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Prison inmates to be charged 24c a minute for phone calls as NSW scraps cheaper providers

Decision could make inmates’ contact with family and friends unaffordable, despite studies showing it reduces recidivism

The Guardian - AU

Forestry operator fails to monitor logging compliance

The state-owned body that manages logged forests in NSW is failing to prevent the felling of protected trees, despite copping multiple EPA reprimands.

The New Daily

‘Such a gentle soul’: family in shock after Sydney man Steve Pampalian shot dead by police

Speaking normally one day, shot dead in his driveway the next. Now his brother wants answers

The Guardian - AU

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‘Is this happening?’: Kathleen Folbigg’s first night as free woman

Kathleen Folbigg was in disbelief and smiling as she stepped out of a prison van in her first moments as a free woman after 20 years in jail.

The New Daily

Kathleen Folbigg walks free 20 years after being convicted of killing her four children, but what happens next?

Twenty years after she was jailed for killing her four children, Kathleen Folbigg has been pardoned and released from prison. She has a few options available.

ABC News

Kathleen Folbigg ‘outside, in sunshine’ after being freed from jail

Kathleen Folbigg is "walking ... outside ... in the sunshine" after being freed after 20 years in a NSW jail, a supporter says.

The New Daily

'Huge moment' says Greens MP on Folbigg's release

Greens welcome Folbigg's pardon days after trying to ensure her an early release via Parliament

Newcastle Herald

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'We should not wait': pressure mounts for Kathleen Folbigg's release

'It doesn't get more certain than this,' Greens MP says ahead of motion in NSW Parliament.

Newcastle Herald

Conservation council calls for logging moratorium in proposed Great Koala National Park

Conservation groups fear a further decline of the koala populations on the NSW north coast if logging doesn't stop within an area that could become protected habitat.

ABC News

Clare Nowland’s family say 95-year-old died ‘surrounded by love and support’

Great-grandmother’s death comes a week after she was Tasered by NSW police and as Greens call for independent investigation

The Guardian - AU

Perrottet government plan to end native logging in NSW was blocked by Nationals

Exclusive: ‘Ready-to-be-activated’ roadmap adds pressure to Minns government to follow lead of other states in ending controversial practice

The Guardian - AU

Death threats for staff at home where 95yo patient was tasered

The fallout from the distressing incident at a NSW aged-care home, after a 95-year-old dementia patient was tasered, has taken an ugly turn.

The New Daily

Clare Nowland: aged care resident Tasered by police remains in ‘heavy sleep’ amid end-of-life care

Woman, 95, is surrounded by family and still in critical condition as calls grow for broader investigation of police treatment of dementia sufferers

The Guardian - AU

NSW EPA launches investigation into Cadia goldmine after blood tests show metal contamination

Newcrest Cadia Holdings has until Tuesday to respond to the draft pollution notice

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Clare Nowland: NSW police’s decision to Taser 95-year-old woman leaves community ‘gobsmacked’

Disability advocates outraged at ‘heavy handed’ response, while Greens MP says incident should mark turning point in police misconduct reviews

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Police tasering of grandma sparks calls for reform

A 95-year-old woman with dementia who was tasered by officers in an aged care home has prompted advocacy groups to call for an inquiry.

The Guardian - AU

Snowy 2.0 project making no progress on a number of environmental requirements, report says

Ten of 16 management plans for multibillion-dollar pumped hydro project overdue by up to 31 months, says National Parks Association

ABC News

Great Koala National Park to go ahead following Labor's NSW election win — here's what you need to know

The Great Koala National Park looks likely to go ahead after a decade of campaigning by conservationists. But the NSW forestry industry, which logs in the proposed park area, is likely to be impacted.

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NSW Greens call on Labor to close Peabody-owned Metropolitan Mine at Helensburgh

The NSW Greens will push the new Labor government to close a major coal mine that has been operating in the northern Illawarra since 1887.

The Guardian - AU

Sydney train commuters to get free transport day after rail network outage causes chaos

Cybersecurity attack ruled out as rail shutdown puts pressure on NSW government before state election

ABC News

NSW premier's brother Jean-Claude Perrottet back in Sydney after evading Hills Shire Council inquiry

Jean-Claude Perrottet is filmed by Channel Nine in Sydney but did not explain where exactly overseas he had been during the inquiry hearings.

The Guardian - AU

NSW Labor vows to fix ‘broken’ environmental offsets system if elected

Spokesperson Penny Sharpe says current system has ‘no red lines’ and party will deliver changes within first 18 months of government

Newcastle Herald

DIG INTO THIS: Demands for action over mining corruption claims

Public faith in the regulation of mining in NSW was being 'severely undermined'

The Guardian - AU

NSW government called out on net zero goal as own data projects coal and gas emissions until 2050

Data also shows land sector will absorb more carbon than it emits from 2015 despite passage of laws that make land clearing easier

ABC News

Dominic Perrottet backtracks on Hills Shire Council inquiry

The NSW premier says the state executive of the Liberal Party is looking at investigations of impropriety "as we speak" after previously labelling the inquiry a political game which targeted his family.

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