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The Latest Breaking News from New South Wales

Morning Mail: building waste found in mulch, Assange’s last chance hearing begins, Darling River ‘destroyed’

The scope of the mulch scandal widens with discovery of other illegal contaminants; WikiLeaks founder in final bid to avoid extradition to US

The Guardian - AU

Blue gropers caught 390 times before new fishing ban

Fishing for the "beautiful, big" blue groper will be banned in NSW and Victoria after scores were taken by fishers, including a 40-year-old male named Gus.

AAP

Any fishing of NSW’s beloved blue groper could lead to jail under new ban

Yearlong trial of ban, including potential prison time, follows two high-profile recent incidents of spearing of protected fish

The Guardian - AU

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NSW contemplates mandatory coronial reporting of homelessness deaths as part of policy rethink

Exclusive: NSW housing minister Rose Jackson indicates potential shift following Guardian Australia’s investigation of homelessness deaths

The Guardian - AU

‘The river has been destroyed’: expert says agriculture has overshadowed science in the Murray-Darling Basin

An ecologist who spent 36 years with NSW Fisheries says scientists working for the government are ‘aghast’ at the state of the Darling River but can’t speak publicly

The Guardian - AU

Mulch at centre of NSW asbestos crisis also contained ‘construction and demolition waste’

Exclusive: Environment Protection Authority says building debris discovered in a sample of recycled mulch, ‘which is not permitted’

The Guardian - AU

'Capacity to be killers': No place for American staffies in society

Can't tell the difference between American staffie and pit bull.

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'Decision to be made' about sale of NSW public land

More than 300 NSW properties have been earmarked for possible development after an audit of government land launched to relieve the housing crisis.

AAP

Origin expands energy footprint across regional NSW

Origin Energy has added proposed wind and solar farm projects to its rural assets in NSW that will need new transmission lines along yet to be agreed routes.

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New witnesses offer fresh information into ‘kambo’ death at northern NSW spiritual retreat

Coroner pauses inquest into death of Jarrad Antonovich, who died after drinking ayahuasca and partaking in a ‘kambo’ ritual

The Guardian - AU

Fire ant crackdown: turf from Queensland must be chemically treated when laid in NSW

Fines of up to $2.2m can be levied against those who ignore biosecurity order to counter invasive insects

The Guardian - AU

Teacher vacancies fall after 'generational' pay rise

Temporary workforces and paperwork are the next target as the NSW education minister announced a fall in teacher vacancies ahead of a budget estimates hearing.

AAP

Australia needs a national approach to dealing with mental health incidents, ACT police chief says

Exclusive: Neil Gaughan argues clinicians, not cops, should attend most call-outs and suggests ‘it’s pointless’ having a few jurisdictions go it alone

The Guardian - AU

Rain thwarts Victoria's bid for Shield win over NSW

Bad weather ruined the last day of the Sheffield Shield match at the SCG, with Victoria only two wickets away from beating NSW and going top of the ladder.

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Health procedures risk safety of patients, inquiry told

Procedural inconsistency in the NSW health system jeopardises the safety of patients, a Special Commission of Inquiry has heard.

The Guardian - AU

Bob Brown arrested at Tasmania logging protest – as it happened

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Morning Mail: asbestos crisis ‘destined to happen’; fears over Putin’s next move; Gaza ceasefire hopes fade

NSW EPA abandoned much-needed reforms in 2022 for one type of recycled soil product, senior compliance officer says

AAP

Storm system could redevelop into a cyclone over state

Ex-Cyclone Lincoln has blasted the Top End with heavy rainfall as it moves west amid a warning it could redevelop into a cyclone off the Kimberley coast.

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Sydney's growing fringes win in preschool rollout

A pledge to build 100 public preschools in three years is set to double the number available to NSW families.

The Guardian - AU

Ex-senior watchdog staffer says NSW asbestos crisis ‘destined to happen’ after decade of regulatory failure

Exclusive: Former compliance officer Jason Scarborough criticises Environment Protection Authority and industry over ‘lost opportunity’ to prevent contamination

The Guardian - AU

Thousands of NSW students to stay home after asbestos found in mulch at two more Sydney schools

Positive tests recorded at schools in Marsden Park and Orchard Hills takes total number of sites to have tested positive to 34 since early January

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Pucovski ends century drought in Shield comeback

Will Pucovski struck a patient Sheffield Shield century - his first since late 2020 - on his return for Victoria before rain helped NSW at the SCG.

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An emu footprint giving hope to a town doing it tough

At a riverside north western NSW town, Indigenous elders hope a cultural centre will keep the community alive.

The Guardian - AU

‘Feral horses don’t know state borders’: the push to protect Victoria’s Alpine national park

Native species are losing ground in Victoria’s Alpine park as the brumby population booms

The Canberra Times

Old NSW-ACT disputes re-emerge, this time over roads

The ACT's position on cross-border access endangers NSW residents, locals say.

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