A 32-year-old Sanctuary Point man has become the fifth individual to be arrested as part of an extensive Australian Border Force (ABF) investigation into a tobacco smuggling syndicate in Sydney. ABF investigators arrested the man at Sydney Airport on Monday, 28 August upon his arrival off a flight from Thailand. They
Read MoreIn July this year NAISDA Dance College became the first of Australia’s elite arts training organisations to employ an ArtsReady trainee when 19 year old Hannah Shearer joined their office for 12 months as an administrative assistant. Through this traineeship Australian Government support for both NAISDA and ArtsReady has come together
Read MoreWestern Sydney Airport will generate tens of thousands of jobs - thousands more than previously estimated - according to new modelling from Ernst and Young. By 2031 - five years after the airport is scheduled to open - Western Sydney Airport will have delivered an estimated 28,000 additional jobs both inside
Read MoreASIC has disqualified Chiu Man of New South Wales from being an approved self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) auditor. ASIC found that Mr Man had breached fundamental audit requirements and was otherwise not a fit and proper person. In particular, ASIC found that Mr Man had: not complied with audit evidence requirements of Australian
Read MoreThe new concrete Felltimber Road Bridge over Coombing Creek is open to traffic, replacing the old one-lane wooden structure and allowing the previous five-tonne load limit to be lifted. Federal Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Darren Chester said the Australian Government was investing a record $75 billion in infrastructure projects nationwide
Read MoreAnother step has been taken in upgrading the Bolivia Hill stretch of the New England Highway, with the Australian and New South Wales governments calling for tenders to deliver the project. Federal Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Darren Chester said the upgrade, which is expected to cost around $80 million, would
Read MoreWestern Sydney will be the location for the head office of the new National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Quality and Safeguards Commission. Minister for Social Services Christian Porter and Assistant Minister for Social and Disability Services and Disability Services, Jane Prentice, said the head office would be established through the first
Read MoreAnother section of the Pacific Highway upgrade has opened between Halfway Creek and Glenugie, with traffic moved onto 11 kilometres of new lanes. Federal Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Darren Chester said the Pacific Highway upgrade was Australia's largest regional road infrastructure project. “The Australian Government has committed $5.64 billion to upgrade
Read MoreSydney's weather radar at Terrey Hills will go offline at the end of this week for an upgrade that will increase its ability to detect hail and better assess rainfall. Terrey Hills is one of four Bureau of Meteorology S1 Doppler radars to receive this upgrade. The others are in Brisbane,
Read MoreA South Korean seasoned garlic and sesame bean paste product (Chung Jung One) is being recalled from stores in New South Wales because of the presence of undeclared peanut. Food Standards Australia New Zealand Chief Executive Officer Mark Booth said anyone with a peanut allergy or caregivers of people with peanut
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