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Risk reduction focus after two deaths at private prison

Two inmates have died at a NSW prison since the start of 2024, focusing attention on the removal of hanging points in jails in a bid to make prisons safer.

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NSW lagging other states on contaminated soil oversight

Calls to better empower NSW's environment regulator are growing after concerns were raised about its ability to monitor contaminated soil.

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Loggers assaulted environmentalists in NSW forest

Environmentalists who were attacked by logging contractors in a NSW forest say police and the government-owned Forestry Corporation have questions to answer.

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'Culture of cover-up' in senior cop drink-driving case

A high-ranking officer accused of a serious drink-driving offence initially claimed he fell asleep and failed to mention alcohol use, internal documents reveal.

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Greens join Rising Tide blockade of Newcastle Harbour

'You can't put a fire out while you're pouring petrol on it.'

Newcastle Herald

NSW forestry agency given another stop work order after EPA identifies endangered greater glider habitat

State-owned Forestry Corporation must halt operations in parts of Flat Rock state forest, months after similar issues raised in Tallaganda

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Hundreds of police on sick leave in understaffed Northern Region

The region is over-represented in long-term sick leave numbers.

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News access sparks violence, protection in prisons

A well-meaning trial to permit prisoners to read the news has sparked violence and led some inmates to spend days on end in protection, MPs have been told.

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Final report shows 'system failed' Kathleen Folbigg

An appeals court will be asked to consider overturning her convictions.

Newcastle Herald

CCTV gaps to remain at women's jail after guard's rapes

A prison where a former guard sexually abused female inmates needs hundreds more CCTV cameras, but there has been no commitment to address the security issue.

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Police chief questions mental health call-outs after 'bean bag' death

No police have been charged over Krista Kach's death at Stockton.

Newcastle Herald

Dylan Whitelaw, 22-year-old ‘lobbying’ tycoon, hits skids as ICAC hovers

With all but one of his advisory firm’s 10 high-end clients severing ties, Dylan Whitelaw’s lobbying career has suffered a major reversal of fortune.

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Family of Sydney man shot dead during psychotic episode demand police retract claim he was ‘known’ to them

Call by family of Steve Pampalian comes as Greens accuse police of curating the narrative around other people fatally Tasered or shot

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NSW police must speak with mental health experts rather than shoot our loved ones, stepfather says

Exclusive: New figures show on average 10 people in mental health distress die each year during interactions with state police

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NSW government axes dozens of environmental roles in ‘backward step’

Exclusive: Coalition accuses Labor of hypocrisy and says delay in rewarding farmers to protect nature is a ‘disgrace’

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Confusion and capacity drag on flood rebuilding mission

Half of the money allocated to a fund for helping flood-affected residents rebuild is yet to be spent with the premier conceding communication had been unclear.

Newcastle Herald

'Final line': hopes of wiping out varroa mite in Australia abandoned

The news will change beekeeping forever.

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Family of woman who died after being Tasered say NSW police had assured them she’d be cared for

In footage of the incident seen by Guardian Australia, Kach says ‘these people are threatening my safety’, in apparent reference to police

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Tasered woman's family slam 'disturbing' police actions

NSW Police are under fire after the family of a woman who was tasered and died in hospital described officers' actions as heartbreaking and disturbing.

Newcastle Herald

'Scared, alone': family speaks out after Stockton mother's siege death

Krista Kach's children said their mother cared deeply about her family and community, but had needed help the day of the nine-hour siege.

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Greens and environmentalists question initial plan to pause logging in just 5% of NSW’s promised koala park

Process of consulting experts and industry could mean important habitat areas would be left without protection until 2025

Newcastle Herald

Climate groups argue Eraring is delaying state's clean energy transition

'Bailing out polluting coal-fired power stations with taxpayer funds is unpopular.'

Newcastle Herald

Bush battle wages on over 'zombie DA' for new housing estate

A bushland battle waged over a proposed 66-lot resident estate at Garden Suburb has escalated as locals join forces with Greens MP Sue Higginson against "zombie DA's".

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NSW Labor accused of ‘fundamental breach of trust’ over logging in promised koala national park

Tensions are escalating in state forests near Bellingen, where a protesters’ camp is locked in a standoff with a heavy police presence

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NSW Liberal plan to generate carbon credits by ending logging in state forests snubbed by federal Labor

Exclusive: State ministers touted ‘significant carbon abatement’ plus benefits for threatened species and regional economies

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