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A new strategy which will provide more practical support for foster carers, has been unveiled during Foster and Kinship Care Week.
The new ‘Out-of-Home Care Carer Strategy’ is the State’s first dedicated strategy and has been developed in consultation with more than 1,000 carers over the past two years.
There are over 15,000 foster carers in NSW who open their hearts and homes to vulnerable
More than 130 students are set to make history as the first Year 7 cohort at the new Medowie High School, as the Minns Labor Government delivers the public high school the local community has fought for over decades.
Member for Port Stephens Kate Washington recently visited the site to inspect construction
The Minns Labor Government is investing $11.6 million to expand the Educational Pathways Program (EPP), giving thousands more NSW public high school students a direct pathway into trades, vocational training and skilled careers.
The investment across four years will expand the highly successful program into three more
The Minns Labor Government is continuing its commitment to supporting businesses across regional NSW holding a business forum in Cessnock.
The forum will provide over 50 local businesses with practical advice, resources and insights all geared towards helping better manage their workers compensation premiums and save on their premiums.
With the gross incurred workers compensation cost at $33M per year in the Cessnock Local
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Australian lifestyle web portal Austar Metro to commence publishing a series of features on tips for organising Sydney weddings & events during Summer months.
SYDNEY, NSW, AUSTRALIA, August 24, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Austar Metro is an online magazine that run features on all lifestyle matters, travel and fashion for the discerning blog reader on the web. The site
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Blood services in Canada, England and Australia are today calling for more donors, with blood supplies across the three countries dropping.
SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA, August 25, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- EMBARGO: Tuesday 25 August 2026 12.01am
Global blood services unite in a call for more donors
Blood services around the world are calling for more people to donate regularly as a range of pressures – from extreme weather and seasonal illness to changing donation patterns – challenge blood supplies.
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Parramatta roof repair specialist confirmed to Eleven Media the increasing trend of Sydney property owners to conduct roof restoration in favour of reroofing.
PARRAMATTA, NSW, AUSTRALIA, August 24, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Roof Repairs Parramatta provides roofing and roof repair services to residential and commercial building owners in and around Sydney. Their services
Construction of 145 new social homes at Villawood has reached a major milestone, with the building structure now reaching its highest point and work progressing on the internal fit-out.
The Albanese and Minns’ Labor Governments are partnering together to deliver thousands
The Albanese and Cook Governments are today announcing the selection of the site for the new Defence Precinct at Henderson – supporting thousands of well‑paid, highly skilled jobs, and delivering continuous naval shipbuilding and sustainment in Western Australia for generations to come.
The site layout includes the preferred location for the Government’s naval shipbuilding and
NIB offers online cosmetic tattoo training with HLTINF005 infection control, plus intensive in-person training in Melbourne and Sydney.
MELBOURNE, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA, August 24, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- National Institute of Beauty combines flexible online cosmetic tattoo training with nationally recognised infection-control training, while expanding hands-on options in Melbourne and Sydney.
The National Institute of Beauty (NIB) has strengthened its cosmetic tattoo training offering
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Morgan Business Sales has announced its 2026 award winners, recognised at the firm's annual conference held at Twin Towns, Tweed Heads.
BRISBANE, QLD, AUSTRALIA, August 24, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Morgan Business Sales, a leading mid-market business brokerage operating across Australia, brought its national team together for a two-day annual conference
The Prime Minister of Australia, the Honourable Anthony Albanese MP, and the Prime Minister of Thailand, His Excellency Mr Anutin Charnvirakul, reaffirmed their commitment to deepen economic engagement, pursuant to our Australia-Thailand Strategic Partnership.
Leaders agreed to strengthen economic engagement to bolster the economic growth,
The Prime Minister of Australia, the Honourable Anthony Albanese MP, and the Prime Minister of Thailand, His Excellency Mr Anutin Charnvirakul, reaffirmed the longstanding and close ties between Australia and Thailand as reflected in the Australia-Thailand Strategic Partnership.
Leaders reiterated their shared commitment to a peaceful, stable, and prosperous Indo-
The Minns Labor Government is investing $15 million to support not-for-profit charity the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) to continue the lifesaving care they provide to people across NSW.
