Here's what you need to know this morning.
Parliament to be halted to following Queen's death
NSW parliament is being adjourned as a mark of respect to Queen Elizabeth II.
Parliament will not sit as scheduled this week, following Premier Dominic Perrottet attending briefly this morning to move a motion to have it adjourned.
It reduces the number of sitting days for a parliament that is fast running out of time to make legislative changes before the March state election.
There are now only 14 scheduled sitting days until the end of the year.
So far, there has been no promise to make up for lost time, but the ABC understands discussions are taking place between the government, opposition and crossbench.
Parliament is set to resume next week.
Residents in Sydney's north face fourth day of water issues
Thousands of residents will face a fourth day without water or with low pressure after a burst water main in Sydney's north.
Last night, Sydney Water said crews were working overnight to repair the broken pipe at Epping Road, Lane Cove, which had impacted residents in more than ten surrounding suburbs and as far as North Ryde since Saturday.
Some residents are frustrated about what they say is a lack of information from Sydney Water, arguing they only received a text message on Monday night.
Local woman Gabby said community groups had been trying to contact the organisation with little to no response.
"I'm hoping it gets fixed soon, simply for the fact that there's so much waste — I mean, people are affected but the waste is pretty awful," she said.
Filling stations were set up in a number of locations including Lane Cove West and North Sydney.
Bottles of water were also provided to students at North Sydney Girls High School, North Sydney Primary and Cammeraygal High School.
Star's suitability to hold licence to be announced today
The Star Entertainment Group's shares have been suspended on the ASX amid growing expectations a highly anticipated regulatory report will find the company is unfit to hold a casino licence.
The Sydney and Brisbane casino operator requested a trading halt on the ASX on Monday, ahead of the release of a report by Adam Bell, SC, which follows a lengthy public inquiry into the company.
The Bell report was handed to the NSW government at the beginning of this month after 36 online hearings and testimonies from more than 30 witnesses.
Chief commissioner of the NSW Independent Casino Commission, Philip Crawford, will make the announcement at 10am today.
Inquest into Caddick disappearance resumes today
An inquest into the suspected death of accused Sydney fraudster Melissa Caddick is today expected to hear evidence from one of the detectives who initially oversaw the investigation into her disappearance.
Ms Caddick vanished in November 2020 just hours after corporate watchdog ASIC raided her Dover Heights home.
ASIC was investigating allegations Ms Caddick misappropriated large sums of investors' money through a Ponzi scheme.
Her husband, Anthony Koletti, participated in an electronically recorded interview with Detective Sergeant Michael Kyneur after reporting her missing.
Mr Koletti told police everything was "pretty normal" the night before she vanished and described Ms Caddick as feeling numb.
He said the first unusual thing he noticed was that her phone was left at home and he assumed she had gone for a jog.
Sergeant Kyneur is expected to be called as a witness before deputy state coroner Elizabeth Ryan this morning.
Elective surgery expected to continue during public holiday
NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard says he has asked local health districts across the state not to cancel elective surgery on next week's public holiday to mourn the Queen.
Doctors and patients criticised Prime Minister Anthony Albanese weekend announcement about a September 22 public holiday over fears procedures could be cancelled or postponed.
Australian Medical Association NSW president Michael Bonning said the health system was already under pressure due to COVID-19 and further delays must be avoided.
However, Mr Hazzard said he expected most elective surgery would go ahead.
"Anybody who has got surgery booked for the 22nd of September can safely assume that if they don't get called by the physician or by the hospital, that their surgery is going ahead," he said.
"And make that assumption because that's the direction that I've given to New South Wales Health."
He also said NSW had invested almost $1 billion to fast-track elective surgeries, with money available for overtime.
Memorial day trading hours clarified
Shops and businesses will be open for trading during the national day of mourning for Queen Elizabeth II.
Minister for Employee Relations Damien Tudehope said September 22 should be treated like Australia Day or New Year's Day rather than a restricted trading day like Good Friday.
The Australian Retailers Association had raised concerns over what it said was a lack of notice about the day of mourning and what it would cost small businesses.
"You've got school holidays going on, you've got Labour Day coming up, there's the AFL on the Friday, so there's a lot of moving parts," the association's chief industry affairs officer, Fleur Brown, said.
"So that complexity during a time when retailers are really short on staff is challenging. A lot of small businesses are really struggling to stay open."
Banks and financial institutions will be closed for the day across the state.
