For the second time in as many years, a mobile tower in the New South Wales town of Mullumbimby has been toppled in what police suspect was a deliberate act of vandalism.

A report finds it is likely the pilot of a Cessna plane "lost awareness" of a powerline stretching across his property before clipping it and crashing, killing him and his son.

The owners of a pet cat shot with an air rifle urge others to speak up about animal cruelty so perpetrators can be brought to justice.

After losing her son to suicide six years ago, Kate Slatter thought she knew how to handle complex grief. But it was after the sudden death of another close family member that she found herself overwhelmed and in need of an end-of-life expert carer.

Andrew Giles is refusing to step aside as immigration minister, despite agreeing to tear up a contentious direction to his department and Commonwealth tribunals that has led to convicted criminals being allowed to remain in the country.

NSW Premier Chris Minns says the new housing targets for 43 local government areas were designed to help the state meet its commitment under the National Housing Accord to build 377,000 new well-located homes by 2029.