New South Wales has recorded zero cases of the CCP virus 24 hours after the state went on high alert after a potentially infectious Victorian man travelled extensively through the southern regions of the state. The man and his family, who were on a trip to Jervis Bay and Hyam’s Beach, from May 19 to…
New South Wales Records Zero Cases of COVID-19 but Remains on High Alert
NSW Virus Alert for Jervis Bay Area
NSW Health officials are tracing the movements of a potentially infectious COVID-19 case who visited the Jervis Bay area from Melbourne on May 23 and 24. Victorian health officials notified NSW Health of the confirmed case who visited Jervis Bay, Goulburn, Hyams Beach, and Vincentia. The person reported the onset of symptoms on May 25…
Chris Minns, Michael Daley Face Off Again for NSW Labor Leadership
Australian state Labor MPs Chris Minns and Michael Daley are the top contenders jostling for the leadership of the New South Wales (NSW) opposition after Jodi McKay quit last week. This will be the second time Minns and Daley have faced off for the role and the third attempt for Minns overall. But Minns promised…
Lack of Reliable Energy Forces NSW Aluminium Smelter to Power Down
In the last month, power shortages caused by a lack of dispatchable energy have forced New South Wales (NSW) Tomago Aluminium smelter to halt operations on several occasions. The smelter is one of Australasia’s largest, contributing $1.5 (US$1.2) billion per year to the Australian economy and producing 25 percent of Australia’s primary aluminium. Tomago was forced…
NSW Labor Leader Denies Knowledge of ‘Dirt Dossier’ as 2 MPs Quit Shadow Ministry
SYDNEY—New South Wales (NSW) Labor Opposition Leader Jodi McKay has downplayed suggestions that she faces a leadership spill after two MPs resigned from her shadow cabinet this week. This comes after a staffer from the deputy leader’s office distributed to the press a “dirt dossier” on NSW Labor’s Transport spokesman Chriss Minns, who is considered a…
Climate Activists at Odds With NSW’s $600 Million Gas Plant
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has confirmed up to $600 million (US$470 million) will be invested in ensuring the completion of a 660 MW open cycle gas-fired power station in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales (NSW). However, Climate activists groups, such as the Climate Council, have called for Australia to cut off funding towards…
New South Wales to Offer Vaccinations to Those in Their 40s
Around a million people in NSW aged between 40 and 49 could get a Pfizer COVID-19 jab at the new purpose-built vaccination hub at Sydney Olympic Park within weeks. Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced the “exciting” development at the opening of the government-run Homebush hub on Monday. “People aged 40 to 49 can register their interest…
NSW Premier Pleased with Lack of Community Transmission, Despite No Virus Link Yet
The New South Wales (NSW) Premier Gladys Berejiklian says she’s “pleased” with the state of a COVID-19 community transmission outbreak in Sydney, but the link between an infected man and an ill international traveller remains unclear. Sydneysiders are again wearing masks on public transport, in supermarkets and during rideshare trips as health officials try to…
Mad Max Prequel ‘Furiosa’ to Be Filmed in New South Wales
The prequel to Academy Award Winning Mad Max: Fury Road is set to be filmed in New South Wales and is expected to become the biggest film ever made in Australia. Director George Miller is preparing to shoot Furiosa starring Chris Hemsworth, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Yahya Abdul Mateen II in June 2021 as the fifth instalment…
NSW Labor Backs ‘Proud’ Coal Miner Candidate in Upper Hunter By-Election
New South Wales (NSW) Labor has shifted away from its national counterpart’s climate change agenda to support a former coal miner as its candidate in the Upper Hunter by-election. NSW Labor leader Jodi McKay made the statement while announcing their candidate for the Upper Hunter by-election. “We do not support a moratorium on coal mines; let’s get…
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