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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

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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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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

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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

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

Unseasonably warm winter conditions have hit the NSW resorts.

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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

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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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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

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‘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

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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…

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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’

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

The NSW government is investigating increasing mining royalties.

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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

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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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Matt was abused by a Sydney Scout leader. Now he’s fighting a court decision that could end his pursuit of justice

Abuse survivor says ‘no one’s ever going to get justice’ as he appeals against permanent stay

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‘Get it back on track’: NSW minister calls for voice yes campaign reset while praising Matt Kean’s support

Exclusive: David Harris says ‘cheap politics’ has skewered the debate but expects support to rise before the vote

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Queensland to extend fire ant control zone into NSW in bid to stop their march to the border

Four-year plan includes forming a 10km band around infestation zones and will include penalties for those breaching the Biosecurity Act

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NSW MP’s future with Liberals will depend on investigation into alleged harassment and texts, leader says

Mark Speakman doesn’t want to ‘compromise the integrity’ of probe into alleged texts sent by Taylor Martin

The Canberra Times

Police-built app empowers victim-survivors of domestic violence

A coded emergency signal and a quick-lock function are built in.

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Push to bring NSW Aboriginal languages back from brink of extinction

About 35 Aboriginal languages remain in NSW, and the state’s Aboriginal languages week is designed to halt further loss

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Price, speed, quality – and now carbon. Australia to measure indirect emissions from public works

Embodied emissions are notoriously difficult to measure and have largely not been factored into firms’ bids for infrastructure contracts

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I’m a renter. My property’s real estate agent has been using offshore staff. Is this legal?

This sounds very stressful, says Australian consumer law and policy professional Kat George. Your best next step might be making this your landlord’s problem

Newcastle Herald

'I sat and cried': When a donor saves your life

'We need more Australians to register.'

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