Sydney, July 7 (IANS) Australia has the highest proportion of recreational drug users in the world, according to the UN’s 2014 World Drug Report, media reports said Monday. The UN report confirmed Australia as leading the world in the use of party drug ecstasy, third in methamphetamines and fourth in cocaine, Xinhua reported citing a Daily […]
Sydney, July 4 (IANS) An India-born doctor in Australia, convicted of sexually assaulting a patient, Friday won a court battle to overturn a ministerial decision to deport him. Suhail Durani was jailed for more than 18 months for sexually assaulting the 19-year-old woman while examining her at Royal Perth Hospital’s emergency ward in February 2010, ABC […]
Sydney, July 4 (IANS) Australian scientists are concerned that fish are eating hundreds of thousands of tonnes of plastic floating in the ocean and this waste is ending up in sea food, a media report said Friday. Carlos Duarte, an oceanographer from the University of Western Australia, said there was 100 times less plastic on ocean […]
Rockdale City’s Living Laneways program is set to revive the town centre with a series of themed markets offering visitors a unique insight into the vibrant multicultural diversity of the city. Council has entered into a partnership with the operator of Now & Then Markets to establish a series of themed markets in King Lane […]
First-time buyers looking for a new home will have more choice when deciding on their purchase, with changes to the First Home Owners Grant coming into effect today. House-hunters are now able to buy newly constructed homes valued up to $750,000, and remain eligible for the First Home Owners Grant. “The previous grant cut-off was […]
The NSW Government and Sydney Airport are jointly investing almost $500 million to improve traffic flow in and around Sydney Airport, as part of a package of ground transport solutions. Roads Minister Duncan Gay said the NSW Government is building more than $282 million in road projects around the airport precinct, including $40 million from […]
These winter school holidays, there’s no better way to keep the kids entertained than signing them up for some of the 55 activities available at Sydney Olympic Park’s famous Kids in the Park program. Minister for Sport and Recreation Stuart Ayres said the program is designed to offer a wide range of activities designed to […]
Arts Minister Troy Grant has called on dancers and choreographers in Sydney’s West to apply for the NSW Government’s $30,000 dance fellowship. The NSW Dance Fellowship is designed to assist established choreographers and dance practitioners to take the next step in their professional careers. “Sydney’s west has a well-established performing arts sector but it is […]
Sydney writer Linda Jaivin has been announced as the winner of the NSW Writers’ Fellowship, which will allow her to research her new novel, The Education of Proofreader Ding. Minister for the Arts Troy Grant said the $30,000 fellowship includes the opportunity to take up a residency offered by the State Library of NSW where […]
The Strathfield State Emergency Service (NSW SES) unit was active last night (Tuesday) after the Strathfield area was hit by severe winds that have caused damage throughout the southern half of the state. Three trees were down in the Strathfield area near the Hume Highway, and local SES volunteers were active late into the night. […]