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

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

Lanlan Yang has been accused of driving a $1.5m SUV that crashed into a car driven by George Plassaras, a driver for radio host Kyle Sandilands

Report into commuter chaos says over past five years, visual inspections of high-voltage wire used binoculars that ‘cannot get close enough for an adequate view’

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

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

Western suburbs, where temperatures are often 5C warmer, need shaded bus stops, more green space and better environmental standards in rented homes, locals say

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NSW government to rezone Paramatta Road corridor and make room for 8,000 new homes – but plan omits mooted light railGet our