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A Port Kembla nuclear submarine base would ‘place a massive target on our backs’, NSW labour union warns https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/17/port-kembla-nsw-aukus-nuclear-submarine-base-outcry-nsw-labour-union #NewSouthWales #AustralianMilitary #Aukus #AustraliaNews #NuclearPower #AustralianPolitics #LaborParty #AustralianTradeUnions #NewSouthWalesPolitics

A Port Kembla nuclear submarine base would ‘place a massive target on our backs’, NSW labour union warns https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/17/port-kembla-nsw-aukus-nuclear-submarine-base-outcry-nsw-labour-union #NewSouthWales #AustralianMilitary #Aukus #AustraliaNews #NuclearPower #AustralianPolitics #LaborParty #AustralianTradeUnions #NewSouthWalesPolitics

A Port Kembla nuclear submarine base would ‘place a massive target on our backs’, NSW labour union warns https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/17/port-kembla-nsw-aukus-nuclear-submarine-base-outcry-nsw-labour-union #NewSouthWales #AustralianMilitary #Aukus #AustraliaNews #NuclearPower #AustralianPolitics #LaborParty #AustralianTradeUnions #NewSouthWalesPolitics

A Port Kembla nuclear submarine base would ‘place a massive target on our backs’, NSW labour union warns https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/17/port-kembla-nsw-aukus-nuclear-submarine-base-outcry-nsw-labour-union #NewSouthWales #AustralianMilitary #Aukus #AustraliaNews #NuclearPower #AustralianPolitics #LaborParty #AustralianTradeUnions #NewSouthWalesPolitics

Man dies in Sydney prison unit that watchdog wanted shut down because it ‘cannot provide a safe environment’ https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/14/man-dies-long-bay-sydney-prison-watchdog-wanted-shut #Prisons #AustraliaNews #Sydney #NewSouthWales #DeathsInCustody #IndigenousIncarceration #NewSouthWalesPolitics

Australia news live: Ley urges Liberals to accept Farrer loss to One Nation with ‘humility’, saying ‘voters never get it wrong’ https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/may/10/politics-updates-farrer-byelection-one-nation-win-liberal-coalition-loss-reactions-pauline-hanson-angus-taylor-tim-wilson-insiders-anthony-albanese-labor-ntwnfb #AustraliaNews #AustralianPolitics #LiberalParty #LaborParty #OneNation #FarrerByelection2026 #NewSouthWalesPolitics #NewSo...

Australia news live: Ley urges Liberals to accept Farrer loss to One Nation with ‘humility’, saying ‘voters never get it wrong’ https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/may/10/politics-updates-farrer-byelection-one-nation-win-liberal-coalition-loss-reactions-pauline-hanson-angus-taylor-tim-wilson-insiders-anthony-albanese-labor-ntwnfb #AustraliaNews #AustralianPolitics #LiberalParty #LaborParty #OneNation #FarrerByelection2026 #NewSouthWalesPolitics #NewSo...

Australia news live: Ley urges Liberals to accept Farrer loss to One Nation with ‘humility’, saying ‘voters never get it wrong’ https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/may/10/politics-updates-farrer-byelection-one-nation-win-liberal-coalition-loss-reactions-pauline-hanson-angus-taylor-tim-wilson-insiders-anthony-albanese-labor-ntwnfb #AustraliaNews #AustralianPolitics #LiberalParty #LaborParty #OneNation #FarrerByelection2026 #NewSouthWalesPolitics #NewSo...

Australia news live: Ley urges Liberals to accept Farrer loss to One Nation with ‘humility’, saying ‘voters never get it wrong’ https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/may/10/politics-updates-farrer-byelection-one-nation-win-liberal-coalition-loss-reactions-pauline-hanson-angus-taylor-tim-wilson-insiders-anthony-albanese-labor-ntwnfb #AustraliaNews #AustralianPolitics #LiberalParty #LaborParty #OneNation #FarrerByelection2026 #NewSouthWalesPolitics #NewSo...

