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- www.abc.net.au Multiple crews, including three helicopters, attend to fatal accident
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- www.abc.net.au Police taser dog after woman attacked in south-west Sydney street
Council rangers have removed the dog after it attacked a woman in her 30s on a south-west Sydney street.
- www.9news.com.au Teenage boy charged with sextortion of 16-year-old girl
The 17-year-old from Wollongong is accused of talking to multiple teenagers with the intent to sextort them.
- www.abc.net.au 'So, so sorry': Ex-Manly coach tells family of young player who died after training he 'shares heartbreak'
The inquest into the death of Manly Sea Eagles player Keith Titmuss heard evidence from former coach Des Hasler who described the 20-year-old as a "beautiful boy".
- www.abc.net.au The saltwater custodians keeping the Indigenous stories alive
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- www.abc.net.au NSW failing to get schools in the right suburbs
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- www.abc.net.au NSW bureaucrat to be referred to corruption watchdog over Sydney property deal
A planning official is accused of purchasing a Sydney property in an area he knew would be re-zoned for higher density housing.
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Investigative journalist friendlyjordies gets firebombed as a silencing tactic, police do nothing, eventually forcing them to take down their investigation.
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/13753868
> Didn't know where else to post this, but it's pretty emblematic of how deeply corrupt our society is. Let me know if you think there's a better community to post this in. > > Back to the subject, the Streisand Effect is in force (taken down video reuploaded). This is me doing my small part in that.
- aboutregional.com.au Responsible gambling officers to be introduced into pubs and clubs across NSW | About Regional
Pubs and clubs across the state will soon be required to have a responsible gambling officer on duty while gaming…
- www.abc.net.au Northern NSW residents rescue white-bellied sea eagle at Wallis Lake
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- www.abc.net.au Search continues for missing angler in NSW Hunter region
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NSW Councils turn to AI technology to speed up development as new home builds delayed
www.abc.net.au Councils turn to AI technology to speed up development as new home builds delayedAs people reportedly wait months just to get approval to build sheds and signs, councils across NSW look to jump on board an artificial intelligence program that aims to revolutionise the development process.
- www.abc.net.au Police investigate potential hit and run after body found on major highway
Southbound lanes of the M1 have been shut down as police investigate the discovery of a man's body.
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Former NSW premier's son found guilty of fabricating evidence
www.abc.net.au Former premier's son found guilty of fabricating evidenceTrusted and independent source of local, national and world news. In-depth analysis, business, sport, weather and more.
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NSW Police sent the Riot Squad in to deal with ecologist trying to raise awareness of crimes being committed by Forestry Corporation
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Rex to scale back services in regional NSW citing 'pillaging' of pilot pool
www.abc.net.au Rex to scale back services in regional NSW, Queensland citing 'pillaging' of pilot poolAustralia's largest regional airline is reducing seven and suspending one of its New South Wales routes for at least six months, while withdrawing from another in Queensland.
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'Significant improvements' expected to NSW maternity care after mums share heartbreaking stories
www.abc.net.au 'Significant improvements' expected to maternity care after mums share heartbreaking storiesThe NSW government says a new expert advisory group will be established to improve the birthing experiences of mothers, their partners and families.
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NSW forestry agency ordered to stop logging after greater glider found dead (more articles in comments)
www.theguardian.com NSW forestry agency ordered to stop logging after greater glider found deadOne of the endangered marsupials was found dead close to the controversial operation in Tallaganda state forest near Canberra
cross-posted from: https://aussie.zone/post/1611532
> The state-owned New South Wales forestry agency has been ordered to immediately stop logging in parts of a state forest after the Environment Protection Authority found a dead greater glider - an endangered species - nearby. > > Conservation groups had written to the state government and EPA to investigate Forestry Corporation logging in the Tallaganda state forest, east of Canberra, as it was one of the last known strongholds of the southern greater glider. > > The EPA said it inspected several active logging areas in the forest on Tuesday after receiving a complaint and found a dead glider about 50m from where Forestry Corporation was working. > > The greater glider is Australia's largest gliding marsupial, with bodies up to 45cm long and furry, prehensile tails that extend another 60cm. It was listed as endangered in 2022 after losing significant parts of its habitat to bushfire, drought, land-clearing and logging. > > Bob Debus, the chair of the group Wilderness Australia and a former Labor state environment minister, said the group had "long been concerned at the apparent efforts of the Forestry Corporation to undermine environmental policy in NSW"."As a publicly owned body, the Forestry Corporation should be attempting to miminise environmental damage during logging operations. > > Forestry Corporation said protecting greater glider habitat was crucial, and it had "spent many months preparing for these operations through intensive pre-harvest surveys to identify and map sensitive habitat and ecological features". > > "We are fully committed to investigating what has occurred and finding out what the circumstances are around the greater glider found dead in the forest," a spokesperson said.
