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Budget day coming as NSW treasurer faces $7b shortfall

The new treasurer of NSW has settled on a delayed date to hand down his first budget as he grapples with a $7 billion spending shortfall.

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Origin commits $600m for battery to replace coal plant

Origin Energy will start building a big battery to replace Australia's largest coal-fired power plant Eraring, as talks continue on delaying its 2025 closure.

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NSW COVID-19 protest fine challenge rejected

Protesters who copped fines for gathering during Sydney's COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns will have to pay up after the NSW Supreme Court rejected their appeal.

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'Major milestone': Eraring battery construction gets underway

Stage one of the Eraring Battery will involve the construction of a 460 megawatt battery storage system with a dispatch duration of two hours.

Newcastle Herald

Wanderer Festival announces The Jungle Giants, Spiderbait among first acts for 2023 line-up

Fresh off the back of confirming its return to the NSW Far South Coast for a second year, Wanderer Festival has announced five major artists for its 2023 line-up.

ABC News

Following bush fires, land clearing and poaching, the glossy black-cockatoo is fighting for survival

Fewer than 8,000 glossy black-cockatoos remain in the wild across Australia. In response, a group of farmers are planting trees in their thousands to bring back the species' habitat.

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A pocket guide to today's solar eclipse — and how much of the Sun will be blocked out where you are

Later today, the Sun will be completely or partially blocked out — depending on where you are in the country. Check out how much of the Sun will be covered in your capital city and what time it'll be most noticeable.

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Builder of Sydney house that partially collapsed was reported over safety breaches at another site a day before incident

New South Wales building commissioner David Chandler reported a building site over safety concerns only a day before a completed home it had built collapsed on Good Friday.

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Councils say Transport for NSW delays preventing them from repairing flood-damaged roads

Country councils say state government red tape is preventing them from making the most of welcome flood funding.

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Treasurer steps in for casino talks as Star loses shine

The NSW treasurer hasn't taken a proposed casino tax hike off the table amid job losses at Star but will soon meet with workers and management.

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Daniel Mookhey: best way to fix the rental crisis is to build, new NSW treasurer says

Faced with a housing crisis and concerns over energy and living costs, the 40-year-old says he’s open to other people’s ideas

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Darling-Baaka River fish kill treated as ‘pollution incident’ as EPA investigates causes

A fish kill in NSW's Darling-Baaka River will be treated as a "pollution incident" as the Environmental Protection Agency investigates it.

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Australia has had some biocontrols go awry, but plenty others were successful

When biocontrol is done well, it's the most powerful tool we have to control pests. Here are a few times that biocontrol has helped Australia's economy and environment.

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Darling-Baaka fish kill treated as 'pollution incident'

The mass deaths of millions of fish on NSW's Darling-Baaka River will be treated as a "pollution incident" as the state's environmental watchdog investigates.

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Anthony Gilbert inquest findings delivered, NSW coroner recommends police training

Deputy State Coroner Elizabeth Ryan recommends that NSW police officers receive further training to help them respond to people who are intoxicated but do not meet the criteria for detention.

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NSW to investigate Menindee mass fish kill as ‘pollution incident’

EPA to use statutory powers to investigate whether conditions in Darling-Baaka River breach state environment laws

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Dead heat in upper house after NSW election leaves Chris Minns facing ‘messy’ negotiations

Legislative council’s even split of political leanings means Labor will need to work with conservatives to pass legislation

AAP

Search for rapist who bashed woman on NSW street

A manhunt is underway after a woman, 19, was punched in the face, knocked out and sexually assaulted on a street in Goulbourn in regional NSW.

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NSW upper house results revealed after weeks of counting following election

The makeup of the NSW upper house is finalised almost a month after Chris Minns swept to power at the NSW state election.

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NSW to recoup millions shuttering free COVID-19 clinics

The 165 free COVID-19 PCR testing clinics across NSW will close within weeks as demand for the service dwindles and more people use rapid antigen tests.

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COVID clinic closures a $66m shot in the arm for NSW

The 165 free COVID-19 PCR testing clinics across NSW will close within weeks as demand dwindles and the government turns to free rapid tests.

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Cemetery sector set for overhaul amid grave shortage

The supply of available gravesites in NSW has dwindled to alarming levels, prompting the government to announce an overhaul of the troubled cemetery sector.

Newcastle Herald

COVID testing clinics to shut as NSW unveils new referral model

The shift is scheduled to kick in from May 13.

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Stage 3 tax cuts to benefit rural Australia the least, analysis shows

Country Australians will benefit the least from the stage 3 tax cuts, a new analysis based on tax data shows.

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Last-minute win hampers NSW Labor's legislative agenda

The NSW government could have an uphill battle passing legislation after the final count left the upper house evenly split between Labor and the coalition.

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