Tag: New South Wales

Sustainable-population advocacy group says country’s politicians must stand up to the self-interested ‘Big-Australia’ lobby.

Business body hails State Government’s decision to wind back hotel quarantine as ‘common sense’ and ‘risk-based’.

Relief in some areas of the state as Deputy Premier announces the easing of lockdown restrictions. But others stay under hard lockdown.

The iconic platypus hasn’t been seen in the Royal National Park since the 1970s. Next year, the first group of 10 will be reintroduced.

Mayors of 12 areas hardest hit by Covid want to have a joint chat with Berejiklian, who has pushed the ‘decline meeting’ button.

Payroll jobs in Greater Sydney have fallen by almost 9 percent since the latest lockdown began and city seems worse off than in 2020.

Many performers have been stranded by lockdown, have no work and can’t return to their families interstate, media union says.

Union warns that another round of workplace vaccinations is urgently needed for NSW’s prison officers to avoid mass spread.

Retail losses are continuing to mount, as Retailers’ Association calls for more Government support for struggling sector.

Industry employer body and union warn that restarting construction is at risk unless key workers can travel freely despite lockdowns.

An airborne citizen-science program is helping researchers to keep track of whale mums and calves along the NSW coast.

NSW Premier says she is ‘utterly disgusted’ by the actions of city protestors that have compromised everyone’s safety.

As the struggle to contain the virus continues in NSW, three areas in the central west are in lockdown. Victoria extends for seven days.

Joint State and Federal assistance package will be a ‘lifeline’ for thousands of businesses in Sydney and help preserve jobs.

Council on the NSW-Victoria border says its businesses are desperate due to lockdown decisions taken by State Governments.

UV levels in NSW can be dangerous for 10 months of the year. But data shows most people only protect themselves sometimes, warns Cancer Council.

The Morrison government says the plant would replace the coal-fired Liddell plant.

It’s a tail of woe in regional New South Wales as farmers and communities battle millions of mice. Now the State Government has stepped in.

The tournament will see 16 nations gather in Australia’s biggest city, as NSW strives to host ‘10 World Cups in 10 Years’.

NSW Fair Trading says scams by dodgy ‘tradespeople’ are on the rise as residents of flood-hit areas try to get back on their feet.

Hundreds of bank accounts were allegedly set up using data such as names and addresses that were hacked from company files.

Scheme was originally intended to help businesses after the end of JobKeeper, but will now be available to flood-hit SMEs too.

NSW Government’s $51-million stimulus package announced yesterday includes boost for struggling CBD hotels and businesses.

Military providing an immediate search and rescue capability and more personnel and equipment will help with clean-up operations.

Heavy rains everywhere except WA, as military readies to provide support to hard-pressed authorities.

Mundi Mundi Plains is set to become the home of Australia’s biggest outback music event this August. Never heard of it? You’re not alone.

After years of court battles, High Court says park owners must pay for selling ‘permanent’ homes that did not have council consent.

Newcastle sees remote-working trend as the ideal opportunity to attract innovative entrepreneurs looking to escape the big-city bustle.

But it has tightened its entry requirements, with new arrivals from Victoria required to self-isolate at home for five days.

City’s Inner Ring is attracting tenants, but property vacancy rates are rising in the Middle Ring, as well as in some NSW regional areas.

Although few overseas migrants arrived to boost the state’s population, less people left NSW to settle in other parts of Australia.

Bride and 20 of her guests will have to cough up $1,000 each for not adhering to lockdown regulations governing Sydney’s northern beaches.

Immigration minister says Home Affairs will work with NSW authorities to identify those involved in the illegal gathering and some may be deported.

NSW Premier says a decision on New Year’s Eve celebrations in Sydney will be made soon, based on expert medical advice.

Payroll tax reform and extended rent relief for small and midsize business tenants will give NSW retailers a solid springboard to recovery.

Twenty obstetricians say they will resign from Blacktown Hospital over a range of concerns, including the deaths of four babies in 18 months.

NSW inspectors are blitzing city entertainment venues and finding numerous coronavirus-related safety breaches. Multiple fines issued.

More than 30 schools have so far been targeted by email threats, disrupting final exams for HSC students.

Police believe the cannabis seizure on the NSW Mid North Coast may be the largest in Australia since the 1970s. Fourteen arrests made.

Opposition Leader goes in with guns blazing as Premier admits secret relationship with disgraced MP in evidence to commission.

An aerial drone operated by Surf Life Saving NSW broadcasts warning as predator bears down on oblivious surfer.

Police will allege the bomb was part of a drug gang vendetta that went wrong. Those in custody are aged 17-20.

From early on Saturday morning, nobody from NSW and ACT will be able to enter Queensland. Premier says ‘tough decision’ is necessary.

While masks are not mandatory in NSW, Premier Gladys Berejiklian outlines four key scenarios for wearing them.

The NSW-Victoria border will be closed to non-essential travel from midnight on Tuesday as Melbourne battles coronavirus outbreaks.

Women of the NSW Parliament take over gents to protest gender toilet inequality.

STORMS: An Aussie knight in a black wetsuit jumped on his surfboard to save five stranded horses.

Hundreds of south-west Sydney residents evacuated their houses due to flooding across Sydney after severe storms.

Storms in Australia: now, that's what we call a house boat!

Sydney is currently experiencing the biggest storm of the century. While the Bureau of Meteorology earlier indicated that conditions would ease, it is expected that conditions will be just as bad, possibly worse, tonight.