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The Latest Breaking News from New South Wales

Cooler weather brings relief as firies battle blazes

Firefighters are looking to take advantage of cooler conditions as they battle to control several blazes and carry out vital hazard-reduction burns.

AAP

Unsolved homicide cases would take '900 years to clear'

NSW Police would need centuries to review all of the state's unsolved homicides even if no more murders happened, an internal review says.

AAP

NSW considering following Victoria’s lead by taxing Airbnb revenue

NSW treasurer wants to stop ‘long-term rentals being pulled from the market and short-term rentals taking their place’ during housing crisis

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Bank closures 'sad and frustrating' for rural towns

Junee fought back when the Commonwealth Bank prepared to close the only bank in the NSW Riverina town, an inquiry has been told.

AAP

Sex life discovery raises IVF hope for endangered purple cauliflower soft coral

Vital coastal habitat was destroyed in the devastating floods that hit New South Wales in 2021 and 2022.

The Conversation

NSW taxpayers dealt double power punch

Both Labor and Coalition governments are responsible for the state's current electricity woes.

Newcastle Herald

NSW police could ditch mental health response program lauded as ‘so successful’ by minister

Exclusive: Force considering alternatives to Pacer program that has seen 48% reduction in people detained by police under Mental Health Act

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Cool change gives small relief to fire crews across NSW

NSW communities near the Queensland border and on Sydney's western fringe have been told to prepare to take action as multiple bushfires burn across the state.

AAP

'Extreme disappointment' mining program slashed in NSW budget

'It's only fair that communities like Singleton be adequately compensated.'

Newcastle Herald

Heatwave, bushfires wreak havoc as threat moves north

Bushfires are burning across a number of states as a heatwave is forecast to move into Queensland and the Northern Territory, sparking a wave of warnings.

AAP

Public sector reforms may spell budget blues for NSW

NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey's budget figures could be in jeopardy, with interest rate rises impacting inflation in the year ahead.

AAP

Ads reveal pathway to success for 'yes', 'no' campaigns

Facebook ads targeting different states and a variety of age groups have shone a light on how the 'yes' and 'no' campaigns plan on winning the voice referendum.

AAP

Industry backs 'infrastructure, red tape' housing plan

The NSW government's housing plan laid out in the budget has been broadly welcomed by industry figures who say it will help start turning the crisis around.

AAP

Bushfires stretch along east coast as Sydney and Hunter region warned of extreme fire danger

Dozens of blazes in NSW, Queensland and Tasmania as extreme heatwave moves north

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‘He was on the way up’: mother of NSW police shooting victim demands mental health reform

‘It’s not my fight, it is everyone’s fight and everyone has to work together so this doesn’t happen again’, says Judy Deacon

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NSW state budget: advocates criticise the ‘crumbs’ allocated to social housing

Community Housing Industry Association says Labor treasurer Daniel Mookhey’s announcements are ‘extremely disappointing’ for those on wait lists

The Independent UK

Australia heatwave: Catastrophic wildfire danger declared as schools shut in record-breaking temperatures

‘We are in this run of very, very warm weather which hasn’t been seen in many, many years’

The Guardian - AU

Two people in hospital after car crashes into supermarket in northern NSW

Emergency services called after Toyota Corolla smashes into Coles in Ballina and allegedly strikes woman

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NSW budget 2023: the winners and losers

Teachers, parents of toddlers and the Star casino are better off – but renters, fast rail fans and would-be EV owners may be lamenting

The Independent UK

Australian wildfire danger causes fire ban in Sydney and closes schools

Sydney has experienced its first total fire ban in almost three years and several schools along the New South Wales state coast to the south have been closed because of a heightened wildfire danger caused by unusually hot and dry conditions across southeast Australia

AAP

Reactions to NSW state budget and its surprise surplus

The NSW Labor government has delivered its first state budget since 2010, revealing a surprise surplus and promising to funnel spending into essential services.

The Guardian - AU

Bean bag rounds are meant to be non-lethal. So how did one kill a woman?

Krista Kach, 47, died last week after the ‘supersoft’ shotgun round penetrated her body and hit her heart, police say

Newcastle Herald

What the NSW budget means for Hunter residents

Spending in Sydney continues to dwarf the rest of the state.

AAP

Bureau declares weather double whammy for Australia

Australia's weather bureau has finally declared an El Nino event alongside a second driver of dry weather, with communities told to prepare for heat and fire.

AAP

Record-breaking heatwave sparks catastrophic fire risk

Unseasonably warm weather and strong winds have left the much of the country sweltering in a heatwave with fire warnings closing dozens of schools.

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