Melbourne, Feb 14 Co-hosts and World No.1 side Australia showed why they are being considered the favourites by thrashing traditional rivals England by a 111 runs in the cricket World Cup opener at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) here Saturday. Opener Aaron Finch’s (135) century and pace bowler Mitchell Marsh’s (5-33) five-wicket haul set up […]
Badminton Australia, is calling fans of the sport to come and take part in an exciting volunteer opportunity – the chance to be courtside with the international starts of badminton. The Australian Open Superseries 2015 needs volunteer line judges to participate in all of the action, from May 26-31 at Sydney Olympic Park. Meals will […]
Figures from the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages show that 1,827 couples were married at the registry in 2014, accounting for almost 14 per cent of all weddings in WA last year. In 2005, only 834 marriages were conducted at the registry, or about 7.5 per cent of weddings in the State. Attorney General […]
Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian today said 94.7 per cent of all Sydney Trains peak services arrived within the punctuality benchmark during 2014, as the NSW Government continues to deliver improvements across public transport. This is the first full calendar year of the new and tougher way of measuring the reliability of services which gives […]
NSW Deputy Premier and Minister for Trade and Investment Troy Grant today announced more than $170,000 in StudyNSW co-funding support for seven projects developed by education institutions and stakeholders. The creation of a “buddy” support system and a new “one stop shop” online information resource are among the projects to be funded by the NSW […]
The ABS Labour Force figures released today show the NSW unemployment rate has stayed 14 straight months below the national average. NSW Treasurer Andrew Constance said while the state’s unemployment rate increased to 6.3 per cent in January, our jobs market remains strong. “In Labor’s last term of government, the NSW unemployment rate was below […]
Minister for Sport and Recreation and Penrith MP Stuart Ayres has applauded canoeist Jessica Fox on receiving the prestigious Athlete of the Year Award at the inaugural Australian Institute of Sport Performance Awards at Melbourne Museum last night. “Jessica is a true champion, with an outstanding record of sporting achievements at only 20 years of […]
Premier Colin Barnett has launched the 2015 Perth International Arts Festival at a special celebration at Chevron Festival Gardens this evening. It is the oldest international multi-arts festival in the southern hemisphere, with more than 800,000 people expected to attend this year. Mr Barnett said the festival would present a rich offering of quality arts […]
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA; ICC Cricket World Cup fans flocked to Melbourne’s Sidney Myer Music Bowl this evening as Tina Arena, Jessica Mauboy, Daryl Braithwaite, Nathaniel and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra with Musical Director Chong Lim officially opened the tournament. The opening event included a spectacular fireworks display and multicultural performances reflecting the diversity and excitement of […]
Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian today said new modern barriers at train stations and more Transport Officers to patrol the public transport network are being introduced as part of a crackdown on fare evasion. These higher barriers have been installed for testing at Olympic Park station, ahead of a roll out at stations across the […]