The Latest Breaking News from New South Wales

Record flooding in New South Wales wetlands triggers bird breeding bonanza

Wetlands researchers say chicks are hatching in front of them as they marvel at a bird population explosion not seen in decades.

ABC News · Feb 10, 2023

NSW Labor pledges to improve ageing regional trains after ‘botched’ rollout of new fleet

Opposition says it will step into vacuum left by NSW government’s lack of interim solutions to improve experience for passengers

The Guardian - AU · Feb 10, 2023

Can poker machine reform save Dominic Perrottet from polls suggesting he’ll lose power in NSW?

After 12 years in power the Coalition has an uphill fight, say analysts, with a hung parliament a possibility

The Guardian - AU · Feb 10, 2023

Developer Jean Nassif declines to front inquiry into 'impropriety' claims in Sydney's north-west

Sydney property developer Jean Nassif has declined to appear before a NSW parliamentary inquiry into the Hills Shire Council before the state election, saying he will be in a remote part of Lebanon at the time.

ABC News · Feb 10, 2023

Amigo's Castle's Vittorio Stefanato sentenced for murdering Christine Neilan at Lightning Ridge in 2020

The NSW Supreme Court has jailed Lightning Ridge man Vittorio Stefanato for 18 years for killing Christine Neilan, a woman he barely knew, with a point-blank rifle shot, then drinking three glasses of wine and falling asleep.

ABC News · Feb 10, 2023

Shooters Fishers and Farmers Party announce candidate hoping to retain Central West NSW seat

The Shooters Fishers and Farmers Party hope to hold onto the NSW seat of Orange in upcoming election, announcing a candidate who has backed away from past social media posts.

ABC News · Feb 10, 2023

NSW weather: Sydney, Dubbo, Illawarra, Central Coast face massive clean-up after severe storm lashes state

A major clean-up is underway in several parts of New South Wales after heavy rain lashed much of the coast and some inland areas including Dubbo on Thursday.

ABC News · Feb 10, 2023

Comanchero boss Allan Meehan extradited back to NSW for allegedly breaching court order

Allan Meehan is set to be extradited to Sydney after being arrested on the Gold Coast yesterday. Police claim he left to live more freely across the border.

ABC News · Feb 10, 2023

Gay conversion still legal in NSW despite harm

The practice of trying to convert young LGBTQI people is still being carried out in NSW despite survivors' stories of lifelong mental health struggles.

AAP · Feb 10, 2023

NSW Labor explains what it'll scrap if elected

The Opposition said it would cut the troubled Transport Asset Holding Entity in a move that will save $10.2 billion over eight years.

AAP · Feb 9, 2023