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Casino giant slapped down in latest poker machine bid

Australia's biggest casino group has been blocked from expanding to poker machines as a state government faces pressure over its response to harmful gaming.

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'We need your help': premier's call to business leaders

Business leaders have been urged to pressure coalition MPs to fix a virtually insolvent insurance scheme protecting one in four Australian workers.

AAP

NSW deputy premier Prue Car reveals breast cancer diagnosis and will take time off to ‘fight this’

MP says screenings are vital for early detection and encourages women to stay up to date with health checks

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France honours Bondi mall stabbing 'bollard' heroes

French nationals Damien Guerot and Silas Despreaux have been recognised by the Macron government for their courage trying to stop a knife-wielding attacker.

AAP

Chalmers says cheaper cigarettes will not solve illegal tobacco boom, dismissing NSW premier

Minns to propose cut at next health ministers’ meeting, joining Victorian government in blaming high excise for organised crime spike

The Guardian - AU

NSW Labor trying to woo conservative crossbenchers to pass controversial workers’ compensation bill

Chris Minns warns of $2bn budget hole if bill curtailing psychological injury claims fails

The Guardian - AU

Tobacco tax to stay despite black market fears

The federal government won't cut its sky-high tobacco tax despite one state premier arguing it has created the perfect conditions for a thriving black market.

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Rush to pass workers comp reforms before premiums hike

Psychological injuries claimed under the nation's largest workers' compensation scheme could face a higher threshold under changes hoped to pass within weeks.

AAP

Psychological injuries at work are now taken seriously, which is good, but it’s costing billions. So what is NSW proposing?

Why is the Minns government rushing to get its changes to workers’ compensation laws passed – and what’s at stake for the psychologically injured?

The Guardian - AU

'Massive' increase driving smokers to the black market

Progressive increases in cigarette taxes have dented smoking rates and boosted government coffers, but a surging black market is prompting calls for a rethink.

AAP

‘It’s just maths’: uninsurable, disaster-hit pockets of Australia pose existential questions requiring radical answers

As Taree and NSW’s mid-north coast reel from flooding, questions are moving beyond immediate recovery to how crises could be handled in the future

The Guardian - AU

With Rosehill scratched where else can Sydney build housing? Here are seven potential sites

Chris Minns’ promise of a ‘Plan B’ blueprint to address the city’s housing crisis will, by his own admission, risk making ‘Nimbys irate’

The Guardian - AU

Unspent disaster funds to flow to latest floods victims

While some support funds have become available, others are still being finalised, as a flood recovery co-ordinator takes charge of the clean-up efforts.

AAP

Blow to Minns as turf club votes down plan to sell Sydney racecourse to NSW to build 25,000 homes

Premier says he is ‘disappointed’ after Rosehill decision and ‘it feels like a golden opportunity has slipped through our fingers’

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Farmers, greenies divided over 'dirty' bounty deal

A premier has thrown his weight behind paying bounty hunters to reduce feral cats, goats and pigs roaming his state, but it has come with scrutiny.

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GPs In NSW Will Soon Be Able To Diagnose ADHD & Prescribe Meds — What You Need To Know

Treating and diagnosing ADHD in NSW will soon be as simple as visiting your local GP under new reforms.

AAP

GPs hail 'life-changing' ADHD medication rule change

Local doctors will be able to provide ongoing care for hundreds of thousands of Australians with ADHD, relieving specialist costs and months-long wait lists.

The Guardian - AU

‘A heifer came into the bedroom’: Kevin survived the NSW floods – but his dairy farm might not

Like many in the region, the third-generation farmer is burying his dead stock. He says he is at ‘breaking point’

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Melbourne shopping centre placed into lockdown – as it happened

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Flood-weary regions brace for high winds amid clean up

Hundreds of homes have been declared uninhabitable after deadly floods swept through coastal communities, leaving tens of thousands of people isolated.

Pedestrian.tv

Police Launch Investigation After Woman’s Death In NSW Floodwaters

New South Wales Police have launched an investigation after a woman was found dead in floodwaters near Dorrigo.

Pedestrian.tv

NSW Floods: 5 Dead, 50,000 Still Isolated As Cleanup Begins & Missing Man Found Safe

Five people have been confirmed dead and around 50,000 residents cut off across New South Wales due to the floods.

The Guardian - AU

NSW flooding: PM delivers climate crisis warning as flood-hit region braces for strong winds and fifth body found

Anthony Albanese acknowledges home insurance now a ‘real challenge’ as government announces disaster assistance for 19 local council areas in NSW

The Independent UK

Five killed after torrential rain and flash flooding hits Australia

Hundreds of flood-hit residents still in evacuation centres even as conditions improve

The Guardian - AU

No official notes of caravan ‘terrorism plot’ meetings between NSW police and Premier’s Department, inquiry told

One meeting contained ‘closely held information’ and was ‘pens-down’, state parliament committee hears

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