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Newcastle alleged murder cluster emerges with rate five times state average, crime data shows

Over the past two years, the Newcastle LGA has accounted for over 8 per cent of the state's alleged murders, according to NSW crime figures.

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Cost hikes and delays for NSW renewable energy zones

The two renewable energy zones that account for the bulk of the new generation power capacity in NSW will be delayed by up to two years, the government says.

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'It's something we should all be proud of': The legacy and future of Pasifika players in State of Origin

With yet another Pasifika player set to enter the State of Origin arena, the legacy and future of that community on rugby league's grandest stage has never been stronger.

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NSW police employee reinstated after pushing barricade at rail workers and calling them ‘bludgers’

Commissioner says dismissal was a disproportionate response but it was appropriate that imaging technician be denied back pay and issued final warning

The Guardian - AU

Blues enforcer Martin sets sights on wounded Munster

Liam Martin had been at risk of missing the State of Origin series through injury but is now primed to reprise his role as Cameron Munster's agitator in chief.

AAP

Electricity prices to rise by up to 25 per cent in NSW, south-east Queensland, South Australia and Victoria

The Australian Energy Regulator confirms electricity price rises will increase by a rate higher than its draft offer, which will come into effect on July 1.

ABC News

Morning Mail: millions paid to corrupt Nauru businessman, Tina Turner dies, renewable zones delayed

Morrison government paid man convicted of bribing two Nauruan officials; renewable energy projects pushed back; tributes flow for 1980s rock legend

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The suprising locations in Australia where snow has fallen outside the Alps

Some surprising locations outside the Australian Alps have seen snow, but stories of falls in our major cities might actually be white lies, writes the ABC's meteorologist Tom Saunders.

ABC News

Cop charges could be upgraded after grandmother's death

A NSW police officer who tasered grandmother Clare Nowland in a nursing home could face more serious charges following her death.

AAP

Cold snap with damaging winds, hail and snow forecast for Australia’s south-east

Severe weather warnings for wind gusts of up 100km/h issued for Tasmania, Victoria and NSW, BoM says

The Guardian - AU

NSW renewable energy zones up to two years behind schedule

‘We are not going to allow the lights to go off,’ state energy minister Penny Sharpe vows

The Guardian - AU

Perrottet government plan to end native logging in NSW was blocked by Nationals

Exclusive: ‘Ready-to-be-activated’ roadmap adds pressure to Minns government to follow lead of other states in ending controversial practice

The Guardian - AU

Great grandmother, 95, dies after police Tasered her in care home

Clare Nowland, who had dementia, was Tasered after staff found her holding a knife outside her room

The Independent UK

Tasered 95-year-old woman dies in Australia - police

A 95-year-old woman who was allegedly tasered by a police officer in her Australian care home, died in hospital on Wednesday, the New South Wales police force said.

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The New Daily

Move over Gary Sweet, Police Rescue is now a real-life drama series

Remember 1990s classic Police Rescue? Well, 27 years later, it's time to meet the real heroes of Nine's series about NSW Police Rescue unit.

Daily Mirror

Gran, 95, who was tasered twice by police officer in care home dies from injuries

Dementia sufferer Clare Nowland, a mother-of-eight, was tasered by senior constable Kristian White, 33, when he found her brandishing a knife at the Yallambee Lodge care home in New South Wales in Australia

The Guardian - AU

Clare Nowland: 95-year-old Australian woman dies after being Tasered by police

Senior constable Kristian White charged with three offences over alleged incident at an aged care facility in New South Wales

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Police officer who tasered 95-year-old grandmother faces assault charges

The New South Wales police officer who tasered an elderly grandmother and left her fighting for her life is now facing charges of assault.

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Income of 850 opal miners in doubt after government admin error invalidates mining licences

Hundreds of opal miners in western New South Wales have had their "livelihoods cut off" after the discovery of a government administrative error rendered their licences invalid.

Reason

Brickbat: Watch Out, She's Got a Knife

Clare Nowland, 95, is in a New South Wales, Australia, hospital after Tasered by a senior constable. Nowland, who has dementia, is a nursing home resident. The constable had been called to that nursing home because Nowland had a knife. "At the time she was Tasered she was approaching police.…

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Sydney entrepreneur Andrew Spira denied bail in NT court after allegedly attempting to obtain illegal passport to flee the country

Andrew Spira's lawyers argued he was "deranged" when he allegedly lodged an application for a passport at the Darwin passport office, telling officials his old one had been stolen when in fact it had been surrendered to police in NSW.

AAP

Plan to reform NSW first-home buyers' scheme in dispute

The NSW coalition says it will oppose the government's push to scrap its first-home buyer land tax choice and replace it with increased stamp duty exemptions.

ABC News

Former NSW multicultural minister Mark Coure apologises after making racist remark in parliament

Mark Coure, the former NSW multiculturalism minister, apologises after being overheard in parliament saying he thought Labor MP Tri Vo "worked in catering".

ABC News

NSW man charged with animal cruelty for allegedly trying to cook 'bin chicken'

A man who allegedly captured an ibis in a Sydney park and hung it up to dry in his shower before attempting to cook it has been released from custody.

The Conversation

Why doesn't Australia have greater transparency around Taser use by police?

The use of a Taser to subdue a 95-year-old dementia patient at an aged care home in Cooma, New South Wales, last week is yet another sickening example of what can go wrong when police rely too heavily on force to resolve challenging situations.

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