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The Latest Breaking News from New South Wales

Experts doubt NSW’s $500 after-school care vouchers will get parents back into offices

Dominic Perrottett says scheme will help parents with ‘daily juggle’ but KPMG’s Terry Rawnsley says pandemic behaviours are ‘entrenched’

The Guardian - AU

How the Canadian truck drivers’ protest wound up outside Parliament House, minus the trucks

A nationwide convoy of anti-vaxxers and sovereign citizens descended on Parliament House, supposedly as a local offshot of the truckies' convoy in Canada.

The New Daily

Liberal preselection turmoil grows as NSW executive refuses to pass Morrison plan to bypass members

Federal intervention looks more likely using special powers that would almost certainly trigger legal action

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Family concerned for immunocompromised son as school students return to classroom

Shelly Coad's five-year-old son Kai is starting school this week. But instead of feeling excited for his milestone, she's full of fear because of his health issues.

ABC News

Ten-hour effort lands rescuer in hospital

A member of a rescue crew that helped save an injured camper stuck in NSW bushland had their own medical emergency after a ten-hour effort.

AAP

What are the face mask and testing rules for children at school?

Unsure what's required in your child's classroom? We've broken down the rules around face masks and rapid testing for each state and territory.

ABC News

‘Treading water’: no sign household savings are flowing to small businesses

The New South Wales treasurer, Matt Kean, is calling on the federal government to stand by small businesses struggling through Omicron

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Cultural hub plan for NSW river island

Plans to transform a former NSW asylum into a hub of Aboriginal culture have moved a step closer to fruition with the government announcing it would negotiate.

AAP

Latest snapshot of coronavirus impact

The latest snapshot of COVID-19 cases, deaths and vaccinations in Australia at 1615 AEDT on Monday, January 31.

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Covid-19 Australia data tracker: coronavirus cases today, trend map, hospitalisations and deaths

Guardian Australia brings together all the latest on active and daily new Covid-19 cases, as well as maps, stats, live data and state by state graphs from NSW, Victoria, Queensland, SA, WA, Tasmania, ACT and NT to get a broad picture of the Australian outbreaks and track the impact of…

The Guardian - AU

NSW government has ‘always known’ Covid deaths would rise after reopening, Perrottet says

Premier defends decision to ease restrictions just days after a NSW Health briefing note warned about the dangers of Omicron

The Guardian - AU

Newspoll has Labor's biggest lead since Turnbull's ousting as Coalition damaged by COVID

In the first Newspoll of 2022, Labor led by 56-44, a three-point gain since the previous Newspoll in early December. Primary votes were 41% Labor (up three), 34% Coalition (down two), 11% Greens (up one), 3% One Nation (steady) and 11% for all Others (down two).

The Conversation

Force on road to start Super Rugby season

Western Force home games against the Brumbies and NSW Waratahs have been relocated to the east coast to begin the Super Rugby Pacific season.

AAP

The COVID BA.2 Subvariant Is Now Dominant In NSW And Cases Are Rising, So Should You Be Worried?

"We think by the end of the month it will be 90 per cent of the cases [in NSW]."

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Two from Maitland among latest to die with COVID-19

A man and woman - aged in their 70s and 90s - from the Maitland local government area were among the 27 people with COVID-19 to die across NSW in the 24 hours to 8pm on Sunday.

ABC News

Australia's own Celtic stone circle alive with 'energy' and mystique after 30 years

They may be a relatively recent addition to the NSW town of Glen Innes, but some swear Australia's standing stones have their own mysterious "energy".

ABC News

Parents to receive $500 vouchers to ease the cost of before and after school care

The Premier Dominic Perrottet says parents will receive a $500 voucher for each child to ease cost-of-living pressures for them as they juggle work and family life.

The Guardian - AU

CMO says Omicron subvariant ‘not cause for concern’ – as it happened

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Coalition snubs NSW economic support calls

Senior federal cabinet ministers have been doing the media rounds to defend the government's decision to reject NSW calls for economic support.

ABC News

Sydney news: NSW government went ahead with lifting restrictions despite warning vaccines would be less effective against Omicron

MORNING BRIEFING: NSW Health officials sent a note warning of increased hospitalisations due to the Omicron variant days before the state government lifted health restrictions.

ABC News

COVID-19 booster rollout in NSW aged care too slow to prevent deaths, peak body says

Australia should have been better prepared for another COVID-19 variant such as Omicron, in order to help stop the high number of deaths in New South Wales nursing homes, a peak national aged care group says.

AAP

Misery craves company in tourism revival

Hidden away on the south coast of WA, Misery Beach has beaten out iconic coastal swimming spots to be crowned Australia's best beach.

The Guardian - AU

NSW government was warned Omicron could lead to more hospitalisations days before restrictions lifted

Exclusive: Briefing note from health officials raised concerns vaccines could be less effective and there would be increased risks of reinfection with new Covid variant

AAP

Vouchers for kids as NSW virus deaths fall

The NSW government has unveiled a support package for parents to be spent on out-of-school care, as COVID-19 fatalities fall to 27 from a record 52.

AAP

Net zero brings uneven job losses: report

Job losses could be most severe in Queensland's Bowen Basin, NSW's Hunter and the Pilbara in WA without a targeted national net-zero plan, a report warns.

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