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Bunyip birds and brolgas: how can we better protect species important to Indigenous people?

Kamilaroi Country lies in far northwest New South Wales, past Tamworth and crossing over the Queensland border. Here, the bunyip bird (Australasian bittern, Botaurus poiciloptilus), and the brolga (Grus rubicunda or burraalga in Kamilaroi) have been part of life, lore, spirit, dance and culture with Country for thousands of generations.

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'Left no option': Labor faces first mass nurses' strike

Thousands of nurses and midwives will walk off the job in NSW for their first major strike since Labor won power.

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Patient warning over plan to ease GP load with pharmacy

The peak body for GPs has hit out at a NSW government plan to let pharmacies treat more health conditions to take pressure off doctors.

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Going for gold in accessible living not on NSW's radar

Para-athlete's plea for government to apply mandatory livable standards to all new NSW housing

Newcastle Herald

Newcastle Airport gets funding for new flight destinations

International and domestic routes are being discussed.

Newcastle Herald

NSW drug summit to be co-chaired by former state Liberal leader who denounced pill testing

Exclusive: Health minister says John Brogden and former deputy premier Carmel Tebbutt ‘respected across the aisle’

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One of Australia’s biggest casino operators is in trouble. Will Queensland come to Star’s rescue?

Days after opening the $3.6bn Queen’s Wharf precinct in Brisbane, Star Entertainment is seeking government help to stay afloat

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Grattan on Friday: Liberals send in veteran warhorses to deal with party’s hot mess

Finally, just months out from the election, the Liberal Party is tackling the Augean stable that is its New South Wales division. It is a task that should have been a priority two years ago, after the division’s toxic factionalism had been on inglorious display in the run-up to the…

The Conversation

Town's biggest infrastructure project to tackle notorious bottleneck

'There's never been a better time to live in the Hunter.'

Newcastle Herald

'Passport to a good life': high-tech TAFE funds boost

The NSW and federal government are going halves in a new TAFE centre of excellence in western Sydney designed to help Australians keep pace with technology.

AAP

'People want a voice at table': teal aims for Lib seat

An environmental lawyer and advisor to federal teal MPs will try to seize a long-held Liberal seat, saying voters' alternative is a party in "absolute chaos".

AAP

'Broken' council complaints set for major overhaul

Changes are coming for NSW council conduct along with the restructure of an underfunded office with a limited capacity to investigate thousands of complaints.

AAP

Federal takeover of NSW Liberals a 'band-aid fix' for council bungle

'My main concern is that the community is now left without a voice'.

Newcastle Herald

Afternoon Update: Australia’s economy weakest in decades bar Covid; NSW Liberals deny ‘stuff-up spiral’; and spider brains shrink

And the US Open semi-finals take shape

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Troubled casino operator seeks tax relief to stay open

Troubled casino operator Star Entertainment is seeking tax relief from the Queensland government as it battles to keep a $3.6 billion project open in Brisbane.

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NSW Liberals under pressure to explain how MP charged with child sexual assault offences was preselected

Mark Speakman says Rory Amon, who denies all charges, did not make disclosures that raised ‘red flags’ during preselection for 2023 election

AAP

Knife laws 'send a message' as police wait for wands

Police will use metal detectors to catch people with knives within months but the government says laws targeting the crime will help change public attitudes.

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Well-known Canberra builder to be wound up

It operated in NSW and the ACT for more than 50 years.

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The Mentalist actor Baker admits to drink-driving

Lawyers for actor Simon Baker have appeared in a northern NSW court to admit the star was caught driving under the influence of alcohol.

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New laws to tackle technology-based abuse in NSW are welcome. But police and courts also need to step up

New South Wales Premier Chris Minns has committed to a range of reforms strengthening legal responses to family violence across the state. These reforms follow the alleged murder of 28-year-old Molly Ticehurst by her former partner earlier this year.

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NSW Liberals deny party in ‘stuff-up spiral’ after Rob Stokes declines role cleaning up state branch

Leader Mark Speakman insists Liberal ‘fundamentals are sound’ after attempt to clean up state branch causes yet more confusion

AAP

Surprise state shines brightest in solar energy ranking

Victoria may have better coffee, NSW a more iconic bridge, but Queensland is winning the race for solar energy in a report card from the Climate Council.

Newcastle Herald

Grandmother's mystery death has Lake Macquarie family searching for answers

'She was much-loved, and we will all miss her.'

AAP

Ex-MP pipes up, stokes more Liberal takeover chaos

The Liberal Party has been plunged into more turmoil in NSW after a would-be administrator rejected being part of a federal rescue of the embattled division.

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Duo rescued from stricken yacht off NSW coast say it ‘could have got worse’ – but one is already planning next boat trip

Sailors enjoy meat pie and dry land after being saved following 19-hour ordeal

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