With the NSW Budget just weeks away, the Minns Labor Government has started the major announcements, today detailing how they will inject more than half a billion dollars into the justice system.
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Posted inHealth, NSW Politics
Rural health report finds slow reform progress, urges stronger oversight
A parliamentary committee has called for urgent structural changes to improve healthcare, warning that rural communities continue to face persistent barriers to access and a worsening crisis in primary care.
Posted inAgriculture, NSW Politics
Farmers, greenies divided over ‘dirty’ bounty deal
The premier has thrown his weight behind paying bounty hunters to reduce feral cats, goats and pigs, but it has come with scrutiny.
Posted inHousing, NSW Politics
Eviction rules and pet rights change in rental shake-up
Significant changes have come into effect for renters, with new rules on evictions and tenant rights regarding pet ownership now in place.
Posted inEntertainment, NSW Politics
Support act: Aussie artists back live music push
Discounted venue fees to international concert tours is part of a NSW government plan to help state’s struggling live music industry.
Posted inAustralia Votes 2025, Environment, Glen Innes, New England Electorate, NSW Politics
Greens call for end to logging as ‘Mogwai’ threatened near Glen Innes
The NSW Forestry Corporation has been accused of illegal logging in the Brother State Forest east of Glen Innes and threatening the endangered Greater Glider.
Posted inAustralia Votes 2025, New England Electorate, NSW Politics, Sport, Workers and Unions
NSW Government axes regional Office of Sport staff
On Friday, 30 regionally based staff in the NSW Government Office of Sport were told they may no longer have jobs.
Posted inGunnedah, NSW Politics
Gunnedah Deputy Mayor fronts Integrity Committee in Sydney
EXCLUSIVE: Gunnedah Council Deputy Mayor Kate McGrath appeared before a parliamentary committee to answer questions regarding her role in selecting projects for the distribution of funds during the 2023 State election.
Posted inHealth, Local News, NSW Politics
Calls to split Hunter New England health district gain traction
Calls to split the Hunter New England Local Health District up have been made for some time, but now a new bill has been put to reverse the merger and it’s gaining wide support.
Posted inCrime, NSW Politics
‘Going to lock you up’: cop warning for regional youth
Dozens of officers will be deployed in several regional centres to tackle rising youth crime, including serious incidents from violent break-ins to car theft.