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Perrottet government to outlaw offshore gas drilling

The NSW government will block plans to drill gas off the NSW coast and says the Albanese government must ban offshore drilling in all Commonwealth waters.

AAP · Feb 15, 2023

Lawyer claims vendetta against ex-NRL star Sam Burgess

Former NRL star Samuel Burgess will plead not guilty to driving unlicensed, his lawyer says, claiming a former NSW minister had a "vendetta" against him.

AAP · Feb 14, 2023

Bush revegetation boosts farmer Steve Matthews' mental health after years of drought

At the height of a mental health crisis, Steve Matthews started revegetating his farm in southern NSW. Years later, he continues to reap the rewards.

ABC News · Feb 14, 2023

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High Court throws out NSW cap on spending by third parties in by-election campaigns

The High Court rules that there should be no cap on spending by third parties, including unions and religious groups, in by-lection campaigns.

ABC News · Feb 14, 2023

Overworked, burned-out NSW nurses planning to quit

Some NSW nurses are experiencing post-traumatic stress symptoms from overwork and many are planning to leave their jobs in the next year, a survey has found.

AAP · Feb 14, 2023

Premier commits to Warragamba wall despite 'black hole'

Premier Dominic Perrottet insists the Warragamba Dam wall will be raised in the next four years, despite no funding being allocated in the NSW budget.

AAP · Feb 14, 2023

Labor promises more health workers, new senior bureaucrat for regional NSW ahead of March election

NSW Labor says it will give regional communities a greater "seat at the decision-making table" when it comes to healthcare if the party forms government on March 25.

ABC News · Feb 14, 2023

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Council rates to rise more than 100 per cent over two years in NSW regions, adding to inflation pain

Households and businesses in regional New South Wales are facing "astonishing" rates rises of more than 100 per cent over two years, just to maintain existing local government services.

ABC News · Feb 14, 2023

Inquiry laments 'non-co-operation' of Perrottet brother

A local councillor and the brother of NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet are yet to receive a summons to appear before a property developer parliamentary inquiry.

AAP · Feb 14, 2023

NSW coal mine extension challenged in court

The expansion of a coal mine in north-west NSW will be challenged with environmental activists saying it will worsen the effects of climate change.

AAP · Feb 14, 2023

‘Rorting’ claims over bushfire grants rejected by NSW premier

Federal emergency management minister Murray Watt criticises state cabinet over relief program

The Guardian - AU · Feb 14, 2023

NSW parliamentary inquiry to use firm to track down key witnesses, including two of Dominic Perrottet’s brothers

Committee examining allegations of ‘impropriety’ against a Sydney council and developers will take the unusual step of using a private contractor to serve summons

The Guardian - AU · Feb 14, 2023

Dominic Perrottet’s hardline stance on drugs is ‘magical thinking’, says pill testing advocate

After the death of 26-year-old man at Sydney music festival, health expert says NSW premier’s unwavering stance is unrealistic

The Guardian - AU · Feb 14, 2023

Emergency doctors demand NSW health workforce boost

Staff retention packages are needed in the NSW healthcare system to keep patient waiting times from blowing out, emergency medicos have told the major parties.

AAP · Feb 14, 2023

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ABC News · Feb 14, 2023

Growing disparity in life expectancy, health outcomes between Sydney, far western NSW report finds

Life expectancy, rates of suicide, and preventable deaths are all getting worse in remote parts of NSW according to research from The Australia Institute.

ABC News · Feb 14, 2023

Scott Morrison's gas licence decision 'infected by apprehended bias', Federal Court rules

A Federal Court judge quashes the former prime minister's call to reject an exploration licence off the NSW coast, finding it might have been made when his mind was "closed to persuasion".

AAP · Feb 14, 2023

Rain dents Blues' Shield hopes against Tasmania at SCG

Rain has ensured no play was possible during the morning session on day four of the Sheffield Shield match between New South Wales and Tasmania at the SCG.

AAP · Feb 13, 2023

NSW to enhance building industry watchdog powers

The NSW government will boost oversight of the construction industry in a bid to minimise the risk of building project delays caused by industrial action.

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AAP · Feb 13, 2023

'Alarm bells' as remote Australians live shorter lives

The Australia Institute's Unlucky Country report reveals the growing disparity in life expectancy between the city and the bush.

AAP · Feb 13, 2023

Perrottet "mischievous" about Labor's costings: Minns

Chris Minns has rejected suggestions a NSW Labor government won't be able to fund vital infrastructure projects while giving frontline workers a wage boost.

The Guardian - AU · Feb 13, 2023

Government receives strategic defence review – as it happened

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The Conversation · Feb 13, 2023

The real price of gas: massive Santos pipeline would destroy rare native grasslands

Australian oil and gas giant Santos wants to build an 833-kilometre gas pipeline stretching from southern Queensland to Newcastle in New South Wales. Details released by the company show the project would traverse highly productive farmland, as well as valuable native vegetation.

ABC News · Feb 13, 2023

Cost of living the number one issue for NSW voters, but not everyone agrees with the solution

Both major parties are promising to help households struggling to stretch pay packets to afford basics, amid rising calls for pay increases — but is that the solution?

AAP · Feb 13, 2023

Union's pre-poll push for more cops in Western Sydney

The Police Association of NSW has called for the public sector wages cap to be ditched and more cops to be injected into western Sydney.

The Guardian - AU · Feb 13, 2023

Former NSW minister Gareth Ward to contest election with sexual abuse charges still outstanding

The former Liberal minister turned independent says his case will ‘serve as a reminder of why a person is innocent until proven otherwise’

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