- www.abc.net.au NSW transport minister under fire after hiring donor as department secretary
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'A major drought event is forming': Why NSW farmers fear history is repeating itself
www.abc.net.au 'A major drought event is forming': Why farmers fear history is repeating itselfFarmers in New South Wales are concerned about the prospect of the state plunging into another drought, saying there has been an alarmingly rapid return to dry conditions.
- www.newsofthearea.com.au Logging halted in Newry State Forest for survey by Elders - News Of The Area
LOGGING in Newry State Forest halted on Tuesday 22 August after the NSW Land and Environment Court considered an application brought by Gumbaynggirr Elder Uncle Micklo Jarrett. Mr Jarrett’s legal representatives sought an injunction because of alleged breaches of cultural heritage laws. Forestry Cor...
- www.theguardian.com 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
- www.theguardian.com Washed away: the struggle to make sense of the northern rivers floods, the largest in modern Australian history
In this photo essay, David Maurice Smith captures the savagery of the floods that hit the NSW northern rivers in February 2022, and the devastating aftermath
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Widespread fire concern for majority of state (NSW) after years of heavy rain
www.smh.com.au Widespread fire concern for majority of state after years of heavy rainAs a hot and dry summer approaches, fire agencies are worried fires will sweep across large parts of the state that burnt during the Black Summer Bushfires.
cross-posted from: https://aussie.zone/post/607954
> - The NSW Rural Fire Service is concerned about the increased risk of bushfires in New South Wales (NSW) following years of heavy rain. > - Areas affected by previous bushfires remain at risk despite efforts to mitigate the danger. > - Climate change has contributed to the increase in bushfire risk in NSW, despite heavy rain. > - Certain areas in the west of NSW are at a higher risk of fire due to climate change. > - The Rural Fire Service is facing challenges in conducting controlled burns due to frequent rain and wind.
- www.theguardian.com Labor push for publicly owned plantations to end native forest logging
Party’s environment lobby group wants forestry policy focused on restoring native forests, arguing they have more value as a carbon and biodiversity sink
cross-posted from: https://aussie.zone/post/639127
> More than 300 Labor branches have backed a push by the party's environmental arm for the Albanese government to fund an expanded, publicly owned plantation industry to ensure the country gets the timber it needs and end native forest logging. > > Felicity Wade, Lean's co-convener, said the evidence suggested expanding plantations could create 1,800 regional jobs, compared with 1,100 employed in the native forest industry nationally. > > A draft national platform seen by Guardian Australia made no mention of reducing native forest logging and land-clearing - a long-time Lean goal. > > The Western Australian and Victorian governments have promised to end native forest logging at the end of this year, and the federal ALP MP Josh Burns has urged action "to save our precious natural environment and native wildlife". > > The new New South Wales Labor government supports ongoing native forest logging while also promising to create a great koala national park, and the Tasmanian Labor opposition has accused the pro-forestry Liberal state government of not doing enough to support the industry.
