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Extended motorway fees flagged for 'most-tolled city'

The NSW government wants to do away with a taxpayer-subsidised cap on motorway charges, when it strikes a reform deal with toll giant Transurban.

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NSW Govt Proposes New Noise Complaint Reforms In Another Bid To Revive Sydney Nightlife

Night-time Economy Minister John Graham said the changes will ease “friction” between venues and neighbours.

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'Deep concerns' about tunnel Christmas party gone wrong

Senior NSW ministers have condemned a bespoke party that resulted in a woman suffering spinal injuries inside a Sydney tunnelling project.

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NSW ‘vibrancy reforms’ to combat noise complaints from neighbours of music venues and pubs

‘Eyes wide open’ clause will require new residents in some suburbs to formally acknowledge they are moving into an area with late-night entertainment

The Guardian - AU

'Very vocal' neighbours silenced to save music venues

People buying property near potentially noisy entertainment venues will accept an "eyes wide open clause" as part of changes aimed at reviving NSW night-life.

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Eyes on the road: average speed cameras on trial for cars and motorbikes

NSW Government introduces new trial due to climbing road toll

Newcastle Herald

NSW safety drive to put brakes on highway speeding

Cars will no longer be able to sail through average-speed camera zones at high speed as NSW trials a key recommendation of a safety forum on the road toll.

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Newcastle Airport gets funding for new flight destinations

International and domestic routes are being discussed.

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Vivid festival allure dims with big drop in visitors

The shine has come off Sydney's Vivid Festival with a big drop in visitor figures from the previous year and some blaming prices for its decline in popularity.

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New tech trialled to help ease Sydney's traffic woes

NSW is trialling technology aimed at stopping trucks getting stuck in Sydney's tunnels and causing traffic snarls.

AAP

Labor ministers withdraw from AFR summit due to Nine journalists’ strike

Exclusive: Bill Shorten, when asked if he, Katy Gallagher and Murray Watt were uncomfortable about crossing the picket line, said ‘the AFR cancelled the conference’

The Guardian - AU

‘Boulevard of broken dreams’: could Parramatta Road really become Sydney’s Champs-Élysées?

A summit this week raised hopes that trees and light rail could breathe new life into the notorious ‘scar through the heart’ of the city. But after so many failed plans, the roads minister says he won’t rush into ‘another vision’

The Guardian - AU

States urged to follow NSW lead in later Olympics trade

NSW licensed venues will be allowed extended trading hours if they screen Matildas games or other key events from the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

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Intervention flagged in 'over the top' city speed drop

A plan to lower speed limits in central Sydney has prompted calls for the NSW government to intervene as the premier warns it's not a country town.

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Coercive control, bail tweaks begin protecting women

Almost two years after passing parliament, laws criminalising coercive control have taken affect in NSW in a nation-first move designed to protect women.

Newcastle Herald

Event funds make Hunter streets places to drive to, not through

The Kurri Curry Festival is one of 130 events that will benefit.

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Gerard Henderson provides comment a dog could dine out on

Plus: the Liberals are turning on themselves!

Newcastle Herald

30,000 Lake Macquarie drivers get their demerit points wiped

The program targeted areas heavily reliant on cars.

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Probe into 'alarming' state election non-voting figures

An inquiry will be launched into an "alarming and disappointing" turnout at the 2023 NSW state election, during which almost 800,000 people failed to vote.

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A Sydney council has banned books with same-sex parents from its libraries. But since when did councils ban books?

Australia has a long and complicated history with censorship and book banning.

The Guardian - AU

Western Sydney councillor doubles down on same-sex parent book ban as residents express outrage over move

Steve Christou claims ban has ‘overwhelming’ community support despite petition opposing the ban gaining almost 10,000 signatures in less than 24 hours

The Guardian - AU

Sydney council bans same-sex parenting books from libraries for ‘safety of our children’

Local MP is concerned move breaches Anti-Discrimination Act while NSW arts minister accuses council of ‘censorship’

The Guardian - AU

The Australian company behind Splendour has a rich parent – so why does it need millions in public money?

The NSW government was ‘devastated’ when Secret Sounds cancelled the 2024 Splendour in the Grass festival, but says financial support for it is in the public interest

The Guardian - UK

Beatings, humiliation and loss of self-worth: how Edinburgh Academy victims were scarred

Former schoolboys at the private school give raw testimonies about abuse meted out by John Brownlee

Newcastle Herald

Newcastle band 'absolutely gutted' by Splendour In The Grass cancellation

The future of music festivals in Australia has become unknown.

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