New data released by the New South Wales Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research reveals a significant rise in the number of young people in detention across the state.
The New South Wales education department has told a state inquiry that it's not realistic to close every childcare centre reported for a quality breach.
Opposition leader Sussan Ley says the toxic algal bloom off South Australia's coast, which has killed tens of thousands of marine animals, is causing a collapse of the ecosystem.
Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Defence Minister Richard Marles have led the negotiations with Vanuatu's leaders, giving the go-ahead to the deal, known as the Nakamal Agreement, in a signing ceremony on the edge of an active volcano.
That and more in the news on NITV Radio.
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