The Latest Breaking News from New South Wales

Mother Nature is believed to have started Australia's largest recorded bushfire but there was a delay to a firefighting technique that could have stopped it, a coroner has heard.

Amid revelations that just a fraction of available relief funds have gone to victims of this year's flood emergencies, the head of the state's parliamentary inquiry loses patience with key organisations on the last day of public hearings.

Australian Energy Market Operator suspends spot market after it became ‘impossible to operate’ amid projected energy shortfalls

A recount of the vote in the NSW federal seat of Gilmore will not go ahead, despite a request from Liberal candidate Andrew Constance.

The NSW government will spend $1.4b over four years to make preschool more affordable for families, with long daycare providers included for the first time.

A community campaigner who has spent years fighting against Truegain and the former company's toxic legacy is urging the NSW government to put up signs in the surrounding area informing people of the contamination, now that it owns the site.

The New South Wales government announces $1.4 billion for preschool subsidies and is also allocating almost $400,000 for health and development checks for infants and preschoolers.

The Australian Energy Market Operator has advised the government there is enough power available to avoid load-shedding and blackouts, but pressure remains.

Health officials say high COVID-19 numbers and relaxed restrictions led to a "fluctuation" in performance in hospitals and ambulance response times in the first three months of the year.

Patients in NSW faced longer waits for ambulances and in emergency departments as the COVID-19 Omicron variant surged.

Star's legal team has told an inquiry into whether it should keep its Sydney casino licence the senior managers responsible for some scandals have resigned.