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Nation records 60 Covid deaths as SA reports first monkeypox case – as it happened

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The Loop: R Kelly sentenced, teachers strike in NSW, Biden announces permanent US base in Poland

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ABC News

Ken Hutt considers second attempt at Everest paraglide after first try thwarted by illness

A New South Wales man considers another attempt at becoming the oldest person to paraglide from the summit of Mount Everest after his first try was thwarted by illness.

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Compensation raised as millions of bees killed to stop Varroa mite

So far more than 600 hives have been destroyed and "that number will grow". Generally, bees are euthanised by pouring petrol into the hive, leaving it overnight, then burning the hive.

The Canberra Times

Hear me out – we could use the varroa mite to wipe out feral honey bees, and help Australia's environment

A tiny parasitic mite that lives on the European honeybee (Apis mellifera) has breached Australia’s border quarantine and been detected in managed bee hives in New South Wales.

The Conversation

Hunter varroa crisis: 'like trying to put a lasso around a puff of smoke'

'It's like trying to put a lasso around a puff of smoke.'

Newcastle Herald

Striking teachers march to NSW parliament

Striking NSW public and private school teachers have marched in Sydney, united in their call for "More than Thanks" as they campaign for better pay.

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Discover NSW Vouchers Expire Tomorrow But There’s Still Loads Of Fkn Great Ways To Use Them

You can use your Discover NSW vouchers to book advance tickets and buy e-vouchers or even donate them.

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$230k fine for logging of NSW bat roosts

The NSW Land and Environment Court has issued a $230,000 fine to the state's forestry corporation over illegal logging activities in a potential bat habitat.

AAP

Swans snare Montana Ham as AFLW No.1 pick

Victorian Montana Ham is the AFLW No.1 draft pick with Sydney pouncing on the midfielder with their prized selection after she nominated for the NSW draft pool.

AAP

Barilaro changed rules before taking $500,000 job

The chosen candidate for a plum overseas trade role was dumped after changes requested by then NSW deputy premier John Barilaro, who later took the job.

Newcastle Herald

Full-cream Jamberoo Valley milk bottled for boutique appetites

From the rolling green hills of Jamberoo on New South Wales' South Coast, locals are lapping up a boutique milk that has become available in the region's cafes and on supermarket shelves.

ABC News

King Creek, NSW, among 170 regions to record median property price above $1 million for first time

A real estate agent says shifting buyer demographics, including retirees from Sydney, are driving up property prices in regional NSW.

ABC News

Deal on track to end NSW rail strikes with intercity safety upgrades

The union says industrial action will continue until the verbal agreement is put in writing.

Newcastle Herald

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NSW government makes offer to end dispute with rail union over fleet left in storage

Transport Minister David Elliott pledges $264 million to fix a fleet of trains that has been at the centre of a years-long dispute with the rail union.

Newcastle Herald

Bee line holds as 600 hives destroyed in Newcastle's varroa blitz

The NSW agriculture minister Dugald Saunders says he's optimistic the mite can still be eradicated.

ABC News

Griffith man charged over plot to import 1.2 tonnes of cocaine

A 36 year-old man from the NSW Riverina city of Griffith is due to face court in Sydney today.

ABC News

Sydney news: Upper House inquiry to investigate the recruitment process of John Barilaro's New York role

MORNING BRIEFING: A parliamentary inquiry into the appointment of former New South Wales Deputy Premier John Barilaro as the state's trade commissioner to the US will begin today.

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Newcastle Herald

Varroa on the move: second biosecurity zone set up

The minister said the discovery was not cause for alarm

ABC News

Badja Forest fire victim Michael Clarke incinerated in bathroom, NSW Bushfire Coronial Inquiry hears

The NSW Bushfires Coronial Inquiry has heard Michael Clarke died in his bathroom when the Badja Forest fire hit his home near Bodalla on the NSW South Coast on January 23, 2020.

ABC News

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet discussed New York trade role with John Barilaro at a social function

Dominic Perrottet reveals that the former deputy premier John Barilaro told him informally that he wanted the plum US posting, an appointment which has since sparked a parliamentary inquiry.

AAP

Mite could indirectly threaten native bees

A ecologist says native bees and plants could suffer if the parasitic varroa mite found in NSW takes hold across the country.

AAP

Qld-NSW floods were 3rd costliest disaster

The unprecedented floods that swept through southeast Queensland and northern NSW earlier this year caused $4.8 billion in insured damages.

ABC News

Healthcare workers threaten more industrial action after turning down 3pc pay rise offer

Nurses and midwives in NSW reject the state government's offer of a 3 per cent pay rise and will consider further industrial action.

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Insurance bill for February floods reaches $4.8b, victims could wait years for repairs

New Insurance Council of Australia figures reveal the damage bill from February's flood disaster in Queensland and New South Wales has reached $4.8 billion with builders saying repairs will take up to two years.

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