Newborns in NSW can now be registered through an online registration system from Births, Deaths and Marriages. New parents must register their baby within 60 days of birth. However, birth certificates will remain to be provided in paper form. The new system will reduce the time and effort, usually r
300 scholarships will be available for staff caring for people with severe mental illness to improve the care experience in the community. $800,000 over the next two years will be invested into the new scholarship program for non-government organisation (NGO) staff. “Our NGO networks play a crucial
Facebook confirmed that up to 310,000 Australian Facebook user’s information may have been improperly shared due to the Cambridge Analytica scandal. “Using as expansive a methodology as possible, this is our best estimate of the maximum number of unique accounts that directly installed the thisisyou
Woolworths have confirmed that they will stop providing single-use disposable plastic bags in their supermarket, as well as BWS, Metro and petrol outlets. This will begin from 20 June 2018 in NSW, Victoria, Queensland, and Western Australia for more than 800 shops. “Our teams have been working hard
Australian post has announced that they will continue to provide passport service across their national Post Offices for the next three years. A new contract with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) confirmed that the new agreement will commence from 1 July 2018, until at least 2021.
NSW welcomed 31.6 million Australian tourists in 2017, as they stayed over 100 million nights in total. NSW was the first in Australia to reach this result, according to the latest National Visitor Survey results. “NSW continues to set the bar for domestic overnight visitor numbers, with the State w
Youth unemployment rate in Australia has reached up to 67 per cent in some areas, according to a new report released by Brotherhood of St Laurence (BSL). BSL, a national anti-poverty group, revealed that the average unemployment rate for young Australians aged between 15 to 24 was 12.2 per cent. Thi
NSW Government will review digital asset laws to determine what happens to people’s digital property after they die. Digital property may include social media accounts such as Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, private emails, online financial accounts, and digital music libraries. The NSW Law Reform
Ku-ring-gai on Sydney’s upper north shore was revealed as Australia’s most advantaged Local Government Area (LGA), according to a new research released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Based on ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), Ku-ring-gai was ranked first due to their socio
New lifts at the Sydney Harbour Bridge will be installed to cater for people who have difficulty climbing stairs, such as those with disability or uses prams. The lifts will be installed on Broughton Street in Kirribilli and on Cumberland Street in The Rocks. “With more than 3000 pedestrians making
Australia will create a new visa for “high-tech skills and talent” migrants from July. This visa under the “Global Talent Scheme” will be introduced to give companies more flexibility, compete with other countries, and attract skilled workers. In addition, new visas will be made available for start-
The rise of the residential property prices in Australia was recorded as 5.0 per cent in the year to December quarter 2017, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). This was significantly less than the growth rate of 8.3 per cent in September and 10.2 per cent in June quarters 2017. “
Vivid will return to Sydney from 25 May to 16 June 2018, to celebrate its 10th year. As part of the lineup, Vivid 2018 will feature outdoor lighting sculptures, and contemporary music program. Some of the highlights will include an animated projection of the classic Australian children’s book charac
Vaccination rates for children at five years of age have reached the highest level ever, with more than 93 per cent. This is a high increase, compared to the rate of 87.6 per cent in 2010.The high rate was achieved through $22.75 million 2017-18 immunisation programs, including the $3.5 million flu
The figure for international students in Australia set a record in 2017, with the largest increase recorded in a single year. According to the international education data, there were more than 624,000 international students in 2017, showing an increase of 13 per cent from 2016. The 13 per cent made
Kevin Kim has some impressive achievements in his long resume. Being the lead singer at a K-pop group sensation Z:EA, radio host for Arirang TV in Korea, and continuing it at Australia’s own SBS PopAsia. However, the latest achievement that kept Kevin’s name buzzing in social media and everywhere, i
The NSW Government has confirmed that there will be almost 20,000 jobs by 2021/22. As an outcome to the $190 million Jobs for NSW Fund, NSW’s investment in the long term future of the state will show results within four years. However, Jobs for NSW has recently been under fire for not producing the
The national number of people affected by the listeria outbreak has risen to 17, with the emergence of two more cases this week. The two cases involved a man from Victoria and a woman from Queensland. So far, NSW and Victoria saw the highest numbers of cases, with a record of six patients in each st
More than 80,000 children in 2500 preschools across Australia will take part in Early Learning Languages Australia (ELLA) program to learn a second language. This includes the extra 20,000 children chosen to participate in ELLA in 2018. ELLA involves interactive applications and tablet devices, and
NSW doctors can now get approval to prescribe unregistered cannabis medicines from Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) within 36 hours. TGA’s single application process will replace the previous approval process from the Commonwealth and NSW Health. NSW Minister for Health and Medical Research Br