Labuschagne answers SOS after Green's injury scare Marnus Labuschagne has been handed an ODI lifeline after star allrounder Cameron Green experienced side pain at training this week. AAP · Oct 17, 2025
Push for more girls in sought-after selective schools Attempts to boost the number of girls in state selective schools will be introduced as parents flock for spots once more. AAP · Oct 16, 2025
‘We want our stories to be told’: NSW Labor pledges $3.2m to support writing and literature amid AI onslaught Stories Matter strategy responds to urgent pressures such as declining reading rates and growing impact of digital media on publishing, minister says The Guardian - AU · Oct 16, 2025
Chris Minns was warned anti-protest laws shouldn’t be passed in an atmosphere of panic. The supreme court has struck them down At almost every opportunity, the NSW premier chooses a conservative path: get the cops on side and let nobody fault Labor’s toughness on crime. It’s not working The Guardian - AU · Oct 16, 2025
Gallery defends staff cuts as 'funding cliff' looms Officials from the Art Gallery of NSW have defended job cuts and say executives have not been shielded. AAP · Oct 15, 2025
NSW anti-protest law ruled unconstitutional after Palestine Action Group court challenge PAG had challenged expanded police powers to restrict protests near places of worship The Guardian - AU · Oct 15, 2025
Afternoon Update: rightwinger’s visa refusal upheld; record Indigenous deaths in NSW custody; and Trump’s ‘super bad’ magazine cover Full bench of Australian high court rules Tony Burke’s denial of Candace Owens’ visa did not infringe implied constitutional freedom of political communication The Guardian - AU · Oct 15, 2025
Konstas out for a duck, Abbott hurt in blue day for NSW Sam Konstas and Sean Abbott have handed Australia's selectors two reasons for headaches on the opening day of NSW's Sheffield Shield match against Victoria. AAP · Oct 15, 2025
Origin takes heat over coal-fired power station Moving from coal-fired power stations to renewable energy projects could take longer than expected, a retailer has warned, amid delays and high costs. AAP · Oct 15, 2025
Housing approval plan risks environment, corruption Attempts to speed up housing approvals will come under scrutiny amid calls for greater oversight and the exclusion of mines and renewable projects. AAP · Oct 14, 2025
Grim milestone for state's Indigenous deaths in custody Twelve Indigenous people have died in custody in NSW in 2025, the highest number ever recorded in a single year, with less than two months to go in the calendar AAP · Oct 14, 2025
Ebikes cluttering Sydney footpaths to be swept aside by new bill – but riders may bear brunt of levy Transport for NSW and councils will be able to issue penalties to operators who fail to remove illegally parked bikes The Guardian - AU · Oct 14, 2025
Senators urged to flex muscles to stop Labor inaction A Greens senator has offered an olive branch to form an unlikely alliance to hold Labor to account as it fails to comply with document production orders. AAP · Oct 14, 2025
Australia's Gen Z cricketers sticking together Incumbent Australia Test opener Sam Konstas will face up to his under-19 World Cup teammates in an intriguing Sheffield Shield clash between Victoria and NSW. AAP · Oct 14, 2025
Pedestrian.tv · Oct 14, 2025 ‘It’s A Triggering Experience’: Inside The Strip Search Case Rewriting Policing In NSW A landmark NSW Supreme Court ruling has redefined how NSW police can conduct strip searches. Here’s what it means for your rights.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 13, 2025 Minister urged to release advice amid concern overhaul of NSW housing laws may lead to coalmine approvals Greens MP Sue Higginson says Icac confirmed to her it had not reviewed the bill, but had given general advice on some elements of it
AAP · Oct 13, 2025 Black hole looms as workers comp scheme expands Victims of bullying and sexual harassment can now seek redress under Australia's largest workers compensation scheme, but questions remain about its viability.
The Conversation · Oct 13, 2025 Unusual red rocks in Australia are rewriting the rules on exceptional fossil sites Hidden beneath farmland in the central tablelands of New South Wales lies one of Australia’s most extraordinary fossil sites – McGraths Flat. It dates back between 11 million and 16 million years into the Miocene epoch, a time when many of today’s familiar plants and animals evolved.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 12, 2025 Victoria police don’t know if Dezi Freeman is still alive – as it happened This blog is now closed
AAP · Oct 12, 2025 'Wall of water' wrecked rural town with little warning Heroic actions of locals prevented further tragedy after a wave of floodwater suddenly struck a rural town, killing two people, an inquest has been told.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 11, 2025 NSW police wrongly categorise ‘significant’ number of incidents as antisemitic Anti-Palestinian graffiti and verbal abuse of pro-Palestine protestors incorrectly recorded as antisemitism in figures government cited to defend restrictions on protests
The Guardian - AU · Oct 10, 2025 Baby numbats spotted at two wildlife sanctuaries in hopeful sign for one of Australia’s rarest marsupials Video shows some of the juveniles exploring outside their den at Mallee Cliffs national park in south-western NSW
The Guardian - AU · Oct 10, 2025 NSW is desperate for more houses – but is it driving development towards wealthy parts of Sydney? Developers say Labor policies will increase density closer to the CBD where profit margins are higher. Tackling construction delays is a separate issue
The Guardian - AU · Oct 10, 2025 Two dead as severe weather brings down trees and powerlines in Tasmania Severe weather warnings have also been issued for Victoria, southern New South Wales and parts of South Australia
The Guardian - AU · Oct 9, 2025 Could a landmark court decision undermine the right to peacefully protest in NSW? Human rights advocates fear new ruling could deter people from using system designed to facilitate protests – and expose them to risk of criminal charges