PRESS CONFERENCE
NSW Environment Protection Authority Chief Executive Officer Tony Chappel will be joined by NSW Department of Education Secretary Murat Dizdar to give an update on the ongoing investigation into mulch containing asbestos and testing at schools.
WHEN: 12:00pm today
WHERE: Cenotaph (rear), Hyde Park Sydney, NSW
MEDIA: 02 9995 6415 | [email protected]
The Alannah & Madeline Foundation congratulates the Albanese government on its swift action to introduce the Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill 2026 in Parliament next week. The bill, drafted in response to the horrific attack at Bondi Beach last month, includes significant steps to tackle antisemitism but also strengthens national firearm laws through long overdue reforms which deserve support from all political parties and jurisdictions. In particular, the proposed legislation will: Support a national buyback of prohibited and unwanted guns Provide for stronger national background checks, including greater information sharing between agencies including ASIO Strengthen customs regulations for firearms…
The NSW Court of Appeal’s recent ruling that NSW parliamentary inquiries have no valid power to compel witnesses to appear before them to give evidence is a victory for common sense, says the Public Service Association. The court ruling means outdated 124-year-old laws recently relied upon in an attempt to compel some of the Premier’s staff to appear before a parliamentary committee have now been struck down. The laws are unusual in that they can’t be used to compel members of parliament, and therefore Ministers, to appear but they can be used to compel their staff. The case was brought…
The NSW Environment Protection Authority has entered into a legally binding Enforceable Undertaking (EU) with Cadia Holdings Pty Ltd, owners and operators of the Cadia Gold Mine, worth over $320,000. The EU will see Cadia provide $307,500 to support the construction of five new permanent dust monitoring stations to boost the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water’s Rural Dust Monitoring Network. NSW EPA Executive Director of Operations Steve Beaman said this is a significant contribution which will improve dust monitoring coverage for the Central West of NSW. “Enforceable Undertakings hold companies legally accountable for addressing environmental issues…
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