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Emergency response beacons can cut drownings at the beach – but 72% of people haven’t heard of them

Do you know what an emergency response beacon or “ERB” is? Do you know what it does? Do you know which beaches have one? If you answered “nope!” to any of those questions, you’re not alone – and that’s a problem.

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Jo Haylen’s swift exit after a series of own goals shows NSW Labor has learned from past mistakes

‘Politics is tough’ the outgoing minister lamented in her resignation speech, as if the events that forced her to quit weren’t her own doing

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Afternoon Update: NSW transport minister quits; Lattouf feared she was being followed; and when Oscar campaigns implode

Jo Haylen resigns after revelations about her use of a ministerial car for private purposes

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Jo Haylen quits as NSW transport minister after 446km chauffeur trip for winery lunch

Labor MP resigns portfolio after revelations into her use of taxpayer-funded ministerial car for private purposes and criticism from premier Chris Minns

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Major parties rake in over $140m in political donations

Almost half of all donations to Labor, the coalition and the Greens don't have associated donors due to electoral rules, leading to calls for reform.

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NSW minister apologises after asking chauffeur to drive 446km for Australia Day weekend lunch

Transport minister Jo Haylen admits ‘I made the wrong decision’ after ministerial car booked out for 13 hours for Hunter Valley lunch at winery

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Australian lawyer caught using ChatGPT filed court documents referencing ‘non-existent’ cases

Immigration minister says such conduct must be ‘nipped in bud’ as lawyer referred to office of the NSW Legal Services Commissioner for consideration

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'Frightening' wait times for psychiatric patients

Public-sector psychiatrists fear mental health patients are receiving inadequate care due to chronic staff shortages in the nation's largest health system.

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As antisemitic attacks reach ‘disturbing’ levels, is strengthening hate crime laws the answer?

Mike Burgess, head of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, has issued a stark warning following the discovery of explosives in a caravan in northwest Sydney, alongside a note bearing the address of a Sydney synagogue.

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25 Y.O. Man Fatally Stabbed Near NSW Train Station, Possibly ‘Lured’ There Through TikTok

A woman has been charged for the alleged fatal stabbing of 25-year-old Jack Westren near a NSW train station.

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Powergel is believed to be the explosive found in a Sydney caravan. What is it?

Police say the explosives found at Dural were allegedly intended for an antisemitic attack. What was the explosive – and how is it typically used?

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Caravan laden with explosives found in Sydney allegedly intended for antisemitic attack

NSW police investigating after explosives found in Dural with premier Chris Minns warning incident could have led to ‘mass casualty event’

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Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art is now charging for entry. It’s a sign our cultural sector needs help

From January 31, Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) will reintroduce ticketed entry, charging adults $20 for general admission and $35 for combined special exhibitions and museum entry. Entry will remain free for Australian students and people under 18.

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Sydney hits 42C before dramatic shift causes temperature in some parts of city to drop 15C in an hour

Heat baked NSW capital before temperatures plunge during cool change

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Heatwave temps plummet as winds and hail roll in

Australia's east coast has sweltered through one of its hottest days of summer, topped off with an evening hail and thunderstorm.

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My daughter was involuntarily admitted to a psych ward in NSW. I saw the crisis first-hand

A mother talks about the trauma of seeing her daughter admitted to a psychiatric ward and what it told her about the stresses faced by staff in the public health system

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PM says nation ‘needs to work together’ to tackle antisemitism – as it happened

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Three people in hospital in Sydney after suspected botulism cases linked to anti-wrinkle injections

Woman in intensive care as NSW Health urges community to only receive cosmetic injections from authorised practitioners

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‘Opportune’ Queensland ads lure resigning NSW psychiatrists interstate

Public hospital psychiatrists who have quit over pay and conditions targeted with job-ad blitz in major Sydney newspapers

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Victoria and South Australian schools to be fully funded after securing landmark federal government agreement

But Queensland and New South Wales still hold out on agreement that will see southern states get a 5% boost in commonwealth public school funding

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'Opportune' ads lure quitting interstate psychiatrists

Dissatisfied public hospital psychiatrists who have quit over pay and conditions are being enticed across the border with a job-ad blitz in major newspapers.

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Bird flu outbreak gone but virus threats remain

An avian flu outbreak in NSW has been eradicated, health authorities say, as the state joins Victoria in lifting restrictions on poultry and egg producers.

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Are public schools really ‘free’? Families can pay hundreds of dollars in voluntary fees

As Australian families prepare for term 1, many will receive letters from their public schools asking them to pay fees.

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‘Drinking PFAS’: water providers call for broad ban on ‘forever chemicals’ amid proliferation fears

Fifty-one sites in NSW have significant PFAS contamination requiring continued monitoring and remediation, EPA tells Senate inquiry

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Threat of more Sydney train chaos lingers despite government’s pay deal hopes

Prospect of further public transport disruption remains despite unions’ commitment to halt work bans

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