Defence Science and Technology Group is collaborating with the University of New South Wales in Canberra on an innovative space research program using miniature satellites.

Australia Defence Department partners with UNSW for Space Research

Satellite Research partnership at the forefront of Australian Satellite Research Minister for Defence Senator the Hon Marise Payne has announced that Defence has commenced a research program using miniature satellites in support... Read more »
NSW Premier Mike Baird and Early Childhood Education Minister Leslie Williams read to children at Wunanbiri Pre-School.

NSW schools and students get $219 million boost

NSW public schools will receive a record $219 million in additional needs-based education funding in 2017, made possible by NSW signing the Gonski agreement. Announcing the funding boost at Hurstville South Public... Read more »
Art Gallery of New South Wales

Acclaimed International Artists announced for Sydney International Art Series

Sydney International Art Series will bring world’s most outstanding art exclusively to Sydney The first art exhibition in Sydney devoted to the Dutch golden age featuring masterpieces by Rembrandt, and a rare... Read more »

$32m announced to support homeless young people

Combatting youth homelessness and helping young people successfully move from crisis care to long term accommodation is a priority of the NSW Government Young teens who turn to homelessness services will be... Read more »
Australia farming industry

Immigrant farmers vital to Australian agriculture, study shows

How migrant workers are critical to the future of Australia’s agricultural industry Immigrant farmers and workers are contributing to the productivity of Australian agriculture. A RIRDC-funded study finds these workers bring new... Read more »
NSW Government has agreed to share the state’s vocational education training expertise as part of a new agreement signed with the Kingdom of Bhutan.

NSW to share vocational training expertise with Bhutan

The NSW Government has agreed to share the state’s vocational education training expertise as part of a new agreement signed with the Kingdom of Bhutan. NSW Premier Mike Baird today met with... Read more »

NSW welcomes national commitment to Energy Security

  NSW Government has welcomed the agreement by Australia’s energy ministers to develop a national plan ensuring the nation’s energy security and reliability. The agreement follows  emergency meeting in Melbourne of the Council... Read more »
Australian National University

ANU to invest $12.5 million in School of Music

The Australian National University will invest $12.5 million in strategic funds in the School of Music over the next five years to ensure a bright future for music teaching and research at... Read more »
Katie Drady's Forbes property is one of many that has been submerged by flood. (Supplied: Katie Drady)

Flood affected NSW Communities receive disaster assistance

The disaster assistance for flood affected communities across New South Wales has been announced  byMinister for Justice Michael Keenan and NSW Deputy Premier and Minister for Justice and Police Troy Grant. Visiting... Read more »

Halal Expo Australia plays key role in growing Australian Halal industry that benefits to the Australian Trade & Economy

Third Annual Halal Expo Australia 2017 to be Held at Rosehill Gardens, Sydney, Australia SYDNEY, Australia, February 11 & 12, 2017 / HEA2017 / Press Release: The third annual HALAL EXPO AUSTRALIA 2017... Read more »
Young Regional Artists from Country NSW visit Parliament House

Young Regional Artists from Country NSW visit Parliament House

Deputy Premier and Minister for the Arts Troy Grant met young regional NSW- based artists who have been awarded $10,000 scholarships under a new Government scheme to nurture creativity The 2016 batch... Read more »
Australian Prime Minister Turnbull

Australia calls for cooperation on migration through secure borders

Australia’s border protection and immigration system was the “best in the world” and supported its “ability to provide generous and effective support to refugees”: PM Turnbull In the wake of world’s biggest... Read more »

Biosecurity beefed up in Sydney to protect economy and community

The Greater Sydney region is one of the State’s key food bowls, producing $1.5 billion in food and agricultural products every year. A new $1.13 million partnership between Local Land Services and... Read more »
Amsterdam named 2016 European capital of innovation

Young NSW entrepreneurs get $12m innovation boost

NSW State’s leading eleven universities, and the CSIRO, are partnering with the NSW Government to develop a new statewide innovation network giving start-up businesses access to expertise and resources they need to... Read more »
NSW Premier Mike Baird and Early Childhood Education Minister Leslie Williams read to children at Wunanbiri Pre-School.

NSW announces $115 million funding to make early childhood education more affordable

NSW government preschool fees to be slashed by 30% under new initiative to boost attendance The NSW Government is cutting preschool fees by an average of 30 per cent to encourage more... Read more »
Canberra pollen season

Canberra pollen season predicted to be worse and start early

There will be no respite for Canberra hay fever sufferers this year with The Australian National University’s (ANU) Canberra Pollen project forecasting another nightmare pollen season. Lead researcher Professor Simon Haberle of... Read more »
Thor aircraft returns to Sydney to hammer fires from sky

Thor returns to Sydney to hammer fires from sky

Minister for Emergency Services David Elliott has welcomed back Thor, the Hercules C130, on its return to Sydney in preparation for the 2016/17 bush fire season. Thor, a Hercules C130, which can... Read more »
Australian defence force personnel would be empowered to strike Islamic State ‘at its core’, Malcolm Turnbull said on Thursday. Photograph: Dave Hunt/AAP

Australia to expand its role in fight against ISIS in Syria and Iraq

PM Turnbull announces intentions to heavily target ISIS, warns of increased terror attacks in Asia CANBERRA — Australia will step up airstrikes against Islamic State, allowing its military for the first time... Read more »

Does Australia really need submarines at all?

Why buy crewed submarines at all? What role do they play in protecting Australia’s interests now and into the future? By James Goldrick (Australian National University) The Australian government this week committed to... Read more »

Iranian refugee dies in Brisbane hospital after setting himself on fire

An Iranian asylum seeker has died two days after setting himself alight in an Australian detention center on the remote Pacific island of Nauru. An Iranian refugee who set himself on fire... Read more »
Melbourne Magistrates' Court

Victoria appoints first ever Muslim woman magistrate

First female Muslim magistrate appointed to the bench in Victoria has experience in criminal law and family law Victoria state has appointed its first Muslim woman to the bench. Attorney-General Martin Pakula... Read more »
Australian Greens MP Jeremy Buckingham posted a video of himself lighting Queensland's Condamine River on fire. He blames a nearby fracking site. (Photo courtesy: Jeremy Buckingham)

Australian MP sets river on fire to protest over local gas mining

Australian MP is blaming seeping methane from a nearby fracking site for making it possible for him to set Queensland’s Condamine River on fire. In an act of protest against coal seam fracking,... Read more »
University of New South Wales

China, UNSW partners to build $100 million innovation project at University of New South Wales

UNSW has secured the financial support of eight Chinese companies to build a new science and technology precinct on the Kensington campus Australia is set to get a “global first” $100 million... Read more »

CREF has become a celebrated fixture, enjoyed by Australians of all backgrounds: Premier NSW

MESSAGE FROM THE PREMIER NEW SOUTH WALES FOR CHAND RAAT EID FESTIVAL 2016 ‘I am delighted to send my best wishes to everyone attending celebrations marking the end of Ramadan and Eid-ul-Fitr.’... Read more »