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Emissions from dust pollution from Cadia goldmine ‘not adequately regulated’, expert says

Dr Ian Wright, who advises the NSW EPA, says failure of licence conditions to explicitly state discharge limits for heavy metals in air pollution is inadequate

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NSW premier concerned sacked minister may have acted for ‘private interests’

Chris Minns asked for Tim Crakanthorp’s resignation on Wednesday after becoming aware of a breach of the ministerial code

The Guardian - AU

In Restless Dolly Maunder, Kate Grenville recreates the enterprising life of an obscure historical figure

Dolly Maunder, born in 1881, is the sixth of seven children of a sheep-farming family outside Tamworth in northern New South Wales. Their lives are a relentless round of hard work, indoors and out, relieved only a by few brief years at the local one-teacher school.

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Hunter decisions to be looked at after Crakanthorp cabinet sacking

'We have to look at and investigate potential decisions in the Hunter.'

Newcastle Herald

Watch Tim Crakanthorp's speech to Parliament in full

Mr Crakanthorp addressed NSW Parliament on Wednesday night.

Newcastle Herald

From coal mine to gold mine: Kieran Govers brings golden touch to Malaysia

Kieran Govers’ full-time job requires him to spend long hours under the ground. He is a shift superintendent with a coal-mining company in New South Wales. Above the ground, though, Govers knows a thing or two about mining gold. Govers made 126 appearances for the Australia men’s hockey team. He…

The Hindu

Crakanthorp tells Parliament he 'unfortunately' omitted wife's property from disclosure

He says he 'became aware' his in-laws' properties at Broadmeadow 'now represented a conflict of interest'.

Newcastle Herald

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Queensland, NSW call for urgent safety review after childcare worker’s sex abuse charges

Child welfare expert says a nationwide standard of risk assessment needs to be driven at the federal level

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Donald Trump charged over US election; thousands of Centrelink debts miscalculated; and making sense of NSW’s floods

The former president has been charged in connection with his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election

The Guardian - AU

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’

The Guardian - AU

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…

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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

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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…

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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…

The Guardian - AU

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

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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

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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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

Newcastle Herald

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.

The Guardian - AU

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

The Guardian - AU

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.

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