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The Latest Breaking News from New South Wales

Our most read stories of 2022 start off bleak, but there's good news in there, too

There were still key moments where Canberrans came together, showing the community spirit that defines the capital.

The Canberra Times

Flood evacuees return, others await peak

Residents in an outback town will spend New Year's Eve worried about flooding as Top End communities return home a week after a rare inundation.

AAP

'Dodgy' NSW cabbies gazumping passengers

NSW Transport Minister David Elliott has warned tax drivers not to "rip off" passengers by negotiating prices without turning on their meters.

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Endangered quolls given 'second chance' at Barrington sanctuary

In a "globally significant moment" which gives a near-extinct species a second lease at survival, 10 eastern quolls have been released into a NSW nature reserve.

Newcastle Herald

NSW Police, ambos urge common sense on NYE

Common sense is the main message authorities have for people celebrating New Year's Eve across NSW, with one million revellers expected around Sydney Harbour.

AAP

Red Cross marks busiest year yet in NSW

The Red Cross says there were just 36 days in NSW this year when the humanitarian aid and community services charity was not responding to a disaster.

AAP

NSW township bracing for record flood peak

Residents of the far west NSW township of Menindee may yet to be hit with record levels of flooding as large volumes of dam water are released.

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Concerns for welfare of missing 12-year-old girl

Family and police are concerned for the welfare of a girl who went missing from Queanbeyan on Thursday. NSW police said Chloe Page, 12, was last seen at home in Karabar, about 1pm Thursday. "Police and family hold concerns for her welfare due to her age," they said in a…

The Canberra Times

NSW issues flood warning for Menindee

A flood emergency warning has been issued for Menindee township in NSW's far west as the Darling River rises swiftly, with residents urged to evacuate.

AAP

SES issues evacuation order for Menindee residents as peak Darling River floodwaters near

The New South Wales service is directing people in Menindee to evacuate before 10am today, with the Darling River expected to peak at 10.7 metres Saturday morning.

ABC News

Eleven drownings since Christmas, and beaches aren't the biggest danger

The period between Christmas and January 2 is considered drowning season.

The Canberra Times

Airport-sized farmland illegally cleared

Native trees and vegetation in an area larger than Sydney Airport were illegally cleared and burnt on a northern NSW farm, a court has found.

AAP

Grandpa tells cops of burglary, loses guns

A bus-driving grandfather had his gun licence revoked after warning NSW Police his daughter and her partner had threatened to steal his firearms.

AAP

Citizen scientist 'stoked' to discover new species of mould in New South Wales rainforest

It feeds on meat-eating fungi, is invisible to the naked eye, and was discovered by accident in a New South Wales rainforest before being named after the man who found it.

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Newcastle Herald

Suspects monitored amid crime warning in Hunter

Proactive patrols targeting property crime and break and enters lead to arrests.

AAP

Drowning warning after 11 deaths

Authorities have warned holidaymakers to take extra care over the break after 11 people died in Australian waterways since Christmas Day.

ABC News

New South Wales residents cautioned to be water safe after hundreds of rescues, boating death of teenagers

Two teenagers, aged 13 and 14, die while riding on an inflatable "biscuit" when they hit a submerged tree stump.

AAP

NSW man charged over six-year-old's death

A driver failed to properly restain two young boys in a ute before it crashed in southern NSW, killing a six-year-old, police allege.

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NSW premier hails more Lib women on ballot

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet says he's pleased with the results of a drawn-out internal battle that assures Liberal women will be elected to the upper house.

ABC News

Paid ticketing for Sydney New Year's Eve fireworks to end if Labor wins 2023 election

The New South Wales opposition is promising to overturn an unpopular decision to charge admission to watch the Sydney New Year's Eve fireworks at some harbourside locations, arguing it's a "fundamental" experience that should be free.

Daily Mirror

'Flamboyant' sea slug wows hundreds after woman snaps colourful photo in rock pool

Linda Gee was at Dee Why Rock Pool in New South Wales on Boxing Day when she found the fluorescent sea creature, which had a bright blue body with purple spots among many unusual features

AAP

Four deaths in NSW waters over Christmas

Four people have lost their lives in NSW waterways over Christmas, following the death of a man in his 60s in a scuba diving incident at Lake Macquarie.

AAP

NSW ALP promises fee-free Sydney fireworks

NSW Opposition Leader Chris Minns has big plans for future New Year's Eve celebrations if his Labor party wins the state election in March.

Newcastle Herald

Government consultant says Newcastle 'priority' for high-speed rail

The head of the UK's high-speed rail rollout says "fixing the corridor between Sydney and the Hunter" would make the most difference to the most people.

ABC News

Extreme heat hits South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and New South Wales

Large parts of the country are sweltering through high temperatures for the first time this summer, with South Australia experiencing what is expected to be its hottest day since January 2021.

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