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The Latest Breaking News from New South Wales

Chant: 'Clear evidence' spread is slowing

A woman in her seventies from the Singleton local government area was among 31 people to die of the disease in NSW.

Newcastle Herald

Staff and children in preschool and childcare aren't being protected like in schools. We need a national plan

By late January, more than 400 early learning centres were closed across the country due to the Omicron wave, and many more were running at reduced capacity.

The Conversation

Great Lakes students discover tropical starfish hundreds of kilometres from its usual range

A group of NSW high school marine science students were out snorkelling when they spotted something unusual. It turned out to be a tropical starfish species, hundreds of kilometres south of its usual range.

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NSW Says It Won’t Follow Vic And SA’s Lead To Mandate Boosters For Healthcare Workers

“They are all double-vaccinated and chances are they will proceed to get a booster regardless. They’re health workers and the vast majority would understand the need to get the booster."

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No NSW schools closed despite 3,000 students, staff testing positive for COVID

More than 3,000 students and teachers tested positive during the first week back but classrooms remained open, with NSW Education Minister Sarah Mitchell hailing the government's testing program a success.

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Eighty-four coronavirus deaths recorded; Morrison backs slow reopening for WA – as it happened

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Univeristy of Newcastle's newest building gets top marks for sustainability

The University of Newcastle's new Q Building has been awarded a Six Green Star rating in a first for regional New South Wales

Newcastle Herald

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NSW backtracks on making vaccine boosters mandatory for health workers

Exclusive: Decision puts state at odds with counterparts in Victoria and South Australia who have already mandated a third jab

The Guardian - AU

Hundreds of school staff test positive

NSW has recorded 10,698 new COVID-19 cases and 31 deaths as hundreds of school staff test positive in the first week of children returning to classrooms.

AAP

Warring NSW Liberal factions take time out after text leak ahead of last-ditch preselection talks

With Scott Morrison’s threat of a federal intervention now public, the factions are expected to regroup over the weekend

The Guardian - AU

Grattan on Friday: Morrison's boys are frontline players in the 'childish' factional games he condemns

Scott Morrison’s language was sharp, bordering on bullying. Asked on Wednesday about the preselection shambles in the NSW Liberal Party, his message was that recalcitrant party members should leave things to the professionals.

The Conversation

'Cult leader and sex offender' William John Costellio faces court over allegations he is 'continuing to groom'

The leader of a NSW-based cult who has previously served time for sexual assault offences is refused bail after allegedly breaching strict court orders.

ABC News

More than 2k speeding fines issued across northern NSW

An elderly man booked for driving 30km/h faster than the speed limit in the Hunter was among the notable incidents that caught the attention of police during a 12-day operation that ran from mid-January to the beginning of the new school year, this week.

Newcastle Herald

Proposed NSW swastika ban could backfire, deputy police commissioner says

A parliamentary inquiry considering whether new laws should be introduced to outlaw the display of Nazi symbols, hears a ban could actually encourage extremists.

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Call to change vaccine definitions as Hunter booster rates lag

Some parts of the region have booster rates well below the NSW average.

AAP

Man extradited to NSW over child abuse

A man who has been extradited from Queensland to NSW is facing multiple charges, accused of sexually abusing a young girl he knew over a three-year period.

The Guardian - AU

Water treatment chemical shortage looms in eastern states after floods cut WA rail link

NSW utilities warned to monitor stocks of alum and to prepare their contingency plans

The Guardian - AU

Albanese demands Colbeck ‘resign today’ as nation records 82 Covid deaths – as it happened

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HSC art students featured at NSW gallery

Artworks from 2021 HSC students are being displayed in an exhibition at the Art Gallery of NSW that reveals how students grappled with lockdowns.

ABC News

Sydney news: NSW government spent quarter of a billion dollars on PPE that had to be thrown away

MORNING BRIEFING: A report has revealed millions of dollars worth of face masks, gloves, face shields and gowns have ended up in the garbage bin because they do not meet health standards.

ABC News

West Nile virus cases in horses rise in NSW as hot, wet summer fuels mosquito population

A horse in the New South Wales Hunter region has died and more across the state have been infected with West Nile virus in numbers not seen since the outbreak of 2011.

The New Daily

Voters in coal and gas heartlands are ready to cash in on a clean energy future

The poll, released today, reveals that the clear majority of voters believe the states’ future prosperity lies in clean industries.

AAP

Forget coal and gas for prosperity: poll

Months out from a federal election, a poll shows voters in the resource-rich political hunting grounds of NSW and Queensland back renewables over coal and gas.

ABC News

Why it's important to look at the 'bigger picture' behind COVID-19 intensive care numbers

Experts say that given the vast majority of Australians are fully vaccinated, it is not surprising they also make up a greater proportion of the raw number of people in ICU. We take a look at the figures.

The Guardian - AU

‘Like sardines’: experts question the results of ventilation audits at NSW schools

Reviews weeks apart resulted in capacity of one Blue Mountains classroom increasing 500%

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