The Sydney Gateway project has been approved as it aims to ease Sydney Airport congestion. The $2.6 billion project will run from the new St Peters interchange to both International and Domestic Terminals toll free. The project will extend from Westconnex, and include the relocation of Airport Drive
The Australian Federal Police will have powers to check traveller’s identification at Australian airports under the new draft law introduced to Parliament. Once passed, police will be able to request identification from suspicious individuals and issue fines up to $4200 or imprisonment if not compli
New lifts and escalators have been purchased for the Sydney Metro from Chatswood into the city, extending to the south-west. Approximately 70 lifts and 130 escalators will be installed to accommodate people in wheelchairs, parents with prams, and those who are less able. The six new metro railway st
The new Teacher Success Profile (TSP) will set a new standard for University graduates to be employed as teachers in NSW. This will apply to all public-school employment in NSW, and all University students commencing their teaching degrees from 2019. “The NSW Government is helping create more jobs a
The Fair Work Ombudsman will audit at least 200 workplaces in the outer west Sydney region, including Blue Mountains and Wollondilly. This will include regional businesses from areas in Penrith, Springwood, Picton, and Katoomba.“Proactive campaigns are an important tool to educate employers about th
All visitors entering Australia will need to have health insurance under a new proposal by the NSW Government. This proposal, once actioned, will ensure that taxpayers are relieved of hospital costs of Medicare-ineligible patients. According to the NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard, NSW public hospit
Following the warmest winter on record, Australia is set to experience a dry spring according to the 2018 Spring Outlook released by the Bureau of Meteorology. In the coming three months, the weather will be warmer and drier than the average conditions with below-average rainfalls. The outlook expec
The 2018 NAPLAN results showed that Australia students scored the lowest level since the introduction of national tests a decade ago. The underwhelming record revealed that more than one in five year 9 students are not meeting the minimum standard for writing. However, the Australian Curriculum and
From 30 September, Epping to Chatswood train line will be shut down for its upgrade for the Sydney Metro. Some major adjustments will include the replacement of the T1 North Shore Line and the T1 Northern Line.In the T1 North Shore Line, services via the Epping to Chatswood will be replaced with tra
$60 million funding will be invested to upgrade 370 public libraries.The upgrade will extend opening hours, expand book collections, deliver English lessons, provide outreach programs for seniors, and HSC classes and study help. “This is a record investment in NSW’s public libraries- the biggest sin
Australia’s largest cities have experienced the highest petrol price in four years, according to the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) latest petrol monitoring report.For Australia’s largest cities including Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, the average price of pe
More than 4.5 million unsafe products were recalled by suppliers in the 2017-2018 financial year affecting nearly half of all Australian homes, according to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). Recent figures in ACCC’s new report showed that at least 10 people were injured as a
The trend unemployment rate decreased to 5.3 per cent in the month of July, reaching the lowest rate since November 2012. In comparison, trend employment increased around 27,000 persons in July 2018, which included over 18,000 increase of full-time employment, according to the Australian Bureau of S
Higher education loan system will become more stable and accessible, following the passing of the higher education student loans scheme. This action will ensure that the HELP loan debt of $54 billion will be repaid, while remining to be one of the cheapest loans in Australia. HELP loans, including H
Low-income tenants will be offered a rental subsidy under the new Rent Choice Assist program. The program trials will take places in four locations in NSW including Blacktown, Campbelltown, Hurstville, and Newcastle/ Lake Macquarie. The program will support 200 tenants who are going through financia
Australian wages have risen by 0.6 per cent in the June quarter 2018, according to the new figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The Wage Price Index (WPI) saw a growth of 0.6 per cent in Q2, while the annual wage growth remained at 2.1 per cent from the March quarter. “Wage
New and expectant parents in Western Sydney will be able to access free mental health support, including mental health issues such as anxiety and depression. The Gidget House is already available in North Sydney and Randwick. However, the new house in the Stockland Shopping Centre in Merrylands will
Australia’s population reached 25 million as of 11pm (AEST) on Tuesday 7 August, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). This shows a growth rate of 1.6 per cent since 2017, and an estimated increase of one new person every 83 seconds. This equals to an estimation of one birth every
NSW consumers will benefit from the new Fair Trading reforms, which will deliver consumer guarantee. The Fair Trading Legislation Amendment (Consumer Guarantee Directions) Bill has been introduced into Parliament this week, and will take effect from 1 January 2019 once it is passed. “These proposed
Increased penalties and new structural changes have been introduced to prevent illegal climbing of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The new security measures will minimise major traffic delays and increase the safety of innocent bystanders on the bridge. This has been introduced following the April stand-