New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet has intervened to get three Liberal Party women into the state’s upper house by dropping three male MPs to guarantee equal numbers of both gender on the ticket for the state election in March 2023. After what appears like a deal brokered between party factions on Dec. 22, sitting…
3 Male Candidates Dropped as State Leader Intervenes to Secure Gender Parity for State Election
December 23, 2022
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Rail Strikes to End as New South Wales Govt Makes Deal
The New South Wales (NSW) government has finally carved out a deal with the rail union to modify a fleet of trains after months of bitter negotiation and industrial action. “Today, we have put the people of Sydney first,” Premier Dominic Perrottet said in a joint statement issued late on Friday with Finance Minister Damien…
Government Announces Aid Package After Relentless Flooding
November 22, 2022
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Small business owners and not-for-profit organisations subject to “repeated relentless flooding” in the past year can receive up to $50,000 (US$33,000) in disaster recovery payments under a new package from the Australian federal and New South Wales (NSW) governments. The prime minister and NSW premier said they had identified a significant number of businesses affected…
Australian Town Sees 2nd Flood in a Fortnight, Residents Ordered to Evacuate
Residents in the New South Wales (NSW) rural town of Forbes have been issued their second emergency flood evacuation warning in two weeks as major flash flooding occurs throughout the state. The State Emergency Services (SES) changed its warning for people in Forbes and the surrounding areas to evacuate before 7 a.m. because the nearby…
Australians Outraged at Schools Renaming Grandparents as ‘Grandfriends’
November 8, 2022
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The decision by a growing number of schools in New South Wales (NSW) to rename “Grandparents Day” to “Grandfriends Day” to be more inclusive has upset and disappointed many Australians. Ian Barnett, the founder of the National Grandparent Movement, said rather than being inclusive, the decision excluded one of the “most significant groups in the…
Release of Scathing Report into Australia’s COVID-19 Response Forces Australian State Leaders to Defend Pandemic Measures
October 20, 2022
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Australian state and territory leaders—many of whom pursued a zero-COVID or tough suppression strategy—defended their policy response amid the release of a new report calling the country’s COVID-19 measures “excessive” and “harsh.” The report, ‘Fault lines: An Independent Review into Australia’s Response to COVID-19,’ was also critical of school closures, aged care response and warned…
‘Discipline Is a Dirty Word in Most Schools,’ Says Britain’s Famous Educator
A renowned British educator has urged Australian teachers to take back control of the classrooms amid concerns over Australian students’ worsening discipline and behaviour. Katharine Birbalsingh CBE, British teacher and education reformer and head teacher of Michaela Community School, called for a clear focus on discipline, improved classroom management skills for Australian teachers, and a…
NSW Pushes to Convince Residents to Opt out of Stamp Duty for Land Tax
October 9, 2022
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The New South Wales (NSW) government has launched an online calculator to allow first home buyers in the Australian state to see how much money they would save by switching to an ongoing land tax instead of the current stamp duty. This comes as the NSW government is set to introduce legislation to trial the…
NSW Refusing to Play Ball on Queensland’s Contentious Extra-Territorial Land Tax
September 27, 2022
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New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet has ruled out cooperating with Queensland state authorities to help roll out its contentious extra-territorial land tax. In a nation first, the Queensland Labor government’s proposal will calculate the amount of land tax owed by an investor based on their total property holdings across the country, instead of what…
Labor MP Dismissed From Shadow Cabinet After Accusing Fellow Party Member of Corruption
September 23, 2022
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New South Wales (NSW) Labor MP Tania Mihailuk has lost her position in the shadow ministry after criticising a fellow party member running for the state’s upper house. Labor opposition leader Chris Minns on Friday said he had dismissed Mihailuk from his cabinet, accusing her of making “political attacks by parliamentary privilege.” But NSW Liberal…
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