Sydney to NSW outback possible in EV Fast chargers are now available for electric vehicles along routes connecting NSW with Victoria, Queensland and South Australia. AAP · May 2, 2022
Men arrested on way to Sydney gang funeral Two men have been arrested after being pulled over while on their way to the funeral of an underworld figure gunned down in a Sydney street. AAP · Apr 30, 2022
Uninsured flood victims can receive up to $20,000 payment under NSW scheme Money can be used for repairs to gas and electricity services, rebuilding, and purchase of white goods The Guardian - AU · Apr 4, 2022
Rebuild grants promised for flood victims The NSW government has flagged further grants to help flood victims rebuild, with more rain and wild weather predicted to continue around the state this week. AAP · Apr 3, 2022
NSW protest bill leaves Labor wedged between a roadblock and a hard place Sydney media’s reactionary momentum machine can help explain crackdown on climate activists The Guardian - AU · Apr 1, 2022
‘No one could have predicted’: authorities defend Lismore flood response after evacuation order was cancelled With waters breaching the Lismore levee, the SES has had to defend cancelling an evacuation order late on Tuesday The Guardian - AU · Mar 30, 2022
Torrential rain sees 430mm fall in some parts of NSW as Sydney March records broken The Wilsons River at Lismore is expected to reach a peak of about 12 metres this evening as the NSW SES says the state's flood crisis "still has a number of days to go". ABC News · Mar 29, 2022
NSW-Queensland weather updates: Lismore flood peak revised down, some residents allowed to return home but threat remains for others The Bureau of Meteorology has revised down Lismore's expected flood peak with some residents now able to return to their homes as the weather system moves south. ABC News · Mar 28, 2022
NSW government seeks advice on cancelling salary of MP Gareth Ward after suspension from parliament Kiama MP ‘extremely disappointed’ by suspension from parliament until charges resolved The Guardian - AU · Mar 24, 2022
Activists dismiss NSW government crackdown on Sydney port protests State government announces strike force and penalties, while two German nationals will be deported The Guardian - AU · Mar 24, 2022
NSW MP Gareth Ward suspended from parliament over indecent and sexual assault charges NSW MP Gareth Ward is suspended from parliament because he is facing five charges of indecent and sexual assault against a 17-year-old boy and a 27-year-old man. ABC News · Mar 24, 2022
Charged MP suspended from NSW parliament NSW MP and former Liberal minister Gareth Ward has been suspended after a vote in the state parliament. AAP · Mar 23, 2022
NSW government will move to suspend, not expel, MP Gareth Ward from parliament Coalition to move to suspend Kiama MP on Thursday after sexual abuse charges laid The Guardian - AU · Mar 23, 2022
NSW parliament to vote on suspension of MP Gareth Ward after indecent and sexual assault charges Acting Premier Paul Toole moves a motion in the NSW parliament to suspend Kiama MP Gareth Ward until indecent and sexual assault charges against him are dealt with in court. ABC News · Mar 23, 2022
AAP · Mar 22, 2022 NSW 'can do better' on disaster response As NSW parliament sat for the first time since the state's deadly floods, the acting premier said the government "always can do better".
The Guardian - AU · Mar 4, 2022 Queensland records 11th flood death; Australia reports 48 Covid deaths – as it happened Queensland announces financial support of $558.5m for flood-hit communities as insurance claims estimated to hit $1bn. This blog is now closed
The Guardian - AU · Mar 2, 2022 Sydney spared worst of rain but Newcastle still under threat – as it happened This blog is now closed
The New Daily · Mar 2, 2022 ‘It will get worse’: Sydneysiders flee as flood crisis deepens About 600 gigalitres of water has poured over the Warragamba Dam and residents who endured flooding a year ago have been told to prepare for the worst.
The Guardian - AU · Mar 2, 2022 NSW deputy premier savaged for fighting dam-building ‘culture war’ during floods disaster Politicians, academics and campaigners criticise Nationals MP Paul Toole after he says ‘stop using the excuse of a moth’ to oppose dams
AAP · Mar 2, 2022 'Get out now' as floods threaten Sydney Residents in western Sydney who were faced with floods this time last year are being told to leave now ahead of more flooding.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 2, 2022 Australians Flee Floods as Toll Rises to 12, Sydney on Alert Floodwaters crashed into more towns on Australia's east coast as a deadly storm front barreled south on Wednesday towards Sydney, where the main dam began to spill water. The death toll rose to 12 in a week-long disaster that has washed cars from roads and forced tens of thousands of…
The Guardian - AU · Mar 1, 2022 NSW death toll rises to five; more ‘high impact’ storms forecast for Queensland – as it happened This blog is now closed
AAP · Feb 22, 2022 NSW coast and waters off limits for mining The NSW coastline will be protected for future generations after the Perrottet government vowed not to support offshore mining and exploration.
ABC News · Feb 19, 2022 NSW police watchdog knew about former commissioner Mick Fuller's racehorse co-ownership for years The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission has known for years about former NSW top cop Mick Fuller's co-ownership of racehorses with leaders of "high-risk" industries, the ABC can reveal.