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Waratah Super Battery gets planning approval

The biggest committed battery in the southern hemisphere - the NSW Waratah Super Battery - has received final planning approval.

Newcastle Herald

How the NSW government can still benefit from developer money despite political donations ban

Property developers are banned from making political donations in NSW but can legally become major patrons of important government projects

The Guardian - AU

Sydney’s growing pains: land rezoning a potential billion-dollar deal for developers after local council sidelined

Exclusive: Why has an area with no public transport, a water shortage and an endangered koala habitat been fast-tracked for rezoning to housing?

The Guardian - AU

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'Right to be alarmed': Council rejected as Minmi Road decision-maker

City of Newcastle is reviewing its legal options about the decision.

Newcastle Herald

The rental crisis forced Kelly to move into a tent. She's angry it is becoming 'common practice'

Record-low vacancy rates and rising rent prices are pushing many Australians to the limit, and low-income Australians are being hit the hardest.

ABC News

Stockton beach goes begging as harbour sand dumped at sea

Annual 30,000 cubic metre sand dump off Stockton no longer allowed after legislation change.

Newcastle Herald

Council to consider buried seawall tender

Newcastle Council will consider a tender for the construction of a $5million buried seawall at the southern end of the existing Mitchell Street seawall in Stockton.

Newcastle Herald

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Michael Pascoe: Echoes of ‘sports rorts’ as NSW rolls out the pork barrel

Dominic Perrottet last year pledged “to support in principle” putting an end to pork-barrelling. The latest numbers put pay to that claim

The New Daily

NSW declares gas pipeline project 'essential to NSW'

Dominic Perrottet says the pipeline will be the 'backbone' of the state's gas needs.

Newcastle Herald

Sydney needs koala belt in planning future

NSW has been made less liveable and its trees and wildlife have been placed at risk by a major push for new housing, environmental campaigners say.

AAP

Rezoning could create 70,000 NSW homes

Ten NSW areas are being rezoned to do away with red tape and allow for the construction of tens of thousands of new homes.

AAP

Proposed NSW disaster authority would have ‘virtually unfettered’ land-clearing powers, environment groups say

Conservation groups have condemned the legislation, with National Parks Association ‘extremely alarmed’

The Guardian - AU

NSW to fast-track 19,000 new home builds

The NSW government is looking to accelerate major housing proposals southwest of Sydney in a plan which also includes habitat corridors for koalas.

AAP

‘People before plants’: NSW premier commits to raising Warragamba Dam wall 14 metres

Government deems controversial project critical state infrastructure in order to have it approved ‘as quickly as possible’

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Perrottet government faces challenge from new wave of teals in NSW’s 2023 state election

Community-based groups are looking for candidates but they may find it harder to gain traction than federal independents

AAP

Qantas plans new Sydney training facility

Qantas will build a state-of-the-art facility near Sydney Airport to train pilots and cabin crew from early 2024.

AAP

NSW plan to conserve western Sydney koalas

Koala populations will be protected under a conservation plan that also allows more than 73,000 new homes built in western Sydney, the NSW government says.

The New Daily

‘Patently ridiculous’: State government failures have exacerbated Sydney’s flood disaster

We’ve known about flood risk to the region for a long time. Yet successive state governments have failed to properly mitigate its impact.

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'Patently ridiculous': state government failures have exacerbated Sydney's flood disaster

For the fourth time in 18 months, floodwaters have inundated homes and businesses in Western Sydney’s Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley. Recent torrential rain is obviously the immediate cause. But poor decisions by successive New South Wales governments have exacerbated the damage.

AAP

NSW housing supply to get $500m boost

The NSW government will invest half a billion dollars to unlock land and build the necessary infrastructure to address housing affordability.

The Guardian - AU

Group that helped unseat a federal Liberal MP sets their sights on NSW election

North Sydney’s Independent identifies Lane Cove, North Shore, and Willoughby as potential targets

The Canberra Times

$7 million Berrima gaol to house a different type of guest

The onetime Southern Highlands gaol has been sold and will be redeveloped.

ABC News

Sydney news: Trial of new school hours to start in term 3

MORNING BRIEFING: Eight NSW schools are set to take part in a 20-week pilot program of different classroom hours to explore solutions for busy parents.

The Guardian - AU

Modular homes on way to accommodate New South Wales flood victims

More than a month after they were announced 2,000 temporary pod homes are being sent to flood-affected communities

AAP

2000 temporary pods for NSW flood victims

Displaced NSW residents who lost their homes in devastating floods will have access to 2000 short-term housing pods complete with amenities

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