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October 19, 2025

NSW government rejected expert advice before failed koala reintroduction that left more than half dead

Exclusive: Documents reveal state environment department had ‘reckless indifference’ to fate of individual koalas, Greens spokesperson Sue Higginson...

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October 16, 2025

From protest laws to deaths in custody, Minns’ rush to claim the conservative high ground is clumsy and costly

At almost every opportunity, the NSW premier chooses a conservative path: get the cops on side and let nobody fault Labor’s toughness on crime. It’s...

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October 15, 2025

Queensland government blames police for overstated figures on drop in crime – as it happened

This blog is now closedCandace Owens: high cou...

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October 01, 2025

NSW’s fast-track planning laws could allow mines to be approved without environmental assessment

Environmental assessments could go out the window for mining projects, windfarms and other developments, green groups say

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October 01, 2025

NSW urged to stop strip-searches of young people after court ruling spotlights police conduct

Supreme court rules police suspicion that a person is in possession of a prohibited drug ‘is not sufficient to conduct a strip-search’

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September 19, 2025

Sydney commuters face more disruption as metro workers to vote on industrial action

Sydney Metro trains are driverless, although customer service attendants work inside the trains and on station platforms

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September 19, 2025

Ausgrid slashes safety inspectors after report finds cheaper to pay permanent disability injury compensation

Secret report from CutlerMerz finds yearly cost of inspections - $520,219 - is more than cost of paying compensation - $28,375 a year

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September 15, 2025

Youth crime in regional NSW down 12% with even sharper drops in crime hotspots

New data shows far west and Orana region is down 42%, while car theft is down by almost 25% overallGet our breaki...

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September 14, 2025

The question for the NSW Liberals after the Kiama drubbing is: can anyone do better than Mark Speakman?

Kellie Sloane has ruled out moving a spill and James Griffin isn’t eager. Alister Henskens is thought to lack the numbers. So, for now, the leader...

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September 09, 2025

Opposition says Minns voted against committee examining NSW Shooters and Fishers ‘right to hunt’ bill

Premier claims Labor supported referral of conservation hunting bill to inquiry but Hansard shows Labor opposed the move

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September 08, 2025

Minns backtracks on right to hunt over fears it could lead to US-style gun future

NSW premier initially supported the controversial bill which would have allowed recreational hunters to shoot feral animals on public lands

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September 06, 2025

NSW locks in great koala national park and brings in immediate ban on logging

Minns government to create one of the largest national parks in the state as forest advocates welcome ‘historic’ victoryGet our

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