The Latest Breaking News from New South Wales

Mental health system suffering from $600m shortfall

More than half a billion of taxpayer dollars is needed to overhaul Australia's largest state public mental health service to help cure its funding headaches.

AAP · Oct 14

Renters and home buyers are seeing AI-‘enhanced’ property photos. Now NSW is changing the rules

A photograph of a house is supposed to tell you what a house looks like. That sounds obvious. But increasingly, it’s becoming a question, rather than a fact.

The Conversation · Oct 14

Flying foxes in NSW and Victoria face mass starvation amid food shortages

Rescuers respond to surge in callouts for the vulnerable bat species, which usually feeds on blossoms and tree nectar

The Guardian - AU · Oct 13

Australia’s NSW proposes new migration pathway for regional workers; Indians may benefit

New South Wales is consulting on a proposed state-led Designated Area Migration Agreement (DAMA) that could expand employer-sponsored migration opportunities in regional Australia. The proposal covers occupations including nursing, aged care, hospitality, construction and skilled trades, with potential age and salary concessions and a pathway to permanent residency for eligible…

The Economic Times · Oct 12

12 Australian farming families fined $814 each over power line survey access

Twelve farming families in western Victoria, Australia, have been fined A$814 each for refusing to allow authorised officers onto their properties to conduct surveys for a proposed 480-kilometre electricity transmission line. The families say the project, known as Victoria to New South Wales Interconnector West (VNI West), threatens agricultural land,…

The Times of India · Oct 12

One Nation slams push to force campaign policy costing

Voters could get a look at what One Nation's policies will cost before an election, but the populist party rejects the bid forcing them to pop open the hood.

AAP · Oct 12

Minns government’s only meeting before reopening gas exploration was with fossil fuel lobby

Exclusive: Peak body for oil and gas industry met with minister’s office before a 2014 freeze on new licences was overturned, documents show

The Guardian - AU · Oct 11

Donations to major parties and an ex-premier as a lobbyist: how datacentres play the political game in Australia

As governments face community backlash for fast-tracking developments, big tech’s financial contributions face renewed scrutiny

The Guardian - AU · Oct 11

Australia planted rubber vine in the 1860s; it now covers vast Queensland areas

Rubber vine began its Australian story as a garden ornamental brought from Madagascar, and it has since become one of the country's most troublesome weeds. Left unchecked, this glossy, trumpet-flowered climber can scramble up to 30 metres into tree canopies, blanket creek lines, smother the native vegetation beneath it, and…

The Times of India · Oct 11

Finding Roger Davies: how one sister’s search for her long-lost brother unearthed a state’s destitute burial failures

Exclusive: Chantel Dubsky says she was never told where her brother was buried. His final resting place was found as part of a Guardian investigation

The Guardian - AU · Oct 10