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Perrottet concedes 'challenges' after $1b train blowout

Premier Dominic Perrottet has defended reports the cost of replacing NSW's ageing XPT fleet has blown out by $1 billion and been delayed by three years.

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Learning grammar is just as important as it always was but the way we teach it has changed

Many students are returning to school this year face a renewed focus on grammar. Just before Christmas, the NSW curriculum was overhauled to include the “explicit teaching of grammar, sentence structure and punctuation in high school”.

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Rent freeze needed for 'cooked' NSW housing: Greens

The NSW Greens say the rental market leaves millions of people feeling like second class citizens, and an independent body is needed to fix the sector.

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Perrottet punts on Victoria adopting cashless gaming

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet is calling on Victoria to embrace his proposal to make all poker machines cashless to curb harm and reduce money laundering.

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Police overlooked gay hate in historical NSW murder

A gay man who was strangled to death in Sydney more than three decades ago is one of seven cases where police had blind spots, an inquiry has heard.

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Dominic Perrottet gambles on poker machine reform as a vote winner

Not long ago it would have been political suicide to adopt measures so strongly opposed by ClubsNSW – but time will tell how it plays out at the polls

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NSW Labor vows to leave port legislation intact

The Opposition has confirmed it will not introduce more hurdles to the port developing a container terminal if it forms government.

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Greens propose moratorium on clearing of koala habitat

The NSW Greens want an immediate halt to the clearing of koala habitat in NSW and the creation of a 'Koala Super Highway' under a new plan to save the species

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NSW police minister's brother Kurt Toole in 'harsh' segregation ahead of sentencing for commercial drug supply

A sentencing hearing has heard that Kurt Toole, the younger brother of the NSW Police Minister Paul Toole, remains in harsh segregation ahead of sentencing for commercial drug supply, in case "somebody who doesn't like the police minister, might take things out on his brother".

ABC News

Family members can ban problem gamblers under pokie reforms

The government's plan includes a ban on political donations from pubs and clubs and a $500 load-up limit on poker machines.

Newcastle Herald

Native forest logging protests ramp up ahead of NSW state election

Protesters have halted forestry operations after launching protests against native timber logging in northern NSW in the lead up to the state election.

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John Barilaro’s NY trade appointment showed signs of a ‘job for the boys’, NSW inquiry finds

Committee says former minister Stuart Ayres showed ‘poor judgment’ during ‘flawed’ process

The Guardian - AU

Transwoman and country vet Kate Toyer looks back on her transition ahead of World Pride 2023

When vet Kate Toyer let people know she was no longer Adam, her country town embraced her. To her three children, Kate's transition is not a big deal, but they are proud she made the big decision later on in life to live her truth.

ABC News

New NSW plan for Murray-Darling saves almost no water

The state government’s previous proposal was slammed by experts as lacking scientific evidence. There are concerns the next iteration is no better

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John Barilaro trade appointment had all the hallmarks of 'jobs for the boys', inquiry finds

A parliamentary inquiry has found former NSW deputy premier John Barilaro's appointment to a plum New York trade job had "all the trademarks of a 'job for the boys'."

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Menindee Lakes water saving project lacked transparency, ignored scientific evidence, study finds

A paper published in an international science journal criticises the government's lack of transparency and community consultation over the Menindee Lakes project unveiled in 2018.

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NSW premier backs plan to house renters with retirees

Using an app to match lonely retirees in large homes with young people locked out of the housing market has merit, the NSW premier says.

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All pokies cashless by 2028 if Coalition wins NSW election

All pokies in NSW will become cashless by 2028, and political donations from pubs and clubs will be banned if the Coalition is re-elected in March, Premier Dominic Perrottet says.

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Singleton cop facing assault charge over alleged 'domestic incident'

"His employment status is now under review," NSW Police said in a statement.

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Cashless pokies in five years in all NSW pubs and clubs

The plan includes help for small and medium businesses to help them introduce cashless technology with no-interest loans and also one-off grants of $50,000 to invest in new income streams such as live music and food.

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Premier reveals 'life-saving' cashless pokies reform

All poker machines in NSW will be cashless within five years under a proposal by Premier Dominic Perrottet, who says the change will protect vulnerable people.

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Chris Minns, the man aiming to return Labor to power in NSW after 12 years in the electoral wilderness

NSW Labor needs to pick up nine seats to win majority government and leader Chris Minns believes it's achievable. He has seven weeks to convince the electorate.

ABC News

Doctors still allowed to practise despite being disciplined over sexual misconduct with patients

Almost 500 health practitioners have been sanctioned for sexual misconduct involving patients. Nearly a third are still allowed to work.

The Canberra Times

Brumby spike has Namadgi rangers on high alert

ACT Parks will conduct aerial shooting of brumbies in May.

Newcastle Herald

Kids at risk: alarming rates of suspected 'significant harm'

As the number of children at risk throughout NSW remains stubbornly high - many are left to fend for themselves

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