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Tasered woman's family slam 'disturbing' police actions

NSW Police are under fire after the family of a woman who was tasered and died in hospital described officers' actions as heartbreaking and disturbing.

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'Scared, alone': family speaks out after Stockton mother's siege death

Krista Kach's children said their mother cared deeply about her family and community, but had needed help the day of the nine-hour siege.

Newcastle Herald

Greens and environmentalists question initial plan to pause logging in just 5% of NSW’s promised koala park

Process of consulting experts and industry could mean important habitat areas would be left without protection until 2025

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Climate groups argue Eraring is delaying state's clean energy transition

'Bailing out polluting coal-fired power stations with taxpayer funds is unpopular.'

Newcastle Herald

Bush battle wages on over 'zombie DA' for new housing estate

A bushland battle waged over a proposed 66-lot resident estate at Garden Suburb has escalated as locals join forces with Greens MP Sue Higginson against "zombie DA's".

Newcastle Herald

NSW Labor accused of ‘fundamental breach of trust’ over logging in promised koala national park

Tensions are escalating in state forests near Bellingen, where a protesters’ camp is locked in a standoff with a heavy police presence

The Guardian - AU

NSW Liberal plan to generate carbon credits by ending logging in state forests snubbed by federal Labor

Exclusive: State ministers touted ‘significant carbon abatement’ plus benefits for threatened species and regional economies

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‘There’s already anxiety’: residents living near Cadia goldmine demand answers on dust pollution

The EPA says Newcrest has introduced ‘significant changes’ to reduce its production of dust after being threatened with regulatory action

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NSW Health tells GPs not to blanket test residents living near Cadia hill goldmine

Exclusive: Local doctors urged to avoid screening for heavy metals unless patients show symptoms or have clear source of exposure

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Prison inmates to be charged 24c a minute for phone calls as NSW scraps cheaper providers

Decision could make inmates’ contact with family and friends unaffordable, despite studies showing it reduces recidivism

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Forestry operator fails to monitor logging compliance

The state-owned body that manages logged forests in NSW is failing to prevent the felling of protected trees, despite copping multiple EPA reprimands.

The New Daily

‘Such a gentle soul’: family in shock after Sydney man Steve Pampalian shot dead by police

Speaking normally one day, shot dead in his driveway the next. Now his brother wants answers

The Guardian - AU

‘Is this happening?’: Kathleen Folbigg’s first night as free woman

Kathleen Folbigg was in disbelief and smiling as she stepped out of a prison van in her first moments as a free woman after 20 years in jail.

The New Daily

Kathleen Folbigg walks free 20 years after being convicted of killing her four children, but what happens next?

Twenty years after she was jailed for killing her four children, Kathleen Folbigg has been pardoned and released from prison. She has a few options available.

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Kathleen Folbigg ‘outside, in sunshine’ after being freed from jail

Kathleen Folbigg is "walking ... outside ... in the sunshine" after being freed after 20 years in a NSW jail, a supporter says.

Newcastle Herald

'Huge moment' says Greens MP on Folbigg's release

Greens welcome Folbigg's pardon days after trying to ensure her an early release via Parliament

Newcastle Herald

'We should not wait': pressure mounts for Kathleen Folbigg's release

'It doesn't get more certain than this,' Greens MP says ahead of motion in NSW Parliament.

ABC News

Conservation council calls for logging moratorium in proposed Great Koala National Park

Conservation groups fear a further decline of the koala populations on the NSW north coast if logging doesn't stop within an area that could become protected habitat.

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The Guardian - AU

Clare Nowland’s family say 95-year-old died ‘surrounded by love and support’

Great-grandmother’s death comes a week after she was Tasered by NSW police and as Greens call for independent investigation

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Perrottet government plan to end native logging in NSW was blocked by Nationals

Exclusive: ‘Ready-to-be-activated’ roadmap adds pressure to Minns government to follow lead of other states in ending controversial practice

The New Daily

Death threats for staff at home where 95yo patient was tasered

The fallout from the distressing incident at a NSW aged-care home, after a 95-year-old dementia patient was tasered, has taken an ugly turn.

The Guardian - AU

Clare Nowland: aged care resident Tasered by police remains in ‘heavy sleep’ amid end-of-life care

Woman, 95, is surrounded by family and still in critical condition as calls grow for broader investigation of police treatment of dementia sufferers

The Guardian - AU

NSW EPA launches investigation into Cadia goldmine after blood tests show metal contamination

Newcrest Cadia Holdings has until Tuesday to respond to the draft pollution notice

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Clare Nowland: NSW police’s decision to Taser 95-year-old woman leaves community ‘gobsmacked’

Disability advocates outraged at ‘heavy handed’ response, while Greens MP says incident should mark turning point in police misconduct reviews

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Police tasering of grandma sparks calls for reform

A 95-year-old woman with dementia who was tasered by officers in an aged care home has prompted advocacy groups to call for an inquiry.

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