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Electric car drivers to stay in fast lane

Some drivers will be offered shortcuts through traffic for another year in the latest push to encourage electric vehicle adoption in Australia.

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Western Sydney boost as NSW election nears

The NSW government has announced that $5 billion from the sale of a toll motorway will fund infrastructure in the state election battleground of western Sydney.

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NSW’s Matt Kean comes to town spruiking the Victorian Liberals’ ‘progressive’ credentials

The New South Wales treasurer and energy minister insists the Liberal party in Victoria can appeal to teal voters

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Call for energy ministers to agree to gas price cap at 30% of current market offers

Head of Australian energy users group says current $35 per gigajoule is ‘dire’ and a $10/GJ cap would be ‘pretty fair and reasonable’

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Budget 'fleeced' NSW again: Perrottet

Dominic Perrottet says NSW has been stiffed of infrastructure funding after money was taken away from several projects.

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Farmers offered $200k to host NSW wires

Landholders in regional NSW will be offered $200,000 per kilometre to host transmission wires as the Perrottet government looks to ramp up renewables.

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Electric vehicle chargers for Newcastle

The six Hunter sites were listed among 86 across the state.

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NSW, Victorian politicians pledge to power electric vehicles

Drivers of electric vehicles could plug in to hundreds more charging points as political parties pledge millions charging networks.

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NSW, Vic pledge to power electric vehicles

Australia will get a boost to electric vehicle charging stations with another 500 to be delivered in NSW and 600 promised for Victoria.

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Sydney ferries should be 'diving wrecks'

Maritime workers say a troubled fleet of Sydney ferries are duds and should be sunk to the bottom of the ocean after a series of faults.

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Billions to tackle NSW childcare deserts

The NSW government will create a multi-billion-dollar fund to directly address 'childcare deserts' across the state as it seeks to tackle the gender pay gap.

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Foreign trains bring no savings: NSW Labor

NSW Labor has committed the state to building its own train, tram, bus and ferry fleets again, after multiple defects in overseas-built public transport.

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NSW launches online calculator in a step towards stamp duty reform, but is yet to introduce bill

A new stamp duty calculator will allow first home buyers to work out the difference between paying stamp duty up-front or an annual land tax, but the state government is yet to introduce legislation on stamp duty reform.

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New South Wales Treasurer Matt Kean now supports plan to raise Warragamba Dam, after opposing the project

Former environment minister Matt Kean, who previously said the project doesn't stack up financially, now urges the government to "crack on with" raising the Warragamba Dam wall.

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NSW urges federal funding for dam wall

NSW Treasurer Matt Kean is urging the federal government to help fund the controversial plan to raise the Warragamba Dam wall.

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NSW govt 'kidding themselves' on teals

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet says he's not worried about the rise of teal independents in NSW, but one upper house MP thinks he should be.

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Liberal faction backs NSW gender quota

The moderate faction of the NSW Liberals has committed to gender parity as the party fills vacant seats for the upcoming state election.

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NSW land tax plan to cover most home sales

The NSW government says most properties sold in the state would qualify for first home buyers choosing to pay annual land tax instead of upfront stamp duty.

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Ride levy extended to fund taxi relief

Passengers will pay a one-dollar levy on rideshare and taxi trips in NSW for two more years to support compensation for taxi licence holders.

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Vales Point coal-fired power station in NSW could be polluting in breach of clean air laws

Environment groups question whether ageing station’s exemptions from some pollution standards are valid

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Bold plan to address 'childcare deserts'

The NSW government has promised to spend $5 billion over the next decade to make child care more accessible and affordable.

Newcastle Herald

Waratah Big Battery gets state significant status

The Waratah Super Battery, which will partially offset the closure of Eraring Power Station, has been declared as Critical State Significant Infrastructure.

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NSW commits $45m to five hydro projects

The NSW government has invested $45 million in five new pumped hydro projects as part of its plan to replace the state's ageing coal-fired power stations.

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Sydney braces for train and bus industrial action on Wednesday as unions meet with NSW transport minister

Combined rail unions say industrial action would be halted until end of September if government agrees to pay rise

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Sydney news: Police release CCTV footage of dead man Hongli Qi, last seen in May in Sydney

MORNING BRIEFING: Detectives reveal CCTV footage of Hongli Qi's movements in May, after his decomposed body was found by council workers in bushland in the Hawkesbury.

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