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'Obnoxious' social media faces state push for youth ban

Three state premiers have called for legislated age limits on social media users, which could mean children under 16 are barred from using major platforms.

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'It is Molly's law': premier hears of rural DV crisis

Domestic violence was a major theme at a regional community cabinet meeting, less than a month after the alleged murder of young mother Molly Ticehurst.

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Roll out the barrel: regional NSW gets business boost

Rural and remote airstrips will be upgraded and country towns will get money for child care under state funding aimed at kick-starting regional businesses.

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ACT pitched $20m study to speed up Canberra-Sydney train services

The ACT wants the Commonwealth and NSW to pitch in for a fresh study.

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NSW premier sacks parliamentary secretary over criticism of police response to pro-Palestine protesters

Chris Minns said Labor MP Anthony D’Adam’s comments in a speech to parliament were ‘absolutely reprehensible’

The Guardian - AU

States query GST carve-up despite 'constructive' budget

The reviews are rolling in for the federal budget, with Australia's two most populous states publicly questioning the support they have received from Canberra.

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'Hate is not a family value': book ban protesters erupt

A war of wars has erupted between rival groups outside a Sydney council chambers over the decision to ban a book featuring same-sex parenting.

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‘We should all be furious’: Aboriginal people make up record 31% of adult prison population in NSW

Premier Chris Minns says the statistics on Indigenous Australians in the state’s jails represent a ‘major issue’

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‘Long overdue’: ankle monitors and bail crackdown among NSW government’s proposed domestic violence law reforms

Changes include reversing presumption of bail for anyone charged with the most serious domestic violence-related offences

The Guardian - AU

DV reforms go to cabinet as critics warn against jail

NSW cabinet has met to discuss reforms the government hopes to introduce targeting domestic violence, but some critics have questioned their effectiveness.

AAP

NSW set to apologise for criminalising homosexuality

NSW Premier Chris Minns will use parliament to apologise for the state's former laws that made homosexuality a criminal offence.

AAP

Wealthy council to fight flagship housing plan in court

Ku-ring-gai Council on Sydney's north shore is going to court over a NSW housing plan, but the state's premier is not worried about more following suit.

AAP

'Leave the knife at home': new laws to keep people safe

NSW Police will be given the power to scan people for knives in shopping malls and transport hubs in a bid to restore public safety after a spate of stabbings.

AAP

Police to be given new powers to randomly scan people for knives under NSW government proposal

Legislation to be based on Queensland law introduced last year in response to stabbing of teenager in 2019

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Synergy360 boss drops defamation case against Nine – as it happened

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Newcastle Herald

NSW 'awash with privatisation' and it's a very tight ship

Power bounty ahead: Hunter poised to fill coffers again

AAP

Domestic violence funding pledge nothing but 'crumbs'

NSW Premier Chris Minns says all governments need to do better to tackle domestic violence as he unveils an extra $230 million for the support and prevention.

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Alleged data leak blackmailer could face years in jail

A Sydney man allegedly behind a website purportedly threatening to leak one million identity records from NSW club patrons has been charged with blackmail.

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Leaders to meet as thousands rally to end violence

Tens of thousands of people have marched around Australia to call for an end to violence against women as the prime minister convenes an emergency meeting.

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Prayers and final goodbyes for heroic security guard

Mourning loved ones of a man who gave his life facing a killer in a Sydney mall have been joined by community members and politicians for a final farewell.

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'In his blood' for security guard to protect people

A family is in mourning as they come to terms with the death of a brother who sacrificed his life to protect a community from one man's stabbing rampage.

Newcastle Herald

'So proud': Hunter families pack into Sydney for Anzac Day

Maitland's Judy and Collin Horn travelled to Sydney.

AAP

Solemn dawn before thousands march through Sydney

From silence at dawn to reverent crowds and boisterous behaviour around betting circles, Anzac Day has been marked in many places and many ways across NSW.

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System that 'failed Molly' to change after mum's death

Amid an outcry over a mother's brutal death, the system that allowed an alleged killer back onto the streets will be reviewed, with a focus on bail laws.

The Guardian - AU

Drop in GST revenue will cost NSW ‘more than Covid’, treasurer says

Daniel Mookhey says ‘absurd’ carve-up of GST allocations means the state will ‘almost certainly’ lose its coveted AAA credit rating

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