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Former NSW premier Dominic Perrottet announces resignation from parliament

Liberal MP says he will formally resign next month after 13-year political career to take up a senior role with mining giant BHP in Washington

The Guardian - AU

NSW's youngest premier quits politics for BHP gig in US

Former NSW premier Dominic Perrottet is leaving politics and moving to the United States with his wife and their seven children to work for mining giant BHP.

AAP

Strong progress – from a low base: here’s what’s in NSW’s biodiversity reforms

The laws designed to protect the environment in New South Wales are completely ineffective, according to the scathing Henry Review in 2023.

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Controversy around huge Wallaroo solar farm spills over ACT border

Impacts on local tourism were not considered.

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Animals in medical research on agenda, after inquiry exposed 'cruelty'

Animal research gains 'far reaching', but alternatives on agenda.

Newcastle Herald

NSW police detective found to have committed ‘serious misconduct’ following car crash after work drinks

Law Enforcement Conduct Commission makes two findings of serious misconduct including for allegedly leaving crash scene in NorthConnex ‘to avoid being breath-tested’

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Forrest says Fortescue still committed to hydrogen despite job cuts – as it happened

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Animal testing to be reined in with medical tech push

NSW is setting up a state-first network that will work on alternatives to using animals in medical research, backed with millions in government funding.

AAP

NSW's housing challenge hits home with 12-year low in building starts

In better news, housing approvals are up in Newcastle.

Newcastle Herald

Blues pair accept bans after Origin fight night

Cameron Murray and Haumole Olakau'atu have both accepted two-match bans stemming from the NRL after the sideline brawl during NSW's State of Origin win.

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Residents weigh next steps after losing mine dust fight

Residents have lost a court battle over fine dust and other pollutants emitted by an open-cut coal mine in NSW but the fight may not yet be over.

AAP

Crichton feared broken neck before starring for Blues

Second-rower Angus Crichton has emerged as one of several wounded heroes in NSW's State of Origin win, fearing he had broken his neck early in the game.

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Defensive lapses cost heroic Maroons in Origin decider

Queensland have lost a State of Origin series decider in Brisbane for just the third time in history after two late defensive mistakes proved costly.

AAP

NSW Blues beat Queensland Maroons: State of Origin 2024 Game 3 – as it happened

Minute-by-minute report: NSW claimed the 2024 series with a thrilling 14-4 victory over Queensland at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane

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Threatened fish species thrown a restoration raft

Considered a threatened species in NSW, the olive perchlet will return to the Murray-Darling Basin in small rafts designed to act as habitat for the tiny fish.

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Queenslanders melt with delight as snow spotted for ‘a few minutes’ north of NSW border

Footage taken at a tourist lodge in Scenic Rim shows a brief snow flurry, the area’s first since 2015

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Minns calls for NSW Labor to suspend CFMEU affiliation and stop donations after corruption allegations

Premier says he has written to NSW Labor general secretary requesting immediate suspension of party’s affiliation to CFMEU’s construction and general division

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Mining giant to cut 700 jobs – as it happened

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'Devastating' allegations force NSW hand against CFMEU

The NSW government is moving to force an independent administrator on the CFMEU's state construction arm, mirroring a push from its federal Labor counterpart.

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NSW government says state’s biodiversity ‘in crisis’ as it pledges first steps to reverse decline

Government will also overhaul state laws after Guardian Australia uncovered serious problems with biodiversity offsets scheme

AAP

NSW government reveals plans to fix broken nature laws

Two key recommendations of the Henry review have been pushed aside but the NSW government says it's plan to fix the nature crisis will still work.

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Cold snap sets record winter demand for electricity in Victoria as NSW windfarms supply third of power

New peak may be challenged as early as Tuesday evening as mid-winter bites in Melbourne

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First coercive control cases as cops confront DV deluge

Australia-first coercive control laws will require extra resources and time to enforce, the head of the nation's biggest police force says.

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Matt Kean tells clean energy industry to speak out against vested interests ‘undermining the transition’

Former NSW Liberal minister calls on renewables sector to ‘put your mouth where your money is’ in first speech as incoming Climate Change Authority chair

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Caxton Street falls silent as Blues prepare for Suncorp

NSW have tried to prepare for everything at Suncorp Stadium, including a lost penalty count, but a silent Caxton Street has denied them pre-game hostilities.

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