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Push to ban 'greenwashing' sponsors in NSW

A potential advertising ban in NSW could have national ramifications and give a sense of deja vu to sporting administrators forced to look for new sponsors.

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Private owners net millions in sale of ageing coal-fired power station in NSW

Delta Electricity sells Hunter region station to Sev.en Global Investments which one critic labels ‘worst of all outcomes’

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Coalmine wastewater spill south of Sydney turns creek in Royal national park to black sludge

NSW EPA investigating third coal pollution incident this year involving Peabody Energy’s Metropolitan mine

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NSW Auditor-General issues stern criticism of state's biodiversity offset scheme

The Auditor-General of NSW finds the scheme to offset the environmental impact of development in NSW ineffective and may not be sufficient to offset the losses from major projects.

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Refugees' translators spoke wrong language

Yazidi refugees who settled in regional NSW after fleeing persecution by ISIS fighters in Iraq were given translators who didn't speak their language.

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Splendour in the Grass 2022 fiasco was foreseeable and ‘just plain dangerous’, local councillors say

Organisers apologise to tens of thousands of music festivalgoers who were left bogged, stranded and out of pocket

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NSW anti-protest laws excessive: Amnesty

Laws targeting protesters in NSW have been criticised as excessive by human rights groups ahead of bail hearings for two accused demonstrators jailed for weeks.

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‘Pandora’s box’: experts say Queensland’s windfall from coal royalties could set a precedent

Industry and analysts predict budget measure could provide billions in additional revenue

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Greens MP calls for inquiry into botched NSW police operation against Blockade Australia

Greens upper house member Sue Higginson says ‘even inconvenient’ protesting plays a vital role in democracy and police was extremeMP calls for inquiry into botched NSW police operation that led to Blockade Australia raid

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NSW bill for Aboriginal cultural heritage

A bill set to be introduced by NSW parliament's longest-serving member Reverend Fred Nile would seek to create an Aboriginal led council that protects heritage.

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Greens' lawyer new MLC in NSW parliament

The Greens have chosen public interest lawyer Sue Higginson to replace outgoing MLC David Shoebridge in the NSW upper house.

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Land swaps, relocations or rebuilds: Lismore community grapples with its future

Two major floods in the space of weeks raise urgent questions about what’s next for the NSW northern rivers region

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High-resolution BoM models showed Lismore was in danger while evacuation order was lifted

Exclusive: Independent sources were seeing ‘a very concerning forecast’ at the same time as residents were headed for home

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Lismore flood: hundreds rescued and thousands evacuated as NSW city hit by worst flooding in history

Rapidly rising flood waters inundate regional city, leaving people stranded on roofs, including local MP who had to be rescued by her electorate officer in a canoe

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Greens elect lawyer to fill NSW parly spot

Environmental lawyer Sue Higginson will fill the Greens' upper house vacancy in the NSW parliament when David Shoebridge leaves to contest the federal election.

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