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NSW NewsRoyal commission ‘must look at military culture’

Advocates for military veterans say the coming royal commission into veteran suicides must have a broad focus and look into several areas.

Clare Armstrong and Adella Beaini

Exclusive$25m treasure chest to help coal mining towns

The NSW government will on Wednesday announce that $25 million will be put away each year to help coal mining towns remain viable.

Anna Caldwell

ExclusiveMigrants move to the regions for cheaper houses

While Sydney’s west might be a migrant hotspot, new areas of the state are attracting migrant families wooed by the lifestyle and cheaper housing.

Christopher Harris

NSW NewsThe man whipping the vaccine rollout into shape

The senior navy man enlisted by the federal government to take charge of Australia’s troubled COVID vaccine rollout says he will make it better every day.

Clare Armstrong and James O’Doherty

ExclusiveSchool warned over anti-police, pro-BLM posters

Teachers are on warning that political activism in the classroom is not acceptable after anti-police posters were found in a North Shore classroom.

Christopher Harris

NSW NewsClover defends $50,000 April ‘Christmas’ party

Lord Mayor Clover Moore will host an out-of-season Christmas party on Monday night, costing taxpayers $50,000 and infuriating some councillors.

Lachlan Leeming

ExclusivePolice seek names of 745 Unified Security staff

The supplier of 30 per cent of NSW hotel quarantine guards is opposing an attempt by police to get all its employees’ names due to fears a competitor could end up with the details.

John Rolfe

UpdatedMilkshake consent video pulled after backlash

The government videos mentioning tacos, milkshakes and spearfishing as metaphors for sexual assault have been removed after sparking a huge backlash.

Angira Bharadwaj and Mitchell Van Homrigh

UpdatedMP ‘didn’t know’ how his wife made $360k

Benched Liberal MP John Sidoti has told ICAC he didn’t know what he was signing in relation to his family’s super fund, or that his wife made hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Perry Duffin

PHOTOSHadley gets his hands on another great catch

Ray Hadley reckons he landed the catch of his life when he recently married. But there was an altogether bigger catch that caught his eye today - the largest tuna ever seen at Sydney’s Fish Market.

Mitchell Van Homrigh

NSW NewsIconic Sydney pub for sale after owner's death

Live Blog: Iconic Sydney pub for sale after owner's death

Mitchell Van Homrigh and Lachlan Leeming

NSW NewsPM’s warning: ‘I’m not going to tax our industries off the planet’

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has all but promised to meet a zero net emissions target by 2050, ahead of a virtual summit on climate change with US President Joe Biden.

Clare Armstrong

Exclusive‘Sneaky’ app’s 12000 questions set to be a game changer with kids

A couple of Aussie parents have come up with an app forcing kids to do maths and English problems to unlock the other apps on their phones.

Matthew Benns

NSW NewsJustice for Bradley after Anzac Day suicide

Afghanistan veteran Bradley Carr suicided on Anzac Day in a harrowing statement about the fate of troubled veterans in Australia.

Clare Armstrong and Adella Beaini

NSW NewsLong wait for flammable cladding to be removed

The NSW government has set a timeline of three years to remove flammable and potentially dangerous cladding on high-rise buildings.

James O’Doherty

NSW NewsSearch for Sydney’s $1.1 million Lotto winner

A mystery person has purchased a winning lotto ticket and is yet to check their numbers and realise they are $1.1 million richer.

Anthony Piovesan

Updated‘Bring on the cattle dog’: Tommy farewelled

People in shorts, thongs and footy jumpers sat alongside high-ranking officials and politicians as they all celebrated the life of Tommy Raudonikis.

Matthew Benns and Dean Ritchie

ExclusivePolice quiz Melissa Caddick's family, friends

Detectives are interviewing the alleged fraudster’s inner circle in a bid to build a profile of her mindset and unearth clues about her business dealings.

Danielle Gusmaroli

NSW NewsDubbo council should be sacked: former mayor

After weeks fighting for life, Dubbo mayor Ben Shields’ condition has “improved immensely”, but a former leader of the council has called for it to be placed into administration.

Josh Hanrahan

LATESTYou Know The Rules: Ex-NRL player guilty of drugs charge

Former Manly Sea Eagles winger Justin Horo was nabbed by a police officer who spotted him with a rolled $100 note outside the toilets of the Golden Sheaf Hotel and done for cocaine possession.

Mitchell Van Homrigh and Gary Hamilton-Irvine

UPDATED‘Get it right’: Grieving families react to suicides inquiry

The families of veterans who died by suicide have cautiously welcomed Scott Morrison’s announcement of a royal commission saying “we must get it right”.

Clare Armstrong and Adella Beaini

Latest‘Thanks Tommy’: Sydney farewells people’s champion

One of rugby league’s greatest characters, Tommy Raudonikis, has been remembered as “devious” on the field and a “saint” off it during a public memorial service.

Matthew Benns and Mitchell Van Homrigh

LATESTDutton overrules defence chief on medal ban

New defence minister Peter Dutton has hit the ground running, overruling Chief of the Defence Force Angus Campbell’s controversial decision to strip citations from more than 3000 special forces soldiers as ‘collective punishment’ for alleged war crimes uncovered by the Brereton inquiry.

Mitchell Van Homrigh, Clare Armstrong

ExclusivePregnant rat spotted despite $16m poison ‘success’

Two adult rats, one which was pregnant, have been found on Lord Howe Island just weeks after Environment Minister Matt Kean declared a $16m poisoning program eradicating them a huge success.

Mark Morri