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Lakemba mosque facing most alarming situation since Cronulla riots as Ramadan begins, Muslim leader says

The mosque in Sydney’s west has received three threatening letters in lead-up to Islam’s holiest month

The Guardian - AU

Philippe sparks NSW in Shield clash with Tas

Josh Philippe has scored a half century to put NSW in a strong position after a rain-ravaged second day of their Sheffield Shield cricket match in Hobart.

AAP

‘It was terrifying’: Australia faces reckoning over brutal police crackdown on pro-Palestine protests

IN FOCUS: Police in Sydney are being investigated by a state watchdog over their response to protests of Israel president Isaac Herzog’s visit. Namita Singh talks to witnesses and rights groups about an incident that shocked Australia

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NSW police end restriction on protests now Israeli president has left the country

Widespread allegations of police brutality followed a rally outside Sydney’s town hall on 9 February against visit by Isaac Herzog

The Guardian - AU

How an empty nursing home became a housing solution

The hundreds of thousands of disused buildings across rural Australia could be transformed into worker accommodation as renewable energy projects roll out.

AAP

Groovin The Moo Announces Long-Awaited 2026 Return After Two Years Of Cancellations

The beloved fezzie is back for a one-day event in NSW later this year.

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Help on way as farmers grapple with sweeping drought

Financial support and extra pest control are on the way for farmers in one state as severe rainfall shortages create tough conditions.

AAP

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NSW Premier Chris Minns Confirms Extra Public Holiday For ANZAC Day 2026 & 2027

New South Wales Premier Chris Minns has confirmed that the state will observe an extra public holiday on ANZAC Day for the next two years.

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NSW gets extra public holiday for Anzac Day – but some other states won’t follow suit

Chris Minns announces change for minimum of two years as Anzac Day falls on weekends this year and next

The Guardian - AU

Cafes urged to close on Anzac Day long weekend holiday

There will be a statewide public holiday to compensate for Anzac Day falling on a weekend over the next two years, but not everyone is punching the air.

AAP

Angus Taylor faces leadership test in Farrer byelection as independent vows to ‘finish what we started’ and oust Liberals

With backers including Climate 200, Michelle Milthorpe is confident she can win Sussan Ley’s south-western NSW seat

The Guardian - AU

Leaders' love-in amid differences over police actions

The prime minister has praised NSW Premier Chris Minns as his friend, hours after their differing views over police conduct at a city protest were aired.

AAP

Time's up: call for extra hours for teacher lesson prep

Teachers are struggling to find minutes in the day to plan lessons and meet the well-being needs of students, surveying suggests.

AAP

'Tireless' rural firies closer to securing new stations

The NSW government is working to ready the state for future bushfire crises by progressing building work on 28 new regional stations and operations centres.

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The Guardian - AU

Sydney protesters want to sue police over alleged brutality at the anti-Herzog rally, but it will be a struggle

An obscure section of a 2009 piece of legislation states ‘compensation is not payable’ when NSW officers are granted additional powers for ‘major events’

AAP

'Unreal': Jorgensen double helps Waratahs to Super win

The NSW Waratahs have snapped a four-match losing streak against the Queensland Reds to open the Super Rugby Pacific season in style in Sydney.

The Independent UK

Australia police watchdog to investigate complaints of brutality at protests against Israeli president

Independent police oversight body says it is ‘in public interest’ to examine the violent confrontations between police and protesters at Sydney Town Hall

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Ley to quit politics after Taylor triumphs; alleged NSW police brutality investigated; and the French ice dancer scandal

Former Liberal leader will leave public life ‘completely’, forcing a byelection in the NSW seat of Farrer

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The Guardian - AU

Ice in his veins: Australian skier Cooper Woods embraces pressure to realise Winter Olympic dream

In the final, the NSW south coast moguls skier laid down a run that edged out the sport’s most accomplished and decorated athlete

The Guardian - AU

NSW police watchdog to investigate alleged police brutality at Sydney protest against Isaac Herzog

Despite premier Chris Minns’s objection to an inquiry, Law Enforcement Conduct Commission says it is in public interest to investigate ‘alleged misconduct’

AAP

'Time to deliver': blame shifted on hospital bed block

While thousands of older Australians lie stranded in hospitals, the federal government has put responsibility for aged care squarely on states and territories.

AAP

RBA urges more high-rise amid home-building constraints

Builders are telling the Reserve Bank that it is 'very challenging' to get high-rise projects approved in NSW, but houses are at least becoming faster to build.

The Guardian - AU

NSW premier won’t apologise to Muslims after police grab men praying at rally against Isaac Herzog

Chris Minns doubles down on support for NSW police, stating officers would ‘never have disrupted a prayer service … unless it was in the middle of a riot’

AAP

Genealogy triggers arrest over decades-old assaults

Groundbreaking DNA technology has led to a string of charges against a man for three separate sexual assaults, some dating back 30 years.

AAP

Grim data highlights Indigenous imprisonment disparity

One in three prisoners in Australia's most populous state are First Nations people as fresh figures paint a "shocking" image of the justice system.

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