Here's what you need to know this morning.
Lively show for stadium opening
Tens of thousands of people flocked to the redeveloped Sydney Football Stadium yesterday, which opened its gates to the public for the first time since it was controversially demolished and rebuilt.
Australian artists Guy Sebastian and Baker Boy headlined the day's free entertainment, which also included stalls and tours of the $828 million venue.
The rebuilt stadium features a 360-degree open concourse, new seating with enhanced views of the field and better accessibility.
The long-awaited opening comes three years after the stadium was controversially knocked down amid questions over the state government's funding priorities.
The stadium will host its first major sporting event on Friday, when the NRL's South Sydney Rabbitohs take on the Sydney Roosters.
Government makes rail offer
The NSW government says it will go to work on modifications to the new intercity trains if the rail union agrees to end industrial action during negotiations over a new pay deal.
Employee Relations Minister Damien Tudehope told the rail union he would withdraw the requirement that the alterations to the intercity fleet be dependent on the finalisation of a new Enterprise Agreement.
He says the government would spend $2.8 billion on modifications to the new fleet.
Mr Tudehope said after appropriate testing, the government would immediately authorise alterations to the new trains.
The only condition is that the union ends its industrial campaign.
There is further strike action planned for Wednesday with workers refusing to operate foreign-made trains, affecting about 70 per cent of the fleet.
The offer will be discussed at a meeting between rail unions and government officials on Monday.
Premier calls for permanent residency for skilled migrants
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has called on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to fast-track permanent residency to attract skilled migrants, ahead of the jobs summit.
The federal government will host business, unions and welfare groups in Canberra for a jobs and skills summit this week in an attempt to find a new approach to the jobs crisis in Australia.
Mr Perrottet said the shortage of workers was having the greatest impact in NSW due to the large amount of construction underway.
While the current federal government had done a lot to clear the backlog in visa applications, more needed to be done, he said.
"We need to attract people to this country and, over the last two years with the border closed, that's been incredibly challenging, so we need a call-out globally to get people to come in," he said.
"Unless we look at areas of permanent residency and fast-tracking those areas, in those areas we probably didn't look at in the past."
Flood recovery a 'top priority'
The NSW Premier says the flood response is his top priority, six months after devastating floods hit the state's Northern Rivers region.
More than a thousand people remain in emergency accommodation after the floods hit the area in February.
Premier Dominic Perrottet says the government is committed to implementing the recommendations of a report from the independent flood inquiry.
"The flood response is my top priority as premier," Mr Perrottet said.
"I am working around the clock on each of those recommendations to set up an implementation team in the Department of Premier and Cabinet to work right across govt in respect of it and it's my top priority."
Former NSW Labor MP's child sex trial delayed
The trial of former NSW Labor MP Milton Orkopoulos on child sexual abuse charges has been moved to next year.
The former member for Swansea is accused of sexually abusing four boys, each of whom he allegedly drugged at Lake Macquarie and on the Mid North Coast.
Milton Orkopoulos has pleaded not guilty to 29 charges relating to the alleged sexual and indecent assault of the boys, aged between 11 and 14, in the 1990s.
His District Court trial was due to start in Sydney today but has been moved to February next year.
