The NSW Government is moving ahead with its election commitment to recruit an additional 250 (FTE) school counsellors, with 86 new school counsellors and psychologists starting work in NSW public schools at the beginning of this school year amid a 35% drop in vacancies since last year.

An important step has been taken for the biggest upgrade of Canterbury Hospital in 26 years, with the project’s lead design team appointed.

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$100 million to increase biodiversity protection and deliver certainty for housing

Monday, 18 March 2024

The NSW Labor Government has delivered on its commitment to strengthen protection for koalas while helping deliver much-needed housing in Western and South Western Sydney, by enhancing the Cumberland Plain Conservation Plan.

The Inaugural NSW Women’s Safety Commissioner Strategic Plan, Working together to address domestic, family and sexual violence, has been released today, providing a roadmap for the Office of the Women’s Safety Commissioner’s activities between 2024 and 2027.

Penalties for many environmental crimes will double under the biggest amendment to environmental protection laws since the Environment Protection Authority was created in 1991.

he NSW Government has launched a new Vehicle Emissions Star Rating website to help drivers consider sustainability when making their next vehicle purchase.

The NSW Government will today introduce a bill to parliament to ban LGBTQ+ conversion practices, fulfilling a key election commitment.

A bold new blueprint that will deliver the biggest improvements to NSW bus services in a generation has been outlined in the Bus Industry Taskforce's second report released today.

The NSW Government is delivering on its commitment to provide additional support to wildlife hospitals, koala protection and research with more than $3.5 million in new funding provided to three regional wildlife care facilities.

A new round of applications for the NSW Government Return to Work Pathways Program opens today, with up to $2 million available to support women from diverse backgrounds get job ready and secure sustainable employment.