Australia drops knights and dames from honours system

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has announced that Australia will no longer appoint knights and dames under the honours system. Mr Turnbull said the titles were “not appropriate” in modern Australia, and that... Read more »

Australian submarine rebuild showcases its Defence industry expertise

ASC sub rebuild showcases defence industry expertise Adelaide-based submarine builder and maintainer ASC has taken another step towards achieving international benchmark performance with Collins Class submarine HMAS Farncomb rolling out of the... Read more »
National Indigenous Human Rights Awards recognize Aboriginal rights struggle in Australia

National Indigenous Human Rights Awards recognize Aboriginal rights struggle in Australia

The National Indigenous Human Rights Awards (NIHRA), in its second year, was held again at NSW Parliament Wednesday evening in October. These truly national awards recognise and acknowledge the most important social justice struggle... Read more »
Australia's Social cohesion and multiculturalism stronger than ever

Australia’s Social cohesion is stronger than ever

Eight year high for social cohesion in Australia The latest Scanlon-Monash Index of Social Cohesion report has confirmed that social cohesion in Australia is at an eight-year high. The Assistant Minister for... Read more »
Parramatta’s birthday will be celebrated in style on Saturday 7 November, with a host of tastes, activities and entertainment planned as part of Parramatta Day 2015.

Entertainment extravaganza planned for Parramatta Day 2015

Parramatta Day 2015 to begin on Saturday 7 November Parramatta’s birthday will be celebrated in style on Saturday 7 November, with a host of tastes, activities and entertainment planned as part of ... Read more »
NSW Premier, Mike Baird, with top Australian actress, Cate Blanchett, at an event to mark the 70th anniversary of the United Nations at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney.

Sydney Opera House turns #UNBlue to celebrate 70th anniversary

SYDNEY (Australia) – The Sydney Opera House was one of the first buildings to light up the sky to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the United Nations and commemorate UN Day. More than... Read more »
Artist Yadegar Asisi stunning Great Barrier Reef panoramic art installation at the Panometer in Germany. (Photo: Yadegar Asisi)

Panoramic artwork of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef mesmerizes visitors

Artist creates stunning, immersive 360-degree art installation of Great Barrier Reef By Michael d’Estries (Mother Nature Network) Artist Yadegar Asisi, famous for his use of panoramic video and art, has brought the beauty... Read more »
Sydney voted as one of the top cities in the world

Sydney voted as one of the top cities in the world

“With Sydney’s buzzing night life, spectacular harbour and beaches and world-class restaurants, it’s no wonder that this city is continually loved by visitors from across the globe,” Minister Ayres said Sydney has once again... Read more »
NSW Education Minister Adrian Piccoli with school kids. Photo: Adam McLean

NSW announces record funding of $113 million to support public schools

Education Minister Piccoli says the substantial investment in public education will further boost determination of public schools to deliver improved student results The NSW Liberals & Nationals Government has announced to invest a... Read more »
Palestinian Film Festival makes its return in November 2015 with seven features and five short films to capture the imagination of audiences across Australia

Palestinian Film Festival returns to Australia in November 2015

Palestinian Film Festival aims to enrich Australia’s understanding of Palestine beyond the news headlines Palestine – beyond the headlines and into homes in Australia Australia is all set to host the Palestinian Film Festival... Read more »
Victor Dominello

Outdated laws to get the chop

Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation Victor Dominello will today introduce a ‘spring clean’ bill to repeal 30 outdated and obsolete laws from the statute books, as part of the NSW Government’s... Read more »
Australian Social Justice Commissioner Mick Gooda delivers the 2015 Charles Perkins Oration at the University of Sydney. Photo by Sarah Rhodes

Commissioner Gooda pays tribute to Charles Perkins and warns of trend towards income management

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Mick Gooda has warned of a “worrying” trend back towards income management with the passing of the Healthy Welfare Card through Federal Parliament this... Read more »
NSW Premier Mike Baird

COMMUNITY LEADERS CALLED IN AFTER PARRAMATTA MURDER

By NSW Premier, Mike Baird, @MikeBairdMP: I met with Muslim leaders this week as concerns in the general community grow over the shooting murder of Curtis Cheng as he was leaving work... Read more »
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during question time on Wednesday. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Australia will seek justice for MH17 victims: PM Malcolm Turnbull

Malcolm Turnbull has assured Australian families devastated by the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine that their government will never give up the search for the perpetrators nor be... Read more »
The wreckage of MH17 is seen after the presentation of a report into the crash. Reuters Photo: Michael Kooren

Australian PM Turnbull offer prayers for MH17 victims’ families

Prime Minister the Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP and the Foreign Affair Minister Julie Bishop MP have welcomed the release of the Dutch Safety Board’s final aircraft accident investigation report. Following a Dutch... Read more »
domestic violence

NSW Government commits 60 million AUD to reduce domestic violence

NSW Premier Mike Baird said that domestic violence was a plague that needed to be eradicated across NSW and Australia. “No one should have to live in fear in their own home,”... Read more »

Important update for students receiving Youth or ABSTUDY Allowance

Parents with children receiving Youth Allowance or ABSTUDY Living Allowance as a dependent need to update their financial details as soon as possible to ensure their children continue receiving their payment. Department... Read more »

Islamic leaders need to do more in Australia

By Syed Atiq ul Hassan, Sydney Australia “If you don’t like Australia, leave” said, today, by Mr. Neil El-Kadomi, the Chairman of Parramatta Mosque. Well, being an Australian citizen and in principle... Read more »

Sydney police release three arrested in anti-terror raids

Three of four men linked with Parramatta shooting have been released without charge in a move police admitted Thursday was “incredibly frustrating”, according to The Australian. A number of people were arrested after raids in... Read more »

Halal Expo Australia announces International Halal Conference in 2016

Sydney (Media Release from Halal Expo Australia, Oct 7, 2016): At the launch of new version of Halal Expo Australia’s website, www.halalexpo.com.au;  Syed Atiq ul Hassan, the director of Halal Expo Australia... Read more »

Body of missing Pakistani-Australian found from Melbourne Park

MELBOURNE –- Two weeks after he went missing the body of a Pakistani-origin Australian was found in Melbourne from Moomba Park creek in Fawkner. 31 years old Talha Wahab originally from Karachi failed... Read more »

Australia to bid for UN Security Council seat

SYDNEY – Australia will bid to rejoin the United Nations Security Council by the end of the next decade, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said in a statement. Bishop said Australia, whose last two-year... Read more »

Australia not softening its policy of border protection against human trafficking

Australia has once against reaffirmed that the Government policy of illegal human trafficking would continue to remain enforced and there was no relaxation in that regard following refugee crisis. According to a... Read more »
Asylum seekers in Australia

UN expert postpones Australia visit over ‘unacceptable’ restrictions

MELBOURNE, (Australia) — A United Nations human rights expert has postponed an official visit to Australia because of lack of cooperation from the government and concerns that the people who spoke to... Read more »