The Latest Breaking News from New South Wales

Klimenko to make rare Supercars appearance

Klimenko will make the trek from her New South Wales base to Launceston for the Tasmania SuperSprint.

Motorsport · May 16, 2023

Court rejects native title defence for NSW Aboriginal man over illegal abalone haul

A magistrate finds an Aboriginal man caught fishing abalone is not protected by native title because he harvested them for a party to which non-Aboriginal people were invited.

ABC News · May 16, 2023

'Miracle' message in a bottle unearthed at Wallaga Lake after 45 years

A letter penned to a young girl and launched into the Pacific 45 years ago has been unearthed on the NSW far south coast, revealing a treasured "blast from the past" and intergenerational friendship.

ABC News · May 16, 2023

Inquiry into Menindee ‘catastrophic fish deaths’ to consider ways to prevent future ecological disasters

Terms of reference include water monitoring data, environmental conditions and whether community consultation was sufficient

The Guardian - AU · May 15, 2023

NSW chief scientist begins independent review into Menindee's mass fish kill

NSW's chief scientist is aware his team will need to overcome distrust from some Menindee locals as it begins a review into the cause behind a mass fish kill in the Darling River during March.

ABC News · May 15, 2023

Telstra apologises for lengthy network outage in outback NSW on Mother's Day weekend

A text message warning residents of a week of upgrade work in northern NSW failed to send and coincided with a separate landline outage, leaving the people of Bourke with extremely limited communication.

ABC News · May 15, 2023

Radiation machine replacement forces NSW Mid North Coast cancer patients to Sydney

Jeff Craven had a hard decision to make — wait weeks to get cancer treatment locally on the NSW Mid North Coast, or travel to Sydney. His surgeon says more could have been done to get him care closer to home.

ABC News · May 15, 2023

‘Significant rain’: Flood warning for northern NSW, SE Qld

The flood-hit Northern Rivers region is in the firing line for more flash flooding and heavy rain, prompting a warning from the NSW SES.

The New Daily · May 15, 2023

Albanese's ratings improve in a post-budget Newspoll; left to control NSW upper house

A federal Newspoll, conducted May 11-13 from a sample of 1,516, is the first poll taken since the May 9 budget. It gave Labor a 55-45 lead, a one-point gain for the Coalition since the previous Newspoll, three weeks ago. Primary votes were 38% Labor (steady), 34% Coalition (up one),…

The Conversation · May 14, 2023

Aboriginal Legal Service halts work in 13 NSW courts to 'stem bleeding' of workload crisis

From today, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander legal service for NSW will temporarily suspend its work in 13 regional courts.

ABC News · May 14, 2023