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The Latest Breaking News from New South Wales

‘Not a good look’: witnesses refuse to appear before NSW parliamentary hearings after court ruling

Chris Minns’ chief of staff launched legal action to avoid giving evidence. Since the court ruled in his favour, others are doing the same

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Albanese government abandons beleaguered inland rail project connecting NSW with Queensland

Originally envisioned to run 1,700km from Melbourne to a port near Brisbane, the mega infrastructure project will now only connect Beveridge in Victoria to Parkes in NSW

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Cabinet minister suspended from parliament for a week

Having refused to produce documents relating to a premier's comments to police, a state parliament has taken the extraordinary step of suspending a minister.

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Domestic violence laws to crack down on covert stalking

Domestic violence perpetrators who use tracking devices to covertly stalk and harass will face imprisonment as new laws aim to address tech-facilitated abuse.

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'Courage on steroids': volunteers die in rescue mission

Two rescuers who died while trying to save a stricken yachtsman in wild seas have been honoured by their local community for their courage and heroism.

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NSW to criminalise secret GPS tracking after report highlighting number of devices bought by DV offenders

Chris Minns says technology has been ‘weaponised against women, and our laws have not kept pace’

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'We tried our best': Why Saifiti was forced to retire

Daniel Saifiti's stellar career with the Dolphins, Newcastle, NSW and Fiji has come to a premature end.

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‘We don’t hear the frogs, we don’t see the birds’: government repeatedly delayed water to NSW wetlands, documents reveal

Exclusive: A grazier has released emails that reveal the state’s environment and water department prioritised harvesting of winter cereal crops over wetlands

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'Trying times': farmers stare down trifecta of troubles

Farmers are being forced to adapt and innovate as drought conditions intensify and global shocks push up costs and risk vital fertiliser supplies.

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Demand for guns has surged in the wake of Bondi – what will it take to make Australia safer?

Premiers are rejecting Anthony Albanese’s buyback scheme amid a surge in the number of applications for gun licences

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Zac Lomax misfires on union return despite hype over Suaalii duel

The code-hoppers came face to face for the NSW Waratahs and Western Force clash but it was a night of grind, not glamour at Allianz Stadium

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‘Profoundly distressing’: record number of deaths in custody and police operations in NSW

There were 66 deaths in custody and police operations in 2025 – 18 more than the previous year

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Queensland rejects key Bondi report recommendation as Albanese’s gun buyback flounders

State’s police minister says buyback ‘doesn’t focus on keeping guns out of the hands of terrorists and criminals’, leaving NSW only clear supporter of plan

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Marauding Blues hold off luckless Maroons to take Women’s Origin series lead

NSW defeat Queensland 11-6 in Game 1 after Jesse Southwell field goal helps hosts recover half-time deficit

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Southwell leads late NSW surge to ice Origin opener

Jesse Southwell has helped NSW take an early advantage in the Women's State of Origin series, sparking a late 11-6 Blues win.

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The Bondi terror report raises more questions than answers about the massacre - and illuminated its horror

The 155-page interim report released on Thursday shows how little is known – and can be shared – about the 14 December shooting

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BBL privatisation on hold after Queensland, NSW say no

Cricket Australia chief executive Todd Greenberg says privatisation of the BBL is inevitable, but NSW and Queensland don't want it to go ahead.

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Blues looking to rewrite their Newcastle history

The NSW Blues have just one home game in the 2026 Women's State of Origin series -- game one in Newcastle, a city where Queensland remains undefeated.

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The Guardian - AU

Revamped Maroons undergo radical reset to take 2026 State of Origin fight to Blues

Queensland have a new coach, a new-look halves pairing and five debutants itching to test NSW’s hold of the women’s shield

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Kiwi flavour adds to tasty women's Origin series opener

NSW can't wait to get the Women's State of Origin series underway in Sydney, against a Queensland side that looks very different to last year.

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Anthony Albanese rules out gas export tax on existing contracts and criticises ‘populist’ campaign

Prime minister says the middle of a global fuel crisis is ‘the worst possible time to jeopardise’ Australia’s partnerships with Asian trading partners

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Hospital finally 'run for people' after public takeover

The courageous parents of a toddler who tragically died in hospital have been hailed for running a tireless campaign for change in the public health system.

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Northern Beaches hospital handed to NSW government, ending troubled public-private partnership

Transition and legal handover of hospital from private operator Healthscope to NSW Health occurs at 7am on Wednesday

The Times of India

Man with schizophrenia not criminally responsible for killing British tourist in Australia

A man who fatally stabbed a British tourist in a regional Australian town has been found not criminally responsible due to mental illness. Royce Mallett, a 30-year-old father of two from County Durham, was attacked in the car park of a motel in Albury, New South Wales, on July 8,…

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After blows to his anti-protest laws, Minns considers retreat from ‘globalise the intifada’ ban

NSW premier was unequivocal about ban on ‘hateful, violent rhetoric’ in wake of Bondi terror attack, but has now linked fate of his state’s laws with those of Queensland

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