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The Latest Breaking News from New South Wales

Total Fire Bans Declared As Severe Heatwave Roasts Parts Of NSW

Severe heatwave conditions and total fire bans are in place across parts of NSW, including Sydney and inland regions.

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Heatwave warning for large parts of Australia as temperatures expected to reach low 40s

New South Wales south coast faces highest heatwave category, with extreme temperatures forecast elsewhere, including in Western Australia and the NT

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New data reveals Australia’s high-achieving Naplan schools for this year

Among them is Carlingford West public school in NSW, where 96% of students speak a language other than English. Teachers say diversity helps the school thrive

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Afternoon Update: Labor ‘jobs for mates’ response under fire; NSW eyes ebike crackdown; and an ode to Melbourne’s Metro Tunnel

Crossbenchers and transparency experts condemn Labor’s handling of Lynelle Briggs’ long-anticipated review

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Chris Minns Announces New E-Bike Regulations In NSW After Man Killed By Garbage Truck

At around 6am, police responded to an incident in Sydney's CBD, where a man in his 30s was treated by paramedics but sadly died at the scene.

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NSW considering plan to halve power and top speed of ebikes as rider dies in collision with garbage truck

Police plead with parents to buy only safe, unmodified ebikes as Christmas presents

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The Australian school spearheading an Indigenous language revival

At Gumbaynggirr Giingana Freedom School – the first Aboriginal bilingual school in New South Wales – success is judged by an unconventional metric: happiness

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Pokies shutdown period 'bare minimum' reform effort

Poker machines will be powered down between 4am and 10am, but some are questioning why a state government won't do more to curb the scourge of problem gambling.

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Morning Mail: botched media strategy after Hannah Clarke murders revealed, NSW sets new pokies curfew, Piastri frustrated in Qatar

‘Victim blaming’ comments part of deliberate police strategy; NSW pokies venues face tighter restrictions

The Guardian - AU

Ivan Milat was convicted of murdering seven people. Could he have killed scores more?

A retired UK detective believes a family member was the serial killer’s first unacknowledged victim as a NSW inquiry into unsolved murders calls for submissions

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More than 670 NSW pokies venues to be stripped of ability to stay open after 4am

Exclusive: Government to end exemptions to mandated closing times for pubs and clubs, including those that allow 24/7 gambling

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At Boobera Lagoon, I dip my toes into learning a long-dormant language

I’ve travelled to my grandfather’s tiny home town of Toomelah to discover how words, stories, country and culture intersect

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Police charge 11 protesters after climate flotilla prevents coal ship from entering Newcastle harbour

Thousands of protesters, including Australian Greens leader, gather for annual climate protest in world’s largest coal export port

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Liberals go back to basics after crawling to year's end

The Liberals are attempting to win back the title of "responsible economic managers" and turn over a new leaf after a tumultuous parliamentary year.

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Swiss academic, 25, killed in Australia shark attack as boyfriend fights for life

A three-metre long bull shark attacked the young couple at a known shark hotspot in New South Wales

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Australia’s ‘protestival’: kayaks, music, a push for climate change action – and the risk of arrest

Fossil fuel protesters are making their annual pilgrimage to the NSW city of Newcastle to draw attention to climate policy failure. Police will be there too, with a ‘zero tolerance approach’

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Beaches reopen after bull shark kills Swiss tourist with police reviewing GoPro footage from scene

Shark attacked 25-year-old woman first then her partner who ‘has done everything he could to get them both into shore,’ authorities say

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Palestinian Australian assaulted and abused on Sydney train ‘shocked’ police charged assailant with assault but not hate speech

Exclusive: Assault on Shamikh Badra captured on video and incident labelled ‘unacceptable’ by attorney general, but sole charge highlights issues with hate speech laws

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A sliding doors moment meant 11-year-old Leo walked free. Do NSW law changes risk locking more children up?

Leo was found not guilty of 72 offences. But after changes passed into law by NSW on Thursday, it could be a different story for other children

AAP

Brumby's days numbered after shift in alpine regions

Opinions are split over the removal of special protections for wild horses living in the Australian Alps, which some say threatens the identity of the region.

The Conversation

For many people with acute mental illness, ‘hospital in the home’ means living well in the community

A regional New South Wales public hospital will soon close its mental health inpatient facility, in favour of a home-based service.

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Teens seek urgent high court injunction to block Australian government’s social media ban

Noah Jones and Macy Neyland, both 15, are supported by a digital rights group led by NSW Libertarian MP John Ruddick

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Festival-goers warned as drug tests find hidden threats

Tablets containing extra-high doses of illicit drugs and powder laced with dodgy tranquillisers have been detected as a state ramps up its drug testing trial.

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Man to stand trial for killing woman he lived with

A man has pleaded not guilty to the negligent manslaughter of Emma Bates, whose body was found near the NSW-Victorian border in April 2024.

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Barnaby Joyce quits Nationals, as he eyes One Nation Senate seat

Barnaby Joyce has finally announced he is quitting the Nationals Party, declaring he is “strongly considering” running for a Senate seat for One Nation in New South Wales at the next election.

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