NSW

From 2016 to 2024, the Redfern Legal Centre found NSW Police conducted 883 strip searches at train stations.

Labor has won its 7th consecutive term in the ACT election, making Chief Minister Andrew Barr Australia’s longest current serving leader.

Nightlife revival reforms are set to change life after dark in NSW, including overhauling complaints processes and COVID-era laws.

Around 50 men, associated with a white supremacist group, assembled in front of the war memorial, wearing balaclavas.

If bail is granted, Corrective Services NSW can track alleged domestic violence perpetrators with GPS electronic monitoring.

Pharmacies in NSW will be able to provide contraceptive pills to women who’ve consistently used the pill over the past two years.

The Federal Government has approved the extension of three coal mines in NSW, sparking backlash from environmental activists.

A crime syndicate is accused of supplying Sydney with $1.8 billion worth of cocaine between February and July this year.

The Government says this would enhance transparency and provide drivers with a clearer opportunity to contest their fine if they have a valid reason.

It follows a year-long trial program at Chevalier College in the NSW Southern Highlands.

Eligible voters must vote at a registered polling venue in their enrolled council area.

The bodies of the boys, aged nine and 11, were discovered by their father inside their Blue Mountains home on Tuesday.

Hospitality group Merivale is under investigation by SafeWork and the NSW Office of Liquor & Gaming.

On Monday, the union was told by a Government body to shut down its plans for today’s nurses and midwives strike.

Annual reports of online child exploitation to the Australian Federal Police (AFP) have increased by 45%.

NSW will ban arrangements that has led to foster children living in motels and caravan parks for extended periods of time.

It comes after The Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) led an investigation into Swillhouse, which owns several venues including Restaurant Hubert and The Baxter Inn.

Residents across parts of NSW have felt a 5.0 magnitude earthquake this afternoon.

NSW Liberal Party is threatening legal action against the state’s electoral agency, as 140 Liberal candidates’ futures hang in the balance.

More than 140 Liberal candidates can’t run in next month’s local council elections. What is going on with the NSW Liberal Party?

Standing while drinking in NSW will be allowed under new nightlife reforms, as the government moves to scrap a COVID-era ban.

The union raised concerns that some government offices in NSW aren’t big enough to accommodate all the public sector employees.

The inquiry established in March is tasked with examining the historical and socioeconomic impacts of the state’s current cannabis laws.

The NSW Government plans to reform laws to ban no fault evictions for renters, meaning landlords will need to provide a reason for eviction.

Gladys Berejiklian has lost her court challenge to drop the NSW anti-corruption body’s corruption findings against her.

On 15 July, NSW nurses and midwives began industrial action for a pay increase by wearing badges. On Monday 22 July, rallies commenced.

The NSW Blues will take on the Queensland Maroons on Wednesday 17 July at 8:05pm at Suncorp Stadium (Lang Park), in Brisbane.

Greyhound racing in NSW is under the spotlight after allegations of cover ups and abuse were revealed from a former employees.

The change, which came into effect on Monday, means drivers won’t have to take an in-person test at a Service NSW centre.

The three children were aged between 10 months and six years old. The children’s mother, and four other young children who were also in the home, were taken to hospital and remain stable.

A 22-year-old man was taken to hospital in a serious but stable condition after reports of a stabbing the University of Sydney.

NSW Health is warning people not to consume mushroom gummies after reports of nausea, loss of consciousness, and “seizure like activity”.

Injury has impacted both men’s sides’ preparations for the series opener.

Of the 872 sexual assault reports escalated by NSW police in 2018, less than half resulted in a guilty verdict.

About 40% of those arrested across the four-day ‘Operation Amarok VI’ were charged with ‘serious domestic violence offences’.

New data shows the number of First Nations adults in NSW prisons reached a record-high in March.

Conservation groups argue shark nets are a threat to endangered marine life and are “outdated”. What are the alternatives?

Junior doctors across NSW have won $230 million in an underpayment settlement, the highest for a class action in Australia.

According to NSW Police, at 3:30pm on Saturday, emergency services were called to the shopping centre following multiple reports of stab wounds.

What is a Black Nor’Easter? Sydney is bracing for torrential downpour, with a severe weather warning being issued for much of eastern NSW.

Disgraced NSW detective Roger Rogerson was dismissed for corruption and forming links to criminals before he was jailed for murder in 2016.

Why are fire ants dangerous? A warning has been issued amid fears of a new spread of fire ants in northern NSW and southeast Queensland.

What are NSW’s anti-protest laws? The state’s Supreme Court struck down part of the laws, finding it was unconstitutional.

Rent bidding in NSW has been illegal for 12 months, but one-quarter of real estate agents still aren’t following the rules.

NSW paramedics will receive an average pay increase of 25% over the next four years, and will bring their wages in line with other states.