The funding boost is being delivered as part of the 2026-27 State Budget to help the RFDS deliver its range of services including primary care, dental, mental health, retrieval services and patient and clinician transport across regional, rural and remote communities.
Operating for 98 years, the Royal Flying Doctor Service also employs more than 390 staff in
Community groups across NSW can now apply for grants of up to $40,000 to deliver local projects that support young people, prevent youth offending and build safer communities.
The second round of the Community Safety Investment Fund grant program is part of the Minns Labor Government’s $5 million investment in community-led initiatives to tackle youth crime and improve community safety, particularly in regional areas.
The first round of the program is already supporting 27 community-led projects across
NSW manufacturers will receive support to adopt cutting-edge technologies, boost productivity and create the jobs of the future under a new $6 million Minns Labor Government initiative.
Applications are now open for the first stage of the NSW Government's Innovative
The Minns and Albanese Labor Governments are strengthening specialist support for victim-survivors of sexual violence in the justice system with the roll out of 11 justice system navigators across New South Wales.
As part of the NSW Government’s Strengthening Sexual Violence Justice Responses
The Minns Labor Government has released plans to unlock up to 13,000 new, well-located homes in Sydney’s west, with a state led rezoning proposal for the Westmead South Precinct placed on exhibition today.
With the backing from Cumberland City Council, the proposal increases the number of
A new cutting-edge camera system is giving parents and carers of preterm and critically ill babies in Liverpool Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) the opportunity to view their baby in real-time when they are away from the hospital.
Liverpool Hospital is the first public site in NSW to go-live with the AngelEye camera
The Minns Labor Government is calling for all creative thinkers and visionaries to make their mark on Australia’s first new city in 100 years by helping name the streets and places of Bradfield city.
The sky is the limit for potential names, but the Minns Labor Government is particularly
The Albanese Government has announced it will share the cost of rebuilding and future-proofing the Great Western Highway at Victoria Pass with the Minns Labor Government. The funding will also see an additional eastbound climbing lane delivered, permanently widening the critical link between the Blue Mountains and Central West.
$100 million has been allocated by the Commonwealth, matching the $100 million
The Minns Labor Government remains focused on improving building standards with the Commission NSW’s most recent inspection blitz targeting building sites across Port Macquarie and New England.
More than 150 site inspections were completed during the July visits, resulting in 25 fines
Dozens of public schools across New South Wales are being recognised for leading the statewide turnaround in essential literacy skills as the Minns Labor Government’s education reforms deliver improved academic outcomes.
As thousands of Year 1 students sit the 2026 phonics screening check this week, more than
People with disability across NSW will benefit from strengthened advocacy services as the Minns Labor Government invests over $75 million in representative disability organisations.
This critical investment into the NSW disability sector will support 20 not-for-profit non-government organisations deliver individual, systemic, and representative advocacy to all people with disability in NSW, regardless of whether or not they are an National Disability Insurance Scheme participant.
The Disability Advocacy Futures Program also funds the NSW Disability Advocacy
NSW Police have charged 732 people with 1,589 offences in just three days as part of the latest crackdown on domestic violence, backed by the Minns Labor Government.
Operation Amarok XIV ran from Friday 14 to Sunday 16 August, targeting repeat, wanted and high-risk domestic and family violence offenders across NSW.
Police executed 228 arrest warrants and conducted 12,054 apprehended domestic violence
Today, on Vietnam Veterans' Day, we honour the courage, service and sacrifice of Australians who served during the Vietnam War and commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan, one of the most significant engagements in Australia's military history.
On 18 August 1966, soldiers from D Company, 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment,
Families affected by the ongoing closure of the Great Western Highway at Victoria Pass will receive additional support through a temporary amendment of the School Drive Subsidy Scheme, alongside further improvements to school bus services which have been in place since the start of Term 3.
While Transport for NSW has worked to improve public transport connections, for some
Each year on 18 August, memories of Vietnam return in many forms — a name on a memorial, a photograph kept close, a service medal, or a story shared around a family table.
This Vietnam Veterans’ Day marks 60 years since the Battle of Long Tan, when Delta Company, 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, and 3 New Zealanders from 161 Battery, Royal New Zealand Artillery, fought in the rubber plantation near Nui Dat.
