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Cannabis offences fall in Hunter, as medical use rises

Cannabis offences continued to fall this year, despite COVID restrictions being lifted.

Newcastle Herald

Time is running out on the Murray-Darling plan. Should Tanya Plibersek reach for the big guns?

NSW and Victoria have dragged their heels and now risk the federal government taking over Australia’s most important river system

The Guardian - AU

Will Perrottet's long-awaited drug reforms work?

Cessnock MP Clayton Barr said the "two chances concept is pretty fair and reasonable".

Newcastle Herald

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Dungowan Dam's $1.3 billion price tag more than three times economic benefit, Greens MP says

The proposed $1.3 billion Dungowan Dam near Tamworth would only produce 27 cents for every dollar invested, according to a summary of the business case obtained by the NSW Greens. Water Minister Kevin Anderson disputes the claim.

ABC News

Minister backs Barilaro as he skips probe

Former NSW MP John Barilaro has cited mental health reasons as he pulled out of his second appearance at an inquiry into his appointment to a plum trade role.

AAP

Southern NSW irrigators plan to challenge flood plain harvesting legislation in court

For the first time irrigators in northern NSW valleys will have to measure their flood plain harvesting take, but southern NSW water users say they are still allowed to take more than their fair share.

ABC News

NSW govt lawyer disputes job offer claim

Evidence given by a former public servant who said she was offered a job that eventually went to John Barilaro was "not correct", the official says.

AAP

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Mirador developer RCL Group open to land swap with Bega Valley Shire Council

A NSW Far South Coast property developer says his company is open to a land swap after community concerns were raised about a residential project's potential impact on biodiversity.

ABC News

Evidence from NSW inquiry into John Barilaro's US trade job referred to ICAC

Evidence from the parliamentary inquiry into the process that saw former deputy premier John Barilaro given a plum trade job will be referred to NSW's Independent Commission Against Corruption.

ABC News

Premier 'squibbed it' on Barilaro: Labor

Labor has criticised the NSW premier for failing to sack John Barilaro from his New York appointment, calling it a lost opportunity to show leadership.

AAP

Medicinal cannabis inquiry looks at driving exemption

Medicinal cannabis users face discrimination at roadside drug tests, compared to other prescription drug users.

Newcastle Herald

Sydney news: Levels of violent crime involving a weapon stay low in NSW, despite Sydney gangland murders

MORNING BRIEFING: Crime statistics show murders, assaults and robberies involving a knife or firearm are lower than in almost any other year over the past two decades.

ABC News

NSW Premier commits to public sector pay rise and $3,000 appreciation payment

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet also says an extra 10,000 doctors, nurses and other health staff will be employed using a one-off funding package of $4.5 billon in the upcoming state budget.

ABC News

NSW attorney-general urges drug law pivot

The approach to tackling drug use in NSW is "clearly not working", according to the state's attorney-general, who is pushing to reform the penalties.

AAP

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NSW nurses let down by report: Greens

A parliamentary report into health outcomes in NSW rural and remote areas has failed to back a push by the nurses union for mandated nurse-to-patient ratios.

The Guardian - AU

NSW government criticised for ‘dismissive’ response to inquiry into kangaroo population

Greens MP ‘disappointed’ after only two of report’s 23 recommendations accepted in full

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