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Anger over 'culture of secrecy' as NSW keeps Blue Mountains highway plan under wraps

The NSW has revealed it is keeping the business case for the multi-billion dollar Great Western Highway upgrade confidential.

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Freight disruptions over Blue Mountains as landslide likely to take weeks to fix

The repair work is expected to take weeks with up to 100 workers onsite each day bringing in 40,000 tonnes of rock, and removing 30,000 tonnes of soil.

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Pub underwater, villages cut off by floods

Floods have wreaked havoc across the NSW Hunter region, the Blue Mountains and the central west, where residents are cut off and buildings submerged.

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'Creepy' Dawson said wife alive in commune

A murder trial witness has described the Dawson twins as "creepy" when saying Lynette was living in a Blue Mountains commune 25 years after her disappearance.

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NSW government puts Beaches Link and Blue Mountains tunnel on ice

The NSW government says it has to make some tough spending decisions and put 'mega projects' like the Beaches Link and the Blue Mountains tunnel on hold due to the rising costs of infrastructure investment.

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In Jamaica, native trees are being driven further up mountains towards extinction

The Blue Mountains of Jamaica are frequently covered in a dense blanket of cloud, but when it lifts the first thing you notice is the cloak of forest extending up their steep slopes to the top of the highest peaks. As you walk up through these trees you encounter an…

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Man accused of child murder back in court

Justin Laurens Stein, who was charged with the murder of a girl who's body was later found in a barrel in the NSW Blue Mountains, is facing more allegations.

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Questions hang over funding for major Great Western Highway tunnel through Blue Mountains

The opposition warns the NSW Government's projection of $8 billion for Great Western Highway upgrades may not be 'credible'.

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Sole support service for Blue Mountains Indigenous community facing closure after NSW government warns of eviction

The Aboriginal support service is being evicted from a community centre in Katoomba, with the government saying it's not willing to spend millions on upgrades.

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Blue Mountains to get Australia's longest road tunnel, promises of reduced travel times

NSW Deputy Premier Paul Toole says the 11-kilometre tunnel between Blackheath and Little Hartley is part of a broader upgrade that will knock 30 minutes off the commute between Katoomba and Lithgow.

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NSW site for Australia's longest tunnel

Australia's longest road tunnel is a step closer as part of a plan for greater connection from western NSW to Sydney with a new path through the Blue Mountains.

AAP

You Might Think You Know All The Cool Shit In The Blue Mountains, But You Could Be Wrong

Here's a guide to some well-kept secrets.

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Natalie Morel-Lewis fears being forced to give up dream job if NSW road tolls keep rising

Natalie Morel-Lewis spends over $2,000 a year on road tolls travelling from her home in the Blue Mountains to her part-time job in Strathfield. She says it's not sustainable.

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Macquarie, Australia's most marginal seat, set for a tight federal election battle in 2022

Labor holds the NSW seat of Macquarie, on the outskirts of Sydney, with a margin of just 0.2 per cent, setting the scene for a close battle at the federal election.

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Briton who died with son in Australia landslide named as Mehraab Nazir

Lawyer’s wife still in critical condition while second son stable after rockslide in Blue Mountains near Sydney

Daily Mirror

Brit dad killed alongside son in Australia landslide pictured as wife fights for life

Finance lawyer Mehraab Nazir, 49, and his son died while on holiday hiking in the Blue Mountains in Australia - Mehraab's wife remains in hospital

Evening Standard

British man killed in Blue Mountains landslide alongside his son named as mother remains in critical condition

Mehraab Nazir and a closed off walking trail in the Blue Mountains

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Father killed in Blue Mountains landslide named as Singapore-based finance lawyer who was on holiday with his family

Mehraab Nazir, 49, was killed in a landslide along with his nine-year-old son while bushwalking in the Blue Mountains. Two other family members are in a critical condition in hospital.

The Independent UK

UK mother remains in critical condition after holiday landslide in Australia

A 14-year-old boy has undergone surgery and is in a stable condition, while a 15-year-old girl remains under observation.

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Australia Landslide Kills Two British Tourists

A landslide struck a British family on holiday in Sydney, killing the father and his nine-year-old son while critically injuring the mother and another son, Australian police said Tuesday. The family of five was caught by the landslide on Monday as they hiked along a popular trail in the Blue…

Manchester Evening News

British dad and son killed in Australia tragedy

According to New South Wales Police, the pair died at the scene on Wentworth Pass in the Blue Mountains, west Sydney

Evening Standard

British girl raised alarm to rescue mother and brother after Australia landslide tragedy

Her brother and father were killed in the incident while on holiday from the UK

The Independent UK

Bodies of British father-and-son tourists recovered after Australia landslide

Five members of the same family were caught in the landslide on Monday while on holiday from the UK.

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