A new legislation has been passed to deny the enrolment of children in child care from 1 January 2018. From next year, parents who refuse to vaccinate their children won’t be allowed to enrol their children in child care. This is to help reduce the risk of children contracting infectious diseases su
Residential property prices in Australia rose by 1.9 per cent in the June quarter 2017, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Sydney experienced a 2.3 per cent rise and Melbourne, a 3.0 per cent rise. This has been the third quarter in a row that Melbourne’s property price growth h
Sydney Zoo has been approved to be built at Bungarribee Park in Western Sydney Parklands.The new zoo will feature 30 exotic and native animals to be exhibited across the 16.5-hectare facility. The exotic animals will include lions, tigers and elephants. The construction is set to start later this ye
The NorthConnex twin tunnels have reached the halfway point of construction this week. The completed twin tunnels would allow Sydney motorists to skip 21 sets of lights on Pennant Hills Road, making their commute faster. According to NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian, the NorthConnex will save up to 15
A new cycleway linking the city to the Sydney Harbour Bridge will be accessible for thousands of people wanting to ride across the harbour. This is a new initiative to boost safety and access, around the Sydney CBD area. “Two thousand trips by bike already take place across our iconic Harbour Bridge
A person infected with measles have been spotted eating at two restaurants and travelling on two trains as a trip to their local shopping centre. Between 5 and 11 September, the infected person visited public areas in the South Eastern Sydney. On 5 September, the infected took a train from Cronulla
The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted new sanctions against North Korea for their latest nuclear test on 3 September, this week. The UNSC Resolution 2375 included sanctions to limit yearly exports of refined petroleum and crude oil to two million and four million barrels respective
Three new loan products will be available for small and medium businesses across NSW, to help them grow and create more jobs. Deputy Premier and Minister for Small Businesses and Skills John Barilaro announced that NSW Government-backed Jobs for NSW will address the barriers the NSW businesses face
The second stage of the Social and Affordable Housing Fund (SAHF) has been announced to deliver 1200 more social and affordable housing in NSW. This is the second part of the stage one, where five partners from private and non-for-profit sectors were to deliver 2200 homes in metropolitan and regiona
The Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey has begun this week, following the High Court’s decision to confirm the validity of the Survey. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) started to mail out survey forms from 12 September, and the final result will be declared at 11:30am on 15 November 2017
Six of Australia’s Universities made it in to the top 100 of Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2018, released this week. The University of Melbourne was the top-ranked Australian university with a rank of 32, followed by the Australian National University ranked at 48. The University
North Korea has threatened to fight back if new sanctions were to be put into place following their latest nuclear test. North Korea conducted their sixth and most powerful nuclear test last Sunday, which included a seismic event of 6.1 magnitude at their nuclear test site. The international communi
An investigation has been launched to follow a hepatitis A outbreak in Sydney, involving 12 cases in the past five weeks. According to the NSW Health, 10 of these people have contracted the disease within Australia, which is alarming as hepatitis A is usually contracted overseas in high-risk countri
The new 34-kilometre upgrade of the Pacific Highway will deliver up to 400 new jobs. The upgrade infrastructure works contract along Woolgoolga to Ballina section of the Pacific Highway has been awarded to CPB Contractors Pty Ltd. To complete the upgrade within 2020, major civil contracts between De
North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan this week, threatening peace and stability in Australia and the International community. According to the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) in the United States, the missile was fired from Pyongyang at 5:57 am on Tuesday, and passed through the sky over Jap
Ticket reseller “Viagogo” has been taken to court by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) for allegedly breaching the Australian Consumer Law in reselling entertainment, music and live sport tickets in Australia. The ACCC alleged that Viagogo engaged in misleading or deceptive con
Dr Peter Kim may just seem like another Asian candidate for the NSW West Ward, Ryde City Council. However, he is much more at heart. Following the steps of Roh Moo-hyun (RMH), in 2015 he started his studies in Law at Sydney University to become a human rights lawyer. He has always stated the importa
The Cloud Arch design that is to be constructed under George Street and QVB will cost the City $11.3 million, with a total cost blowout of $8 million. The controversial design has already been approved this week after majority of councillors at the City of Sydney voted for the construction of the sc
The proposed increased standard for English language testing in the Australian Citizenship Legislation Amendment Bill has been criticised by the Law Council of Australia, who appeared before a Parliamentary committee to lower the proposed threshold. The Australian Citizenship Legislation Amendment (
Australians have been warned to watch out for scammers impersonating the National Broadband Network (NBN). Scamwatch has already received 316 complaints concerning NBN scams this year. This included conning victims out of personal information and their money, with a total of nearly $28,000 reported