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Boating to remain on Williams River under revised erosion control plan

Recreational boating would continue to be allowed on the Williams River and Seaham Weir Pool under a revised erosion management plan for the waterway.

Newcastle Herald

Perrottet touring NSW flooded regions

Flood warnings and evacuations stretch "from one end of NSW to the other", as the premier begins visiting affected communities.

AAP

New South Wales Health Minister Brad Hazzard announces retirement from politics

Veteran New South Wales minister Brad Hazzard says it's time for a "new beginning" as he decides not to contest next year's state election.

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NSW minister Brad Hazzard to quit politics

NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard is retiring from politics at the state election.

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NSW floods cause $190 million crop damage

NSW farmers expect crop losses from flooding rain to reach more than $190 million and have called for urgent financial support in this week's budget.

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Convicted paedophile Neil Duncan's sentencing adjourned for second time while he recovers from cancer surgery

A convicted paedophile, who sexually abused young girls across South East NSW in 2019, has his sentence delayed for a second time so he can recover from surgery.

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NSW minister concerned United Nations prison inspectors would 'pick on' state government

NSW Corrections Minister Geoff Lee says a UN delegation denied access to inspect jails in the state had come to "pick on" the government and were targeting "spurious issues".

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NSW, Vic pledge to power electric vehicles

Australia will get a boost to electric vehicle charging stations with another 500 to be delivered in NSW and 600 promised for Victoria.

AAP

Floods live updates: NSW endures flash flooding as Victorian towns brace for Murray River to peak

Heavy rain has caused flash flooding and river rises in several towns across New South Wales overnight, while Victorian communities brace for the Murray River to peak. Follow the live updates.

ABC News

Woman's body found in NSW flood emergency

The body of a woman who went missing in floodwaters has been found on a riverbank in NSW as the premier urges people not to drive into water across roads.

AAP

Tasmania, Qld the top-performing states

Tasmania and Queensland have the best economic momentum in the country as NSW and Victoria slide down the rankings.

AAP

Blame game after UN drops NSW jail visits

The NSW government says some of the state's prisons are sub-standard but blocked UN inspectors should visit countries not signed up to international protocols.

AAP

UN accuses Australia of ‘clear breach’ of human rights obligations as it suspends tour of detention facilities

New South Wales and Queensland have blocked access to some facilities with NSW corrections minister saying people can’t just ‘wander through at their leisure’

The Guardian - AU

NSW Transport Minister David Elliott hits out at party factions as he announces retirement

Transport Minister David Elliott takes aim at factional power within the Liberal party as he becomes the latest Coalition member to announce their resignation ahead of the 2023 state election.

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More severe weather forecast for Australia's southeast amid flood crisis

Australia's weather forecaster predicted heavy rain for large swaths of country's flood-hit south and east on Sunday as a flood crisis continues in the two most populous states.

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NSW transport minister to retire at poll

NSW Transport Minister David Elliott has announced he will not contest the next state election even after Premier Dominic Perrottet encouraged him to stay.

ABC News

Birdwatchers prepare for Twitchathon to raise money for the gang-gang cockatoo

Teams of avid birders from across NSW and the ACT will race to record as many different bird species as possible in an event focused on saving a special species.

ABC News

Flood-hit communities in NSW face 'dangerous' 48 hours as 150mm predicted to fall

People in parts of flood-ravaged Lismore in northern New South Wales are being urged to get out by 9am on Monday as the Bureau of Meteorology warns of further heavy rain and flooding.

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NSW faces 'very dangerous' 48 hours

With new weather systems closing in on NSW, residents across the state are being warned rain and floods pose massive risks to lives and homes.

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Murray At Highest Level In More Than 100 Years At Echuca As East Coast Preps For More Floods

Meanwhile Lismore & Northern NSW is set for major flooding.

Reuters

Australia's east braces for more heavy rain, 'life-threatening' floods

Large swaths of Australia's southeast were under flood evacuation alerts on Saturday as the nation's weather forecaster warned major flooding could hit parts of New South Wales devastated by floods in March.

Newcastle Herald

Reward increases as police search for answers to the death of Cessnock teenager Allison Newstead

Police and the NSW state government will offer a reward of $750,000 for information into the suspicious death of a 17-year-old girl at Cessnock in 1993.

Newcastle Herald

Upper Hunter thoroughbred industry bolstered as state reaffirms open cut mining ban at Dartbrook

The NSW government will amend a state environmental planning policy to effectively reinforce its earlier commitment to prohibit open cut mining at Dartbrook coal mine in the Upper Hunter.

ABC News

Floods at Moama break 30-year record as more New South Wales towns are evacuated

Residents of Moama are hoping a town levee will hold as they prepare for a flood peak unseen for 30 years, while thousands of residents in NSW's north-west are ordered to evacuate their homes.

The Guardian - AU

Where once there was coal smog, a cloud of uncertainty now hangs over Lithgow

The NSW town is in a hurry to transition from mining and power generation – but attracting new industries has its own pitfalls

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