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Will other states follow NSW into the national gun buy-back scheme – and will it make any difference?

The gun debate in Australia has been dramatically brought back into focus with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and NSW Premier Chris Minns announcing on Sunday that they were in lockstep over a new national gun buyback scheme that is set to start on November 2.

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'World-class': Cheika set for Waratahs coaching return

Michael Cheika, the only man to lead the NSW Waratahs to a Super Rugby title, is firming to be named as the franchise's next mentor, possibly even this week.

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Bypass scrapped in new design for major road after horror year of crashes

Two people have been killed and one seriously injured on the Port Stephens arterial road in the last year.

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States urged to back 'nation-leading' data centre plan

One state's plan to act on the water and energy use of fast-tracked data centres could be a blueprint for national reform, a climate group says.

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Another state shoots down funding national gun buyback

Another state has rejected the national gun buyback, saying it won't divert money from core services and cost‑of‑living pressures to a federal scheme.

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Australian regional leader to visit India; trade, investment ties in focus

New South Wales Premier Chris Minns will lead an official delegation to New Delhi and Mumbai from August 31 to September 3 to deepen trade, investment, education and cultural ties with India. The visit will focus on sectors including clean energy, critical minerals, technology, tourism, agri-food and advanced industries.

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Australia gun buyback to start in November, PM Albanese says

New South Wales will begin a gun buyback program in November. This initiative follows a shooting spree that tragically killed fifteen people. Australians are proud of their gun laws, but firearms numbers are increasing. The buyback aims to be the nation's largest since 1996. Individuals returning firearms can receive up…

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Chalmers rejects Hanson’s call for more super access saying One Nation ‘wants to destroy’ scheme – as it happened

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Australia's system 'not built' for sex crime victims

Advocates are fighting for victims of sexual assault to receive as much legal help as possible against an ancient justice system not built for them.

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Yvonne Whear vanished from a NSW town. Her daughter believes some people aren’t talking

Police say there is no evidence to suggest the 73-year-old voluntarily disappeared. Gillian Hallac says the family just wants answers

The Guardian - AU

'Left a zero off': tolls, police in rival voter pitches

Cost of living and law and order are shaping up as key battlefronts in an upcoming state election as the major parties unveil competing offers.

AAP

Beleaguered gun buyback costly, inaction costlier: PM

A state leader is prepared to fight an election on his decision to sign up to the federal government's beleaguered national gun buyback scheme.

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NSW to begin Australia’s biggest gun buyback in decades in wake of Bondi terror attack

Albanese and Minns said buyback would begin in two phases from 2 November, with state and commonwealth to split costs

The Guardian - AU

Fifth case of bird flu confirmed in NSW as Commonwealth approves vaccine

The NSW government has reassured residents the risk to human health and the state's agricultural sector remains low.

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Nepo babies and exclusive clubs: the ties binding young Liberals with the conservative Catholic ecosystem

Icac hearings delve into links between Catholic Schools NSW and the Reformers, a shadowy group of rightwing Liberal operatives

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Teachers demand more scrutiny of Catholic school funding amid allegations of ‘sham arrangement’ with NSW Liberal group

Independent Education Union ‘deeply concerned … public funding for Catholic schools may have been wrongfully spent on Liberal party matters’

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Ex-Catholic schools boss denies 'auditable paper trail'

A $130,000 lobbying contract alleged to be a bogus bypass to electoral funding laws has been dissected at a corruption probe examining political donations.

Newcastle Herald

What does the $2.5 billion Tomago deal mean for Hunter families?

"When you've got young kids it makes it pretty hard to plan when you don't know what the future holds.

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Why the $2.5 billion Tomago aluminium deal is no ordinary bailout

On Thursday, the federal and New South Wales governments jointly announced a deal to bail out the Tomago aluminium smelter, at a cost of A$2.5 billion over ten years.

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s largest aluminium smelter to run on renewables by 2033 after Rio Tinto strikes $2.5bn taxpayer bailout deal

Rio Tinto makes power supply deal with federal and NSW government to cut emissions and decarbonise, preventing potential closure

The Guardian - AU

Bragg says lower-income earners should accept substandard housing as colleagues rebuke his migration target

Angus Taylor cautions NSW senator for diverging from policy in National Press Club speech as Nationals warn against changes to working holiday visas

Newcastle Herald

Mega gallery: rising stars from 50+ teams chase rugby dreams at sevens tournament

Hunter school rugby programs providing pathway to elite level

The Guardian - AU

Reformers associate may have ‘boasted’ or ‘lied’ about a $15,000 commitment from Angus Taylor, Icac hears

Catholic Schools NSW chief executive Dallas McInerney denies ever asking federal opposition leader for money for Liberal power brokers

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'Must remain open': Labor hails $2.5bn smelter bailout

Australia's largest aluminium smelter has been thrown a multibillion-dollar lifeline, saving thousands of jobs in a move hailed as a win for the working class.

Newcastle Herald

Historic $2.5bn deal secures NSW energy and 1,000 jobs

The funding package will be jointly funded between the state and federal governments.

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