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NSW Labor eyes vacant offices as option to boost social housing stock

Exclusive: Minister says providing incentives to developers to convert surplus commercial space presents a ‘good opportunity’ for the state

The Guardian - AU

NSW paramedics refuse patient transfers in 24-hour pay dispute row

A 24-hour ban on transporting discharged patients from hospital will be in place in NSW as paramedics and patient transfer officers unite.

The New Daily

Senior academics write to the NSW attorney-general, calling for early release of Kathleen Folbigg

A group of senior legal academics from New South Wales and Victoria write to the NSW attorney-general, urging him to use his power to immediately release Kathleen Folbigg from prison.

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Mark Latham fails to apologise for homophobic tweet, awaits defamation fight

Controversial NSW One Nation MP Mark Latham is set to defend a graphic and homophobic tweet in court as his window to apologise closes.

The New Daily

Star casino chief Robbie Cooke reveals company's financial state after mass lay-offs

Star Entertainment Group chief executive Robbie Cooke has revealed the impact of the NSW government's tax increase on pokies profits as the casino sacks 500 staff.

ABC News

Prosecutors finalise ice supply, crime syndicate charges against brother of former NSW Police Minister

Police seized $2 million worth of ice and $220,000 in cash in the raids.

Newcastle Herald

Artistically defaced election signs of MP Adam Marshall to hang in rural NSW art gallery

After a Sharpie-toting graffiti artist defaced a series of Adam Marshall's election posters, the MP's "enhanced" portraits are now being framed and hung for public exhibition.

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Calls to permanently ban use of PFAS chemicals still found in some domestic products

Despite being gradually phased out, the toxic chemicals are still found in products like household cookware, waterproof jackets, stain resistant carpets and food packaging, experts say.

ABC News

Waterloo South public housing residents will be rehoused nearby after sale, NSW government pledges

Exclusive: Tenants feel let down by Labor, but Chris Minns insists sale does not meet ‘definition of privatisation’

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NSW taxpayers to fund indemnity for 47 organisations against child abuse claims

Exclusive: State government steps in as private insurers refuse to provide coverage to organisations working with vulnerable children

The Guardian - AU

NSW paramedics and transport service workers plan 24-hour strike

Patients discharged from hospital in New South Wales are set to be without government transport home on Thursday as the health union increases pressure over wages.

ABC News

Premier announces new building commission to regulate NSW construction industry

The New South Wales government has fulfilled an election campaign promise to set up a building commission to oversee the construction industry.

ABC News

Klimenko to make rare Supercars appearance

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

Motorsport

Homelessness NSW calls for 'courage and ambition' to fix social housing crisis

'If you cannot afford to rent, sooner or later you are going to be homeless.'

Newcastle Herald

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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.

Newcastle Herald

New Stockton beach agency 'a positive next step' for eroded coast, says lord mayor

City of Newcastle has welcomed the NSW government's announcement.

ABC News

'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.

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Leaseholders impacted by toxic PFAS foam miss out in $132.7 million compensation payout

NSW farmer Alastair McLaren has lost hundreds of thousands of dollars due to contamination from PFAS chemicals, but he's not one of the 30,000 people who will be compensated.

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The Guardian - AU

Rogue NSW taxi drivers still refusing to use meters despite crackdown, commissioner warns

Opposition calls for greater penalties as data reveals 59 fines issued this year, down from 96 between late November and end of December

The New Daily

Get comfortable with vertical housing, NSW Premier Chris Minns says

Sydney is on the way up, with the NSW Premier calling for an end to the urban sprawl and a shift to more medium and high-rise housing.

The New Daily

‘Frustrated and forgotten’: Fish kill failures to be revealed in independent inquiry

The NSW water minister expects any mistakes made by government agencies will be spelled out in an independent inquiry about mass fish kills.

The Guardian - AU

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

ABC News

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

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

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.

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