- www.theguardian.com NSW push to stop climate protesters livestreaming on Facebook labelled ‘profoundly anti-democratic’
Premier Chris Minns claims climate activists such as Blockade Australia are endangering lives by streaming protest actions
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/451662
> Civil liberties advocates have lashed the New South Wales Labor government’s attempts to stop climate activists from livestreaming protests on Facebook. > > Members of Blockade Australia staged and streamed protests across the country this week, including along a train line that services the Newcastle coal port. > > The premier, Chris Minns, announced via the Daily Telegraph on Thursday that he would request a meeting with the social media giant, alongside police, to see what they can do to “stop the broadcast of illegal acts”. > > “Their business model relies on social media to broadcast their protest,” he said of the Blockade Australia protesters. > > “These thrill demonstrators are putting lives at risk – both their own and those of emergency service and police. > > “I don’t want to see a situation where there’s a death broadcast on social media.” > > The opposition supported the idea, with leader and former attorney general, Mark Speakman, saying it would help deprive the protesters of attention. > > “We all have a right to protest, but other people have rights as well … all those rights have to be balanced,” he said. > > But independent crossbench MP Alex Greenwich said it was a “deeply concerning” development, noting the importance of protest in democracies. > > “I strongly oppose those protest laws that were rushed through the parliament last year. Freedom to protest is such a fundamental right that we really need to be protecting,” he said. > > The chair of Digital Rights Watch, Lizzie O’Shea, said the comments were something that she would “expect to hear from the People’s Republic of China, not from a Labor NSW premier. > > “People use live streaming for very important accountability scenarios or for accountability measures, including, for example, filming violence by police all around the world. And the idea that live streaming should be prohibited when it comes to protest is profoundly anti-democratic,” she said. > > O’Shea said it wasn’t clear how it could be implemented technically, or how Meta would be able to distinguish between what protests are allowed to be streamed and what would not be allowed. > > Guardian Australia understands the premier has yet to formally approach Meta to discuss the idea, and had not communicated directly with the tech giant about the plan since the announcement. > > The president of the NSW Council for Civil Liberties, Josh Pallas, accused the premier of attempting to shut down freedom of speech and freedom of expression. > > “Trying to shut down protesters’ use of Facebook is yet another example of the way that freedom of public assembly in NSW is being attacked by successive governments,” he said. > > He said interference from governments in the way protesters used Facebook would set a “precedent where private enterprises are called on to acquiesce to the will of the government of the day in stifling speech”. > > The previous government introduced new laws to deal with protesters that could see them slapped with $22,000 fines or put behind bars for two years for types of protest that included disrupting or obstructing traffic on a major bridge, tunnel or road. > > Minns supported the laws when in opposition. > > Human Rights Watch researcher Sophie McNeill said peaceful protest was an important human right. > > “You don’t respond to the climate emergency by trying to censor people protesting about it!” she said on social media.
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Express Mode for Apple Pay now available on the Opal Network (New South Wales, Australia)
transportnsw.info Express Mode for Apple Pay now available on the Opal NetworkContactless payments are now easier and faster for public transport users in NSW with Express Mode for Apple Pay becoming available on the Opal Network for iPhone and Apple Watch.
- www.abc.net.au Young people in southern NSW feel failed by the health system. They say it's time their voices were heard
A regional survey has been launched in a bid to provide better health services for young people in the Murrumbidgee, where mental health issues and teen pregnancy rates have soared above national averages.
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Warnings of a tough bushfire season in NSW ahead after weekend blazes
www.abc.net.au Warnings of a tough bushfire season ahead after weekend blazesTrusted and independent source of local, national and world news. In-depth analysis, business, sport, weather and more.
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Cattle sales in Casino (NSW) could be cancelled until Christmas as dispute between agents and council continues
www.abc.net.au Cattle sales in Casino could be cancelled until Christmas as dispute between agents and council continuesCasino agents are refusing to sign new agreements and are moving their prime cattle sale to other saleyards. Meanwhile, the gates to the NRLX remain closed.
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NSW Kids take cultural symbol crash course while painting with river rangers
www.abc.net.au Kids take cultural symbol crash course while painting with river rangersIt's not every day children are actively encouraged to paint on a wall. But that's how Aboriginal youths have been allowed to express themselves while learning more about their cultural symbols.
- www.theguardian.com Cadia goldmine could be source of some lead found in water tanks, miner says
Exclusive: General manager says chemical analysis shows ‘slight overlap’ of mine lead and samples from local residents’ rainwater tanks
cross-posted from: https://aussie.zone/post/350172
> Chemical analysis has identified the Cadia Hill goldmine as a potential source of some of the lead found in samples collected from nearby residential rainwater tanks in central west New South Wales, the mine's management has said. > > Under the new licence conditions, Cadia Valley Operations was required to engage a qualified independent consultant to provide an interpretation report of the lead isotope sampling results from a community water tank testing project that the mine had conducted in March and April. > > Cadia Valley Operations general manager, Mick Dewar, told Guardian Australia that preliminary test results showed a "Slight overlap" with the characterisation of the mine's lead isotope and the lead found in samples collected from local residents' rainwater tanks. > > Dewar said the overlapping lead isotopes were found in the samples with "The lowest lead concentrations" of all those where lead was present. > > "The highest concentrations in the tanks actually set far off the Cadia characterisation," he said, suggesting the lead in those tanks came from another source. >
- www.theguardian.com NSW government offers 8.5% pay rise to lowest-paid health workers to head off industrial action
Offer comes after the Health Services Union gave the government until Friday to propose a new pay deal
- www.nsw.gov.au Aboriginal Ranger Program enhancing land management
Aboriginal trainees are being upskilled in traditional land management practices, thanks to a Department of Regional NSW program.