Water flows to parched NSW wetlands could be turned back on within weeks as drought fears loom https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/08/water-flows-nsw-wetlands-drought-gwydir-australia #MurraydarlingBasin #Water #Environment #Wildlife #NewSouthWales #AustraliaNews #Animals #Biology #AustraliaWeather #RuralAndRegionalAustralia #NewSouthWalesPolitics #AustralianGreens #AustralianLaw #Farming

‘Not a good look’: witnesses refuse to appear before NSW parliamentary hearings after court ruling https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/05/witnesses-refuse-nsw-parliamentary-hearings-evidence #NewSouthWales #AustraliaNews #NewSouthWalesPolitics #AustralianLaw #ChrisMinns

‘Not a good look’: witnesses refuse to appear before NSW parliamentary hearings after court ruling https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/05/witnesses-refuse-nsw-parliamentary-hearings-evidence #NewSouthWales #AustraliaNews #NewSouthWalesPolitics #AustralianLaw #ChrisMinns

‘Not a good look’: witnesses refuse to appear before NSW parliamentary hearings after court ruling https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/05/witnesses-refuse-nsw-parliamentary-hearings-evidence #NewSouthWales #AustraliaNews #NewSouthWalesPolitics #AustralianLaw #ChrisMinns

‘Not a good look’: witnesses refuse to appear before NSW parliamentary hearings after court ruling https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/05/witnesses-refuse-nsw-parliamentary-hearings-evidence #NewSouthWales #AustraliaNews #NewSouthWalesPolitics #AustralianLaw #ChrisMinns

Northern Beaches hospital handed to NSW government, ending troubled public-private partnership https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/28/northern-beaches-hospital-public-nsw-government #Health #NewSouthWales #AustraliaNews #Sydney #Hospitals #Business #NewSouthWalesPolitics

After blows to his anti-protest laws, Minns considers retreat from ‘globalise the intifada’ ban https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/28/nsw-anti-protest-laws-globalise-intifada-minns-ntwnfb #NewSouthWalesPolitics #AustraliaNews #ChrisMinns #NewSouthWales #BondiBeachTerrorAttack #FreedomOfSpeech #QueenslandPolitics #Protest #Antisemitism

After blows to his anti-protest laws, Minns considers retreat from ‘globalise the intifada’ ban https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/28/nsw-anti-protest-laws-globalise-intifada-minns-ntwnfb #NewSouthWalesPolitics #AustraliaNews #ChrisMinns #NewSouthWales #BondiBeachTerrorAttack #FreedomOfSpeech #QueenslandPolitics #Protest #Antisemitism

After blows to his anti-protest laws, Minns considers retreat from ‘globalise the intifada’ ban https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/28/nsw-anti-protest-laws-globalise-intifada-minns-ntwnfb #NewSouthWalesPolitics #AustraliaNews #ChrisMinns #NewSouthWales #BondiBeachTerrorAttack #FreedomOfSpeech #QueenslandPolitics #Protest #Antisemitism

After blows to his anti-protest laws, Minns considers retreat from ‘globalise the intifada’ ban https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/28/nsw-anti-protest-laws-globalise-intifada-minns-ntwnfb #NewSouthWalesPolitics #AustraliaNews #ChrisMinns #NewSouthWales #BondiBeachTerrorAttack #FreedomOfSpeech #QueenslandPolitics #Protest #Antisemitism

‘Not a personal attack’: gun lobby targets marginal Labor seats at NSW election over post-Bondi reforms https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/21/gun-lobby-targets-marginal-labor-seats-nsw-election-ntwnfb #NewSouthWalesPolitics #AustraliaNews #GunControl

How desperate is the NSW government to build housing? This unassuming site may provide a clue https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/19/nsw-housing-sydney-aged-care-development-forest-lodge #Housing #NewSouthWales #NewSouthWalesPolitics #AustraliaNews #Sydney #ClimateCrisis #Flooding #Environment #ConstructionIndustry

Australian Human Rights Commission investigates alleged racial discrimination by NSW government https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/05/alleged-racial-discrimination-by-nsw-government-investigated-by-human-rights-commission #NewSouthWalesPolitics #NewSouthWales #Race #AustraliaNews #Islamophobia #Hinduism

The conservative parties can change their leaders – but it won’t stop the NSW Coalition’s death spiral | Anne Davies https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/18/the-conservative-parties-can-change-their-leaders-but-it-wont-stop-the-nsw-coalitions-death-spiral #Greenhousegasemissions #NewSouthWalespolitics #Parisclimateagreement #Australianews #Climatecrisis #Environment

Former NSW Coalition government was warned recycled soil products posed ‘unacceptable risks’ https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/aug/19/former-nsw-coalition-government-was-warned-recycled-soil-products-posed-unacceptable-risks-ntwnfb #NewSouthWalespolitics #Freedomofinformation #Soilcontamination #NewSouthWales #Australianews #Liberalparty #Environment #Pollution #MattKean #Waste

