Ultimate Sydney Festival Guide for long weekend: January 23 – 26

Every January, Sydney Festival enlivens and transforms Sydney with a bold cultural celebration based on the highest quality art and big ideas. This weekend is the final weekend of Sydney Festival 2015. Make... Read more »

Petrol dips below $1 a litre in Sydney and Melbourne

Prices in Melbourne fall to six-year low Petrol prices have hit a six-year low in Melbourne and in some parts of Sydney as the price of fuel dropped to 99.9 cents at some service stations.... Read more »

GM unveils Australian designed and built concept cars at Detroit Auto Show

United States General Motors has unveiled two Australian designed and built concept cars at the Detroit Motor Show, in a move the chief designer said showed the company “is really a believer”... Read more »

NSW signs historic agreement with Indian state of Gujarat

NSW Premier Mike Baird today signed a new agreement with the Indian state of Gujarat that will strengthen cultural, trade and diplomatic relations between NSW and India. A new Memorandum of Understanding... Read more »

Australia announces Memorial to Sydney siege victims

Remembering the victims of the Lindt Café Siege Sydney – A permanent memorial to the victims, hostages, police and emergency workers involved in the deadly Lindt Café Sydney siege will be constructed... Read more »

Muslim-hating anti-halal movement growing

A campaign to boycott halal-certified food is gathering momentum in Australia under the guise of a consumer choice drive. The Boycott Halal in Australia and Halal Choices groups oppose halal certification on... Read more »

Cricket World Cup Trophy arrives in Bowral

Sydney – Cricket fans in Bowral in Australia, had an opportunity to take a close look and also photos with the illustrious Cricket world cup trophy. Acting NSW Premier and Minister for... Read more »

NSW considering ‘cash for containers’ scheme

Government Talks with Beverages companies on Cash for Cans The NSW government will be introducing cash for containers recycling under its new strategy to help clean up NSW beaches, parks and rivers. Schools and... Read more »

26 homes lost, dozens injured in South Australia bushfires

More than 700 firefighters tackle blaze as temperature rises At least 26 homes have been destroyed and 29 people injured in the bushfires in the Adelaide Hills in Southern Australia. South Australia... Read more »

Australia chosen to provide F-35 heavy maintenance in Asia-Pacific

The United States has chosen Australia and Japan as F-35 heavy maintenance hubs for the Asia-Pacific region. Both countries will conduct work on the airframe, while Australia will host the initial engine... Read more »

Premier to visit India to build trade relations with Australia

NSW Premier Mike Baird has announced his first official visit to India will take place this month to progress trade opportunities between the two countries. Mr Baird will visit the Indian cities... Read more »

Mega multicultural event ‘Halal Food Expo’ to be held in Sydney on April 12, 2015

With the New Year’s greetings; I am proudly announcing a great multicultural annual event being launched in Sydney in 2015. CREF Incorporated, the organiser of the largest Multicultural Ramadan & Eid Festivals... Read more »

Australia and US vote against Palestine UN resolution on Israel

United Nations Security Council has failed to adopt a draft resolution demanding Israel end the occupation of Palestinian territories within two years as Australia and the United States vote against the proposal in New York... Read more »

Sydney counts down to an inspirational 2015

Sydney (Tribune International): Spectacular aerial footage from inside tonight’s Midnight Fireworks display will be captured by drones and broadcast live for the first time anywhere in the world. The drones will fly... Read more »

Sydneysiders warned not to give money to fake monks

Sydney – NSW Fair Trading Minister Matthew Mason-Cox has warned people to be on their guard against scammers posing as Buddhist monks. “Fake Buddhist monks have once again hit the Sydney streets,”... Read more »

Halal is not un-Australian

By Syed Atiq ul Hassan: Halal meat, halal consumable products or a halal service has never been harmful to any person, group or community in any part of the world including Australia,... Read more »

More than 62,000 people living illegally in Australia

Sydney (SMH Report): According to an Immigration Department’s report, Migration Trends 2012-2013, visitors (44,800) and students (10,720) were the largest cohort of visa holders to overstay their visit. The highest number of visa... Read more »

Film Festival brings best of Turkish Cinema to Australia

4th Turkish Film Festival marks 100 years of Turkish cinema and celebrates its exceptional achievements in 2014 Melbourne – Turkish Film Festival Australia 2014, held in Melbourne (18 – 21 December 2014) at... Read more »

$300,000 grant for Skills Development of Aboriginal students

Funding to offer Students Training and understanding of the career opportunities Australian Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Victor Dominello and Member for Upper Hunter George Souris have announced $300,000 grant for an education and work... Read more »

Recitation of Holy Quran held for Peshawar victims in Sydney

Sydney (Tribune International Report); Members of Pakistani community (men & women) held a recitation of Holy Quran gathering in Lalor Park community centre in Sydney today (18 Dec 2014). Prominent community members,... Read more »

Dominello’s condolences for victims of Peshawar School massacre

I offer my deepest sympathies and condolences to the families and friends of the victims of the Peshawar school massacre in north-west Pakistan. This callous and brutal crime has resulted in the... Read more »

United in Grief: Floral tributes for victims of the Sydney siege

Sydney mourns siege victims Sydney (Tribune International 16 Dec 2014): Martin Place – a place that endured much despair and terror only yesterday during the Lindt cafe siege was transformed today into a... Read more »

17-hours siege ended, 2 hostages dead, culprit killed

Sydney (Tribune International 16 Dec 2014): An Iranian background, Haron Monis, 50 years old, self-made Sheik, who already had 40 criminal charges in his account and was on bail was the culprit... Read more »

Western Sydney primed for Development

NSW Government unveils 8000 new Jobs as well as more roads and schools State government’s new metropolitan strategy, released by Planning Minister Pru Goward today, include $30 million investment in roads, building... Read more »