Xanthe Gregory

Blue Mountains residents say they will launch legal action as they demand the state government conduct blood tests and offer compensation over a chemical contamination.

NSW Premier Chris Minns has been told he has "declared war" with part of the Lismore community as the state government moves to demolish reclaimed flood-prone properties being occupied by a group of squatters.

The state's childcare regulator is looking into an incident where three children allegedly absconded from Jenny’s Kindergarten & Early Learning Bathurst.

Blue Mountains residents are pressing ahead with legal action against the NSW government for refusing to test people who were drinking water contaminated with "forever chemicals."

More than 50 firefighters fought the blaze in Lismore for several hours. Police are set to investigate the cause.

Federal MP Andrew Gee's Facebook account has been caught impersonating a disgruntled voter and praising the politician for his stand against "dirty tactics" by an opponent.

The former primary school teacher is facing 20 historical sexual assault charges for offences alleged to have taken place during classes, sporting trips and sleepovers at children's homes.

A group of residents in Australia’s Blue Mountains is suing the New South Wales government after officials refused to offer free PFAS blood testing despite evidence of high chemical exposure.Xanthe Gregory reports for ABC News.In short:Residents drank contaminated water for decades after PFAS firefi...

A stretch of the Great Western Highway that cost almost $100 million per kilometre to build has opened, but some say it is completely pointless without the tunnel it was meant to service.

Levels of "forever chemical" PFOS downstream of the composting site are more than 650 times above ecological water guidelines.