After blows to his anti-protest laws, Minns considers retreat from ‘globalise the intifada’ ban
By Penry Buckley

The NSW premier, who was unequivocal in the wake of the Bondi terror attack, has now linked the fate of his state’s laws with those of the Queensland legal challenge

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/28/nsw-anti-protest-laws-globalise-intifada-minns-ntwnfb

#NewSouthWalespolitics #Australianews #ChrisMinns #NewSouthWales #Bondibeachterrorattack #Freedomofspeech #Queenslandpolitics #Protest #Antisemitism #PenryBuckley

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Polling reveals climate concern rises in country regions; locals name bushfires, heatwaves and floods as key reasons for this

Energy company profiteering blamed most for high bills

63% of residents living in regional Renewable Energy Zones support the shift to clean energy, just 17% oppose

https://www.miragenews.com/rural-climate-change-concerns-surge-1662871/

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‘You can see why I love this car’: even amid a fuel crisis some Australian drivers can fill up for $60
By Jack Larkin

Carl Camilleri is one of a dwindling number of owners of LPG-fuelled cars. As petrol and diesel prices go through the roof, they’re sparking a dose of Australian car industry nostalgia

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/27/you-can-see-why-i-love-this-car-even-amid-a-fuel-crisis-some-australian-drivers-can-fill-up-for-60

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Australia’s south-east set for drier and hotter winter as BoM forecasts potential El Niño
By Graham Readfearn

Queensland and NSW set for lower than usual rainfall in May, June and July, while temperatures in most of the country likely to be higher than normal

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/27/weather-australia-el-nino-bom-forecast-winter-dry-hot

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Two bodies found after fire tears through home in Blue Mountains foothills
By Jordyn Beazley

NSW police say human remains found and four people taken to hospital after overnight fire in Bowen Mountain house

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/27/two-bodies-found-house-fire-bowen-mountain-home-blue-mountains-ntwnfb

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Two bodies found after fire tears through home in Blue Mountains foothills
By Australian Associated Press

NSW police say human remains found and four people taken to hospital after overnight fire in Bowen Mountain house

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/27/two-bodies-found-house-fire-bowen-mountain-home-blue-mountains-ntwnfb

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