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An inquest into a 25-year-old psychiatric patient's death has resulted in recommendations for police on both sides of the Victoria-NSW border to improve coordination on missing persons cases.

High fire danger expected for prolonged period across state in first time since black summer bushfires, RFS says

A federal Newspoll, conducted March 1-4 from a sample of 1,530, gave Labor a 54-46 lead, a one-point gain for the Coalition since the previous Newspoll in early February. Primary votes were 37% Labor (down one), 35% Coalition (up one), 10% Greens (down one), 7% One Nation (up one) and…

As Sydney, Wollongong and Newcastle experience their hottest day for two years, Penrith in the city's west reaches 40.1C

A severe heatwave warning has been issued for parts of NSW, with extremely hot and dry conditions raising the risk of bushfires.

Sydney baked through its hottest day in two years while bushfires in NSW's west sparked emergency warnings for two communities.

The major parties have promised millions more to rebuild essential services as the NSW election heats up and the PM weighs in

Both major parties need to do more to help with the current skills shortage, especially among young unemployed people in Western Sydney, the small business peak body says.

Alex Greenwich is adamant the state will have cashless gaming regardless of which party wins and, as the likely kingmaker in the event of a hung parliament, he could be right.