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NSW
'They are very special people': state promises to boost palliative care nurse numbers
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has promised to invest $45 million over four years to boost the number of palliative care nurses in NSW.
- by Esther Han
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'Dissolve the network': Dispute over children's heart surgery services threatens to split hospitals
Senior doctors have lost faith in the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network’s ability to resolve a long-running dispute over cardiac services.
- by Esther Han
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All NSW high schools to get two mental health workers in Berejiklian election pledge
The coalition's $88 million election will ensure every public high school has two experts dedicated to boosting students’ mental health and well-being.
- by Esther Han
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'Complete disgrace': Liberal women slam blokey culture
A private chat group of the NSW Liberal Women's Council reveals the anger within the party over sexism.
- by Alexandra Smith
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Festival organisers plead for delay of new licensing scheme
Festival organisers say there has been "no public consultation and no genuine engagement" with industry over the changes.
- by Lisa Visentin
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$1b cash splash: Govt promises for hospitals, waiting lists
With the state election looming, Kogarah's St George Hospital and Ryde Hospital in Eastwood have been singled out for more funding.
- by Esther Han
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NSW Labor plans to create state-owned power company
The plan will power nearly every single home in NSW with renewable energy by 2030, slashing carbon emissions in the process, Labor says.
- by Cole Latimer
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Termination of private colleges leaves 1000 students in the lurch
Around a thousand students studying at 26 private vocational colleges across NSW were left in the lurch last year, after the training institutes were stripped of their funding by the NSW government.
- by Lisa Visentin
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'We will keep them here in NSW': Labor announces jobs policy
NSW Labor leader Michael Daley has promised more local workers and materials will be used in major state government contracts if elected in next month's election.
- by Alexandra Smith and Deborah Snow
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Young Liberals sacked from government over Tinder scandal
Two Young Liberals suspended from the party over a Tinder scandal have been sacked from their government jobs.
- by Alexandra Smith
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Berejiklian announces 'unprecedented' boost to health workforce
In a significant boost to the NSW health workforce, the Coalition will employ an extra 5000 nurses and midwives.
- by Alexandra Smith and Deborah Snow