NSW 2025-26 Budget: Growing poker machine taxes underpin budget revenue strategy
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Media release 25 June 2025 NSW Budget: Growing poker machine taxes underpin budget … Continued
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RACV REMINDS VICTORIANS ABOUT CHANGE TO ROAD RULE FROM TUESDAY
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RACV is reminding Victorian motorists that from Tuesday 1 July 2025, they will be required to slow down to 40 kilometres per hour when passing incident response vehicles that display flashing lights of any colour. The change, announced in April this year, has been welcomed by RACV and its roadside assistance team, following a two-year … Continued
Anglicare Sydney comment on NSW Budget 2025
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Simon Miller, CEO of Anglicare Sydney, commenting on today’s NSW Budget said: “Anglicare Sydney welcomes today’s NSW Budget and its commitment to supporting those who need it most, through increased investment in housing and foster care. “We’re encouraged by the Government’s focus on increasing housing supply, and by the recognition of foster carers who … Continued
All electric buildings in city’s future
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Proposed new planning rules will require new residential buildings, large commercial buildings and hotels in the City of Sydney local area to be all electric by 1 January 2027. The changes kick off on 1 January 2026, when new residential developments will need to ensure their indoor appliances (cooking and heating) are electric. … Continued
Maritime Heritage grants allow cultural organisations nationwide to preserve Australian maritime history
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The Australian National Maritime Museum has announced this year’s successful recipients in the latest round of grants under the Maritime Museums of Australia Project Support Scheme (MMAPSS). Museums and cultural organisations across the country will receive funding and support toward projects that protect and preserve Australia’s proud maritime heritage. Twenty-five successful MMAPSS applications will … Continued
Sydney Set for Two Origin Showdowns – FIRST, the PBR BULL RIDERS!
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Australia’s best bull riders to showdown in Sydney for PBR Origin glory – July 5 Origin Decider Teams JUST Announced And the tightest race in Cowboy of Origin history to come to a head It all comes down to this. After splitting the first two rounds, the best of the best bull riders from … Continued
Education status associated with reduced life expectancy and quality of life in Australia: new study
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Australian males aged 25 years with a high level of education (completion of a bachelor’s degree or above) have 7.3 years greater life expectancy than men of the same age with lower education (completed year 11 or below). The Monash University study, published in PharmacoEconomics, found females aged 25 years with a high level of … Continued
New Report Finds Federal Government Mishandling Resulted in Significant Delay to Child Sexual Abuse Programs.
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In Australia, one in five boys and one in three girls are sexually abused before the age of 18. One in ten men has a history of offending against children, with the most common perpetrator being a caregiver in the home. In 2017, the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse outlined steps … Continued
Tiny nation targets climate investors to become citizens and help it change the world
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AUCKLAND, New Zealand, June 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — “We will not wait for the waves to wash away our homes and infrastructure”, was the declaration by the leader of the world’s smallest republic, just after the nation had used COP29 as a launchpad for the world’s most innovative climate resilience project. “While the world … Continued
Tourism veteran Gray among four board appointees at Reflections Holidays
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RESPECTED tourism trailblazer Lyndel Gray – current Chair of Destination Sydney Surrounds South, former CEO of the Caravan and Camping Industry Association and a former Tourism NSW executive director – has been appointed to the board of Reflections Holidays, alongside three other experienced industry leaders. In addition to Ms Gray, Reflections has appointed to its … Continued