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Regional trainee, apprentice travel pass under review after Labor finds $250 card comes with $900 price tag

A travel card designed to ease cost-of-living burdens in regional NSW could be scrapped as a Labor minister says the money may be better allocated to road repairs.

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Environment minister raises hopes new laws could include federal ban on native forest logging

Tanya Plibersek confirms regional forestry agreements will be covered by upgraded federal environment laws, hinting government may follow Victoria’s lead

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NSW moves to end ‘secret’ rental bidding and bring in portable bonds scheme

Exclusive: Premier Chris Minns says legislation will create a ‘fairer’ rental market by providing more certainty and flexibility

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Ben Franklin defies NSW Nationals leadership by securing upper house presidency

Ben Franklin nominates himself for the position a day after state party leader Paul Toole is booted out in a leadership spill.

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NSW Nationals leadership spill sees Paul Toole replaced by Dugald Saunders

The New South Wales Nationals have replaced their leader Paul Toole just weeks after reinstating him over claims he misled the party.

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Paul Toole axed as NSW Nationals leader, sending Coalition into a spin on eve of parliament’s return

Former deputy premier faced leadership spill after colleague Ben Franklin accused of him of misleading colleagues

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The Scott Morrison factor: could a federal seat shape the race for the NSW Liberal leadership?

Mark Speakman is seen as a frontrunner for opposition leader, but he is said to be weighing a move to Canberra

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Former deputy premier Paul Toole survives NSW Nationals leadership challenge

Former deputy premier Paul Toole wins the vote eight to seven, with one informal vote, against Dubbo MP Dugald Saunders.

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Toole survives NSW Nationals leadership challenge

Former ABC broadcaster Dugald Saunders has lost a bid to take charge of the NSW Nationals in opposition after losing a leadership vote to incumbent Paul Toole.

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NSW Nats leader to face likely challenge from Dubbo MP

A former radio presenter and Olympic broadcaster is likely to throw his hat into the ring for the NSW Nationals leadership after the coalition lost government.

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Paul Toole faces likely challenge as NSW Nationals leader from Dugald Saunders

The NSW Nationals may change leader tomorrow, as Paul Toole faces a likely challenge from former agriculture minister Dugald Saunders, after the party failed to make any ground at the recent state election.

ABC News

Institute of Public Affairs anti-renewables campaign labelled 'bizarre', 'alarmist', 'scaremongering'

The Institute of Public Affairs is warning regional NSW that net-zero emissions targets will cost tens of thousands of people their jobs, just days out from the state election.

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Dubbo Council requests Nationals party to take down Dugald Saunders' campaign sign

Dubbo MP Dugald Saunders says he sent the request on to party headquarters.

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NSW Ministers Dugald Saunders and Paul Toole defend not visiting Tambaroora fireground

Dugald Saunders says a visit to the Tambaroora fireground will only lead to accusations that he is "there for the cameras". Paul Toole, whose electorate has also been impacted, says he's concerned about "getting in the way".

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Site of Dubbo drug rehab centre angers Aboriginal leaders and neighbours

Residents living near the site in Dubbo say the centre won't be big enough to meet demand and local Indigenous leaders say the decision is "wrong in so many ways".

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NSW forests face uncertain future as ‘desperation’ builds over major parties’ inaction over logging

With no clear commitments, the gap between community expectations and actions of state MPs will be a major election flashpoint

ABC News

Scrapped Better Building Regions Fund sparks blame game over Macquarie Home Stay support

A NSW charity that routinely has to turn away rural hospital patients has been caught in the middle of an ugly pre-election dispute between Labor and the Nationals.

AAP

Much of NSW declared free of varroa mite

States and territories have agreed to reopen their borders to bees and hives from most of NSW, but remain concerned over patches of invasive varroa mite.

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NSW won’t review decision to allow ‘inhumane’ greyhound breeding technique

Coalition ‘backflipped’ on ban last year and says it will not reconsider despite some vets calling practice invasive and unnecessary

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Fast boats add teeth to shark defences

Four new high-speed boats will join NSW's line of defences against shark attacks at beaches across summer.

ABC News

Varroa mite detection in Hunter Valley raises questions about origin of deadly bee parasite

Authorities say they have linked the infestation to a property within the eradication zone, which will now be expanded. They also say that the case shows the mite was in Australia before it was first detected in Newcastle.

Newcastle Herald

Puppy farm laws weakened with changes

The bill's aim was to address the oversupply of companion animals.

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New South Wales ditches war on koalas

Months before the NSW election, the state government has ditched a divisive bill over the contentious issue of koala habitat.

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NSW 'koala wars' bill quickly ditched

Legislation that would have cut red tape for NSW landowners wanting to clear native forest on their properties has been quickly shelved.

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NSW government pulls forestry bill after it threatened to reignite 'koala wars' rift

The state government pulls legislation aimed at cutting red tape for landowners as an old internal Coalition stoush over koalas raises its head again.

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