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The Latest Breaking News from New South Wales

NSW voters head to polls in tightly contested election

Polling centres have opened in NSW, with four million voters to decide if the Liberals gain a fourth term or Labor breaks a 12-year stretch in opposition.

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The NSW government lauds paramedics as heroes but treats us like triple zeros

Paramedics are at the forefront of a struggling health system, but we don’t need a pat on the back – we need a pay rise

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NSW election: Labor hopeful of win as leader Chris Minns eyes ‘mood for change’ across state

Polls point to victory but Labor faces a difficult electoral map, requiring an additional nine seats to govern in its own right

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Judgment day arrives for NSW Labor after 12 years in the political wilderness

Though polls have tightened, this is an election Labor expects to win. Anything less will be a disaster for the party

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NSW election: Liberal government’s hopes fade as contest with Labor tightens

NSW elections – with a hard to read electoral system – are famous for producing highly variable results across electorates.

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Preferences hold the key to Upper Hunter as NSW votes

An Independent's decision to preference Labor could tip the balance of power.

Newcastle Herald

Independent office corrects NSW Libs over WestInvest

Both major parties say they have the best plan for spending $3 billion in key western Sydney electorates as an independent office says it was misrepresented.

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Afternoon Update: Ken Wyatt warns Liberals on opposing voice; NSW election race wraps up; and ‘city killer’ asteroid to pass us by

Former minister for Indigenous Australians says Liberal opposition to voice could add to ‘global perception’ they are a ‘racist party’

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Court rules in favour of South West Rocks 'zombie DA' residential development going ahead

A NSW court has ruled in favour of a development application lodged 30 years ago at the village of South West Rocks amid concerns that historic plans don't hold up under modern environmental standards.

ABC News

One in five have already voted says NSW Electoral Commission

Early voters make their mark before the final election pitches

Newcastle Herald

Andy Yin complains to Human Rights Commission after being rejected by Liberal Party as Strathfield candidate for NSW election

The Human Rights Commission is investigating a complaint by a high-profile Chinese-Australian, who claims the New South Wales Liberal Party rejected his nomination to run in Saturday's state election on racial grounds.

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Ex-NSW minister given second jail term for corruption

He will be eligible for parole in 2027.

Newcastle Herald

Angry outback town feels abandoned after mass fish kill

Frustration and anger is growing in the NSW outback town on Menindee more than a week after millions of fish washed up dead on the Darling-Baaka River

AAP

Man's revenge killing of colleague over council sacking

A coroner is investigating gun permit laws after an ex-council worker used a NSW licence to get a shotgun in Victoria to kill a former colleague.

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Greens confident of federal result repeat in NSW

The Greens are hoping to hold the balance of power in NSW even as both major parties gun for a clean sweep into government.

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NSW Liberals accuse Climate 200 and teal independent of misleading voters on election corflutes

Party launches challenge one day before poll over signs in Manly that tell voters they risked ‘wasting’ their vote

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Police arrest more than 30 people from NSW, Victoria in cross-border crackdown on outlaw bikie gangs

Drugs, guns, explosives, and a stolen Harley Davidson are among the items seized by NSW and Victorian police during the four-day operation.

ABC News

NSW election final day of campaigning sees Chris Minns congratulate Dominic Perrottet, but says 'don't vote for him'

NSW Labor leader Chris Minns has congratulated the premier on his election campaign, and revealed he "likes" Dominic Perrottet, before urging people not to vote for him.

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More than half NSW forests lost since 1750 and logging ‘locking in’ species extinction, study finds

Exclusive: Report says 435,000 hectares have been degraded through logging since 2000, affecting 244 threatened species

The New Daily

Labor hits winnable seats as Liberals sandbag NSW heartland

A day out from the NSW election, both leaders are on a blitz across Sydney as they seek to win over undecided voters and firm up support in key electorates.

Newcastle Herald

Pressure on Labor to complete Hunter Green Corridor

NSW Labor has agreed to investigate if a parcel of land at Fletcher, considered essential to the Hunter Green Corridor project, can be added to its proposed expanded national and regional parks network.

ABC News

Mass fish kill a case of deja vu as Nationals look to win back seat of Barwon in NSW election

Four years ago, a mass fish kill was the backdrop for a massive upset in far-west NSW at the state election. Now, the Nationals are dealing with similar events as they try to reclaim the seat of Barwon.

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Bordertown bikies targeted in police crackdown

NSW and Victorian police have arrested 27 people and laid a multiple drugs and weapons charges during a four-day bikie crackdown.

ABC News

How Sydney became the world's 'most-tolled' city. Or did it?

New South Wales Labor leader Chris Minns says Sydney is the "most-tolled city" in the world. Does that check out?

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'Successful' homelessness service Together Home facing uncertain future after NSW election

It's helped 1,000 rough-sleepers into housing since the COVID-19 pandemic, but community housing advocates say neither major party has committed to making Together Home permanent ahead of this weekend's NSW election.

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