Students across NSW have started to return to school at least one day a week as a part of the state government’s easing of coronavirus restrictions. The government said the staggered approach was to help manage any community transmission of COVID-19 and to allow students to transition back to the classrooms after five weeks of learning from home. The NSW government will review the back-to-school program on Friday, with the hope of students returning to school full-time by May 25. “Today [Monday] is the first step towards a full school return, something I hope to see happening very soon if…
Author: Ethan Rix
The Australian government has directed the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to develop a mandatory code of conduct to address the growing dominance of digital platforms over news media companies. The code, announced by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg, would force multinational technology companies, including Google and Facebook, to pay for content produced by Australian news companies. The decision follows the consumer watchdog’s inquiry into the growing bargaining power of online companies and was propelled by the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic on Australia’s traditional news industry. Media companies in Spain and France were unsuccessful in their attempts to enforce a…
Local rugby league clubs are wondering what will come of the 2020 district football season after the National Rugby League’s announced its plan to restart competition next month. All community-based competitions were suspended nation-wide until the first weekend of May due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Cronulla Junior Rugby League Chairman Nathan Waugh said he thinks games will be played this year. “At this stage, I expect there will be a season. From reports I’ve heard there is a heavy push from the government for a season to go ahead,” Mr Waugh said. Although Waugh was optimistic community rugby league will…
Charlie Bate joined the Cronulla Caringbah Sharks in 1968 and is the longest active member in the club’s 86-year history. He has held every role in the club, including president and coach. Bate is now club caretaker, and he dedicates six days a week to managing the clubhouse and fields. This year also marks the 45th anniversary of Charlie’s membership with the District Junior League. https://youtu.be/GUejbm1IYbc