A budget cash splash means more guards in NSW prisons, and courts will have stronger lawyer ranks, with special rooms to prevent domestic violence victims coming face-to-face with attackers. See the breakdown here.
A Nigerian “sextortion gang” accused of preying on Aussie teens – including a 16-year-old boy who took his own life – have been busted in a major international sting.
A man is facing firearms and weapon charges after a police allegedly discovered a flick knife and gel blaster pistol in his car during a patrol in Sydney’s north west.
NSW’s largest business advocacy body has claimed tens of thousands of family businesses will go to the wall without bipartisan support for workers’ compensation reforms.
Locals in regional NSW towns say the lack of regular enforcement checks has allowed a tobacco black market to flourish in broad daylight. Now the Minns Government has assigned one authorised compliance officer to cover a 44,000-square kilometre area.
Developers are calling for excessive red tape around the design of simple warehouses, roundabouts and sheds in the Western Sydney airport region to be cut, saying the laborious design review process is slowing new builds and adding on “highly questionable” artistic demands.
Traditional office attire is out, now people are expressing their personal style and wearing what feels more authentically them, while still keeping it professional.
In the days after thousands of homes were inundated up and down the Mid North Coast, ex-soldiers are hitting the ground to help muck out. More than 1200 homes are uninhabitable.
Previous NSW governments have looked at selling Long Bay jail. A former minister says it’s time Premier Chris Minns bit the bullet and closed down the prison to make way for new housing developments.
Back in 2021, Mick Willing was widely considered to be the frontrunner to be the next NSW Police Commissioner, only to be overlooked in favour of Karen Webb. Now, he’s thinking about throwing his hat in the ring again.