A sequence of unforeseen coal power plant outages and cold weather has put a severe strain on Australia’s electricity grid, sending energy and gas prices soaring. The National Electricity Market witnessed a threefold increase in consumer spot prices, reaching an average of $120 per megawatt-hour (MWh) in June, compared with around $43 per MWh for…
WA’s Small Businesses Hammered After Lockdown Grants Exclude Low-Earners
A recent pledge by the Western Australia (WA) Government to provide lockdown assistance payouts to small businesses has left industry stunned after those signing up to the scheme discovered it would not, in fact, be granted to low-earning small businesses. The state’s snap 4-day lockdown following the discovery of three cases of the CCP (Chinese…
Greater Sydney Lockdown: The Least-Worst Option?
Commentary Loss of liberty is the price now being paid by the people of New South Wales (NSW) for the State Premier Gladys Berejikian’s decision to eradicate the Delta variant of COVID-19 currently raging through the community. Freedoms we took for granted until very recently have suddenly been snatched away, in a situation in which…
Sydney COVID-19 Outbreak Grows by 112 Cases
New South Wales (NSW) has recorded 112 new local COVID-19 cases, with the state’s premier admitting it is “almost impossible” for Greater Sydney and surrounds to exit lockdown anytime soon. Of the 112 cases in the 24 hours to 8 p.m. on Sunday, at least 46 were out in the community for part or all…
NSW Expands Contact Tracing but Promises Data Privacy
The New South Wales (NSW) government has followed Queensland to significantly broaden its contact tracing mandate but has promised to break the nationwide cycle of police accessing users’ private location data. From July 12, educational institutions, offices, supermarkets, amusement centres, recreational facilities, places of worship, and more, will all be required to set up QR…
NSW Mouse Plague Rebate Available for Affected Households and Small Businesses
The New South Wales government has announced that a rebate is now available to claim for households and small businesses affected by the mouse plague. As part of the government’s $150 million Mouse Control Program, eligible households can claim up to $500 and small businesses up to $1,000 for the cost of mouse baits, traps,…
Australian State Budgets Serve Up More Debt on the Menu
June 29, 2021
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The dramatic transformation of Australia’s fiscal landscape by the COVID-19 pandemic has been confirmed by the latest round of state and territory budgets for New South Wales (NSW), Victoria (VIC), Queensland (QLD), South Australia (SA) and the Northern Territory (NT). Their collective shares of GDP cover some 85 percent of the national economy. Western Australia,…
Sydney Residents Urged to Get Tested for COVID-19 After Outbreak Grows
Two new locally transmitted cases have been recorded in NSW, taking Sydney’s eastern suburbs COVID cluster to 11. The pair—a woman in her 50s from Sydney’s north and a man in his 30s from the eastern suburbs – were both close contacts of previously reported cases, and were diagnosed while in isolation. Both were diagnosed…
NSW to Fast-Track Professionals Into a Teaching Career
Mid-career professionals looking for a career change will find it easier and faster to switch to teaching as the New South Wales government tries to address the growing teacher shortage crisis. “The best and brightest from other professions must be encouraged to become teachers, and right now, there are too many barriers to entry. We…
NSW Govt Brings Back Strongest Rodent Pesticide to Combat Mouse Plague
The New South Wales (NSW) government has secured 5000 litres of bromadiolone, one of the world’s strongest pesticides against rodents, as part of a $50 million (US$38.8 million) ‘mouse trap’ package to help farmers combat the ongoing mouse plague. The chemical, which has been banned from outdoor usage since 2017, is currently awaiting approval from…
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