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The Latest Breaking News from New South Wales

Maitland adds 1100 new housing lots to building pipeline

Maitland and Cessnock are the two fastest-growing council areas in regional NSW.

Newcastle Herald

Sydney man arrested after police allegedly find photo of toddler holding a gun

The 21-year-old was charged as NSW police investigate a spate of drug-related shootings in Sydney

The Guardian - AU

Almost 90% of animals caught in NSW shark nets are not targeted sharks, data shows

With non-target species such as turtles, rays and dolphins being ensnared, conservation groups renew calls to ‘ditch the nets’

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Here's how wastewater facilities could tackle food waste, generate energy and slash emissions

Most Australian food waste ends up in landfill. Rotting in the absence of oxygen produces methane, a potent greenhouse gas. While some facilities capture this “landfill gas” to produce energy, or burn it off to release carbon dioxide instead, it’s a major contributor to climate change. Valuable resources such as…

The Conversation

NSW plans to introduce $5.5m fines for tax leaks following federal PwC scandal

Exclusive: Bill seeks to combat breaches of government information, with maximum penalty of $1.1m for individuals and $5.5m for corporations

The Guardian - AU

Cooking (and heating) without gas: what are the impacts of shifting to all-electric homes?

Gas connections for all new housing and sub-divisions will be banned in Victoria from January 1 next year. The long-term result of the state government’s significant change to planning approvals will be all-electric housing. The ACT made similar changes early this year, in line with a shift away from gas…

The Conversation

Data Shows NSW Police Use Force Against Indigenous Australians At Vastly Disproportionate Levels

Internal police data has shown that New South Wales police used force against Indigenous Australians at drastically disproportionate rates over the last three years. Internal police records obtained by the Redfern Legal Centre show Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were significantly overrepresented when it came to police use of…

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NSW group launches court bid to stop logging in bushfire-ravaged koala habitats

North East Forest Alliance say its surveys confirm populations of endangered species in state forests on north coast marked for logging

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton says NSW preselections will ‘roll out’ as Sussan Ley, Alex Hawke and Melissa McIntosh threatened

Opposition leader says members should be re-endorsed by Liberal party despite challenges facing Ley and colleagues

The Guardian - AU

NSW won’t ban gas in new homes as premier declares ‘I don’t need another complication’

Chris Minns rules out following Victoria in banning new gas connections, saying state has enough serious energy challenges

The Guardian - AU

Grounding of Taipan helicopters ‘can be dealt with’, Marles says; Morrison accuses Labor of ‘political lynching’ over robodebt – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

NSW police use force against Indigenous Australians at drastically disproportionate levels, data shows

Exclusive: Redfern Legal Centre obtained records which show First Nations people were involved in about 45% of the incidents

The Guardian - AU

Shortland death in custody sparks call for action on safer cells, Aboriginal incarceration rates

A coronial report has questioned the 26-year-old man's care under Corrective Services.

Newcastle Herald

Is this Australia’s last generation of opal miners?

A bureaucratic error shut 3,000 mining claims in White Cliffs and Lightning Ridge, and many fear the industry won’t recover

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NSW MP Alex Greenwich warns voice supporters against complacency in call to ‘actively participate’

Independent says voter turnout must be high ahead of Sunday forum including Noel Pearson and MPs Allegra Spender and Felicity Wilson in Bondi

The Canberra Times

Perisher is full, but there isn't enough snow to operate Mt Selwyn

Unseasonably warm winter conditions have hit the NSW resorts.

The Guardian - AU

Properties worth more than $25bn were bought with cash in Australia’s three biggest states in early 2023

Many cash purchases were made in regional areas of NSW, Victoria and Queensland as buyers downsized to less expensive housing

The Guardian - AU

NSW police Tasered ‘extremely unwell’ Indigenous man a week before incident with Clare Nowland

Exclusive: Man experiencing mental health issues sought help from police but was later Tasered in hospital by officers who mistakenly thought he was armed with scissors

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The Guardian - AU

NSW police reject suggestion ‘racism is rife’ in force and say ‘lessons learned’ after Bowraville murders

Police act ‘with respect’ to victims and people in custody, federal inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and children hears

The Guardian - AU

‘Love is the answer’: the Kurdish refugees finding art and healing in a country that imprisoned them

After fleeing their homes in Iran, Mostafa Azimitabar and Farhad Bandesh spent eight years detained by Australia. A new film, Freedom is Beautiful, tracks their journey

The Conversation

How can you tell if hosting the Olympics or Commonwealth games offers value for money? Here are our expert tips

Victorian Premier Dan Andrews’ decision to back out of a commitment to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games because it might cost A$6 billion to $7 billion that did “not represent value for money” raises the question: is it even possible to work out the costs and benefits of such major…

The Guardian - AU

Metro West: Parramatta MP Andrew Charlton adds to pressure on Chris Minns to commit to project

NSW premier has cast doubt over future of project but federal Labor MP for Parramatta says it ‘needs to happen’

Newcastle Herald

Coal communities 'getting screwed': the case for progressive royalties

The NSW government is investigating increasing mining royalties.

The Guardian - AU

NSW Greens call for more transparency over settlement between PwC and ATO

Claim was not related to scandal involving misuse of confidential government tax plans, ATO says

The Guardian - AU

Clover Moore says Metro West line ‘too important to drop’ after NSW premier casts doubt on future

Chris Minns stands firm in refusing to commit to rail project as Labor claims costs will blow out by $17bn

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