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The Latest Breaking News from New South Wales

NSW heatwave drives highest demand for power in three years

Electricity grid ‘held up well’ as state’s residents required 13,136 megawatts on third-hottest March day on record

The Guardian - AU

NSW premier's brother Jean-Claude Perrottet back in Sydney after evading Hills Shire Council inquiry

Jean-Claude Perrottet is filmed by Channel Nine in Sydney but did not explain where exactly overseas he had been during the inquiry hearings.

ABC News

Luxury cars, iPhones among gains of corruption scheme

Two former NSW public servants gained millions of dollars by awarding government contracts in exchange for cash and gifts, a corruption inquiry has found.

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‘Book should be thrown at’ branch stackers: Perrottet

Dominic Perrottet says the book should be thrown at Liberal branch stackers, as one of his federal colleagues says bully boys are derailing his campaign.

The New Daily

Hot, windy conditions drive up NSW fire danger again before Wednesday’s cool change

Heatwave continues along the coast and extreme fire danger forecast inland as windy weather picks up

The Guardian - AU

Heatwave conditions continue in NSW

Sweltering conditions continue across NSW with a heatwave bringing more hot and windy weather and sending the mercury back into the mid-30s.

The New Daily

NSW Labor promise to freeze senior public servant pay

A NSW Labor government would implement a two-year wage freeze on senior public servants, as a month-long search for the premier's brother comes to an end.

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Heatwave continues as NSW keeps sweating on cool change

Sweltering conditions are continuing across NSW, with a heatwave bringing more hot and windy weather, sending the mercury back into the mid-30s.

AAP

Properties under fire as state faces ‘greatest risk since Black Summer’

Firefighters battled to save properties overnight in regional NSW amid the state's greatest bushfire risk since the deadly Black Summer bushfires.

The New Daily

Pressure mounts on Victoria to follow gambling reforms of NSW and Tasmania

At the height of her gambling addiction, Bree Hughes was visiting up to seven venues each day. She's joined a growing chorus of voices urging Victoria to put the brakes on poker machine losses in the state's most disadvantaged communities.

ABC News

Hunter mining corruption claims treated with contempt, critics say

The NSW Ombudsman was stymied by a lack of records produced by the department, which were "not sufficient to allow us to understand how the disclosures were received, handled and investigated" the report says.

Newcastle Herald

NSW government promises to build 500 new preschools in four years if re-elected

The new preschools, 97 to be built in Western Sydney, are for the rollout of the free, universal pre-kindergarten year for all four-and five-year-olds, which is set to be in place by 2030.

ABC News

Tambaroora fire in NSW central west upgraded to emergency alert as winds and temperatures increase

Hot and windy conditions add to firefighters' struggles as fire spreads in rugged terrain near Bathurst, with more than 3,100 hectares burnt since Sunday.

ABC News

NSW Labor vows to fix ‘broken’ environmental offsets system if elected

Spokesperson Penny Sharpe says current system has ‘no red lines’ and party will deliver changes within first 18 months of government

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UK professor behind NSW fast rail strategy criticises Coalition for dropping plan

Exclusive: UK professor also says findings should be made public as with ‘every other country I’ve worked in’

The Guardian - AU

NSW Coalition pledges to start building 500 new preschools by end of the year

Perrottet government to bring forward $1bn in construction work and legislate right to universal pre-kindergarten if re-elected

The Guardian - AU

NSW Health to test for heavy metal contamination in private rainwater tanks near regional goldmine

Newcrest Mining says reports of heavy metal contamination do not match its monitoring data from Cadia goldmine near Orange

Newcastle Herald

NSW government looks to secure power but says Eraring closure a matter for Origin Energy

Eraring closure date in eye of NSW election storm

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Watchdog finds no corrupt conduct in Barilaro trade job

NSW's corruption watchdog has ended its investigation into the appointment of John Barilaro to a US trade role, finding no evidence of corrupt conduct.

ABC News

Coroner recommends improvements to cross-border policing following death of psychiatric patient

An inquest into a 25-year-old psychiatric patient's death has resulted in recommendations for police on both sides of the Victoria-NSW border to improve coordination on missing persons cases.

The Guardian - AU

Sydney swelters through hottest day in two years amid NSW heatwave

High fire danger expected for prolonged period across state in first time since black summer bushfires, RFS says

The New Daily

Sydney heats up, while fires burn across NSW

Sydney has hit 38 degrees for the first time since November 2020, while most of NSW is seeing increased fire danger.

ABC News

Properties under threat as emergency alert level bushfire spreads amid punishing NSW heatwave

While one fire has been downgraded from emergency level, the heightened risk is expected to remain this evening for a fire that has burnt through 635ha near Bathurst.

ABC News

Russell Crowe's plans for major Coffs Harbour film studio taking shape in regional NSW

Two years since the actor announced his vision for a film studio in Coffs Harbour, the multi-million-dollar project that will include onsite accommodation is taking shape.

Newcastle Herald

Privatisation fight reignites after Eraring buy-back left on the table

Labor says NSW is paying the price for privatisation of vital infrastructure as the planned closure of the nation's largest coal power station could be delayed.

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