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The Latest Breaking News from New South Wales

The drought in southern Australia is not over – it just looks that way

How often do you mow your lawn in winter? That may seem like an odd way to start a conversation about drought. But the answer helps explain why our current drought has not broken, despite recent rain – and why spring lamb may be more expensive this year.

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NSW politicians say cannabis decriminalisation inevitable after report points to unequal system

Exclusive: Recommendation to decriminalise backed by six of seven committee members, including Labor, Liberal and crossbench MLCs

The Guardian - AU

Emission targets on track but nature in 'deep trouble'

NSW is making great strides expanding renewable energy but more needs to be done to address waste management, biodiversity loss and climate change.

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Review of NSW Labor’s controversial $37m election fund urges rapid overhaul of grant guidelines

Auditor general’s report on LSCA scheme calls for new rules to deal with election promises that later lead to government funding

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Labor's pork-barrelling answer managed 'effectively'

Pork-barrelling, slush-fund and vote-buying claims trailing a $37.2 million taxpayer-funded program for years have been hosed down in an independent audit.

AAP

CCTV cameras in childcare amid surge in safety breaches

Allegations about careless childcare centres have triggered extensive new powers including hefty fines and CCTV cameras to monitor how children are treated.

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Bots doing mundane jobs among 'transformational' pledge

Australia's largest state budget, criticised as boring and vague, has prompted promises from political hopefuls of a more "transformational" government.

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NSW Coalition proposes cuts to ‘crippling’ fees on housing construction in budget reply

Exclusive: Opposition leader to outline plan for lowering costs amid state’s ongoing housing crisis

The Guardian - AU

Cindy's law: reforms close sexual violence loophole

Four decades after the "horrific" deaths of two teenage girls in the outback, new legislation aims to ensure sex offenders cannot escape punishment.

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NSW political staffers to appear at caravan plot inquiry after being threatened with arrest for failing to attend

Staff for premier Chris Minns and police minister Yasmin Catley to attend voluntarily after upper house president indicated warrants would be sought

The Guardian - AU

'Boring' budget to get finances ready for future shocks

Having sped up home approvals, a building laggard is shifting focus to getting construction going in a bid to reduce the biggest strain on family finances.

AAP

Australia’s east coast to shiver through cold nights as forecast warns of damaging winds

Bureau forecasts below-average temperatures and frost in Victoria, NSW and inland Queensland, with snow and damaging winds expected in some areas

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Trump says Israel-Iran ceasefire now in effect; NSW and Queensland budgets released; and NZ’s herpes pride campaign

US president says deal has begun after two-week-old war that has killed hundreds in tit-for-tat strikes

The Guardian - AU

Penny-pinching NSW budget lacks vision and offers few solutions to state’s most pressing problems

The Minns Labor government appears obsessed with keeping the state’s AAA ratings – so citizens of New South Wales will just have to wait

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‘Unconscious racism’ behind NSW police officer’s decision not to call ambulance for Indigenous prisoner, watchdog finds

Senior officer engaged in ‘serious misconduct’ in regional town when man was self-harming. He thought Aboriginal people tried to ‘manipulate the system’

The Guardian - AU

NSW budget 2025 winners and losers

Developers and police the big winners in state budget while injured workers and koalas lose out

The Guardian - AU

Housing push the centrepiece of NSW budget which projects $3.43bn deficit next financial year

Financial position of Australia’s most populous state then expected to improve with a projected surplus by 2027-28

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O’Brien accepts invite to Chalmers roundtable – as it happened

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Surplus in sight but few sweeteners in 'careful' budget

A nation-first approach to back up housing projects headlines Australia's largest state budget as critics attack surplus projections and support for services.

The Guardian - AU

NSW upper house president seeks advice from Bret Walker over possible political staffer arrests

High-profile barrister consulted over arrest warrants for five government staffers who did not attend inquiry into Dural ‘fake terrorism plot’

AAP

Global race on as state speeds up billion-dollar builds

Existing systems are too slow-paced to keep up in a global race for capital, a major Australian technology chief says amid moves to boost business confidence.

AAP

Major boost for tradie students to solve housing crisis

Tradies will be able to complete their apprenticeships for free as a state government tries to ease the housing crisis.

AAP

Future focus as inflation blare dims but change needed

Ahead of delivering his third budget, NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey says changes are required to ensure the state can "hold on to what we love".

The Guardian - AU

Burst of warm weather predicted for Australia’s east before cold front brings wet and windy conditions in week ahead

Temperatures across South Australia, Victoria and NSW are set to warm up but northerly winds will bring the chill later in the week

International Business Times UK

NSW Average Speed Cameras Fines Hike to $3,000 — What Drivers Need to Know Now

New South Wales is implementing significant new measures for average speed camera enforcement starting 1 July, marking a substantial shift in how road safety will be managed across the state.

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