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NSW pharmacists pull out of COVID vaccinations and free RATs amid payment battle

Pharmacists across NSW are choosing not to participate in programs to vaccinate young children and give out free RAT tests, arguing a shortfall in government remuneration leaves them out of pocket.

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Environmentalist Karen Joynes pressures NSW Government for balloon release ban with petition

Other states have banned balloon releases, so why hasn't NSW? A petition will put the environmental issue back before government in a bid to to end an "anachronistic law that belongs in the last century".

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Religious discrimination laws in limbo – as it happened

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Regional aged care home in Orange denies 'chemically restraining' dying resident

A NSW aged care home has been reprimanded for its use of psychotropic medication following the death of a 99-year-old woman in its care.

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COVID-19 restrictions on NSW hospital visits to be changed after devastated families speak out

Families tell of their anguish at how hospital visitor rules during the Omicron outbreak have robbed them of precious last moments with their loved ones.

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Old Kempsey caravan park and flooded cabins become housing for homeless young people

Flood-damaged cabins and an old caravan park are being transformed to create safe housing for homeless young people in northern NSW. Could this model be used across regional Australia?

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Is there a future for local and regional news? Going digital amid a changing media landscape post-COVID

Across Australia, where newspapers have closed or gone online, in some places others have taken their place, but many regional areas are missing out.

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Sydney's population is predicted to explode — this is where people will live in 20 years

NSW's population is expected to increase to 10.6 million by 2041 — this is where the biggest growth areas will be, and how suburbs will be impacted.

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Lake George is looking pretty full, but just how 'full' is it actually?

Just "how full" the lake is, isn't easy to answer because Lake George is an endorheic lake which means it has no evident outlets.

The Canberra Times

NSW Treasury suggests another inquiry

NSW Treasury has called for a fresh investigation into staff conduct a day after the auditor-general said the department was too reliant on external reviews.

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NSW hospital visit rules have eased

People who are gravely ill, dying or giving birth in NSW hospitals will now be able to have family at their bedside, after hospital visiting rules were eased.

AAP

‘Incredible imbalance’: NSW Covid fines during Delta higher in disadvantaged suburbs

Postcodes with larger Indigenous and socioeconomically disadvantaged populations bore the brunt of public health policing last year

The Guardian - AU

'Horrendous' conditions forcing Hunter nurses to strike as part of statewide action

Hunter nurses have labelled current working conditions "horrendous" and will be among the thousands who walk off the job next week as part of statewide strikes.

Newcastle Herald

Philip Tripp loses appeal to keep companion bird after killing 'beloved family cat,' but sentence reduced

A former publisher of an animal magazine convicted of drowning a pet cat has failed to regain custody of his "companion parrot", but he has successfully had his sentence downgraded in NSW District Court.

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NSW nurses vote in favour of statewide strike, citing premier’s ‘tin-eared’ response to Omicron

Near-unanimous support from NSW nurses for strike action next Tuesday as Perrottet dismisses calls for minimum staff-to-patient ratios

The Guardian - AU

NSW auditor general savages Treasury for ‘late, unsophisticated, and inaccurate forecasts’

Shadow treasurer Daniel Mookhey says those responsible must lose their jobs after ‘the most severe lashing of any government I’ve ever read’

AAP

NSW Treasury forecasts 'late, inaccurate'

An audit of NSW's finances has revealed a "budget mess", according to the chair of a committee investigating a controversial transport entity.

ABC News

NSW government's 'poor' accounting leads to extra $5b in rail payments, auditor-general's report finds

The NSW government is forced to factor more than $5 billion of rail payments in to future budgets after the state's auditor-general criticises its "unsophisticated" and "poor" accounting.

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Johnny Raper: The crafty five-eighth who achieved rugby league immortality as the game's greatest forward

Renowned as a devastating defender, Johnny Raper displayed silky skills all the way through his legendary rugby league career that earned him Immortal status.

AAP

'Extinct' animals thriving in NSW parks

A groundbreaking project to help mammals avoid extinction in NSW has seen 150 animals released into feral predator-free areas in national parks.

AAP

NSW tourism grants another rort: Labor

Labor says a NSW grant program to help tourism operators has been rorted by the state government, with more than two-thirds of funds going to coalition seats.

AAP

NSW rail pain eases as overtime ban ends

NSW rail workers have lifted their ban on overtime following days of disruptions for commuters, after the union met with the transport minister.

Newcastle Herald

COVID brings down prison population

The number of children behind bars in NSW prisons has fallen to a "new historic low" after two years of the COVID-19 pandemic.

AAP

Thousands of NSW nurses to strike

Nurses in NSW public hospitals are to down tools in the first statewide strike in almost a decade, to call for staffing ratios and fair pay.

The Guardian - AU

Lower house sits late to continue religious discrimination bill debate – as it happened

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