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Inquiry laments 'non-co-operation' of Perrottet brother

A local councillor and the brother of NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet are yet to receive a summons to appear before a property developer parliamentary inquiry.

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NSW parliamentary inquiry to use firm to track down key witnesses, including two of Dominic Perrottet’s brothers

Committee examining allegations of ‘impropriety’ against a Sydney council and developers will take the unusual step of using a private contractor to serve summons

The Guardian - AU

Call to end outdated logging of NSW native forests

Putting an end to logging native forests in NSW, Victoria and Tasmania could result in Australia saving 212 million tonnes of carbon emissions by 2050.

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NSW forests face uncertain future as ‘desperation’ builds over major parties’ inaction over logging

With no clear commitments, the gap between community expectations and actions of state MPs will be a major election flashpoint

The Guardian - AU

Dominic Perrottet's brothers Charles and Jean-Claude ordered to appear before Hills Shire Council investigation

The premier's brothers and two others were issued with the legal summons after they failed to respond to invitations to give evidence to the inquiry, in what the committee's chair Sue Higginson describes as a coordinated attempt to avoid scrutiny.

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Feral brumbies rampant in Kosciuszko

NSW authorities have admitted feral brumbies in Kosciuszko National Park are even more abundant despite a plan to reduce wild horse numbers to 3000 by 2027.

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Labor rules out coal levy, but still to reveal Stockton beach policy

Labor has ruled out imposing a levy on coal exports in order to raise funds for the repair and maintenance of Stockton Beach.

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Greens' plan to tax coal to fix Stockton Beach

The Port of Newcastle and the coal industry would be required to contribute to an environmental levy that would pay for the restoration and maintenance of Stockton Beach if the Greens hold the balance of power following the March state election.

Newcastle Herald

Arrests at logging protest in NSW forest

Activists have blocked a forest road in NSW to protest logging in the area with environmentalists determined to make it an election issue.

AAP

Two arrested as Bulga locals fight against logging of native forests

The Natural Resource Commission says NSW forests are in poor condition and an "intervention" is required before they turn into net carbon emitters

Newcastle Herald

Damning review of NSW biodiversity scheme

Developers can effectively pay to destroy threatened species in NSW, a new review of the state's biodiversity offsets scheme has found.

AAP

Heritage halts NSW coal mine expansion

Glencore's application to expand its Glendell coal mine has been refused by a NSW planning panel, citing irreversible damage to Aboriginal cultural heritage.

AAP

Resume culling now: NSW Farmers, Greens

NSW Farmers and the Greens have formed an unlikely alliance, calling for the immediate resumption of the aerial culling of pests, which pose a biosecurity risk.

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Clarence Correctional Centre denies prisoners face lockdown as officers strike for third time in four weeks

A union had said prisoners at Australia's largest jail faced being confined to the cells as prison officers walk off the job after rejecting an 11th-hour offer from private operator Serco.

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NSW minister concerned United Nations prison inspectors would 'pick on' state government

NSW Corrections Minister Geoff Lee says a UN delegation denied access to inspect jails in the state had come to "pick on" the government and were targeting "spurious issues".

The Guardian - AU

Snowy 2.0 power lines clearing ‘will despoil’ long swathe of Kosciuszko national park, wildlife groups say

‘It’s like putting in a transmission line over the Opera House,’ says National Parks Association of NSW

The Guardian - AU

With another La Niña under way, experts warn Australia’s east coast remains at high risk

If the latest event brings flooding, it will be the fourth NSW summer in a row marked by natural disaster; in Queensland, the fifth

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Australian Indigenous island community halts $3.6bn gas drilling

Australia’s second-largest independent gas producer Santos Ltd argued it had all necessary approvals to begin drilling.

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Push to ban 'greenwashing' sponsors in NSW

A potential advertising ban in NSW could have national ramifications and give a sense of deja vu to sporting administrators forced to look for new sponsors.

The Guardian - AU

Private owners net millions in sale of ageing coal-fired power station in NSW

Delta Electricity sells Hunter region station to Sev.en Global Investments which one critic labels ‘worst of all outcomes’

The Guardian - AU

Coalmine wastewater spill south of Sydney turns creek in Royal national park to black sludge

NSW EPA investigating third coal pollution incident this year involving Peabody Energy’s Metropolitan mine

ABC News

NSW Auditor-General issues stern criticism of state's biodiversity offset scheme

The Auditor-General of NSW finds the scheme to offset the environmental impact of development in NSW ineffective and may not be sufficient to offset the losses from major projects.

AAP

Refugees' translators spoke wrong language

Yazidi refugees who settled in regional NSW after fleeing persecution by ISIS fighters in Iraq were given translators who didn't speak their language.

The Guardian - AU

Splendour in the Grass 2022 fiasco was foreseeable and ‘just plain dangerous’, local councillors say

Organisers apologise to tens of thousands of music festivalgoers who were left bogged, stranded and out of pocket

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NSW anti-protest laws excessive: Amnesty

Laws targeting protesters in NSW have been criticised as excessive by human rights groups ahead of bail hearings for two accused demonstrators jailed for weeks.

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