Heavily outnumbered, running low on ammunition and fighting amid a torrential downpour
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Sydney’s Ellumina Cosmetic Clinic has introduced XERF, expanding its range of device based treatments alongside Ultherapy Prime.
SYDNEY, NSW, AUSTRALIA, August 17, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Ellumina Cosmetic Clinic in Sydney has introduced XERF, a dual frequency monopolar radiofrequency based technology used for non surgical skin tightening.
XERF uses radiofrequency energy delivered at different tissue depths and may be
The Minns Labor Government has finalised the Sydney Plan, a 20-year framework to deliver more homes, more jobs and better coordinated infrastructure as Sydney’s population grows from 5.3 million people today to 6.6 million by 2046.
For too long, housing supply and jobs growth have not kept pace with Sydney’s population,
The Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF) is continuing to deliver with almost 700 new social and affordable homes are on the way for Sydney as five housing projects receive planning approval.
It’s part of the Albanese and Minns Governments' joint effort to tackle the housing crisis by
Veterans will benefit from increased access to free advocacy services, with funding for ex-service organisations (ESOs) more than doubling under a redesigned Building Excellence in Support and Training (BEST) Program.
A total of 109 ESOs will share in $50.7 million in grant funding over three years, enabling
Australia and Vietnam have agreed to bolster defence and security cooperation to support our shared commitment to a peaceful, stable and prosperous region.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam and President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, His Excellency Mr To Lam issued the Joint Statement on Deepening the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between Australia and Vietnam, reinforcing cooperation on shared priorities including defence and security.
As part of the visit, the two countries announced new practical measures to strengthen
Australia and Vietnam have agreed to strengthen cooperation across education, trade and innovation, to enhance the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two countries.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam and President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, His Excellency Mr To Lam issued a Joint Statement on Deepening the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between Australia and Vietnam on priorities including economic engagement, climate, energy and science.
The two leaders also issued a Joint Statement on Economic Resilience Cooperation and a
The Carroll Labor Government is moving quickly to protect Victoria’s little penguins from H5 bird flu.
Following the Commonwealth’s vaccine announcement yesterday, doses have arrived at Phillip Island and are ready to be administered early next week, pending final regulatory approvals.
More than 5,000 little penguins at Phillip Island and St Kilda are expected to be
Workers who speak up about safety on the job will get stronger protection under new laws introduced by the Carroll Labor Government.
The Workplace Legislation Amendment (Accident Compensation and Other Matters) Bill 2026 will deliver the first stage of reforms from the final report of the Independent Review of Employee Representatives.
The Government Response commits to implementing 16 of the 17
Labor is stopping workers from being scammed and stamping out hate groups with new laws.
The Carroll Labor Government has introduced the Associations Incorporation Reform Amendment Bill 2026 to the Victorian Parliament.
These new laws will stop workers being scammed out of real union protection,
Labor is backing Victorian businesses, with grants for live music venues and local musicians available from today.
Minister for Creative Industries Vicki Ward today announced the latest round of 10,000 Gigs: The Victorian Gig Fund – helping venues host paid performances by talented Victorian artists.
The 2026 program opens for applications today and will be delivered through
There’s just one month to go until Melbourne makes sporting history.
It will be the first city in the world to host a tennis Grand Slam, a Formula 1 Grand Prix and an NFL Regular Season game.
The Los Angeles Rams and the San Francisco 49ers will face off on Friday 11
Victim-survivors deserve a justice system that believes them, protects them and holds perpetrators to account.
That’s why Labor is today introducing landmark law reforms.
Protecting victim-survivors
For too long, victim-survivors have faced another form of harm after leaving violence – discrimination because they took steps to keep themselves safe.
No victim-survivor should lose a promotion, be performance managed or be
Greyhound Racing New South Wales put a race on over the weekend.
It was called "We Stand With Tasmania."
In horrific and distressing scenes, a dog was injured.
Greyhound racing is out of step with community expectations. It does not prioritise animal welfare.
Dean Winter doesn't care, as it currently stands he's happy to see more dogs injured on more tracks.
Josh Willie is powerless to stop him.
With the return to Parliament this week Tasmanians will really see who's in charge of the Labor party.
