New South Wales

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• 27 Sept, 06:03 · Health · Wollongong, NSW NDIS housing provider goes bust as liquidator questions missing cash
• 27 Sept, 06:00 · Culture · Sydney, NSW I was focused on becoming the first Aboriginal tennis champion. Then one remark changed something in me The year before, I had finished high school at Willoughby girls high and I was doing my secretarial course in the city. When I went on to win my first Wimbledon singles tournament two years later in 1971 the win was for all Aboriginal people.
• 27 Sept, 06:00 · General · Sydney, NSW Palestinian careers adviser who was allegedly told to stop wearing keffiyeh at Sydney school sues for racial discrimination Wasim El-Haj, a former careers adviser at Sydney Girls High School alleges the then acting principal told him in 2024 that the keffiyeh was seen as a symbol of conflict. El-Haj began wearing the keffiyeh at school in January 2024, three months after Hamas’ 7 October attacks and Israel’s subsequent war on Gaza.
• 27 Sept, 05:00 · General · New South Wales Healthcare workers champion green alternative to multibillion-dollar industry NSW’s patient safety agency has banned hospitals from using eco-friendly medical supplies used in every other state and territory.
• 27 Sept, 05:00 · Culture · Byron Bay, NSW ‘More often than not I am barefoot’: Why musician Kita Alexander has ditched her shoes ‘More often than not I am barefoot’: Why musician Kita Alexander has ditched her shoes.
• 27 Sept, 05:00 · General · Sydney, NSW A Sydney community grew vegetable gardens. The council says they’re illegal A Sydney community grew vegetable gardens. The council says they’re illegal.
• 27 Sept, 05:00 · Politics · New South Wales Biggest idiot, grubbiest behaviour, best phone tap: The Operation Rosny Awards The Herald is pleased to unveil the lucky prizewinners.
• 27 Sept, 05:00 · Courts · New South Wales 'I was relieved, I felt validated': How coercive control laws change lives NSW's coercive control law put Samantha Bouffler's abuser in jail.
• 26 Sept, 22:03 · Sport · Sydney, NSW NRLW Highlights: Roosters v Raiders - Finals Week 2 The Sydney Roosters host the Canberra Raiders in Finals Week 2 of the 2026 NRLW Premiership at Allianz Stadium, Sydney.
• 26 Sept, 21:37 · General · Sydney, NSW Medicare breach just the tip of the iceberg, OpenAI reveals American tech giant OpenAI has revealed its breach of Medicare data is just one of dozens of cases where the company’s artificial intelligence agents have gone rogue.
• 26 Sept, 19:34 · Courts · Sydney, NSW Father of police officer killed in crash pays tribute Father of police officer killed in crash pays tribute.
• 26 Sept, 19:11 · General · Sydney, NSW Wedderburn: 19 people caught up in out-of-control fire after hazard reduction burn crosses containment lines in Sydney Nineteen people have been assessed by paramedics after a planned hazard reduction burn escaped containment lines in Sydney’s southwest.
• 26 Sept, 18:40 · General · New South Wales Mia Lay: Partner’s heartbreaking tribute to young cop killed in horror NSW crash Constable Mia Lay, 20, was travelling in the passenger seat of a marked police vehicle responding to reports of a stolen car when it crashed into a tree on Gibbons.
• 26 Sept, 18:30 · General · New South Wales We need art and soul, not a business model We need art and soul, not a business model.
• 26 Sept, 17:34 · General · Sydney, NSW ‘The happiest girl I had met’: Partner speaks after officer killed in Sydney crash ‘Going urgent isn’t worth your life’: Partner’s plea after officer killed in Sydney crash.
• 26 Sept, 15:34 · Courts · New South Wales Two men charged after allegedly attempting to smuggle drugs and contraband into NSW prison using drone Two men have been charged after allegedly trying to smuggle drugs, tobacco and other contraband into an NSW prison using a drone.
• 26 Sept, 14:13 · General · Sydney, NSW Charges laid after teen with stab wounds sought help at stranger’s home A teenager has been charged over the alleged stabbing of a 17-year-old boy who staggered from a Sydney park and collapsed at a stranger’s front door seeking help.
• 26 Sept, 12:47 · Courts · New South Wales Friends and family gather at fatal crash scene to remember NSW Police Constable Mia Lay Charges have not been ruled out after an NSW police car crashed into a tree, ripping the vehicle in half and killing a young officer.
• 26 Sept, 11:51 · General · New South Wales Flags go up ahead of challenging lifesaving season Forecast hot conditions are expected to draw large crowds as red and yellow lifesaving flags go up at NSW beaches.
• 26 Sept, 10:00 · Culture · Parramatta, NSW Learn from ‘extraordinary figures in Australian food’ at Powerhouse Parramatta launch There’s a Maggie Beer talk, a fish butchery demo by Saint Peter chef Josh Niland, sit-down Lebanese feasts with Sunday Kitchen and more.
