Category: New South Wales

Dating Apps Operators to Meet With Government Amid Push for Online Safety

Representatives of dating apps will meet with the Australian federal government to discuss security measures and areas for potential law reform amid reports about high rates of assaults on the platforms. It comes as the government ramped up its online safety laws which will allow the eSafety Commission to regulate illegal and restricted content no matter…


Australian State Promises to Triple Women in Construction

The government of New South Wales (NSW) has committed to tripling the number of female construction workers to dismantle gender norms and move towards equality. Treasurer Matt Kean said the government is allocating $10 million (US$6.7 million) towards reaching a target of 15 percent of women on work sites by 2030. “This grant program will…


NSW Labor Call for Power Bills Relief For Families

The Labor party of New South Wales (NSW) is pushing the state government to recall parliament to pass bills to help households pay their soaring electricity bills as social services groups renew their call for immediate relief for families. State Opposition Leader Chris Minns says parliament should legislate “reasonable and practical measures to ease the…


Calls for States to Boycott the Federal Government’s Water Rights Intervention

Australia’s food production and security will be “at risk” if the New South Wales (NSW) and Victorian state governments do not withdraw from the contentious Murray Darling Basin Plan, one community representative has warned. Jan Beer, a representative from the Upper Murray River Catchment Association in Victoria, told The Epoch Times that the implications of…


New South Wales Labor Wants to Ban Phones in Schools

The Labor Party in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) has promised to ban mobile phones in high schools if elected in next year’s state election. Parents have been calling for the change but the NSW government has not been listening, opposition leader Chris Minns said on Sunday. “As a parent of three…


NSW Labor Proposes Banning Phones in High Schools

The Labor Party in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) has promised to ban mobile phones in high schools if elected in next year’s state election. Parents have been calling for the change but the NSW government has not been listening, opposition leader Chris Minns said on Sunday. “As a parent of three…


‘Unbelievable’ Flood Rips up Australia Town

Dozens of people have been rescued from their roofs as an “unbelievable” deluge flooded a small New South Wales town, and powerful storms lashed much of the central west. “This is a very serious situation,” Emergency Services Minister Steph Cooke said on Monday. “The entire central west of NSW has been hit very hard in…


Aussie Science Rolling Potholes for Good

If John Lennon reckoned 4000 potholes in Blackburn, Lancashire songworthy*, he might have devoted an entire album to the state of Australia’s roads after months of rain and floods. An estimated half of the nation’s A$16 billion (US$10.73 billion) public roads budget is spent on maintenance and repairs, according to Infrastructure Partnerships Australia. State governments invest…


Australian Engineers Say ‘Intelligent Compaction’ Will Reduce Potholes

If John Lennon reckoned 4,000 potholes in Blackburn, Lancashire, he might have devoted an entire album to the state of Australia’s roads after months of rain and floods. An estimated half of the nation’s A$16 billion (US$10.73 billion) public roads budget is spent on maintenance and repairs, according to Infrastructure Partnerships Australia. State governments invest more…


New South Wales May Be on Cusp of Stamp-Duty Reform

The New South Wales (NSW) premier has told the opposition to “get out of the way” as his signature reform to give first-home buyers more choice edges closer to becoming reality. Legislation to give first-home buyers the option to choose between paying an annual land tax or a larger one-off stamp duty payment on all…