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  • NSW government launches inquiry into emergency call tragedy

    The NSW government has today launched an independent investigation into a new ambulance telephone call system amid indications a system problem caused an emergency response failure yesterday.

  • IT glitch shuts down Sydney's M5

    Sydney motorists are facing lengthy traffic tailbacks and delays today after a computer problem forced the closure of the M5 tunnel for the second time in three months.

  • Firecam to help NSW fight bushfires

    World-leading surveillance technology placed in a Sydney observation tower will be used to detect bushfires and catch arsonists this summer.

  • NSW switches on broadband network

    The NSW government on Saturday switched on the core of its new broadband network in a move it said would "close the digital divide" between country and metropolitan areas of the state.

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