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Big fines for breaches as childcare workers 'drowning'

Fines will more than double for childcare breaches in one state, but a union says "drowning" educators are quitting due to low pay and intense pressure.

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Parents urged to go to police with childcare concerns

Childcare educators are working for years after being banned and police want parents to report suspicions immediately to protect kids, an inquiry has been told.

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NSW religious schools see 30% rise in enrolments in a decade – and not necessarily due to beliefs

The face of independent schools is changing, led by more affordable Christian, Islamic and Anglican schools

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CCTV cameras in childcare amid surge in safety breaches

Allegations about careless childcare centres have triggered extensive new powers including hefty fines and CCTV cameras to monitor how children are treated.

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Tanya Plibersek was rebuked by NSW minister for decision to block $900m goldmine, documents reveal

Courtney Houssos says proposed mine would create 860 jobs over its 15-year life and inject $67m annually into local economy

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NSW Government Says People Were Charged $144 Million In ‘Unlawful’ Fees

The NSW government claims NSW residents have been charged $144 million in potentially illegal service fees since 2016.

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Millions of people in NSW charged illegal merchant fees by state agencies, government says

Residents unlawfully charged about $144m in fees on services such as licence renewals, car registrations and fine repayments since 2016, minister says

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Digital parking fines soar as wheels turn to curb rise

Ticketless parking fines, criticised for being less fair to motorists, have raised more than $150 million in the past year in NSW as government urges changes.

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Potential bonanza, NSW holding unclaimed millions

Revenue NSW has returned a record amount of unclaimed money to people, but millions more is up for grabs with people encouraged to check if they are owed cash.

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Bulk-billing hope with GP deal to end tax stand-off

Fears of shuttered GP clinics or more patients being slugged with gap payments have been allayed, but there's concern over the overall NSW health budget.

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Budget includes Newcastle in regional bulk-billing scheme threshold

The scheme is aimed at improving the cost to visit GPs.

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'Plan for a future beyond coal': questions about transition authority funds

Resources for Rejuvenation funds will be locked up until 2028.

Newcastle Herald

Revealed: plan to support coal workers when mines and power stations close

EXCLUSIVE: Displaced workers will be provided with free TAFE training.

Newcastle Herald

Transport, housing and cost of living: how has Labor fared in its first year in power in NSW?

While the Minns government has made strides on wages, many of its promises – on renting, buses and the environment – remain unfulfilled

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NSW ups fight for GST amid move to 'wellbeing' budget

Premier Chris Minns has vowed to push to overhaul a "broken" GST distribution system as his government prepares for a budget focusing on more than the economy.

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Silence on progress of authority to help Hunter stay a powerhouse

'We only have one chance to get this right'

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NSW government says EY’s non-disclosure on policy work ‘reflects poorly’ on system

EY partners grilled at inquiry over failure to disclose Santos contract while working on government’s ‘future of gas statement’

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'No-one gets left behind': government takes first steps with regional transition authorities

Government meets with Hunter groups to discuss needs and priorities

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Consulting firm EY worked for gas giant Santos while advising NSW on gas policy

Exclusive: Consulting firm did not disclose Santos work before being paid to assist the government’s ‘future of gas statement’ that paved way for Narrabri gas development

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NSW plans to introduce $5.5m fines for tax leaks following federal PwC scandal

Exclusive: Bill seeks to combat breaches of government information, with maximum penalty of $1.1m for individuals and $5.5m for corporations

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Is this Australia’s last generation of opal miners?

A bureaucratic error shut 3,000 mining claims in White Cliffs and Lightning Ridge, and many fear the industry won’t recover

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Deputy PM says Russia uprising ‘a crack in the edifice’ – as it happened

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‘Slavish obsession’ with outsourcing and consultants has demoralised public sector: NSW union

Exclusive: A NSW parliamentary inquiry will examine how an operating model based on consultants left the public service ‘infantilised’

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Lightning Ridge opal miners seeking answers as licence confusion leaves hundreds without work

Hundreds of opal miners suddenly left jobless overnight after a state government "oversight" are seeking answers about what the future holds, but so far they say they have been told next to nothing.

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Federal police confirm investigation into PwC

A police investigation has been launched into one of the big four consultancies PwC as the federal government seeks to review a range of contracts.

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