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NSW government sidelined independent recruitment process when hiring child safety watchdog

Choosing its preferred candidate, the Perottet government once again finds itself having to answer questions about public sector recruitment

The Guardian - AU

Michael Pascoe: Pokies industry’s fingerprints remain on Dominic Perrottet’s policy

And when judging the credibility of an election policy, it’s wise to also consider what is not there if the government or opposition was serious about NSW’s appalling pokies addiction.

The New Daily

Labor promises $21 million to fix Stockton Beach erosion if they win NSW election in 2023

'For too long project caught up in bureaucracy,' says Newcastle MP Tim Crakanthorp.

Newcastle Herald

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It's been three years since three firefighters died when a large air tanker crashed while battling the Black Summer bushfires in NSW. An expert says there are similarities in the way a Boeing 737 came down in WA on Monday.

ABC News

NSW gay-hate cold case reveals forensic gaps: inquiry

An inquiry has heard how police missed key evidence in the murder of a bisexual North Sydney man killed by his friend who struck his head with a tape dispenser.

AAP

Labor told it must meet ‘fundamental test’ of character on poker machine reform

Party is under pressure on gambling measures after NSW Coalition announced cashless gaming scheme

The Guardian - AU

Rural NSW community divided over proposed gold mine, Independent Planning Commission hears

A proposed gold mine in New South Wales jeopardises Australia's largest bee keeping facility, an independent planning panel has heard.

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NSW coroner highlights cross-border police failures in Darren Higgins death inquest

An inquest into the death of First Nations man Darren Higgins, who went missing on leave from a psychiatric facility, is expected to result in recommendations about cross-border police communication.

ABC News

Vision-impaired cricketer Oscar Stubbs smashes records

Oscar Stubbs is the vice-captain of the NSW blind or vision impaired team and has unleashed a whirlwind record innings at the national titles in Brisbane.

AAP

Police overlooked ‘compelling’ evidence of homophobia in 1989 murder, landmark NSW inquiry hears

Inquiry into LGBTQ+ hate crimes told a ‘mosaic of motives’ showed anti-gay bias in killing of John Hughes

The Guardian - AU

NSW minister passed over female frontrunners in search for new Children's Guardian

Communities and Justice Minister Natasha Maclaren-Jones passed over top-ranked female candidates for the role of the independent Children's Guardian, choosing to recommend a man who never formally applied for the job.

ABC News

$1200 per adult: How Newcastle loses on the pokies

A university gambling expert says the average poker machine user in NSW loses $4500 a year.

Newcastle Herald

ClubsNSW drops lawsuits against gaming whistleblower

ClubsNSW has withdrawn all legal action against whistleblower and cancer patient Troy Stolz, who lifted the lid on lax money laundering checks.

AAP

ClubsNSW settles case with terminally ill whistleblower Troy Stolz

Long-running case ends days after lobby group sacked its CEO over comments about the NSW premier’s Catholic faith

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AAP

NSW deficit doubles, weighed by flood and pandemic

The NSW budget deficit has blown out, but Treasurer Matt Kean says Labor's plans will add further fuel to the inflation fire.

Newcastle Herald

Coal royalties up by $2.0 billion in NSW half-yearly budget update

The big driver of government revenue is mostly from mines exporting through Newcastle.

ABC News

Former MP Daryl Maguire fronts Sydney court on visa and migration fraud charges

Daryl Maguire is yet to enter a plea after being charged over an alleged visa and migration fraud that took place while he was sitting in the NSW parliament.

The Guardian - AU

The farmers fighting gas projects in NSW are politically savvy, but they face a giant in Santos

The debate over whether land in the Liverpool Plains is used for agriculture or pipelines is uniting generations of families

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NSW mining royalties frozen while coal companies navigate price cap

Deputy Premier Paul Toole refuses to reveal how much revenue the state will lose from the mining royalty rate freeze, but says he's "confident" the announcement will not affect the budget.

AAP

Former MP Maguire faces court for alleged visa scheme

The ex-NSW MP who resigned after an anti-corruption inquiry that exposed his secret relationship with the premier was excused from his next court appearance.

AAP

Perrottet concedes 'challenges' after $1b train blowout

Premier Dominic Perrottet has defended reports the cost of replacing NSW's ageing XPT fleet has blown out by $1 billion and been delayed by three years.

The Conversation

Learning grammar is just as important as it always was but the way we teach it has changed

Many students are returning to school this year face a renewed focus on grammar. Just before Christmas, the NSW curriculum was overhauled to include the “explicit teaching of grammar, sentence structure and punctuation in high school”.

AAP

Rent freeze needed for 'cooked' NSW housing: Greens

The NSW Greens say the rental market leaves millions of people feeling like second class citizens, and an independent body is needed to fix the sector.

AAP

Perrottet punts on Victoria adopting cashless gaming

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet is calling on Victoria to embrace his proposal to make all poker machines cashless to curb harm and reduce money laundering.

AAP

Police overlooked gay hate in historical NSW murder

A gay man who was strangled to death in Sydney more than three decades ago is one of seven cases where police had blind spots, an inquiry has heard.

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