• 26 Sept, 09:06 · Courts · New South Wales Retired doctor extradited from NSW pleads not guilty to indecent assault A hearing has concluded in a Tasmanian court over indecent assault allegations made by a patient against a former GP.
• 26 Sept, 08:23 · Courts · New South Wales Police investigate after woman fatally struck by vehicle on NSW highway A woman has died after she was struck by a vehicle on the Monaro Highway in NSW, south of Canberra.
• 26 Sept, 08:05 · Courts · New South Wales Domestic violence perpetrators are going undetected. Here's why Domestic Violence Death Review Team data shows that since 2000, 351 women, 230 men and 137 children have been killed in domestic violence-related homicides in NSW.
• 26 Sept, 07:29 · Courts · Sydney, NSW How young officer's brief interaction left 'big impression' on Sydney local An inner-Sydney resident only had a brief interaction with a young officer who was killed in a police car crash on Friday. The young officer died in the collision.
• 26 Sept, 07:06 · Health · New South Wales Push to stop girls having to suffer pelvic pain in silence A petition launched by an NSW MP is calling for state funding for high school endometriosis education.
• 26 Sept, 07:02 · Courts · New South Wales Beau Lamarre-Condon: First week of alleged double murderer’s trial Beau Lamarre-Condon, 31, sat across from a 12-person jury in the Supreme Court of NSW as they heard evidence about the alleged murders of Jesse Baird, 26, and Luke Davies.
• 26 Sept, 06:07 · Sport · Newcastle, NSW A decades-old newspaper snippet gives plan of modern Knights McMahon will be looking down on the 2026 Knights with a special brand of pride only Novocastrians know.
• 26 Sept, 05:15 · General · Sydney, NSW Three shots, a shopping trip and 14,000 hours of CCTV: The case against Beau Lamarre-Condon This is what the jury has seen and heard in the trial of the former police officer accused of murdering Sydney couple Jesse Baird and Luke Davies.
• 26 Sept, 05:00 · General · Sydney, NSW ‘Sydney by the sea’: Inside the housing boom reshaping the NSW coast For decades, the NSW coast has offered an escape from the density and cost of Sydney.
• 26 Sept, 05:00 · Business · Sydney, NSW The Sydney suburbs where home owners are selling at a loss Unit sellers are among those pushing up the average of homes being sold for less than they were bought.
• 26 Sept, 05:00 · Business · Sydney, NSW This food bible’s coming to Australia. But Sydney and Melbourne must wait South Australia is getting Australia’s Michelin Guide, and there’s a story behind that.
• 26 Sept, 05:00 · Business · Sydney, NSW The Sydney house that Pandora jewellery built gets an $8m discount Brook Adcock, the former Pandora Australia boss, is prepared to meet the market and sell his mansion with premium boating facilities.
• 26 Sept, 01:00 · Courts · Sydney, NSW Disguised as an UberEats rider, Beau Lamarre-Condon enters his ex’s home. Moments later, three gun shots ring out Former NSW police officer pleads not guilty to murders of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies as trial begins in Sydney.
• 26 Sept, 01:00 · Politics · Bondi, NSW NSW enforcement action on ‘AI-doctored’ real estate listings hits mural-covered wall Apartment with view singled out in government’s fight against deceptive ads – but real estate agent says photo is no fake.
• 25 Sept, 22:34 · Sport · Sydney, NSW Nawaqanitawase genius helps Roosters sink Dolphins and reach NRL grand final Sydney Roosters are through to their first NRL grand final in seven years after Mark Nawaqanitawase’s genius and a miracle Sam Walker injury comeback inspired a 36-20 demolition.
• 25 Sept, 22:33 · Sport · Sydney, NSW NRL Highlights: Dolphins v Roosters - Finals Week 3 The Dolphins host the Sydney Roosters in Finals Week 3 of the 2026 NRL Premiership at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane.
• 25 Sept, 22:18 · General · New South Wales Maddinson century leads NSW to Cup victory over Vics Glenn Maxwell and Scott Boland were back in Victorian colours, but it was a former teammate of theirs - Nic Maddinson - who stole the show with a ton for NSW.
• 25 Sept, 22:13 · Sport · Sydney, NSW Teddy exposes his excitement for big dance James Tedesco reflects on the Sydney Roosters performance against the Dolphins in the preliminary final.
• 25 Sept, 20:27 · Sport · Sydney, NSW Marky Mark pinches certain rival try Mark Nawaqanitawase pinches the ball and runs the length of the field to open the scoring for the Sydney Roosters.
• 25 Sept, 20:02 · Courts · Sydney, NSW Sydney man becomes first jailed under Nazi salute laws Sydney man Nathan Ballesty has been sentenced to three years' imprisonment for performing a Nazi salute and publishing offensive online posts.