Reforms to boost fairness, transparency and a hardship support in fines system
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22 October 2025
The Minns Labor Government will today introduce to the NSW Parliament two significant reforms to make the fines and debt system fairer, improve outcomes for people who receive a fine, and help families and households experiencing hardship.
Read moreEnabling works start on the $350 million Canterbury Hospital Redevelopment
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22 October 2025
Enabling works to prepare the site for the Canterbury Hospital Redevelopment have commenced, bringing new and expanded health services one step closer for the local community.
Read moreSafe staffing levels now in place at four more hospitals as nearly 100 nurses recruited
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22 October 2025
Bankstown-Lidcombe, Hornsby, Lismore and Orange Hospitals have now begun rostering to Safe
Staffing Levels in their emergency departments (ED), as the Minns Labor Government continues to
deliver on its promise to deliver the historic staffing reform.
New rental protections for domestic violence victim-survivors pass NSW Parliament
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22 October 2025
Victim-survivors of domestic violence will have greater power to leave unsafe homes and protect their privacy under sweeping tenancy reforms passed by the NSW Parliament yesterday evening.
Read moreAgreement reached to transition Northern Beaches Hospital to public ownership
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21 October 2025
The Northern Beaches Hospital’s shift to public ownership is nearing its conclusion, with in-principle agreement reached with Healthscope’s receivers on a $190 million payment for the transition.
Read moreNSW Government launches historic Aboriginal Water Strategy
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15 October 2025
A landmark plan to address inequities in water ownership will see the NSW Government put water back in Aboriginal peoples’ hands, strengthen their role in water management, and create new opportunities for self-determination.
Read moreDormant funds on unregistered Opal cards to be unvested into active transport
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15 October 2025
The NSW Government will recover unused balances on millions of dormant, unregistered Opal cards that have not been used for at least five years and invest in active transport initiatives, including more Opal bike lockers.
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Landmark bill to kick e-bike clutter to the kerb
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15 October 2025
E-bike clutter on footpaths will be cleaned up, government and councils will have the power to regulate operators and recoup the costs of shared scheme management and infrastructure – under new laws being introduced to the NSW Parliament today.
Read moreNSW Government sows the seeds for a plant-based protein manufacturing boom in regional NSW
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14 October 2025
The Minns Labor Government is planting the seeds for a new wave of primary production manufacturing across regional NSW, unveiling a prospectus designed to harvest the economic benefits of the growing plant-based protein sector.
Read moreExpress route to reliability and comfort as Mariyung train starts on Blue Mountains Line
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13 October 2025
The first intercity Mariyung train takes to the tracks on the Blue Mountains Line today, bringing a new level of comfort, safety and improved reliability for passengers from Lithgow, through the mountains to Sydney.
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