New South Wales
state, Australia
Recent News
Oct. 1, 2024, 1:44 AM ET (The Guardian)
Pro-Palestinian protesters call NSW police attempt to block rally on 7 October ‘an attack on fundamental democratic rights’
Sep. 30, 2024, 5:14 PM ET (The Guardian)
See the greenhouse gas impact of Labor’s decision to expand three NSW coalmines
Sep. 30, 2024, 10:44 AM ET (The Guardian)
NSW residents urged to prepare for bushfire season now after hazard reduction targets missed
Sep. 30, 2024, 10:44 AM ET (The Guardian)
NSW police banned from using WhatsApp on work phones
Sep. 29, 2024, 6:42 AM ET (ABC News (Australia))
NSW fisheries officers demand stab-proof vests and capsicum spray in order to do their job safely
New South Wales, state of southeastern Australia, occupying both coastal mountains and interior tablelands. It is bounded by the Pacific Ocean to the east and the states of Victoria to the south, South Australia to the west, and Queensland to the north. New South Wales also includes Lord Howe Island, 360 miles (580 km) east of the continent. The state capital is Sydney, the country’s largest city. The site of the first British settlement in Australia in 1788, New South Wales is today the most populous and, after Victoria, the most industrialized state in the Commonwealth of Australia. Originally the ...(100 of 13139 words)