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Real estate agents are telling prospective renters they'll have a better chance if they offer more. Here's why that's legally murky

Amid an increasingly competitive market, would-be tenants say some real estate agents are encouraging desperate house hunters to offer more money to secure a rental, despite rental bidding being outlawed.

Once-feral donkeys restore confidence to Hunter Valley sheep sector demoralised by dog attacks

Once-feral donkeys restore confidence to Hunter Valley sheep sector demoralised by dog attacks

Properties in the Hunter Valley, left demoralised by wild dog attacks, find a saviour in an animal perhaps known best for its stubborn nature but with an incredible ability to bond with, and protect, other livestock.

Anniversary of Delta lockdown in NSW marked with trepidation as scars remain

Anniversary of Delta lockdown in NSW marked with trepidation as scars remain

A year on and the echoes of NSW's Delta lockdown remain for many. In parts of Sydney hardest hit by the lockdown, the path back has been slow and challenging.

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Hunter electorate 'forgotten' in coal energy debate in lead up to federal election

A region key to Australia's energy supply is begging for clarity on its future but the two major parties don't want to talk about it.

Guy Sebastian's star power 'seduced' police in $1m fraud probe, court hears

Guy Sebastian's former manager, who is accused of embezzling $1 million from the pop star, has an answer for each of the 60 charges he is facing, a Sydney court hears.

Hundreds of Sydney bus drivers walk off the job demanding better pay and conditions

Commuters across Sydney are forced to find alternate modes of transport today after hundreds of bus drivers walk off the job.

Girl, 15, praised after helping rescuers find family after fatal Blue Mountains landslide

Authorities praise a 15-year-old girl for her "heroic" composure while helping rescue crews locate her family after a landslide in the NSW Blue Mountains on Monday killed her father and brother, and injured her mother and another sibling.

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Thousands of NSW nurses defy strike ban and walk off job

Thousands of NSW nurses defy strike ban and walk off job

Thousands of nurses descend on Sydney's CBD as an ongoing dispute with the NSW government over pay and conditions intensifies.

Voters in Western Sydney feel 'disconnected' from the debate in Canberra over the religious freedom bill

Voters in Western Sydney feel 'disconnected' from the debate in Canberra over the religious freedom bill

Politicians have been consumed by the religious discrimination bill — but do voters really care? We asked people in the electorates of Reid and Parramatta what they thought.

Hunter resident group says wind farms not welcome as valley faces coal-free future

Hunter resident group says wind farms not welcome as valley faces coal-free future

Everyone from industry groups and governments to environmentalists is asking: In the Hunter, what comes after coal? Not wind farms, according to a group of landholders.

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