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Fresh staffing scandal linked to NSW transport minister

The office of NSW Minister for Transport Jo Haylen unlawfully directed a department to appoint a specific person to a new position, the opposition says.

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Minns hasn't queried under-fire minister's knowledge

NSW Premier Chris Minns is standing by the state's transport minister despite a staffing scandal within her department.

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'Jihad is the solution': cops probe preacher comments

Police are investigating after a preacher in Sydney delivered a speech warning the government was "pushing Muslims into a corner" and "jihad is the solution".

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‘The country, the whole region, is being flooded’: tracking meth to Australia

From Myanmar to Brisbane, journalist Conor Woodman followed the drug from origin to end users. He answers 10 questions about what he found

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‘Absolutely not ’: Chris Minns doesn’t want transport minister to resign over staffing scandal

The NSW premier said his government was focused on the “big game” of transport reform, and wanted Jo Haylen to do that job

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Small businesses to get larger slice of economic pie

Chris Minns is keen to see small businesses get a larger slice of the NSW government economic pie and is making it easier for them to win government contracts.

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‘This saved my life’: the emotional alchemy bonding traumatised veterans and damaged racehorses

In the NSW southern highlands, Horse Aid is working to ‘un-soldier’ former defence personnel and ‘un-race’ thoroughbreds

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The hidden disease killing Australia's wombats

Mange affects almost all wombat populations across NSW and when it takes hold it causes an immune reaction that can be fatal to the short-legged marsupials.

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Small steps of justice: families await the outcome of landmark inquiry into gay hate crimes

The special commission examined the unsolved deaths of more than 30 people between 1970 and 2010 believed to be victims of LGBTQ+ hate crimes

The Guardian - AU

Blues stun WA with first defeat in almost two years

NSW have handed Western Australia their first defeat in one-day cricket in almost two years, claiming a two-wicket win in a rain-affected game in Sydney.

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Wet weather relief for NSW and Queensland firefighters while blazes encroach south of Perth

Rainfall is expected to fall on Saturday either side of the border after a torrid week of fires claimed more than 60 homes

The Guardian - AU

Ozempic overdoses: data reveals Australians sent to emergency after misuse of diabetes drug

Exclusive: NSW poisons information centre received more than 120 calls related to the diabetes drug in a year, 83% of them about medication errors

The Guardian - AU

Evacuation centres set up as fires threaten homes in WA

Bushfires are threatening homes south of Perth with evacuation centres set up in Mandurah and Murray Shire, though it's too late to leave for some residents.

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Boss resigns after public servant's political work

The coalition wants NSW Transport Minister Jo Haylen to follow her chief-of-staff out the door after a scandal in her office.

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Can we eat our way through an exploding sea urchin problem?

Longspined sea urchins are native to temperate waters around New South Wales. But as oceans heat up, their range has expanded more than 650km, through eastern Victoria and south to Tasmania. Their numbers are exploding in the process, clear-felling kelp forests and leaving “urchin barrens” behind.

Newcastle Herald

Ayres bets on the Hunter as 'best destination' for rail revival

All eyes are on the Hunter for the future of Australian rail.

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NSW 'looking at all options' to end flood plain housing

More planned developments could be scraped in NSW after a state government report found there was a risk to residents' lives in flood plain areas.

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Meninga backs Maguire to juggle NSW, Kiwi coaching jobs

State of Origin's most successful coach, Mal Meninga, has said it would be possible for Michael Maguire to juggle the top jobs with New Zealand and NSW.

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The Guardian - AU

Up in smokes: Daily Tele’s taxpayer-funded ciggies help Labor minister destroy travel card

News Corp reporter bought a pink doughnut, a soft drink and tobacco as part of a NSW government endorsed media stunt. Plus: cartoonists go their own way

AAP

Health warning over high doses of MDMA in ecstasy pills

NSW health officials are concerned that three high-dose ecstasy tablets in circulation could increase the risk of harm to drug users.

Newcastle Herald

Body modifier Brendan Russell has jail term slashed on appeal

The appeal was a landmark case into the underground scene of body modification in NSW.

AAP

Private prison deal ditched in NSW jails shake-up

One of the largest prisons in NSW will be returned to public ownership after 30 years as the state government unwinds privatisation of the facilities.

Newcastle Herald

MP fears Treasury, NSW Ports trying to 'strong-arm' IPART

The independent body is reviewing the Newcastle port lease price.

AAP

EV tourist drives touted as 1500 chargers roll out

Parking at a winery, restaurant or zoo and finding an EV charger will made easier with a campaign to plug in at least 1500 new outlets in tourist areas.

The Guardian - AU

The smoke in the NSW air feels like the bushfires of 2019 – but the alerts on my phone signal a change

Tenterfield is burning again. At least this time we have real-time updates that do not stop at the NSW-Queensland border

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