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The Latest Breaking News from New South Wales

NSW unveils $1bn support package for businesses hit by Omicron outbreak

State government brings in a scaled-down payment for small- and medium-sized businesses after the federal government refused to split the cost

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NT chief minister says Omicron ‘too infectious’ for lockdowns to work as nation records at least 88 Covid deaths – As it happened

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NSW unveils $1bn support package for Omicron-hit businesses as Treasurer takes swipe at Commonwealth

The state government announces support payments and rent relief for businesses hit by the latest COVID-19 outbreak as Treasurer Matt Kean calls on the federal government to step up instead of stepping aside.

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COVID-19 deaths remain at near record highs amid vaccination warning

NSW records its deadliest day of the COVID pandemic as Victorian officials warn double vaccination is no longer enough for many people.

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After the peak: What's in store for Australia now that the Omicron wave has turned?

Omicron’s arrival dashed much-anticipated hopes that a "normal" summer was on the horizon. Now as the dust settles on the latest COVID curve ball, what can we expect from the coming months?

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Another deadly day as NSW provides support

The death toll stemming from the Omicron variant continues to grow, as NSW provided a new $1 billion business support package.

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SA's flooded Stuart Highway leaves road-train truckers weighing massive detour to deliver food to NT

With the Stuart Highway closed indefinitely, road train drivers are considering the cost of a 3,000-kilometre detour through NSW and Queensland.

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North Coast's Rainbow Temple and tunnel in limbo after council airs safety concerns

Support builds to save the iconic Rainbow Temple and glow worm tunnel in northern New South Wales, as Guy Feldmann admits development approvals may not have kept pace with his creative endeavours.

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NSW records 49 COVID-19 deaths as hospital numbers continue to plateau

A total of 2,693 people are being treated in NSW hospitals for COVID-19, with 186 patients in intensive care. New modelling yesterday predicted hospitalisations would start to decline next week.

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NSW has deadliest day of pandemic; widespread flooding causes damage – as it happened

NSW records 49 Covid deaths, Victoria 31, Queensland 12 and South Australia five. This blog is now closed

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Man's body found after catamaran capsizes

One man has died and another has been rescued after a catamaran capsized on New South Wales' south coast on Friday night.

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Social housing resident doesn't feel 'safe or comfortable' in Cooks Hill unit

Barbara Beagan has lived in the unit, managed by the NSW government, for around a decade. A long-time-asthma sufferer, she says for the last five years debris and fine dust particles have been falling from the ceiling.

Newcastle Herald

Requiring booster shots in Australia would send message it’s ‘essential’, WHO adviser says

Prof Ross Gordon backs Victorian and NSW premiers’ calls for a three-dose vaccine mandate to mitigate worst effects of Omicron

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‘They text each other all the time’: Perrottet and Andrews embrace the benefits of a united front

The close relationship between the New South Wales and Victorian premiers is a jarring shift from the political pandemic theatre of the last two years

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NSW posts deadliest virus day, 49 deaths

NSW has recorded its deadliest day of the COVID-19 pandemic to date with 49 deaths and 13,354 new cases of the virus.

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Aged care homes 'under extreme pressure'

An aged care provider operating in NSW says low supplies of rapid antigen tests mean it's only testing some people who enter its nursing homes.

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The AFP Is Investigating A Company Trying To Bring Unapproved RATs Into NSW With Forged Papers

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NSW Liberals fail to resolve preselection impasse raising prospect of federal intervention

Vote on proposed peace deal to placate warring factions pushed to an electronic ballot next week after Friday night meeting of state executive

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UK reports 89,176 new cases and 277 deaths – as it happened

UK cases and deaths fall day-on-day; Hong Kong government to compensate pet shops affected by culling of hamsters for Covid reasons

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Australia records deadliest day of Covid pandemic as 35 cases of BA.2 Omicron variant detected

Australian pathologists are closely monitoring the spread of BA.2 subvariant as 98 coronavirus deaths recorded

ABC News

Police in Echuca, Newcastle concerned by reports of needle spiking nearly 1,000km apart

Police in Victoria and NSW have raised concerns about the insidious criminal activity of needle spiking, with recent reports affecting women at venues in Echuca and Newcastle.

The New Daily

Optimism for battered hospital system, despite Australia’s deadliest day

State health authorities are hopeful relief is looming for hospitals battered by Australia's deadly Omicron outbreak, with signs it is beginning to ease.

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NSW residents buy repackaged COVID rapid antigen tests amid ongoing shortage

Regional NSW residents say they're being forced to buy COVID rapid antigen tests in ziplock bags with no instructions. Authorities say it could be illegal.

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Recycling rapid antigen tests could be complicated but Mullum Cares begins search for solutions

Experts warn recycling rapid antigen tests might be tricky due to biohazards, but with millions of kits bound for landfill, a conservation group in northern New South Wales is on the search for solutions.

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