Deputy Premier and Minister for Education and Early Learning Prue Car has asked the NSW Education Standards Authority to urgently examine measures to protect student learning and maintain the integrity of the Higher School Certificate as the use of artificial intelligence accelerates in schools.
As an immediate step, she has asked NESA to consider a moratorium on unsupervised, take-
The countdown is on for the 2027 NSW Seniors Festival with key dates now confirmed for two flagship events.
Seniors can now mark their calendars for the return of the popular Premier’s Gala Concerts
RACT has been announced as the interim partner for TasInsure, marking a significant milestone in delivering fairer, cheaper insurance for Tasmanians.
Premier Jeremy Rockliff said the Tasmanian Government will use the weight of the State to address insurance challenges.
“The rising cost of insurance continues to place increasing pressure on the budgets of
The Minns Labor Government is helping thousands more households lower their household bills, with another 6,000 discounted washing machines now available through its popular Washing Machine Exchange Program.
The initiative allows eligible pensioners, veterans, social housing tenants, and low-income households to trade their top-loader for a brand new 8kg water and energy-efficient front-
NSW Ambulance has welcomed 120 new paramedic interns, 4 paramedic inductees and 26 emergency medical call takers after they were officially inducted into the service at a ceremony last Friday.
The paramedic interns will be posted across NSW to complete the on-road portion of their 12-month internships, while the inductees who previously worked as paramedics interstate
The Minns Labor Government is delivering more homes and jobs for the Illawarra, placing two major rezoning proposals on public exhibition, that could unlock up to 11,700 new homes and 1,750 new jobs across a revitalised Shellharbour City Centre and the new Shellharbour Hospital Precinct.
The two proposals cement Shellharbour’s place as a regional centre in one of the fastest
The Tasmanian Government has today released the terms of reference for its proposed Parliamentary Select Committee inquiry into Rushy Lagoon.
The Federal Labor Government used almost $70 million of taxpayer dollars to bank roll the sale of Rushy Lagoon to the UK-based Tasmania Natural Asset Trust, which plan to plant 9000 hectares of pine trees on the property.
It was also revealed the Federal Labor Government provided $8.8 million to the Trust to
The next major step in the transformation of Fairfield Hospital is underway, with construction commencing on a new multi-storey car park as part of the $630 million Fairfield Hospital Redevelopment.
Located at the southern end of the hospital, the multi-storey car park will provide more than
Renters across NSW will save thousands of dollars when they move home under the Minns Labor Government's new Smart Rental Bonds scheme, meaning they no longer have to find money for a second rental bond before getting their first one back.
The new scheme allows renters to transfer their existing bond from one property to the next,
The Australian Government’s record investment in strengthening Medicare is delivering big benefits for Australians, with access to bulk billing continuing to increase way ahead of schedule.
Nationally, the bulk billing rate for the June 2026 quarter rose to 84.1 per cent, up almost five percentage points on the same quarter, last year. Before the Albanese Government
The Minns Labor Government is investing over $35,000 to boost economic opportunities for women-owned businesses, with a first-of-its-kind partnership that helps them access corporate and government procurement opportunities.
Fifty businesses across New South Wales have been selected to participate in the new NSW
The Hon. Craig Knowles AM has been appointed as the new Chair of the WaterNSW Board of Directors, bringing decades of water governance experience to one of the state's key water infrastructure and regulatory agencies.
The NSW Government is committed to strong and experienced leadership across our water
The Minns Labor Government has reached a major planning milestone for the future upgrade of the Riverina Highway in Albury, confirming the preferred option for the three-kilometre stretch of the corridor between Young Street and East Street.
The preferred option includes new traffic lights at three key intersections, improved
From augmented reality dance performances to interactive dentistry simulations, this year’s Open Day will give aspiring students a taste of the diverse career pathways on offer at the University of Melbourne.
The Parkville and Southbank campuses will come alive on Sunday, August 16, with more
Direct flights from Western Sydney to South East Asia are on the way, with Vietjet signing on to fly from the Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport (WSI).
Taking off in January 2027, Vietjet will operate twice weekly to Ho Chi Minh City, increasing to three times weekly in March. The new services will be operated by Vietjet’s A330 fleet, with each plane carrying up to 377 passengers.
