The Latest Breaking News from New South Wales

High temperatures and sunny weather headed for NSW, with parts reaching 40C

Mercury expected to top 30C across Sydney over the weekend, with some parts of the state forecast to nudge over 40C

The Guardian - AU · Mar 3, 2023

NSW coroner recommends warnings on aerosal cans after chroming death of 16yo Bradley Hope

Bradley Hope died after inhaling aerosol deodorant during a sleepover at a friend's house in 2019. His family hopes recommendations from a coronial inquest will spare others their grief.

ABC News · Mar 3, 2023

Dominic Perrottet’s surprise ‘occasional’ vaping revelation

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has made a surprising admission about his use of a controversial controlled substance.

The New Daily · Mar 3, 2023

No real estate agents fined for breaking NSW rent bidding rules, despite hundreds of warnings

Fair Trading says it is taking ‘an educative approach’ to new laws and planning for future audits and enforcement action

The Guardian - AU · Mar 3, 2023

Interest rate rises to delay Vic, NSW surplus returns

Higher borrowing costs would slow budgets returning to surplus in Australia's two most populous states, an independent credit agency has warned.

AAP · Mar 3, 2023

No-grounds evictions to be banned in NSW

Amid a squeezed NSW rental market, a breakthrough has been achieved before the state election as both major parties agree to end no-grounds evictions.

AAP · Mar 2, 2023

Nearly half of year 1's in NSW below phonics benchmark

Nine in every 20 year 1 students in NSW didn't meet the benchmark for phonics but the government says it is providing the right resources to support schools.

AAP · Mar 2, 2023

NSW Labor vows to repair roads with funds diverted from Great Western Highway tunnel project

The party promises to reallocate money from the controversial Great Western Highway upgrade to spend on roads across western Sydney and regional NSW if it wins this month's state election.

ABC News · Mar 2, 2023

Vet shortage prevents rural NSW clinics from responding to emergency call-outs on farms

A shortage of vets in rural communities is putting animals at risk and risking a further exodus of workers from the industry, according to farmers and veterinary clinics.

ABC News · Mar 2, 2023

‘We paid jobless too much during COVID’: NSW minister

The NSW hospitality minister has linked higher unemployment payments during the pandemic to the state's current skills shortage, drawing Labor criticism.

The New Daily · Mar 2, 2023