The Latest Breaking News from New South Wales

Perrottet government to bring forward $1bn in construction work and legislate right to universal pre-kindergarten if re-elected

Newcrest Mining says reports of heavy metal contamination do not match its monitoring data from Cadia goldmine near Orange

Eraring closure date in eye of NSW election storm

NSW's corruption watchdog has ended its investigation into the appointment of John Barilaro to a US trade role, finding no evidence of corrupt conduct.

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

Sydney has hit 38 degrees for the first time since November 2020, while most of NSW is seeing increased fire danger.

While one fire has been downgraded from emergency level, the heightened risk is expected to remain this evening for a fire that has burnt through 635ha near Bathurst.

Two years since the actor announced his vision for a film studio in Coffs Harbour, the multi-million-dollar project that will include onsite accommodation is taking shape.

Labor says NSW is paying the price for privatisation of vital infrastructure as the planned closure of the nation's largest coal power station could be delayed.

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…