Politics
NSW
Barnesy, Paul Kelly and Tones and I to headline 1000-gig NSW festival
The Great Southern Nights event will see 1000 gigs played across Sydney and regional NSW in November in a bid to kickstart the struggling live music industry.
- by Lisa Visentin
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Development
Sydney needs 1 million new homes by 2041
NSW will for the first time have a comprehensive housing strategy.
- by Alexandra Smith
Coronavirus pandemic
Berejiklian, Barilaro clash over easing coronavirus restrictions
Deputy Premier John Barilaro says people are no longer prepared to put up with inconsistencies around health restrictions.
- by Alexandra Smith, Rachel Clun and Kate Aubusson
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Mental health
Mental health nurses to be based at police stations
Mental health nurses will be based at police stations to help officers deal with call outs to psychiatric emergencies.
- by Alexandra Smith
Life after Lockdown
NSW primed to overtake US and UK as first choice for international students
NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet secretary Tim Reardon says the state is well placed to leapfrog the USA and the UK as the first choice for international students.
- by Lisa Visentin and Alexandra Smith
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Darling disaster
Two million fish to be released into Murray-Darling system
After massive fish death events in multiple locations across the basin over the past 18 months comes a welcome restocking.
- by Lisa Visentin
Coronavirus pandemic
NSW Police Minister says protests larger than 10 people will be deemed illegal
The safety of the entire community during a global pandemic must come first, says David Elliott, and those who wish to express their view should do so in a COVID-safe way on social media.
- by Lisa Visentin and Dana McCauley
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Drought
Desal plant expansion delayed as Sydney no longer in drought
Labor says the time to build is now, outside the time pressure of a big dry.
- by Alexandra Smith
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Homelessness
NSW launches $36 million program to get rough sleepers into homes
Communities Minister Gareth Ward said it was the biggest investment to tackle street homelessness in the state's history.
- by Michael Koziol
Queen's Birthday Honours
'More deserving people': Mike Baird humbled by his award
The former NSW premier left a lucrative banking career to enter state politics in 2007 as the member for Manly.
- by Lisa Visentin
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
Thank you Sydney, your lockdown sacrifices saved my life
One Wednesday two weeks ago I got a mild sore throat. By Sunday I was in hospital.
- by Al Donnelley