The Latest Breaking News from New South Wales

Search for girl, 10, missing for more than a week

A ten-year-old girl missing for more than a week was last seen in the NSW-Victoria border area and police have concerns for her welfare.

The New Daily · Jun 15, 2023

PwC cops NSW ban as inquiry hears admin work outsourced

Treasury outsourced work on public sector accounting and used consultants for administrative tasks, an inquiry into NSW's $1b outsourcing bill has been told.

The New Daily · Jun 15, 2023

Are tree-changers bad at managing their rural properties? A new study wades into the weeds to find the answer

Tree-changers opting for a rural lifestyle can get a bad rap for not managing their properties well. The COVID-19 pandemic prompted thousands more city-based Australians to buy property in the regions. So will this lead to more absentee neighbours who, in the eyes of some, don’t know what they’re doing?

The Conversation · Jun 15, 2023

Fast-track NSW projects to spur housing supply

Fast-tracking planning approvals for private developments that include a minimum of 15 per cent affordable housing will form part of NSW reforms.

AAP · Jun 14, 2023

PWC banned from future NSW tax advice after scandal

As NSW MPs prepare to examine the $1 billion spent on external advice since 2017, the government has banned PwC from further work on tax matters.

AAP · Jun 14, 2023

NSW to allow taller, denser property developments while curtailing power of councils

Projects of at least $75m that have 15% of units set aside as affordable housing could be fast-tracked under changes

The Guardian - AU · Jun 14, 2023

Anguish gives way to relief as Queensland allows trans people to change birth certificates

NSW urged to follow rest of Australia to permit trans people to update their documentation without requiring surgery

The Guardian - AU · Jun 14, 2023

NSW government temporarily bans all PwC work on tax projects

Inquiry into the state’s use of consultants to examine why local health districts paid firms $124m since 2011

The Guardian - AU · Jun 14, 2023

‘Big bills’: Motorists pay hundreds too much for car insurance as premiums skyrocket

Australians could be paying hundreds of dollars too much for car insurance, as new figures reveal premiums have skyrocketed.

The New Daily · Jun 14, 2023

Australian prosecutors drop murder charge over German backpacker's death in 2005

Australian prosecutors have dropped a murder charge against German immigrant Tobias Moran over the death of his German backpacker girlfriend Simone Strobel in 2005

The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2023