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The Latest Breaking News from New South Wales

NSW by-elections to be held within weeks

By-elections in Bega, Willoughby, Monaro and Strathfield will be held on February 12, with voters unable to vote online because of technological problems.

AAP

Top regional cop Mick Willing leaves NSW Police force

Mick Willing, the deputy commissioner of police who oversaw operations in regional NSW, has left the force.

Newcastle Herald

Scott Morrison proposal to allow under-18s to drive forklifts catches states by surprise

Victoria, NSW and Queensland say there are no plans to lower age, which PM had said was among proposals to ease supply chain workforce shortages

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Three Lake Macquarie men die with COVID-19

Three Lake Macquarie men were among the 25 people with COVID-19 to die across NSW in the 24 hours to 8pm on Wednesday.

Newcastle Herald

Woman, 40, released by police after officers find dead baby in freezer in southern NSW

Police release a woman, 40, after finding a dead baby in a freezer at a home in Corowa, in southern NSW, late last night.

ABC News

NSW reports 25 COVID-19 deaths, hospital admissions fall

NSW records 25 more COVID-19 deaths and a drop in the number of people in hospital as Premier Dominic Perrottet presents his back-to-school plan to national cabinet today.

ABC News

Charlise mourned after Blue Mtns death

The NSW premier says he felt sick hearing the news of nine-year-old Charlise Mutten's death, as the community mourned at a candlelight vigil.

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Albanese stakes out Coalition seats in Queensland as Morrison zeroes in on NSW ahead of election

Guardian Australia analysis of leaders’ visits since early December shows Labor focused on clawing back ground in northern seats

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60 Covid deaths nationally as PM says rapid antigen tests not being stockpiled – as it happened

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Vigil held at Charlise Mutten's school as murder probe continues in Sydney

About 100 people gather to grieve at Charlise Mutten's primary school, near the NSW-Queensland border, as a murder investigation continues after the nine-year-old's body was found in a barrel earlier this week.

ABC News

National cabinet to discuss COVID safe return to school, with planning underway to deal with staff shortages

National cabinet will meet today to finalise a COVID safety plan for schools, as corporate staff in the New South Wales education department are told they could be required to teach classes if there is a teacher shortage.

ABC News

NSW won't consider COVID-19 'code brown'

The NSW premier has resisted calling for an emergency response to ease pressure on hospitals as COVID-19 patient numbers drop for the first time in five weeks.

AAP

Concern Newcastle Supercars round will be a 'super-spreader' event

The council is set to ask the NSW government to review the health risks of the event.

Newcastle Herald

NSW parents unhappy return to school could require regular COVID testing

With national cabinet set to decide on a back-to-school plan, parents in New South Wales hope they reject the idea to rapid test students twice a week for COVID.

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Hunter students overcome COVID-19 disruption to top state in six subjects

HUNTER students have overcome two years of COVID-19 disruption to their studies to excel and top NSW in six Higher School Certificate subjects - the region's...

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Skewed COVID data creating false sense of security in regional NSW, Labor says

One of the largest health services in regional NSW has conceded data showing it has a 100 per cent COVID vaccination rate is not correct.

AAP

Fatal NSW air crash cause still a mystery

The transport safety regulator has released its first report into a fatal crash involving a light plane in northern NSW, with no cause yet identified.

AAP

NSW businesses desperate for support

NSW businesses are struggling to keep their doors open as the number of COVID-19 cases remains high, with the government under pressure to reintroduce support.

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Call to arms for boosters: Interval drops from four to three months

NSW Health urges people to book boosters for COVID-19.

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NSW, Victoria, SA and ACT cut Covid vaccine booster interval as Sydney nurses protest conditions

Doctor also describes ‘very dire’ conditions with non-ICU trained nurses working in ICU wards, patients not being fed or showered

AAP

Nurses call on Perrottet to visit Westmead

Nurses are calling on NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet to visit Westmead Hospital to see for himself the "desperate" situation in its intensive care unit.

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‘Scarred for life’: Australia COVID wave heaps pressure on nurses

Healthcare workers say Omicron-driven wave of hospital admissions has exacerbated longstanding staffing problems.

ABC News

New hospital opens at Maitland as COVID cases continue rising

A $470 million public hospital has opened in the NSW Hunter Valley, in a triumph for the local community after a decade of planning and debate over its funding.

The Canberra Times

NSW residents' bid to take part in Orroral Valley fire inquiry refused

A group of NSW residents wishing to take part in the Orroral Valley fire inquiry has had their application refused.

ABC News

Bourke transformed by floodwaters heading for South Australia

Two years ago, boats sat on the dry Darling River in Bourke. Now floodwaters have arrived, bringing hope to the town.

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