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NSW back-to-school testing requirements difficult for students with sensory issues

The mother of a 10-year-old with special needs says the NSW government's back-to-school plan involving rapid antigen tests will be "impossible" for children like hers coping with sensory disorders.

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BMW Australia Announces Soulfuel Escape With The R 18 And R NineT

BMW Australia announces the Soulfuel Escape, a four-day/five-night group ride in New South Wales featuring the R 18 and R nineT Heritage models.

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Crowd COVID-19 risk as NSW passes 1m cases

NSW residents have been warned to remain vigilant among Australia Day crowds as the state surpassed one million COVID-19 cases in the two years of the pandemic.

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Parents in NSW threatened with court action for keeping children home from school

Despite the premier saying parents wouldn’t be punished for keeping kids home, the NSW education department told one parent it may consider legal action

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Netflix’s Byron Baes cast appear to flout NSW Covid measures in Instagram videos

Covid cases in the Byron Bay area have exploded since December, with reports of ‘community immunity’ parties and public health order breaches

The Guardian - AU

WA premier going to NSW for Palmer lawsuit

A legal stoush between Clive Palmer and WA Premier Mark McGowan over defamation claims has been delayed, but both men have to attend court in NSW in person.

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Coronial findings on accused sex offender

A coroner has found that an accused NSW child sex offender was shot dead by police whose decisions had shortcomings after their fellow officer was stabbed.

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Accused stabber 'drank beers' after murder

An accused NSW murderer who says he found his girlfriend on New Year's Eve with multiple stab wounds did not call for help and fled police, a jury has heard.

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‘Man of integrity’: NSW elevates official who had public falling out with Barnaby Joyce

Announcing Paul Grimes as new treasury secretary, treasurer Matt Kean says ‘what a coup this is for NSW’

The Guardian - AU

Hunter schools prepare RAT plans ahead of return

Schools around the Hunter have begun to inform parents and guardians of preparations for the new academic year, after the NSW government at the weekend revealed students and teachers would be required to take a rapid antigen test (RAT) twice a week.

Newcastle Herald

Australia Covid update: NSW restrictions to stay as 76 virus deaths recorded across country

Indoor mask mandate, singing and dancing ban, QR code check-ins and hospitality density limits will remain until 28 February in NSW

The Guardian - AU

Concern for mental health in virus wave

There is concern patients needing mental health care have been avoiding hospitals since the beginning of the Omicron outbreak, as hospitalisation rates drop.

AAP

NSW Treasury head to quit public service

The successor to Michael Pratt as secretary of the NSW Treasury is a public service medal recipient with an extensive career in state and federal departments.

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NSW to relax action on school absences

Fines won't be handed out to parents who keep their children home from school out of concern for the impact of COVID-19 on their underlying health conditions.

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NSW school principal says it is not a teacher's job to enforce student COVID tests

As schools across NSW scramble to distribute supplies of rapid antigen tests ahead of classes resuming, one principal says it is not a teacher's job to monitor student testing.

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Prolific and highly invasive serrated tussock becoming tolerant to herbicides on the NSW Central Tablelands

Farmers on the NSW Central Tablelands discover a highly invasive grass is becoming resistant to the chemical which is supposed to kill it.

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NSW girl Charlise Mutten was shot dead

A post mortem has revealed nine-year-old Charlise Mutten died from a gunshot wound before her body was found in a barrel near a river northwest of Sydney.

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NSW Police say Charlise Mutten died after being shot, likely at Mount Wilson property

NSW Police release specific details of Charlise Mutten's death in the hope it will help them fill "significant" gaps in the time line of her alleged murder.

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NSW prisons urged to use emergency release powers as Covid cases surge

More than 1,000 prisoners and correctional officers infected in past month despite efforts to slow spread through jails

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Yep, NSW Restrictions Have Been Extended For Another Month As COVID Cases Increase Again

POV you're Bill Murray in Groundhog Day.

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Underworld figure Ibrahem Hamze to be extradited to NSW after Gold Coast arrest

One of the allegedly high-ranking members of the Hamzy crime network is set to be extradited to NSW, where he is expected to be charged with almost 20 offences.

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NSW records 29 COVID-19 deaths, restrictions continue until February 28

The restrictions imposed in response to the Omicron outbreak will be in place for another month as the government prepares for the return of school and non-urgent elective surgeries.

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COVID updates: Supermarkets say supply shortages easing as COVID case numbers stabilise

Woolworths says absences at its distribution centres has decreased, but rapid antigen tests, paracetamol and toilet paper are still subject to purchase limits.

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Community of Howlong helps save Vietnam veteran's life amid ambulance delays

Lynette Cullinan says her Vietnam veteran husband lost nearly three litres of blood while they waited for emergency services to arrive near a major regional city in New South Wales. WARNING: This story contains graphic images.

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Parents of immunocompromised children share their COVID fears as schools return

While some families might be excited about the prospect of returning to school, for others, school represents a huge risk to their immunocompromised children.

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