THE NSW Council of Social Service (NCOSS) welcomes the NSW Government’s gambling reform consultation papers but stresses that mandatory cashless gaming remains the most effectiv...
Read more about Warning over cashless gamblingTHE Australian Koala Foundation (AKF) has updated its Koala Personality Quiz, adding new Koalas from its Adopt a Koala program. The fun, interactive quiz helps participants disc...
Read more about Koala Personality Quiz updatedMASTER Builders Australia welcomes the RBA’s interest rate cut but stresses the need for Federal Government action on housing and cost-of-living challenges. While lower rates pr...
Read more about Builders welcome rates cut with cautionTHE NSW Government has strengthened laws to criminalize all sexual relationships between prison staff and inmates, removing the need to prove risk to prison safety. The Crimes (...
Read more about Prison staff and inmate relationshipsWOOLWORTHS has expanded its Quiet Hour to five days a week, offering a low-sensory shopping experience for customers with sensory sensitivities. Running Monday to Friday, 10:30-...
Read more about Woolies expands quiet hour timesTHE NSW Government is fast-tracking housing approvals by cutting red tape and ensuring faster water and wastewater infrastructure connections. The Housing Approval Reform Action...
Read more about Govt fast tracks housing approvalsAS self-driving and semi-autonomous vehicles become more common, legal questions arise about liability in accidents. Slater and Gordon’s Bree Smith highlights the evolving legal...
Read more about Legal questions about self-driving carsGENERAL practice training in NSW is improving with an 8% rise in GP registrars for 2025, but it lags behind the national growth of 19.8%, says the RACGP. Rural areas saw only a ...
Read more about NSW doctors lag behind national ratesTHE Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) has outlined seven priorities for the next government to address key health issues, including obesity, gambling harms, and clim...
Read more about Sorting priorities in public health issuesTHE Australian Government’s $10,000 incentive for apprentices in residential construction and clean energy is welcomed by the Independent Tertiary Education Council of Australia...
Read more about Govt’s incentive is good but not greatSEVEN in 10 Australians fear their location, age, gender, sexual orientation, income, or language may impact their cancer treatment and survival, according to a Leukaemia Founda...
Read more about Aussies fear cancer survival ratesHCF, Australia’s largest not-for-profit health fund, has partnered with The Smith Family to support 1,500 disadvantaged students through the Learning for Life program. This thre...
Read more about HCF supports Smith Family for goodA MONASH University-led study links constipation to a higher risk of major adverse cardiac events (MACE), including heart attacks and strokes. Analysing data from over 400,000 p...
Read more about Study shows constipation – heart linkTHE deadline for pubs and clubs to comply with new ATM laws is February 1, 2025, as part of the NSW Government’s gambling harm minimisation reforms. ATMs and EFTPOS machines mus...
Read more about ATM laws at clubs, pubs now in effectTHE NSW Government has announced the delivery of nearly 200 defibrillators to NSW sporting and recreation organisations, bringing the total to over 2,500 devices. These life-sav...
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PARRAMATTA is set to make sporting history this month by hosting Sydney’s first public AFL and AFLW double-header, with the GIANTS becoming the first club to stage elite men’s and women’s matches on the same day at the same venue.
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THREE superbly individual voices in songwriting and musical exploration come together in a dream collaboration with folk crossover string trio.
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THE proposed North Rocks Village development at the former 12.67 hectare site of the Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children continues to face community opposition despite revisions to its Master Plan. The quiet, leafy suburb was ide...
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AMARIAH Tamaro from Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta and Stella White from St Patrick’s Marist College Dundas in Parramatta is one of 18 students across the state to be awarded a NSW Government scholarship to travel to Greece on an...
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A NEW commercial workplace is designed to uplift Parramatta’s heritage and being billed as an iconic urban landmark. The $125M boutique development which opened in May, is in Parramatta’s vibrant civic heart and directly overlooks Ce...
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NICK NIKOLAIDIS | LOCAL doctors have responded to Australian Medical Association’s (AMA) warning about the proliferation of misinformation and distrust in the era of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
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