The Latest Breaking News from New South Wales

Driving up cost: Crossbench delays NSW rent relief bill

Plans to give relief to two million NSW renters have been delayed as the Greens argue the government's idea could have unintended consequences.

The New Daily · May 24, 2023

Mexican meth worth $273m hidden in hydraulic press

The AFP has discovered enough meth to make up three million street deals hidden inside a steel hydraulic press which arrived into NSW from Mexico by ship.

AAP · May 23, 2023

Aboriginal elders to provide clean water for Walgett after NSW government short-term solution fails

Aboriginal elders in Walgett say they will provide free filtered drinking water for their remote community after repeated failures by the state and local government.

ABC News · May 23, 2023

Death threats for staff at home where 95yo patient was tasered

The fallout from the distressing incident at a NSW aged-care home, after a 95-year-old dementia patient was tasered, has taken an ugly turn.

The New Daily · May 23, 2023

Loggers targeting one fifth of planned NSW koala park

Up to a fifth of wilderness set aside for the NSW Great Koala National Park could be logged in the next 12 months, environmental advocates say.

The New Daily · May 23, 2023

Summit call amid claims loggers eyeing koala parklands

NSW will host a koala summit to "refocus" the state's strategy on protecting the iconic species as environmentalists say vital habitat is at risk of logging.

AAP · May 23, 2023

Orange Private Hospital goes into administration

Nearly 100 employees and patients in the NSW cental west face an uncertain future after the Orange Private Hospital went into administration.

AAP · May 23, 2023

GOOD: The NSW Cop Who Allegedly Tasered A 95Y.O. Great-Grandmother Has Been Charged

He's still suspended *with* pay.

Pedestrian.tv · May 23, 2023

Reprieve for protesters who blocked Sydney traffic

A year on from a protest that halted Sydney traffic, two of those arrested have had a small win in a Sydney court.

AAP · May 23, 2023

Tevita Pangai Junior is the most unexpected New South Wales selection in years and the ultimate State of Origin wildcard

Tevita Pangai Junior has not always played to the limits of his considerable talent but his shock Origin selection could be just what New South Wales need in the series opener, writes Nick Campton.

ABC News · May 23, 2023