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Grattan on Friday: Morrison's boys are frontline players in the 'childish' factional games he condemns

Scott Morrison’s language was sharp, bordering on bullying. Asked on Wednesday about the preselection shambles in the NSW Liberal Party, his message was that recalcitrant party members should leave things to the professionals.

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'Cult leader and sex offender' William John Costellio faces court over allegations he is 'continuing to groom'

The leader of a NSW-based cult who has previously served time for sexual assault offences is refused bail after allegedly breaching strict court orders.

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More than 2k speeding fines issued across northern NSW

An elderly man booked for driving 30km/h faster than the speed limit in the Hunter was among the notable incidents that caught the attention of police during a 12-day operation that ran from mid-January to the beginning of the new school year, this week.

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Proposed NSW swastika ban could backfire, deputy police commissioner says

A parliamentary inquiry considering whether new laws should be introduced to outlaw the display of Nazi symbols, hears a ban could actually encourage extremists.

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Call to change vaccine definitions as Hunter booster rates lag

Some parts of the region have booster rates well below the NSW average.

Newcastle Herald

Man extradited to NSW over child abuse

A man who has been extradited from Queensland to NSW is facing multiple charges, accused of sexually abusing a young girl he knew over a three-year period.

AAP

Water treatment chemical shortage looms in eastern states after floods cut WA rail link

NSW utilities warned to monitor stocks of alum and to prepare their contingency plans

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Albanese demands Colbeck ‘resign today’ as nation records 82 Covid deaths – as it happened

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HSC art students featured at NSW gallery

Artworks from 2021 HSC students are being displayed in an exhibition at the Art Gallery of NSW that reveals how students grappled with lockdowns.

AAP

Sydney news: NSW government spent quarter of a billion dollars on PPE that had to be thrown away

MORNING BRIEFING: A report has revealed millions of dollars worth of face masks, gloves, face shields and gowns have ended up in the garbage bin because they do not meet health standards.

ABC News

West Nile virus cases in horses rise in NSW as hot, wet summer fuels mosquito population

A horse in the New South Wales Hunter region has died and more across the state have been infected with West Nile virus in numbers not seen since the outbreak of 2011.

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Voters in coal and gas heartlands are ready to cash in on a clean energy future

The poll, released today, reveals that the clear majority of voters believe the states’ future prosperity lies in clean industries.

The New Daily

Forget coal and gas for prosperity: poll

Months out from a federal election, a poll shows voters in the resource-rich political hunting grounds of NSW and Queensland back renewables over coal and gas.

AAP

Why it's important to look at the 'bigger picture' behind COVID-19 intensive care numbers

Experts say that given the vast majority of Australians are fully vaccinated, it is not surprising they also make up a greater proportion of the raw number of people in ICU. We take a look at the figures.

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‘Like sardines’: experts question the results of ventilation audits at NSW schools

Reviews weeks apart resulted in capacity of one Blue Mountains classroom increasing 500%

AAP

NSW worker mandate call amid slow boosters

NSW has recorded 12,632 new COVID-19 cases and 38 deaths as Labor pushes for booster mandates.

The Conversation

Texts reportedly referring to Scott Morrison as a 'psycho' are in the public interest - but ethical questions remain

The leaking and use of text messages purportedly between former New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian and a member of federal cabinet, in which Prime Minister Scott Morrison is described as “a horrible, horrible man”, “a complete psycho” and “a fraud” raise several serious ethical issues.

The Conversation

View from The Hill: Morrison a 'psycho' – now who would have said that?

A flurry of categorical denials by senior ministers has followed the report that a current Liberal cabinet minister described Scott Morrison as a “psycho” in a text exchange with then NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian during the summer bushfires of 2019-20.

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NSW government accused of 'keeping people in the dark' over cost of new Dungowan Dam

The NSW government is resisting calls to release the full business case for the proposed Dungowan Dam despite calls for more transparency.

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NSW Health apologises for standard of care in regional and rural areas as inquiry wraps

NSW Health says it's sorry for the suffering caused by the standard of care in some areas, but rejected some claims raised during the hearings.

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Leaking explosive text messages won’t solve the Liberals’ toxic internal dispute

Voters hate internal bickering. So dragging a wild factional brawl into the public domain is not a winning strategy

ABC News

Scott Morrison takes aim at NSW Liberals preselection battles, dubbing them 'childish games'

A federal intervention in New South Wales' Liberal preselections looms, amid a deepening split between the party's conservative and moderate wings just months out from an election.

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Wentworth shire to get new $30 million hospital

Planning for the new $30 million NSW government-funded Wentworth Health Service Redevelopment in the state's south-west is underway.

AAP

UNESCO slams Warragamba Dam wall plan

UNESCO has criticised the 'inappropriate' proposal to raise the Warragamba Dam wall, with fears it could jeopardise the Blue Mountains World Heritage status.

The Guardian - AU

Raising Warragamba Dam wall flouts Australia’s world heritage obligations, scientists warn

International Union for the Conservation of Nature says NSW government’s plan would inundate Indigenous sites and could create an in-danger listing for Blue Mountains

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