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 »

MUSLIM MILLENNIALS, TECHNOLOGICAL CHALLENGES, AND PROMOTING HALAL LIFESTYLE

By Syed Atiq ul Hassan, Sydney Australia; There are 8 billion people on this planet, of whom 2 billion are Muslims. Muslims are the majority in 50 countries. Approximately 90 percent of... Read more »

SYED ATIQ-UL-HASSAN WILL ATTEND THA 2022 AS A SPEAKER

Tribune International, Report by Sarwat Hassan A prominent international speaker, journalist, writer, editor-in-chief of Tribune International (Australia), weekly columnist for Akhbar-e-Jehan, and founding director of Halal Expo Australia will attend the Thailand... 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 »

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 »

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 »

Arshad Sharif, Pakistani Journalist Reported Dead In Kenya

Tribune International, 24 October, 2022; Pakistani TV anchor and prominent journalist Arshad Sharif has died in Kenya. There are also claims of murder and accusations of foul play involved in the death... 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 »

XENOPHOBIA BEHIND THE MASSACRE IN HYDERABAD SINDH IN 1988

By Syed Atiqul Hasan I witnessed Jiya Sindh extremists riding in four-wheel open jeeps with weapons on Hyderabad’s busy roads on September 30, 1988. Sindhi extremists fired indiscriminately at passers-by and shopkeepers,... Read more »

سانحہ حیدرآباد اور سندھ میں نسلی و لسانی سیاست

بقلم سید عتیق الحسن ۳۰ ستمبر ۱۹۸۸ کو میں حیدرآباد میں موجود تھا جب جئے سندھ کے انتہا پسندوں نے حیدرآباد کی گنجان سڑکوں پر اسلحہ کے ساتھ جیپوں پر سوار ہو... Read more »

WAKE UP, PAKISTANIS, NO TIME LEFT

By Syed Atiq ul Hassan Open your eyes, Pakistanis! Become aware of the agenda of the superpowers and India against Pakistan’s integrity. Was Imran Khan’s government dismissed only because the US disliked... 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 »

یہ تباہی پھر آئے گی اور پاکستانی لیڈران پھر دنیا سے بھیک مانگیں گے؟

بقلم سید عتیق الحسن، سڈنی آسٹریلیا آج پاکستانی قوم بارشوں اور سیلاب کی تباہ کاریوں سے پریشان ہے۔ تمام پاکستان چاہے پاکستان میں ہوں یا بیرونِ ملک بارشوں اور سیلاب  کے متاثرین... Read more »

CALAMITY COMES AGAIN, AND PAKISTANI LEADERS IMPLORE AGAIN

By Syed Atiq ul Hassan The Pakistani nation has been ravaged by rains and floods today. All Pakistanis, whether they live in Pakistan or outside Pakistan, are collecting donations for the flood... Read more »

EPIC STREET FESTIVAL RETURNS AS PARRAMATTA LANES MARKS 10 YEARS

Parramatta (Tribune International, Press Release received from Parramatta Council): A smorgasbord of street food, live music, outdoor karaoke, and free desserts are just some of the treats on offer at this year’s... Read more »

RESTRICTING THE USE OF MOBILE PHONES IN NSW PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL CLASSROOMS

Canberra (Press Release from Carla Wilshire, Centre for Digital Wellbeing); Centre for Digital Wellbeing welcomes the announcement by the NSW Opposition Leader Chris Minns of NSW Labor’s commitment to restricting the use... Read more »

AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL CHILD PROTECTION WEEK

(Media Release from Helen Fogarty, NAPCAN); Australians urged to give every child a ‘fair go’ as National Child Protection Week starts today. National Child Protection Week begins today, 4 September, and this... Read more »

The Great and Legend playback and Ghazals singer Nayyara Noor died in Karachi

Karachi (Tribune International Report, 21 August 2022): The renowned name of Pakistani songster Nayyara Noor died in Karachi at the age of 71. She was suffering from a brief illness for the... Read more »

RECORD SCHOOL BUILDING PROGRAM CONTINUES FOR WESTERN SYDNEY

More than $2 billion is being invested in public education infrastructure across Western Sydney as the NSW Government continues its record school building program. Minister for Education Sarah Mitchell and Member for... Read more »

PARRAMATTA LIGHT RAIL AND TRAIN INFRASTRUCTURE

Carlingford to Camellia The Parramatta Light Rail Infrastructure Works team is quickly wrapping up between Carlingford and Camellia with minor finishing works remaining. Great River City Light Rail, the project’s second major... Read more »

GARMA HAS THE ABILITY TO TRANSCEND COLOUR, CREED AND RACE

(Report by Jason Frenkel, Director of Media, Garma Festival, Casuarina NT, 5 August 2022) Garma Festival is Australia’s premier Indigenous event, a celebration of the cultural, artistic, and ceremonial traditions of the... Read more »