Pledge to fix 'widow's tax' on investment properties Concerns about how a tax hike on investments will impact couples in the event of death and divorce will be addressed, Labor says. AAP · Jun 28
Shark-spotting drone program to be expanded after attack by great white 'More eyes in the sky, so we can spot sharks earlier.' Newcastle Herald · Jun 28
NSW beaches to get dawn-to-dusk drone patrols in $34m anti-shark program Premier Chris Minns says he wants to restore confidence to beachgoers after series of shark sightings and attacks The Guardian - AU · Jun 28
Auction clearance rates continue to hover under 50% – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Jun 27
AI drones pegged to help protect beachgoers from sharks Shark monitoring drones will fly up and down the coast year-round as one state looks to artificial intelligence to help protect swimmers from attacks. AAP · Jun 27
Housing, immigration triggered threat against PM, Minns A man who threatened to kill the prime minister and NSW premier in a hateful, anti-Semitic social media message has been sentenced to a suspended jail term. AAP · Jun 26
Wayne Swan likens Hanson to Trump and says Labor must stop One Nation’s ‘dark, dystopic picture of the future’ Australian Labor party president says authoritarian trends must not be ‘normalised’ in Australia The Guardian - AU · Jun 26
Sydney shark attack survivor awake, alert and ‘remembers the whole event in detail’, brother says Australian woman Leah Stewart no longer in critical condition but doesn’t yet have use of her hand The Guardian - AU · Jun 25
Surging pokies revenue proves NSW Labor has failed to reduce gambling harm as promised, advocates say State budget suggests Minns government is addicted to pokies revenue, with tax take predicted to jump from $1.6bn to $2.2bn annually within four years The Guardian - AU · Jun 24
Public transport fee relief and car rego cut by $100 in NSW budget targeting cost-of-living pressures Australia’s most populous state forecast to plunge into worse-than-expected $2.3bn deficit in 2026-27, before rebounding to a $1.1bn surplus following year The Guardian - AU · Jun 23
'Outside the square': pre-fab homes to speed up supply To tackle the housing crisis, a state government is set to launch a home manufacturing hub that uses pre-fabrication to accelerate the building process. AAP · Jun 21
Public transport to be cheaper as NSW treasurer says ‘discipline’ key to electoral success As One Nation highlights cost-of-living pressures, Labor will treat public money ‘with respect … at time of high inflation’, Daniel Mookhey says ahead of state budget The Guardian - AU · Jun 20
Organised crime a 'terrible bargain' for young people Teenage offenders have become a focus for police as Australia's most populous state proposes more powers to address organised crime. AAP · Jun 18
'My kids are gone': pram crash horror shatters parents The parents of a five-year-old and a toddler are grappling with the loss of their two children who were struck by a SUV while in a pram close to their home. AAP · Jun 18
AAP · Jun 16 Family praise lifesavers, surgeons after shark attack As his younger sister fights for her life in hospital after being attacked by a shark, Josh Stewart is reflecting on the community's outpouring of support.
AAP · Jun 16 NSW:'Unacceptable' risk of interference in donation scandal Two men who allegedly tried to hide illegal donations by procuring false testimony from witnesses present a risk doing the same in a court case, a judge says.
AAP · Jun 16 'Unacceptable' risk of interference in donation scandal Two men who allegedly tried to hide illegal donations by procuring false testimony from witnesses present a risk doing the same in a court case, a judge says.
AAP · Jun 11 Teens 'destroying their lives' through organised crime Parents have been urged to speak with their children after a string of violent gang incidents involving teenage perpetrators.
Newcastle Herald · Jun 11 $400 million for hospitals following mould scandal exposure 'Patients go to hospital for care, not danger from toxic mould.'
The Guardian - AU · Jun 9 NSW prosecutors launch proceedings against Labor officials accused of disguising donations to Chris Minns Labor MP Ernest Wong and restaurateur Jonathan Yee are facing court over allegedly circumventing election funding laws
AAP · Jun 4 Tobacco tax cut lit up as black market trade 'solution' A state government minister has conceded tobacco tax is fuelling rampant illegal trade as his federal Labor counterpart denies a cut would be a silver bullet.
Pedestrian.tv · Jun 4 Chris Minns Asked Sydneysiders To Name A New Suburb & It Immediately Went Off The Rails “I’m not reading that one.”
Newcastle Herald · Jun 3 'Game changer': Andrew Johns backs medicinal cannabis law change for drivers The Minns government will announce the changes on Thursday.
The Guardian - AU · Jun 3 NSW motorists who use medicinal cannabis may soon be able to drive without fear of major penalty Premier Chris Minns says changes would balance road safety and a more practical approach for medicinal cannabis users
AAP · Jun 1 Booted ministers back at work as secrecy scrutinised Two ministers suspended from parliament for failing to provide documents have returned to NSW's upper house as the government defends remaining tight-lipped.