by Tyneesha Williams | Jun 3, 2022 | Govt & Politics, News
The unemployment rate in Australia is as low as it’s been since 1974, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The ABS reported the unemployment rate sitting at 3.9 per cent last month, following the federal election’s focus on economic management. The...
by Marcus Zouroudis | Jun 1, 2022 | Govt & Politics, News
An anti-violence campaign has been launched by Cumberland City Council to stop abuse towards staff members including parking patrol officers and other council employees. Assaults have mostly been reported at pick-up zones, town centres, and parking lots across the...
by Sophie Brown | Jun 1, 2022 | Govt & Politics, News
New sexual consent laws take effect today across NSW as part of a historic legislative reform of the state. The state parliament passed this reform five months ago but the laws are only taking effect today. These new laws are particularly aimed at 16-24-year-olds, the...
by Scarlett Lewis | May 25, 2022 | Election '22 - Australia Decides, Govt & Politics, News
With just 140 votes lifting the Liberal Party’s last remaining hope Andrew Constance ahead of Labor’s Fiona Phillips, the race for the seat of Gilmore on NSW’s South Coast has shown the Coalition that overriding local branch favourites can lose them an election. The...
by Jeremy Eager | May 25, 2022 | Election '22 - Australia Decides, Govt & Politics, News
The Greens have received a large swing of 6.25% in the seat of Cunningham, but it was not enough to take the seat away from the ALP. Greens candidate Dylan Green said while he lost, the swing represented a positive change. Labor’s Alison Byrnes has taken over...
by Jackson Reid | May 25, 2022 | Govt & Politics, News
A state-owned land and property development organisation has proposed a new ‘sustainable and affordable’ housing project on the block of land where the now defunct Bulli Cottage Hospital stands. The Bulli Hospital and Aged Care Centre (formally known as...