From November 2027, Vietjet Thailand plans to start fourweekly services from Badgerys
I begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet and I pay my respects to their elders past, present and emerging.
To your association’s president, Ms Bihong Wang, to the many state and federal parliamentarians and other elected and consular representatives here tonight, including Gabriel Ng and Carina Garland, and to the award judges, sponsors, finalists and winners, thank you so much for that warm welcome.
Last year I was able to attend your Box Hill Chinese Lunar New Year Festival and was
Indigenous Rabbitohs players are reminding Aboriginal young people to focus on the game, not the punt in a social media campaign that encourages conversations around gambling harm.
Latrell Mitchell, Cody Walker, David Fifita and Tallis Duncan are fronting the first stage of the awareness campaign after Souths Cares was one of three recipients of the Office of
Important upgrades to Kalang Road are now complete, improving the resilience and accessibility of a vital road in the Bellingen Shire.
A total of $11.4 million has been invested in upgrading Kalang Road, with just over $5 million provided by the Australian Government.
Over $6 million was invested as part of the NSW Government’s Fixing Country Bridges
For decades, an olive by‑product was discarded as waste. Now it’s being called a superfood, and consumers can finally access it.
ALBERT PARK, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA, August 6, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- A long-neglected food ingredient is rapidly emerging as one of the most exciting in food science today. Olive mill wastewater (OMWW), a by-product of olive oil production, has been treated as waste for as long as olive oil has existed. In recent years, however, scientists have
The Minns Labor Government is celebrating the first anniversary of the Office for Youth, marking a year of listening, acting and delivering real results for young people across the state.
The former Liberal-National government abolished the youth portfolio in 2011, leaving young people without a voice in executive government for more than a decade.
Established by Minister for Youth Rose Jackson in 2025, the Office for Youth ensures
The S&P 500 and the Dow have closed at record highs, powered by the latest batch of earnings from AI-related companies such as Caterpillar and Palantir that assuaged demand concerns. Crude prices and Treasury yields dropped on hopes for a deal in the Iran war.
Crude prices fell around 5% after a Qatari official said efforts to secure a diplomatic
NSW statewide NAPLAN results released in today’s 2026 National Report reveal promising signs of improvement amid the state’s explicit teaching push, while there is more for schools in all sectors to do in areas needing targeted support.
NSW continues to exceed the national averages in all year groups and domains, with more
Ipswich City Council is calling on Australia Post to reverse a decision to close Amberley Post Office.
Australia Post has previously announced the post office, located on RAAF Base Amberley and serving the Australian Defence Force community, will be closed on 28 August 2026.
Councillors unanimously supported a Notice of Motion at the 30 June Ordinary Meeting by
Australia's share market has broken multiple records as investor confidence surges on hopes for an imminent US-Iran peace deal.
The S&P/ASX200 closed at a record-high 9,225.7 on Wednesday, up 82 points, or 0.9 per
Key intersection improvements are now underway to deliver safer and more efficient roads for Queenslanders as part of the Brisbane Valley Highway Upgrade Program.
The contract has been awarded for two key intersection improvements at Forest Hill-
The High Court of Australia has unanimously ruled in favour of the Crisafulli Government, overturning the Queensland Court of Appeal’s decision, and reinstating the sentence imposed on Emma Lovell’s killer.
The original sentence was 14 years' detention, with 70 per cent of the sentence to be served in
Queensland students have delivered the state’s strongest NAPLAN participation since 2019, with 92.2 percent of eligible students across Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 taking part in the 2026 national assessment.
The Crisafulli Government is delivering a fresh start through a renewed focus on NAPLAN
The Crisafulli Government has delivered almost $100 million in upgrades to four state schools from Townsville to Brisbane.
The completed projects will enhance teaching and learning, with 44 new classrooms, two
The Crisafulli Government is continuing to deliver more specialist police to the frontline,
The Crisafulli Government has secured The Ekka’s future, with a major revitalisation of the iconic showgrounds and confirmation the show will remain at its home through to the 2032 Games and beyond.
Ahead of The Ekka’s 150th anniversary, the first look at the $287.5 million transformation