Protest is not a flaw in democracy and fear cannot be made law. The NSW supreme court ruling upholds these truths | Shamikh Badra https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/17/anti-protest-laws-democracy-nsw-supreme-court-ruling #NewSouthWales #AustralianPoliceAndPolicing #Protest #NewSouthWalesPolitics #AustraliaNews #AustralianLaw

Protest is not a flaw in democracy and fear cannot be made law. The NSW supreme court ruling upholds these truths | Shamikh Badra https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/17/anti-protest-laws-democracy-nsw-supreme-court-ruling #NewSouthWales #AustralianPoliceAndPolicing #Protest #NewSouthWalesPolitics #AustraliaNews #AustralianLaw

Protest is not a flaw in democracy and fear cannot be made law. The NSW supreme court ruling upholds these truths | Shamikh Badra https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/17/anti-protest-laws-democracy-nsw-supreme-court-ruling #NewSouthWales #AustralianPoliceAndPolicing #Protest #NewSouthWalesPolitics #AustraliaNews #AustralianLaw

Protest is not a flaw in democracy and fear cannot be made law. The NSW supreme court ruling upholds these truths | Shamikh Badra https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/17/anti-protest-laws-democracy-nsw-supreme-court-ruling #NewSouthWales #AustralianPoliceAndPolicing #Protest #NewSouthWalesPolitics #AustraliaNews #AustralianLaw

‘Opening up worlds’: Linda Burney joins UTS board with a mission to boost Aboriginal participation https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/19/linda-burney-uts-board-university-of-technology-sydney-aboriginal-education #LindaBurney #AustralianUniversities #AustralianEducation #NewSouthWalesPolitics #NewSouthWales #AustraliaNews

NSW electric buses, trains and light rail services to run entirely on renewable energy from 2027 in $1.9bn deal https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/16/nsw-electric-buses-trains-and-light-rail-services-to-run-entirely-on-renewable-energy-from-2027-in-19bn-deal #NewSouthWales #Transport #NewSouthWalesPolitics #RenewableEnergy #AustraliaNews

Former NSW MP spruiked as ‘esteemed’ Liberal at campaign event – despite Icac’s ‘serious corrupt conduct’ finding https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/16/former-nsw-mp-john-sidoti-liberal-party-event-icac-serious-corrupt-conduct #LiberalParty #NewSouthWalesPolitics #IndependentCommissionAgainstCorruption #AustraliaNews #NewSouthWales #Sydney

Politician alleges NSW corrections illegally snooped on her calls with prisoners https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/01/nsw-corrections-allegedly-listened-phone-calls-illegally-ntwnfb #NewSouthWalesPolitics #Prisons #AustralianGreens #NewSouthWales #AustraliaNews

Commissions for strata managers should be banned ‘sooner rather than later’, NSW productivity commissioner says https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/24/property-strata-manager-commission-ban-nsw-australia #NewSouthWales #Housing #AustraliaNews #NewSouthWalesPolitics

NSW to ban new coalmines – but will allow existing ones to get even bigger https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/20/nsw-to-ban-new-coalmines-allow-expansions #NewSouthWales #Coal #NewSouthWalesPolitics #Environment #Mining #AustraliaNews #GreenhouseGasEmissions #FossilFuels

NSW to crack down on property underquoting, forcing sellers to publish price guides on all listings https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/15/nsw-housing-real-estate-underquoting-dummy-bidding-ban-fines-price-guides #Housing #NewSouthWalesPolitics #ConsumerAffairs #Business #NewSouthWales #AustraliaNews

NSW government apologises for leaving foster children in home with triple killer https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/11/foster-children-left-in-home-triple-killer-regina-arthurell-ntwnfb #NewSouthWales #NewSouthWalesPolitics #AustraliaNews #Children

Contractor warned to ‘step up’ and finish Sydney’s maligned M6 motorway or face the consequences https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/10/sydney-m6-motorway-tunnel-contractor-warned #NewSouthWalesPolitics #Transport #Sydney #NewSouthWales #AustraliaNews

NSW Health continues to use machine known to produce inaccurate results to test child blood lead levels https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/09/nsw-health-children-blood-lead-levels-test-machine-inaccurate-results #Health #NewSouthWales #NewSouthWalesPolitics #AustraliaNews

Pro-Palestine protest organisers ‘a pack of communists’ intent on confrontation with police, Minns tells budget estimates https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/05/pro-palestine-protest-organisers-communists-nsw-premier-chris-minns-ntwnfb #NewSouthWales #ChrisMinns #AustraliaNews #Protest #NewSouthWalesPolitics #AustralianPolitics #AustralianPoliceAndPolicing

