NSW Minister for Roads and Freight Duncan Gay today announced the 40km/h speed limit in a large part of Sydney’s CBD would be introduced at the end of this month. “The CBD’s 40km/h speed limit zone will be rolled out from Saturday 27 September as we work to further improve pedestrian safety,” Minister Gay said. […]
Minister for Planning Pru Goward today announced Western Sydney is at the centre of a new blue-collar jobs boom, with latest figures showing a three year high in industrial developments, most of which is occurring in Western Sydney. The Employment Lands Development Report released today shows uptake of industrial land in Sydney is up 37% […]
NSW State Records is offering a rare inside look into how the state was affected by WW1 in the “A Call to Arms” exhibition at the Authority’s records centre in Kingswood, which will be opened today by NSW Minister for Finance and Services Dominic Perrottet. “A Call to Arms documents the lives of the people […]
Minister for Roads and Freight Duncan Gay has announced from Wednesday 1 October all petrol-powered bicycles will be banned on NSW roads and road related areas due to the serious road safety risk. Minister Gay said this is national safety issue, with restrictions already in place in some states such as Queensland. “Given the safety […]
Two SBS journalists were jointly named Journalist of the Year at last night’s Multicultural and Indigenous Media Awards, held at Parliament House, Sydney. SBS radio Hindi Executive Producer Kumud Merani was honoured for her radio feature The Story Untold; which examines Australia’s complex migration patterns and the surprising genetic link between Australia and India’s first […]
Sydney, Sep 11 (IANS) Two men are expected to face an Australian court Thursday for allegedly funding and recruiting Islamist fighters for Syria. Police raided houses and businesses in Logan, south of Brisbane, Wednesday and arrested the men, aged 31 and 21, following a 12- month joint operation carried out by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) […]
Sydney, Sep 11 (IANS) A 25-year-old man was rushed to an Australian hospital Thursday after showing symptoms of the Ebola virus disease, health officials said. The man, who fell seriously ill after returning from the Democratic Republic of Congo, was taken to Gold Coast University Hospital in Queensland about 7.40 a.m. by paramedics wearing full protective […]
The Environment and Venue Assessment Tool (EVAT) which helps assess the risk of adverse social outcomes posed by liquor licence applications will be rolled out state-wide following a successful trial in Sydney and Newcastle. Minister for Hospitality Troy Grant today said a 12-month trial and evaluation of EVAT found it provided a sharper focus on […]
Minister for Primary Industries, Katrina Hodgkinson, today announced that NSW will lead a new $2.5 million project to better position Australia’s grains industry in global and local marketplaces. Ms Hodgkinson said the initiative, called the life-cycle assessment project, will measure the impacts of water, land and energy use for grain production on greenhouse gas emissions, […]
NSW is the first state in Australia to introduce legislation to support the broadcasting of judgments and sentences in major criminal trials. Attorney General Brad Hazzard said although other states such as Victoria allowed cameras into the courtroom at the discretion of the judiciary, NSW was the first in the country to pass a law […]