The Latest Breaking News from New South Wales

Regional newspapers in crisis: ACM's full (and frank) assessment

Urgent government attention and assistance is required.

The Canberra Times · Feb 8, 2022

Man accused of vanished woman's murder

A NSW Central Coast man has denied murdering his former girlfriend who disappeared in 2012 and whose body has never been found

AAP · Feb 8, 2022

Covid-19 Australia data tracker: coronavirus cases today, trend map, hospitalisations and deaths

Guardian Australia brings together all the latest on active and daily new Covid-19 cases, as well as maps, stats, live data and state by state graphs from NSW, Victoria, Queensland, SA, WA, Tasmania, ACT and NT to get a broad picture of the Australian outbreaks and track the impact of…

The Guardian - AU · Feb 8, 2022

Kerry Chant says people in NSW may need extra doses of COVID-19 vaccine

Kerry Chant says additional COVID-19 vaccine doses may be recommended to the public as part of an "ongoing journey" through the pandemic.

ABC News · Feb 7, 2022

NSW government grants under scrutiny again

The NSW premier has defended his government's "important" grants program after media analysis uncovered evidence of pork barrelling in coalition seats.

AAP · Feb 7, 2022

The NT has Australia's highest COVID hospitalisation rate. Experts expect more admissions this week

The Northern Territory now has Australia's highest rate of COVID-related hospitalisations per capita, with a rate nearly double the figure seen during New South Wales's coronavirus peak.

ABC News · Feb 7, 2022

Sydney news: Southern hemisphere's 'longest escalators' installed at Central Station

MORNING BRIEFING: Escalators up to 46m long are part of the major redevelopment of Sydney's main transport interchange.

ABC News · Feb 7, 2022

Multicultural groups welcome free, accessible COVID-19 rapid test kits

A new partnership between the state government and Ethnic Communities Councils of NSW sees free RATs delivered to people of migrant and refugee backgrounds.

ABC News · Feb 7, 2022

NSW byelection, federal election path to better border relations: Barr

ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr joined NSW Labor leader Chris Minns in Queanbeyan on Monday.

The Canberra Times · Feb 7, 2022

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet wants to shake up school hours — this is what it could look like

The 9am school bell forms the foundation of many family routines in NSW, but if Premier Dominic Perrottet has his way, that could be set for a shake-up.

ABC News · Feb 7, 2022