Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation Victor Dominello has today welcomed the recommendations of an independent report, which is for the first time, putting all of the state’s 769 licences under the microscope, to prevent superfluous red tape. The NSW Government today announced that it will adopt all of the recommendations of the Independent […]
Minister for Skills John Barilaro is calling on the next generation to consider an apprentice or traineeship as a long-term career option and take advantage of this unprecedented period of investment in NSW. Mr Barilaro said the NSW Government is delivering the certainty and business confidence that has produced over 250,000 jobs since 2011 […]
Chennai born, IIT Kharagpur-educated Sundar Pichai has become the head of a “slightly slimmed down Google”, with the search giant in a major corporate restructuring forming an umbrella company called Alphabet. Taking over the operational management of Google’s search, YouTube and financial-services units, Pichai, 43, becomes only the third chief executive of the company after […]
Minister for Multiculturalism John Ajaka today reminded community members to have their say as part of the NSW Government’s consultation on early intervention programs to counter violent extremism. Public submissions and community consultation will inform the scope and design of the new $4 million program to be implemented over the next two years. […]
Newcastle NSW State Emergency Service (SES) volunteer Shaun Farmer was today named the NSW SES Young Volunteer of the Year during a ceremony at NSW Parliament House. Minister for Emergency Services David Elliott and NSW SES Commissioner Adam Dent commended Shaun, 17, for his outstanding achievement. Shaun has been a member of the […]
Environment Minister Mark Speakman has announced $3.19 million in grants for two NSW metal processors to help recycle an estimated 14,000 tonnes of plastics, glass, rubber, fibres and non-ferrous metals each year. The residual waste these two metal processors will recycle is called shredder floc, which is a by-product of metal processing. Mr […]
Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events Stuart Ayres has announced Sydney Opera House – The Opera, a new outdoor opera event, will be staged to coincide with the 60thanniversary of Opera Australia. “I am delighted to announce the NSW Government’s investment to secure Sydney Opera House – The Opera, a new Opera Australia […]
Until a month ago, Neelam would spend Rs.70 on travelling in a cycle-rickshaw to get her blood sugar checked at a diagnostic centre five km away from her place of residence for Rs 50. Now, she can get the test done for free at Delhi’s first Mohalla (neighbourhood) Clinic – a two-room modern basic healthcare […]
Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad on Sunday said the RJD-JD(U) alliance was all set to give a tough time to Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led ‘Kamandal’ in the upcoming Bihar assembly polls. Contradicting the prime minister’s prediction of the state of affairs in Bihar after the upcoming assembly elections, Lalu Prasad said it would rather […]
Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit had a guest from Kashmir earlier this week -hardline Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani ‘s son-in-law Altaf Shah – in what is being seen as an effort at rebuilding bridges after the senior separatist leader decided against attending the Eid Milan at the Pakistan High Commission last month. Shah, […]