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The Latest Breaking News from New South Wales

Hunter schools among state's worst for teacher-to-student ratios

Newcastle schools have 15.1 students per teacher, compared with a NSW average of 13.4.

Newcastle Herald

ADF to help with clean-up as floods keep rescuers busy

Australian Defence Force personnel are set to arrive in storm-ravaged areas of southeast Queensland and northern NSW from Thursday.

AAP

A Weather Warning Has Been Issued For Australia’s East Coast As ‘Life-Threatening’ Storm Brews

Residents in Queensland and New South Wales have been warned to prepare for possible flash floods, as wild weather continues to batter the region.

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Driver charged over two killed in truck and train crash

Investigators have charged a truck driver over the deaths of two train drivers killed when the vehicles collided near the South Australia-NSW border.

AAP

Two dead after train derails in horror truck crash

Two train drivers have died after their locomotive collided with a truck at a level crossing near the South Australia-NSW border.

AAP

Libraries in regional towns are building community on a shoestring budget

Despite a record increase in public library funding by the NSW government, most operate on the cost of a few new books per resident a year

The Guardian - AU

Warning system could save farmers millions of dollars

Crop contamination from herbicides can cost growers millions of dollars in damage - but a warning system is helping to avoid it.

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Everybody let's rock, as Elvis returns to rural NSW

While many Australians hit the beach over summer, thousands of rock and roll fans are strapping on their blue suede shoes for the 31st Parkes Elvis Festival.

AAP

From Medicare to preschool: the Australian laws changing in the new year

Centrelink payments will increase, working seniors can earn more without affecting their pension, and importation of vapes containing nicotine will be banned

The Guardian - AU

Tougher laws on plastic shopping bags coming to ACT shops

The ACT's ban goes further than laws in NSW and Victoria.

The Canberra Times

New Year's Eve thunderstorms for northern NSW, Q

The last day of 2023 has brought heavy rain and hail for parts of Australia with flash flooding around Coffs Harbour on the NSW north coast.

AAP

Two dead, more than a dozen injured in crash

A five-vehicle crash near Lithgow in NSW has left two men dead and more than a dozen injured, including children.

AAP

Revenue body reverses millions in COVID-19 fines

Thousands of COVID-19 fines worth more than $36 million were reversed in 2023 after the NSW fines commissioner ruled four types of penalties were invalid.

AAP

The four deaths that stood out across 3,000 pages of the NSW gay hate crimes inquiry

Commissioner John Sackar found the four men’s cases should be referred to the coroner for a fresh inquest. Here’s what we know about them

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Surge in drownings prompts water safety warning

Dozens of tragic deaths have authorities urging Australians to stay safe as they head to the water during the Christmas and New Year holidays.

AAP

Two dead, 15 injured after 'significant' five-car crash

A serious, five-vehicle crash near Lithgow in NSW has left two people dead and more than a dozen injured, including multiple children.

Newcastle Herald

Hunter SES volunteers help storm-ravaged Queensland

The team join dozens from NSW in clean-up efforts.

The Guardian - AU

Two people dead and a dozen injured after multi-car crash in NSW – as it happened

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Barr to push NSW govt for extra Canberra-Sydney train services

The ACT would like an express service to cut travel time.

Newcastle Herald

Broken system: foster child allegedly assaulted by male care worker

'His hair was filthy, and he said he didn't get enough food.'

AAP

More severe thunderstorms forecast across NYE weekend

Severe thunderstorms are expected to return to parts of eastern Australia, putting a dampener on New Year's Eve celebrations.

The Independent UK

Mysterious packages washing up on Australian beach turn out to be huge cocaine stash

Australian police searching beaches in New South Wales find packages believed to contain huge stash of cocaine over Christmas period

AAP

Two-year-old girl drowns in backyard pool

A two-year-old girl has died after being pulled unconscious from a pool in northern NSW as the number of drownings this holiday season continues to rise.

AAP

No sign of missing swimmer as sea search suspended

Emergency crews have suspended their search for a 19-year-old man swept out to sea while trying to assist his brothers at a beach on the NSW south coast.

The Guardian - AU

NSW drowning deaths climb to four since Christmas as lifesavers send holiday warning

Royal Life Saving Society chief says Australians may not be ‘as strong swimmers as we believe’ as December toll hits 22

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