SMARTER LOOK FOR SCHOOLS AHEAD OF START OF NEW SCHOOL YEAR

Students will be returning to public schools across NSW with freshly painted classrooms and new COLAs after hundreds of maintenance and minor capital projects have been completed during the summer holidays. In... Read more »

SKIP THE SEAL JUST KEEPS SWIMMING

Sydney (Media Release of the Minister for Environment and Heritage,  Jan 22, 2023): In a little over a month, the young fur seal released into Sydney Harbour in December is likely on... Read more »

THE ELECTION IS COMING: GET READY TO VOTE

Sydney (NSW electoral Commission media release, 16 Jan 2023): The NSW State election is on Saturday, 25 March, and the NSW Electoral Commission is asking NSW voters to get ready to vote by enrolling... Read more »

$479 MILLION RYDE HOSPITAL DESIGNS RELEASED

Sydney (NSW Premier’s Office Release, 16 Jan 2023): The $479 million redevelopment of Ryde Hospital has reached another major milestone with the designs of the new precinct unveiled and early works set... Read more »

SOUTH HEAD’S DIVERSE HISTORY RECOGNISED WITH HERITAGE LISTING

Sydney (Media Release Minister for Environment and Heritage office, 14 Jan 2023): One of Sydney’s most historic and spectacular places has been recognised by the NSW Government, with South Head added to... Read more »

NSW SET TO HOST CUP OF NATIONS AHEAD OF FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2023

Sydney (NSW Media Release 12 Jan 2023): Football fans will have the chance to witness the Matildas in action ahead of this year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ when the team competes... Read more »

AUSSIES ENJOYING HOLIDAY SEASON THANKS TO LIFESAVING HEART RESEARCH

(Media Release from Heart Foundation): Many of the 65,000 Australians born with heart defects – including nine-year-old Becky Gunnink – are alive today and able to make holiday plans thanks to the... Read more »

NSW GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES SHEEP AND GOAT ELECTRONIC ID TIMELINE

Sydney (NSW Govt Media Release, 20 Dec 2022): The NSW Government has today released its plan to roll out electronic identification (eID) for the State’s $1.5 billion farmed sheep and goat industries.... Read more »

AUSTRALIA’S VAPING STORY NEEDS A REBOOT

By; Dr. Colin Mendelsohn The nationwide panic about youth vaping has recently dominated Australian media with daily reports of young people accessing these products. Youth vaping is a legitimate concern, however it has distracted... Read more »

120,000 FEE-FREE TAFE AND VET PLACES DEAL BY FEDERAL AND NSW GOVERNMENTS

Sydney (Media Release by the office of the Minister for Skills and Training, 5 Dec 2022): The Australian and NSW Governments have signed a landmark 12-month Skills Agreement to address the current skills... Read more »

CHECKING BLOOD PRESSURE IN A HEARTBEAT, USING AI AND A CAMERA

Report by UniSA; Monitoring blood pressure using a digital camera could soon be the norm, thanks to an innovative technique demonstrated by Australian and Iraqi researchers. Using the same remote-health technology they pioneered to... Read more »

NEW ENGLISH AND MATHS CURRICULUM ADDS UP TO GREATER LEARNING OUTCOMES

Sydney (NSW Government Media Release, 5 Dec 2022): New syllabuses released this week require a renewed focus on core skills in English and mathematics to boost learning outcomes for all students. Premier... Read more »

8 BILLION REASONS TO CELEBRATE FIVE YEARS OF RETURN AND EARN

Sydney, Tribune (Press Release from the office of Minister for Environment James Griffin, Dec 1, 2022): Return and Earn is celebrating five years of its wildly popular recycling scheme, with the people... Read more »

FIRST LOOK AT NEW SHELLHARBOUR HOSPITAL DESIGNS

Tribune, Sydney (Minister of Health Press Release, 30 Nov 2022): The first designs have been unveiled for the more than $700 million new Shellharbour Hospital, which will transform healthcare services for the... Read more »

DANIEL ANDREW MAKES HISTORY IN VICTORIA WITH LABOR’S WIN AGAIN

By Syed Atiq ul Hassan, Sydney In Australia, provincial elections are held every four years. Provinces announce their own election schedules. Election dates are set by the current Premier of the State.... Read more »

Organisers, Waseem and Iqrar show pay thanks to the community

(Tribune International Report, 21 Nov 2022); Congratulations to the Australian Pakistani community on the success of Wasim Badami and Iqrar ul Hassan Live Show Sydney, a message from the organisers – Tribune... Read more »

30,000 PAKISTANIS WITNESSED PAKISTAN’S HISTORIC VICTORY AT SCG

Sydney (Tribune Report, 10 Nov 2022); On Wednesday, November 9, 2022, Pakistanis and the Pakistani nation around the world, especially in Sydney, celebrated a historic day. Here in Sydney, the Pakistani cricket... Read more »

Pakistan cricket team receives warm welcome in Sydney

Sydney (Tribune International, 1 November 2022 by Syed Atiq ul Hassan): Pakistan and South African Cricket teams gathered at Cricket NSW’s head office Cricket Central, in Sydney Olympic Park. The event was an... Read more »

FIRST-HOME BUYERS CAN NOW CALCULATE A FASTER PATH TO HOME OWNERSHIP

Tribune International (NSW Premier Office Press Release, 10 October 2022): Making homeownership more achievable is one step closer with an online calculator now available to help eligible NSW first-home buyers choose between... Read more »

NFTs: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

By: Floryselle Lafradez; What is NFT? NFT, or non-fungible token refers to the wholly unique and non-transferable unit of data. This data is kept inside these eccentric works of art and digital... Read more »

INDIGENOUS RECOGNITION THROUGH PART OF AUSTRALIAN DEMOCRATIC PROCESS

Syed Atiq ul Hassan, Sydney Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese promised the First Nation a special constitutional place in Parliament a few months ago while attending the annual Garma Festival of the... Read more »

Introducing Classy Cats NFT: Entertaining You Through Purrfect Cat Characters

ENTERTAINING YOU THROUGH PURRFECT CAT CHARACTERS By: Floryselle Lafradez Classy Cats is a non-fungible token project created through the Ethereum Blockchain, and prides itself on being “the classiest cats on the blockchain.”... Read more »

QUEEN’S DEATH NATIONAL HOLIDAY, BUT WHAT ABOUT FIRST NATION’S GREAT LEADERS?

By Syed Atiq ul Hassan The new Australian generation wants to be a true democratic republic nation free from English monarchy and they also want to remember the great leaders of the... Read more »

MASK MANDATE TO END ON NSW PUBLIC TRANSPORT

Sydney (Tribune, NSW Premier Office Release, 19 Sep 2022): Masks will no longer be mandatory on public transport from Wednesday 21 September. The NSW Government will remove the requirement for people to... Read more »