The Latest Breaking News from New South Wales

Beef and Bitcoin on the menu at this NSW farm as Texan podcaster spruiks new 'food movement'

A group of farmers and health-conscious Australians say they are part of a food movement that involves Bitcoin.

ABC News · Feb 18, 2023

NSW Labor pledges $1bn state-owned investment company for renewable projects if elected

‘Privatisation does not work. It has been a disaster for New South Wales and under Labor it stops,’ leader Chris Minns says

The Guardian - AU · Feb 18, 2023

Barred from parliament but running for office: Gareth Ward’s campaign might be NSW election’s strangest

The suspended Kiama MP has been kicked out of the Liberal party and faces criminal charges – yet is ahead in the polls

The Guardian - AU · Feb 18, 2023

Alleged directors of Sydney cocaine syndicate charged

NSW investigators have charged the alleged directors of an organised syndicate running a cocaine operation in Sydney.

AAP · Feb 17, 2023

Young people in mental health distress need better alternatives to emergency departments, advocates say

Every year across Australia thousands of young people in mental health crisis go to a hospital emergency department, but like Charlotte they find them "overwhelming" and "isolating".

ABC News · Feb 17, 2023

Parties back on NSW campaign trail after missteps

The NSW government and Labor opposition will hope their election campaigns steady this weekend after both major parties misfired on Friday.

AAP · Feb 17, 2023

Fresh inquest to launch into historic death of Tamworth teenager Mark Haines

The family of Gomeroi teenager Mark Haines, whose body was found on train tracks eight kilometres south of Tamworth in 1988, hope to finally receive some answers after a fresh inquest into his death is announced.

ABC News · Feb 17, 2023

WA’s Pilbara hits 45C as large swathes of Australia swelter in heatwave

Extreme conditions in the north of the state with Victoria, NSW and Queensland also experiencing high temperatures

The Guardian - AU · Feb 17, 2023

'Heat engine' brings hottest weather in years across southern states of Australia

A heatwave stretching across western and southern Australia is bringing the hottest weather in years and is likely to intensify further for southern states next week.

ABC News · Feb 17, 2023

Grant scheme to keep GPs in flood-ravaged Lismore

Healthcare providers in Lismore will receive $5 million in government aid to rebuild flood-damaged infrastructure, replace equipment or move to new premises.

AAP · Feb 17, 2023