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Minns accused of bypassing high court ruling with laws to allow NSW mine to increase coal production by 32%

Bill to authorise production expansion at Mount Pleasant coalmine, subject to a landmark high court decision, criticised as ‘legislative overreach’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Minns government says it will introduce sp…

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ADF member ‘person of interest’ after ‘despicable betrayal of trust’ on Navy ship where camera found in women’s shower – as it happened

This blog is now closedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPrivate health insurance changes ‘recalibrating precious taxpayer dollars’, says WellsThe health minister, Mark Butler, yesterday promised to reintroduce a bill to reduce…

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Vikki Campion, News Corp columnist and wife of Barnaby Joyce, begins role with NSW One Nation

Media adviser who married federal One Nation MP in 2023 confirms she has started working part-time for the party’s state executiveGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastVikki Campion, the News Corp columnist and wife of the federal …

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Matt Kean warns climate crisis ‘isn’t someone else’s problem’ as largest coal project in NSW history greenlit

Exclusive: Climate Change Authority chair says planning commission did not account for climate-related economic damage in NSWSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereA senior Albanese government climate adv…

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Blackmail, ‘mafia boys’ and rants from a Beirut bedroom – after 10 weeks of theatre what might Icac deliver?

You could be forgiven for thinking the inquiry has been a bit of a damp squib. But high-profile resignations are not the only measure of Icac’s successGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMany people watching the Independent Commi…

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Extra 1,000 prison beds announced in NSW as union warns against arresting ‘our way out of domestic violence’

Minns government to spend $47.1m to recommission part of Silverwater jail while PSA says prison alone will not end violent behaviourFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe reo…

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A ‘grubby rumour’ and a $5m extortion attempt: former Toplace executive gives Icac evidence

Sharangan Maheswaran also told inquiry his bid for story on unsubstantiated rumour about then-Liberal minister David Elliott was ‘not a serious offer’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily n…

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