New South Wales News

Crime A desperate search is under way after two missing backpackers’ belongings and their car were found at a beach on NSW’s mid-north coast.

Education Two dedicated mental health staff will be sent to every public high school in NSW under a state government plan to help young people struggling.

News Convicted gang rapist Mohamed Ghanem has been caught in an ice drug ring captured by police surveillance and now faces 20 more years in jail.

News A man who was killed in a suspected home invasion has been identified as Sydney personal trainer and weightlifter Bradley Soper.

News A FORMER NSW police officer blackmailed four women into having sex with him by threatening to leak explicit photos he had of them.

News TRANSPORT boss Arthur Tzaneros says the industry has hit the floor in regards to rates, payment terms and compliance and can't continue to be sustainable.

News Representatives from more than 30 festivals are meeting today to discuss NSW’s proposed licensing system after likening it to a “form of punishment”.

Politics A COMPANY registered to a beach shack at the end of a dirt road somehow won a lucrative contract worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

Environment Protecting koala habitat was the main focus of rallies across NSW and the ACT last week

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News A BUSH fire burning near the Bruxner Highway, west of Tabulam continues to spread.

News The search will resume this morning at Wilberforce, north-west of Sydney, for a man, 50, who reportedly fell off a jetski after it did a sharp turn.

News A Sydney man was quizzed by police after an intruder he confronted in his lounge room died at the scene after a struggle.

News The mate of a surfer who was attacked by a shark this morning has described the frenzied scene as the incident unfolded.

Food & Entertainment It’s a dish that’s universally loved and feared in equal measures, but this Thai restaurant chain is dishing theirs up on a whole new level.

News RURAL Fire Service crews will continue monitoring a large, out-of-control bushfire which has decimated more than 19,100 hectares near the Queensland-NSW border.

Environment “Large and dangerous” fires in northern New South Wales are only getting worse, the authorities have warned, with conditions worsening.

Weather A HUGE cloud of dust which has been reducing air quality to hazardous levels in the state's south is on it's way to the Northern Rivers.

Breaking WARNINGS upgraded with an increase in fire activity.

News ASSETS of the trucking company that went bust just days before Christmas, leaving hundreds of drivers in the lurch, have gone up for auction today.

Politics AS THE former prime minister faces a battle to save his job, Tony Abbott has come out with one of his most outlandish claims yet.