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NSW by-elections to be held in Bega, Monaro, Willoughby and Strathfield this weekend

Thousands of votes have already been cast for this weekend's by-elections, but Green says with an extended deadline for mailed-in ballots we're not likely to know who's come out on top for quite some time.

ABC News

‘Quite alarmed’: NSW auditor general says she will reconsider approval of state’s finances

Margaret Crawford says audit needs to be ‘reaffirmed’ after transport secretary casts doubt on approval of $5.2bn rail funding

The Guardian - AU

Regional towns vie for street (art) cred

Flying fish and 18 metre-high emus put NSW towns on the public art map

Newcastle Herald

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NSW activists ‘delighted’ as high court rejects Kepco’s coalmine in Bylong Valley

Environmental advocates tell South Korean miner to ‘pack its bags’ as company considers next steps

The Guardian - AU

NSW to revisit economic gender disparity in the wake of Grace Tame and Brittany Higgins

Expert women’s panel will look at ways to close gender pay gap, make childcare more affordable and accessible, and get more women into the workforce

The Guardian - AU

High Court rejects South Korean company's request to appeal Bylong Valley coal mine in NSW

A South Korean company's last-ditch bid to build a new coal mine in regional New South Wales has been dismissed by the High Court.

ABC News

PSA: If You’re Waiting To See A Loved One, NSW Hospitals Can Now Allow Certain Patients Visitors

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NSW byelections preview; federal Coalition rebounds in Essential poll

Four state byelections will occur in NSW on Saturday, with polls closing at 6pm AEDT.

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AGL to close two coal power plants earlier

AGL Energy, which has released its first half results, has narrowed the timeframes for the closure of two coal-fired power stations in NSW and Victoria.

AAP

NSW pharmacists pull out of COVID vaccinations and free RATs amid payment battle

Pharmacists across NSW are choosing not to participate in programs to vaccinate young children and give out free RAT tests, arguing a shortfall in government remuneration leaves them out of pocket.

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Environmentalist Karen Joynes pressures NSW Government for balloon release ban with petition

Other states have banned balloon releases, so why hasn't NSW? A petition will put the environmental issue back before government in a bid to to end an "anachronistic law that belongs in the last century".

ABC News

Religious discrimination laws in limbo – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Regional aged care home in Orange denies 'chemically restraining' dying resident

A NSW aged care home has been reprimanded for its use of psychotropic medication following the death of a 99-year-old woman in its care.

ABC News

COVID-19 restrictions on NSW hospital visits to be changed after devastated families speak out

Families tell of their anguish at how hospital visitor rules during the Omicron outbreak have robbed them of precious last moments with their loved ones.

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Old Kempsey caravan park and flooded cabins become housing for homeless young people

Flood-damaged cabins and an old caravan park are being transformed to create safe housing for homeless young people in northern NSW. Could this model be used across regional Australia?

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Is there a future for local and regional news? Going digital amid a changing media landscape post-COVID

Across Australia, where newspapers have closed or gone online, in some places others have taken their place, but many regional areas are missing out.

ABC News

Sydney's population is predicted to explode — this is where people will live in 20 years

NSW's population is expected to increase to 10.6 million by 2041 — this is where the biggest growth areas will be, and how suburbs will be impacted.

The Canberra Times

Lake George is looking pretty full, but just how 'full' is it actually?

Just "how full" the lake is, isn't easy to answer because Lake George is an endorheic lake which means it has no evident outlets.

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NSW Treasury suggests another inquiry

NSW Treasury has called for a fresh investigation into staff conduct a day after the auditor-general said the department was too reliant on external reviews.

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NSW hospital visit rules have eased

People who are gravely ill, dying or giving birth in NSW hospitals will now be able to have family at their bedside, after hospital visiting rules were eased.

The Guardian - AU

‘Incredible imbalance’: NSW Covid fines during Delta higher in disadvantaged suburbs

Postcodes with larger Indigenous and socioeconomically disadvantaged populations bore the brunt of public health policing last year

Newcastle Herald

'Horrendous' conditions forcing Hunter nurses to strike as part of statewide action

Hunter nurses have labelled current working conditions "horrendous" and will be among the thousands who walk off the job next week as part of statewide strikes.

ABC News

Philip Tripp loses appeal to keep companion bird after killing 'beloved family cat,' but sentence reduced

A former publisher of an animal magazine convicted of drowning a pet cat has failed to regain custody of his "companion parrot", but he has successfully had his sentence downgraded in NSW District Court.

The Guardian - AU

NSW nurses vote in favour of statewide strike, citing premier’s ‘tin-eared’ response to Omicron

Near-unanimous support from NSW nurses for strike action next Tuesday as Perrottet dismisses calls for minimum staff-to-patient ratios

The Guardian - AU

NSW auditor general savages Treasury for ‘late, unsophisticated, and inaccurate forecasts’

Shadow treasurer Daniel Mookhey says those responsible must lose their jobs after ‘the most severe lashing of any government I’ve ever read’

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