Sydneysiders will be able to get their hands on more than 5000 pots of floral and edible blooms at the city this week, following the conclusion of the City of Sydney’s Living Colour displays. All plants will be either given away, or replanted in schools, day care centres, community gardens, and park
Australian employees have experienced a median weekly earnings increase of 1.9 per cent in 2017, according to recent figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). From August 2016 to August 2017, the media weekly earnings of full-time employees rose by 1.5 per cent, and the earnings
High number of listeriosis cases across NSW has called for health warnings from NSW Health and the NSW Food Authority. There have been 14 cases of the infection already in 2018, and have been associated with three deaths. Listeriosis is an infection caused by eating food contaminated with a bacteriu
Traffic changes to the southern end of the Sydney Harbour Bridge will be implemented for all Sydney motorists. Access to the City North via Grosvenor Street will be accessible through lane 5 at all times. For the morning commuters going into the CBD will be able to access Grosvenor Street or York St
Australia has continued its growth in business for four years in a row with a 3.1 per cent growth, according to a new research by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). According to the Director of the Business Register Unit at the ABS Luisa Ryan, the growth figure of 3.1 per cent made up 2.24 m
A NSW Productivity Commission was launched this week to improve living standards and lower living costs of everyone who lives in the state. The Commission will be led by the NSW Productivity Commissioner, as it will focus on economic reforms to drive productivity and improve regulations. In improvin
The City of Sydney has continued to participate in the Year of the Dog this week, with more than 80 associated events extending to this weekend. Lord Mayor clover Moore said the Luna New Year is a great time for family and friends to explore Sydney’s multicultural heritage. “This is a time for Sydne
Commonwealth Bank, Westpac and National Australia Bank have released a real-time payment system for customers making money transfers through a New Payment Platform (NPP). Money transfers will now take within a minute, rather than taking up to three days.However, the three banks will offer slightly d
Since the introduction of the housing affordability package in 2017, the number of first homebuyers in NSW have tripled to over 19,000. The housing affordability package abolished stamp duty for new or existing property valued up to $650,000. This has allowed new homebuyers to save $26,857 on new an
Surry Hills will go through a major development as the planning proposal for the Surry hills Shopping Village has been approved by the Council. As part of the redevelopment, Surry Hills will include new laneway towards the south, new open space in the south west, and footpath widening in Marriott St
Early childhood educators in Australia will be on a nation-wide strike on Tuesday, March 27 to express their raise their low award wages. According to the early childhood union’s assistant national secretary of United Voice, Helen Gibbons, childcare works are being paid half the average weekly wage
New Road Safety Plan for NSW roads was introduced on Tuesday to enforce safer driving and address speeding, drink driving, drug driving, driver distraction, driver fatigue, and truck safety. This plan aims to reduce the number of road deaths in 2018, after it was released that 392 people died on NSW
Children as young as four will be included in the federal government’s cyber safety training program to respond to fears of online sexual predators. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) will extend the ThinkUKnow cyber safety training program to include children in kindergarten and year one and two.
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in Australia rose by 0.6 per cent in the December quarter of 2017, according to the latest report by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The CPI was reported 0.6 per cent higher than the previous September quarter 2017. Automotive fuel marked the most notable pr
$1 levy will now be imposed for all taxi and ride-sharing passengers in NSW from this week Thursday. This tax is aimed to fund a $250 million compensation package for the taxi industry. The $1 levy will become $1.10, as GST will be added on top. Transport Minister Andrew Constance said the levy was
Human of New York creator Brandon Stanton will exclusively showcase his work at the Sydney Opera House for the first time. The event will be held on Saturday 10 February 2018, where Stanton will take audiences behind scenes of his work. “Brandon Stanton has individually spearheaded an international
From 1 February 2018, Australians will no longer be able to buy codeine medications over the counter, as prescriptions will be needed to obtain them. This initiative from the Government is aimed at reducing the number of codeine-related deaths every year. The number currently revolves around 100. “W
Australia’s monthly full-time employment trend has been on the rise for 14 straight months up to December 2017, according to a new report by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). In detail, full-time employment grew up to 17,000 persons in December and part-time employment up to 8,000 persons,
Up to $200 million will be spent to upgrade 13 schools in the Greater Western Sydney area. Some of the high schools include selective Hurlstone Agricultural High School at Glenfield which will be known as Roy Watts high School, Ingleburn, and Fairvale high schools.Some public schools will include sc