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2 weeks ago |
abc.net.au | Sam Nichols |Jean Kennedy
Thousands of doctors across NSW public hospitals are walking off the job for three days from Tuesday over pay and conditions. The union says their members are working in unsafe conditions and have been pushed to "breaking point". The government has urged the union to call off the strike, saying patient safety would be adversely affected. Thousands of doctors in the New South Wales public hospital system are set to begin three days of strikes from today.
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1 month ago |
abc.net.au | Jesse Hyland |Jean Kennedy
The NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research has recorded 85 murders in the state last year. It's an increase from 58 murder victims in 2023 and the most murders in New South Wales since 2014. Sydney's eastern suburbs recorded the most murders by statistical area for 2024, with six of the nine victims being related to the Bondi stabbing attack. NSW recorded its highest number of murders in 10 years in 2024.
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1 month ago |
abc.net.au | Jean Kennedy |Nabil Al-Nashar
NSW Police has launched a "major" investigation into a violent online threat targeting a newly opened mosque in south-western Sydney. The Australian Islamic House — Masjid Al-Bayt Al-Islami mosque at Edmondson Park reported the threat to police, which was made on the mosque's official Instagram page. The threat included the comment, "I'm going to christ church 2.0 this joint", in an apparent reference to the 2019 mass shootings of a mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, which claimed 51 lives.
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2 months ago |
abc.net.au | Danuta Kozaki |Jean Kennedy
New South Wales rail commuters will be hoping for a reprieve from disruptions across the train network, as the Minns government and rail unions head back into talks today before the Fair Work Commission. After months of industrial action over a bitter pay dispute, the state government and rail unions will argue their cases before the Fair Work Commission in Sydney on Wednesday morning.
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2 months ago |
abc.net.au | Jean Kennedy
The NSW government will introduce a new hate speech bill to parliament on Tuesday to tackle the rise in antisemitism, which will make inciting racial hatred a criminal offence. Under the legislation, people could be jailed for a maximum of two years and fined up to $11,000. The attorney-general is calling for "multi-party support" to pass the laws by the end of the week.
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New South Wales records highest number of murders in 10 years in 2024 - ABC News https://t.co/ESmbCkHYdY
Online threat made against south-west Sydney mosque, police launch investigation - ABC News https://t.co/jx26FxGRQ6
NSW government and rail unions head back to Fair Work Commission over industrial action saga - ABC News https://t.co/G3o6nIS2KX