THE Australian Medical Association has welcomed a new public hospital funding agreement and an additional $25B in federal funding but warns it will not reverse declining hospita...
Read more about Hospital funds won’t fix the delaysNSW health students in medicine, nursing, midwifery, dentistry, Aboriginal health and allied health can apply for up to $12,000 through the NSW Government’s Tertiary Health Stud...
Read more about Grants available for health studentsTHE NSW. Government has tightened overseas licence conversion rules to improve road safety and close long-standing loopholes. From 1 February 2026, drivers and riders aged 25 an...
Read more about Tougher rules for overseas driversNEW research shows millions of Australians are skipping or rationing medicines due to cost-of-living pressures, with nearly four million unable to afford prescriptions in the pa...
Read more about Prescription costs are out of controlA MAJOR Australian energy company, GE Grid Australia, has been fined $450,000 after failing to report imports of equipment containing the potent greenhouse gas sulfur hexafluori...
Read more about Big energy company fined $450,000THE NSW Government has released the NSW Primary Industries Workforce Strategy 2025–2030 to support profitable, sustainable and innovative agriculture, forestry and fishing throu...
Read more about Primary industries report prioritiesSAFEWORK NSW is urging construction businesses to properly secure worksites over the Christmas–New Year shutdown to prevent injuries, deaths, theft and vandalism. Inspectors wil...
Read more about Now is the time to secure worksitesA PROPOSED plan to fast-track overseas-trained dentists into Australia by bypassing Australian Dental Council exams has raised safety concerns, says the Australian Dental Associ...
Read more about Exam concern about foreign dentistsTHE NSW Government has appointed Katherine McKernan as Advocate for Children and Young People for five years and to lead the new Office for Youth within DCJ. The Office was crea...
Read more about New leader for children advocateTHE AMA warns vaccine hesitancy is rising and immunisation rates are falling across all age groups. Its report cites misinformation, anti-science sentiment, fatigue and time pre...
Read more about Concern over immunisation ratesAUSTRALIANS are optimistic for 2026, but a MyFitnessPal survey shows most New Year’s resolutions fade fast. One in five broke resolutions in the first week of January, and 77% w...
Read more about Small gains lead to long successMONASH University’s 2025 Australian Youth Barometer shows widespread financial insecurity among young Australians, with 85% affected in the past year and many feeling they’re mi...
Read more about Money worries rate with youthA SIX-month Return and Earn campaign has raised more than $175,000 for Guide Dogs NSW/ACT, funding the breeding, raising and training of three new guide dogs, each costing over ...
Read more about Return and Earn and guide dogsTHE NSW Government has introduced new legislation to outlaw ‘claim farming’ in motor crashes, protecting injured people from coercive tactics used to pressure them into lodging ...
Read more about Claim farming will be outlawedON World Mental Health Day, Relationships Australia NSW urges recognition of relationships as a core pillar of mental health. Loneliness affects one in six people globally and c...
Read more about Warning: loneliness affects health
NRL fans will be able to enjoy footy fever together for longer after this weekend’s grand final with pubs, clubs and bars to stay open later, thanks to the NSW Government’s special event extended trading. Fans of the Penrith Panthers...
Read more about Footy fans to kick on after NRL grand final with extended trading at pubs and clubs
AS millions of Australians deal with cost of living pressures a new app, EatClub, has been launched designed to offer affordable access to favorite restaurants. EatClub has so far saved almost $3M for diners who dine at times requested b...
Read more about Popular dining app, EatClub is gaining a following in Parramatta
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...
Read more about Opposition persists despite concessions to North Rocks Village development plan
THREE local Parramatta libraries have become the first in Australia to adopt new forms of artificial intelligence (AI), hosting AI Tutor Robots to teach kids. The ABii Smart Tutor Robot is designed to help children aged 3-11 with STEM, r...
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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...
Read more about Boutique workplace in Parramatta CBD a visual connection of heritage and future
IF your eyes often feel dry, gritty or sore, especially after time on screens, driving, or sitting in air-conditioning – you’re not alone. Many people quietly put up with it, thinking it’s just tiredness, allergies or part of getti...
Read more about Tied, Red or Sore Eyes? You don’t have to just live with itThe Parramatta Times is the trusted local media resource that connects residents and visitors with the people, businesses and opportunities that shape and connect Parramatta, one of Australia's fastest-growing cities.