Sewers, gutters and an airport road: Sydney’s strangest heritage listings
The list of heritage items in NSW includes public toilets, park benches, bus shelters and plenty of sewers.
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‘Did you see him play tonight?’ Cleary backs Luai to win battle for NSW No.6 jumper
Nathan Cleary knows Jarome Luai is ready to play for NSW as the battle heats up for the No.6 jumper.
Coronavirus updates LIVE: Australia secures 20 million Pfizer vaccine doses as NSW temporarily suspends AstraZeneca vaccine administrations
National cabinet will have discussions about the reopening of Australia when it meets on Friday after the Australian government announced it had accepted expert advice that Pfizer should now be […]
NSW to push ahead with mass-vaccination hub despite AstraZeneca concerns
Premier Gladys Berejiklian confirmed the mass-vaccination hub would have the capacity to administer the Pfizer vaccine, which has specific refrigeration requirements.
NSW hospitals hunt for rare blood clots linked to AstraZeneca vaccine
The state’s vaccinators are warning anyone receiving the AstraZeneca shot to be on alert for blood clot symptoms as a precaution following the case of a 44-year-old man hospitalised with […]
‘A burden, not a celebration of history’: NSW government pushes heritage law review
Arts Minister Don Harwin said a NSW parliamentary committee would scrutinise the controversial legislation aimed at protecting the state’s significant natural, cultural and built heritage items.
Malcolm Turnbull has the right vision but once again tricky politics got in the way
With the byelection out of the way, the NSW government will be freer to do what needs to be done, but Turnbull will be left behind.
New school-based traineeship program opening doors for NSW students
Starting with a pilot program in the state’s north, the NSW government is rolling out new school-based traineeships to students close to finishing high school.
‘Over-promised and under-delivered’: Over a billion dollars in COVID-19 stimulus untouched
Only two per cent of money promised to help women return to the workforce has so far been spent amid revelations more than $1.4 billion in grants, waivers and loans […]
‘We have one job, and that’s to fight the virus, not each other’: Perrottet
NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet says the blame game over delays to the COVID-19 vaccine rollout must end, insisting the high cost of increasing its involvement in the program will not […]
NSW government backs controversial Harbourside Shopping Centre high-rise
The $708 million plan has triggered another dispute between Clover Moore’s council and Gladys Berejiklian’s government over development west of Sydney’s CBD.
NSW eyes mass vaccination hubs as federal documents show phase 1a two months late
The federal government is looking to hire new coronavirus vaccine providers, as government documents suggest the first phase of the roll out could finish two months late.
Gutsy effort against Brumbies proves Waratahs should have backed Penney
I was bewildered by the decision to sack the NSW coach, and Friday’s brave loss to the Brumbies showed there is light at the end of the tunnel.
Child among three dead in single vehicle crash on Princes Highway
Three people have been killed in a single-vehicle crash on NSW’s South Coast early on Saturday morning.
Calls for urgent integrity review of public transport amid IBAC probe
The Victorian Opposition and former counsel assisting to NSW’s anti-corruption watchdog has called for an urgent, wide-ranging audit into Victoria’s public transport contracts in the wake of allegations of serious […]
NSW public service union election rocked by allegations
The president of the union representing NSW public service staff has asked the state industrial commission to investigate the union’s current leadership election.
A bad time for NSW to face minority government
The resignation of Michael Johnsen was politically unavoidable but the resulting byelection looks set to cause major problems for the Berejiklian government.
Federal government accepts NSW offer to help rollout COVID-19 vaccines
The general public will be able to get their COVID-19 vaccinations from state-run hubs and clinics when they are eligible in a major departure from the federal government’s planned rollout.
‘These are battlefield tasks’: Defence Force on the ground for flood recovery
Colonel Young, deputy commander of the Joint Task Group for NSW assigned to the recovery effort, said the relationship between the defence force and state agencies galvanised through the fires […]
Premier faces coal war in four-party contest for must-win byelection
Upper Hunter is a must-win byelection for the NSW government, which has been plunged into minority after Michael Johnsen’s resignation and former Liberal MP John Sidoti was banished to the […]
International students to get alternate quarantine in NSW plan to boost unis
The NSW government hopes it can convince the federal government to approve its proposal by demonstrating it can return international students in a way that does not disrupt the return […]
Six-year-old boy found dead after vanishing while playing in the mud
Police divers have found the body of Braxton Plant, who went missing from outside his home in northern NSW on Wednesday.
‘Our focus is on the future’: Waratahs chairman returns serve
Roger Davis has shied away from taking responsibility for the Waratahs’ woes, while Michael Cheika’s views have been sought about a future NSW coaching structure.
‘Shield not a sword’: Committee backs new religious freedom laws
A majority of a NSW parliamentary committee is facing a backlash after endorsing controversial amendments to the state’s anti-discrimination laws that would protect people such as former rugby union player […]
Vaccine promises broken as feud erupts between NSW, federal government
The Berejiklian government has lashed out at the Commonwealth over claims NSW has been slow to administer COVID-19 vaccines.
Turnbull calls for halt on new coal mines, inquiry on rehabilitation funds
Deputy Premier and Nationals leader John Barilaro slammed Malcolm Turnbull’s comments, saying the government remained “firmly committed to the coal industry in NSW” and there would be no pause on […]
Titans join Broncos, Warriors in NSW as COVID-19 takes games out of Queensland
Titans chief executive Steve Mitchell said the club will take their full 30-player squad to Sydney and is planning to be in the city for an extended period.
Tighter scrutiny needed for NSW community grants
Spending by the NSW government is over-politicised and too prone to pork-barrelling.
Nationals, Shooters scouting for candidates as they brace for NSW byelection
The Nationals and the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers are already scouting for candidates as they brace for a byelection in the Upper Hunter.
Penney says NSW board ‘should be held to account’ after sacking
Two days after being axed as Waratahs coach, Penney sat down with the Herald to share his side of what has been a tumultuous 16 months in the job.