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The Latest Breaking News from New South Wales

Bean bag rounds are meant to be non-lethal. So how did one kill a woman?

Krista Kach, 47, died last week after the ‘supersoft’ shotgun round penetrated her body and hit her heart, police say

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What the NSW budget means for Hunter residents

Spending in Sydney continues to dwarf the rest of the state.

Newcastle Herald

Bureau declares weather double whammy for Australia

Australia's weather bureau has finally declared an El Nino event alongside a second driver of dry weather, with communities told to prepare for heat and fire.

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Record-breaking heatwave sparks catastrophic fire risk

Unseasonably warm weather and strong winds have left the much of the country sweltering in a heatwave with fire warnings closing dozens of schools.

AAP

Keneally's false evidence 'not a mistake': prosecutor

A former NSW premier's son had just marked two years as a police officer when he made an incorrect statement that put a man in custody for three weeks.

AAP

NSW budget readies for rainy day with surplus surprise

A surplus will bring little comfort to many people who are not eligible for cost-of-living relief as the NSW government insists on prudent principles.

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Disaster-hit regions get billions in NSW budget

The NSW budget has splashed funding on flood and fire recovery to help prepare for future natural disasters and repair damaged roadways.

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Afternoon Update: Australia’s bushfire risk rises; China’s defence minister missing; and how to get kids cooking

Extreme fire risks and heatwave warnings as the Bureau of Meteorology confirms El Niño has arrived

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Property market, higher wages underpin NSW budget fix

The NSW government's tax take is rising fast due to favourable conditions but the state's debt also continues to swell.

AAP

Affordable housing gets 'crumbs' in NSW budget

Affordable housing and homelessness advocates are disappointed by the NSW Labor government's first budget, which they say neglects the scale of the crisis.

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Transport works shelved as funds go to schools, health

Several transport projects have been shelved or scaled back in the NSW budget, while questions remain over the future of Sydney Metro funding.

AAP

Australia declares El Nino amid unseasonal heat, strong winds

New South Wales has recorded temperatures as much as 16C (60F) above the September average.

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'Less than lethal' bean-bag round killed woman: police

NSW Police will suspend the use of bean-bag rounds after a woman shot during an attempted arrest died after the contents of the round entered her heart.

AAP

Fast rail axed in $2.5bn budget cuts – as it happened

Go-it-alone approach to building network between Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong shelved entirely

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NSW budget: Labor points to ‘decade of neglect’ but lack of housing showstopper may leave voters underwhelmed

NSW treasurer Daniel Mookhey points to ‘largest debt any incoming state government has ever inherited’ as he hands down party’s first budget in more than a decade

Newcastle Herald

Hunter Park again left out of NSW budget, but 'work continuing'

NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey said planning was ongoing.

Newcastle Herald

Bean bag round killed Stockton woman after it 'struck her heart': police

NSW Police will suspend the use of bean bag rounds after the death.

Newcastle Herald

NSW budget: What's in it for the Hunter

The region has again struggled to catch the government's attention.

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NSW Labor pledges $2.2bn for housing and infrastructure in first budget in a decade

Figures reveal NSW is expected to be back in the black next financial year and will focus on paying down debt

Newcastle Herald

NSW budget regional winners and losers

Labor has handed down its first state budget in 13 years.

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Woman in NSW siege died after bean bag round penetrated chest and hit heart, police say

Acting commissioner says use of bean bag rounds suspended in state after Krista Kach was Tasered and shot by officers in Newcastle last week

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Rainwater sampling near Cadia goldmine ‘not fit for purpose’, inquiry hears

Residents living near the mine in central-west NSW said they had been complaining about ‘excessive’ dust for 10 years

Newcastle Herald

NSW budget won't clarify Newcastle as regional or metro

The lack of clarity has cut the city out of funding opportunities.

AAP

Chicken blamed for three-state listeria outbreak

A commercial chicken product is the probable cause of nine listeria cases in Queensland, NSW and Victoria, according to health investigators.

AAP

No relief for days as eastern heatwave spreads

Firefighters are working to bring blazes under control as several states swelter through heatwave conditions.

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