Pro-Palestine protest organisers ‘a pack of communists’ intent on confrontation with police, Minns tells budget estimates https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/05/pro-palestine-protest-organisers-communists-nsw-premier-chris-minns-ntwnfb #NewSouthWales #ChrisMinns #AustraliaNews #Protest #NewSouthWalesPolitics #AustralianPolitics #AustralianPoliceAndPolicing

Pro-Palestine protest organisers ‘a pack of communists’ intent on confrontation with police, Minns tells budget estimates https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/05/pro-palestine-protest-organisers-communists-nsw-premier-chris-minns-ntwnfb #NewSouthWales #ChrisMinns #AustraliaNews #Protest #NewSouthWalesPolitics #AustralianPolitics #AustralianPoliceAndPolicing

Pro-Palestine protest organisers ‘a pack of communists’ intent on confrontation with police, Minns tells budget estimates https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/05/pro-palestine-protest-organisers-communists-nsw-premier-chris-minns-ntwnfb #NewSouthWales #ChrisMinns #AustraliaNews #Protest #NewSouthWalesPolitics #AustralianPolitics #AustralianPoliceAndPolicing

NSW government bid to prevent Rising Tide protest in Newcastle harbour invalid, court finds https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/21/nsw-government-bid-to-prevent-rising-tide-protest-in-newcastle-harbour-invalid-court-finds-ntwnfb #NewcastleandtheHunter #NewSouthWalespolitics #NewSouthWales #Australianews #Environment #ChrisMinns #Protest

Tanya Plibersek was rebuked by NSW minister for decision to block $900m gold mine, documents reveal https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/06/tanya-plibersek-was-rebuked-by-nsw-minister-for-decision-to-block-900m-gold-mine-documents-reveal #NewSouthWalespolitics #IndigenousAustralians #Australianpolitics #TanyaPlibersek #NewSouthWales #Australianews #Environment

What’s the fight over McPhillamys goldmine about and why has Tanya Plibersek hit out at ‘misinformation’? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/31/mcphillamys-goldmine-tanya-plibersek-fight-explainer-belublua-river #IndigenousAustralians #NewSouthWalespolitics #Australianpolitics #TanyaPlibersek #RuralAustralia #NewSouthWales #Environment #Laborparty #Coalition #Mining

Rising Tide protesters arrested in Canberra for blocking road to Parliament House https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/27/rising-tide-protesters-arrested-canberra-blocking-road-parliament-house-ntwnfb #AustralianCapitalTerritory(ACT) #NewSouthWalespolitics #Australianpolitics #Australianews #Fossilfuels #Environment #ChrisMinns #Activism #Energy #Coal

NSW budget unlikely to allocate extra funding for long-promised great koala national park https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jun/19/nsw-budget-unlikely-to-allocate-extra-funding-for-long-promised-great-koala-national-park #Loggingandland-clearing #NewSouthWalespolitics #IndigenousAustralians #Australianeducation #Endangeredhabitats #Endangeredspecies #Treesandforests #Renewableenergy #Infrastructure #NewSouthWales #Australianews #Nationalparks #Climatecrisis #Conservation #Wildlife

NSW budget unlikely to allocate extra funding for long-promised great koala national park https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jun/19/nsw-budget-unlikely-to-allocate-extra-funding-for-long-promised-great-koala-national-park #Loggingandland-clearing #NewSouthWalespolitics #IndigenousAustralians #Australianeducation #Endangeredhabitats #Endangeredspecies #Treesandforests #Renewableenergy #Infrastructure #NewSouthWales #Australianews #Nationalparks #Climatecrisis #Conservation #Wildlife

The NSW parliament is once again rushing through anti-protest laws. Will they survive a court challenge? | Anne Twomey https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/23/nsw-parliament-rushing-anti-protest-laws #Australiansecurityandcounter-terrorism #Australianpoliceandpolicing #Bondibeachterrorattack #NewSouthWalespolitics #Freedomofspeech #Australianews #NewSouthWales #Australianlaw #ChrisMinns #Protest

The NSW parliament is once again rushing through anti-protest laws. Will they survive a court challenge? | Anne Twomey https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/23/nsw-parliament-rushing-anti-protest-laws #Australiansecurityandcounter-terrorism #Australianpoliceandpolicing #Bondibeachterrorattack #NewSouthWalespolitics #Freedomofspeech #Australianews #NewSouthWales #Australianlaw #ChrisMinns #Protest