillion-dollar boost.

AAP

Auction clearance rates are sliding. Here’s what can happen when a home doesn’t sell

In Victoria and New South Wales, roughly one third of homes are sold at auction. Australia is one of very few countries in the world to regularly make use of auctions to sell homes – let alone “open outcry” auctions, where bidders compete with each other out loud in real…

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Australia's living dinosaur tree survived 90 million years in a secret canyon

A tree species known only from fossils dating back roughly 90 million years has turned out to be very much alive. In 1994, a New South Wales park ranger rappelled into a narrow sandstone canyon in the Wollemi National Park and stumbled upon a small grove of strange-looking conifers. Botanists…

The Guardian - AU

Many Australians can get three free hours of power from today. Here’s how

Residents of Queensland, New South Wales and South Australia with a smart meter can access the Solar Sharer energy offer from 1 July

The Guardian - AU

NSW’s deadly one-in-100-years floods could have been slashed by two metres using dams, CSIRO finds

Governments have not committed to measures modelled in report on Lismore’s 2022 floods. Seven people died in the northern rivers region

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Shark-spotting drones are about reassurance – not full protection

Sharks are front of mind for many Sydneysiders and coastal New South Wales residents. In January, a teenager died amid a spate of attacks in and around Sydney. This month, a woman was bitten by a large great white while swimming close to shore and between the flags at Coogee…

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'Cultural blindspot': push to go all in on gambling fix

One million dollars are lost to pokies by residents of the most populous state every hour as calls for gambling reforms grow louder.

AAP

Under-fire NSW star keen to repay coach's Origin faith

Mitchell Moses has vowed to prove NSW coach Laurie Daley was right to back him in as the Blues' first-choice five-eighth.

The Guardian - AU

Sydney to get parking zones for shared ebikes in bid to stop ‘wild west scenes’ of blocked footpaths

NSW transport minister says growth in shared schemes is a positive development but pedestrians are ‘crying out for order’

AAP

'Worked incredibly hard': McKellar departs Waratahs

The NSW Waratahs could make a play for Michael Cheika after accepting Dan McKellar's resignation as coach after two disappointing Super Rugby Pacific seasons.

Newcastle Herald

Taxpayers fork out millions to pay lawyers in Hunter hospital's rolling legal drama

Documents have revealed details of a SafeWork NSW probe.

The Canberra Times

How do we make it safer to speak up in Canberra?

The ACT once led the world. Now it lags behind NSW.

The Guardian - AU

NSW beaches to get dawn-to-dusk drone patrols in $34m anti-shark program

Premier Chris Minns says he wants to restore confidence to beachgoers after series of shark sightings and attacks

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