Regional NSW is a bigger jobs creator than the whole of Queensland, the latest ABS data showed, proving that the benefits of being the nation’s strongest economy are being experienced right across the State. The official figures released today showed that 59,700 jobs were added in the regions in the year to March, an increase […]
Today we announce the opening of applications for the 2017 Mobility Grants of the New Colombo Plan, the Australian Government’s signature initiative to enhance knowledge of the Indo-Pacific among young Australians. In 2017, the New Colombo Plan will provide around $20 million in Mobility Grants, which are awarded to Australian universities to support undergraduate students […]
Minister for Primary Industries, Niall Blair, has announced aerial shark surveillance along the NSW coast will be conducted year-round for the next 12 months, as part of the NSW Government’s $16 million Shark Management Strategy. “Over the last year we have ramped up aerial surveillance to detect sharks and protect beachgoers from Eden to Tweed […]
Screen Australia and Google are back with the third instalment of Skip Ahead, the program that helps new generations of online storytellers expand their vision and the scale of the content they create on YouTube. With past Skip Ahead alumnae including Aunty Donna (103,489 subscribers• 12,202,848 views), SketchShe (763,971 subscribers • 85,634,620 views), Mighty Car […]
Minister for Police Bill Byrne today introduced a Bill into Queensland Parliament around new laws to equip police with the powers they need to swiftly respond to any public emergencies in Queensland. “These new laws are about keeping Queenslanders safe in a forever changing environment where the threat of terrorism and violent extremism is a […]
The ANZ Stateometer has once again shown that the NSW economy is the strongest in the nation and continues to outperform the other states. Treasurer Gladys Berejiklian welcomed the monthly report, which measures economic performance across the states and territories, and said it was pleasing to see that the NSW economy continued to grow at […]
The Federal Court has declared that a number of terms in Europcar Australia’s 2013 standard rental agreement to be unfair, and therefore void, in proceedings brought by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. Europcar was also ordered to pay a penalty of $100,000 for making false or misleading representations about consumers’ liability in the event […]
Scientists from the Australian Antarctic Division will investigate the impact of micro plastics on the Southern Ocean food web and use innovative technology to undertake an Antarctic whale survey during an international circumnavigation voyage of Antarctica later this year. The ‘Antarctic Circumnavigation Expedition’ is a philanthropic project initiated by polar explorer Frederik Paulsen and coordinated […]
Acting Premier and Minister for Justice and Police Troy Grant said the latest quarterly report from the Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) reflects the outstanding work of the NSW Police Force and the cooperation of the community. The New South Wales Recorded Crime Statistics 2015 released today reports 16 major offences are trending […]
Thinner condoms, rubber gloves with enhanced touch sensitivity, and building products with increased toughness and flexibility are some of the potential uses Queensland’s nano scientists have found for spinifex. The Queensland Government will invest $480,000 over the next three years to help researchers from The University of Queensland’s (UQ) Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology […]