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Sydney Powerhouse Museum: Cate Blanchett, Bob Carr sign petition to halt relocation Updated February 18, 2016 10:33:36 Actress Cate Blanchett and former New South Wales premier Bob Carr are among more than 10,000 people to have signed a petition calling for plans to relocate Sydney's Powerhouse Museum to be scrapped.The NSW Government is planning to move the museum from its home in Ultimo to the western suburbs, most likely to a site in Parramatta.The move is to be fund..>> view originalSydney Powerhouse Museum: Cate Blanchett, Bob Carr sign ...
Sydney Powerhouse Museum: Cate Blanchett, Bob Carr sign petition to halt relocation Updated February 18, 2016 10:33:36 Actress Cate Blanchett and former New South Wales premier Bob Carr are among more than 10,000 people to have signed a petition calling for plans to relocate Sydney's Powerhouse Museum to be scrapped.The NSW Government is planning to move the museum from its home in Ultimo to the western suburbs, most likely to a site in Parramatta.The move is to be fund..>> view originalSydney cyclists protest against enforced ID laws, increased fines
Sydney cyclists protest against enforced ID laws, increased fines Updated February 18, 2016 09:04:13 About 200 cyclists have rallied in Sydney's CBD to protest against new legislation forcing them to carry identification.The cyclists gathered outside New South Wales Parliament on Macquarie Street, some holding giant bicycle licence signs in opposition to the laws due to come into effect on March 1.Cyclists have labelled the laws unfairly restrictive and claim the laws a..>> view originalQueensland To Get Sydney-Style Lockout Laws
Queensland will introduce Sydney-style lockout laws across the state after the government finally secured crucial crossbench support for the controversial plan.QLD Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk on Wednesday announced that her government had gotten minor party support for the plan, which will introduce 2am "last drinks" across much of the state by July -- 3am last drinks in certain entertainment areas -- and 1am lockouts in 2017, as well as restrictions on drinks like shots and doubles.Lockout l..>> view originalOpen the boost Sydney's courses need
ONLY two NSW courses made the top 10 cut in Golf Digest’s latest rankings but with Sydney set to host the Emirates Australian Open for much of the next decade, the state is set for a resurgence.The New South Wales at La Perouse (up one to fourth) and James Packer’s Ellerston in the Hunter Valley (down three to sixth) were the only courses in the state to make the best 10 in Golf Digest’s list of the top 100 golf courses.The next best rated links in NSW were The Australian (up three spots into 12..>> view originalTransgender escort gave man HIV: police
West Australian police are trying to extradite a 38-year-old transgender sex worker from New South Wales who allegedly gave a client HIV.The escort, who is a man but identifies as a woman, was diagnosed with HIV in August 2014.The client was diagnosed in September last year and complained to police. "Despite the diagnoses and counselling about treatment options and disclosure obligations, the woman allegedly participated in unprotected sex with a male client from early 2015," WA Police said in ..>> view originalSouth-east Australia highlighted in global map of vegetation ...
Video will begin in 5 seconds. Hottest year on record: 2015 The UN World Meteorological Organisation confirms that 2015 was the hottest year on record. PT1M15S 620 349 Victoria and New South Wales feature prominently in a global map revealing areas of vegetation most sensitive to some of the ravages of climate change.The map, produced by Norwegian and British scientists from 14 years of satellite observations, and published in the journal Nature, shows most parts of south-east..>> view originalChild immunisation rates too low to prevent potential spread of ...
Child immunisation rates too low to prevent potential spread of diseases, report says Updated February 18, 2016 11:53:34 The latest figures on child immunisation rates show there are a number of areas where rates remain too low to prevent the potential spread of diseases and most areas are falling short of the target for children to be fully immunised. Key points:Target for 95 per cent of children to be fully immunised None of the 31 primary health network areas across..>> view original'Don't Destroy the Powerhouse': businessmen and prominent people ...
Clive Lucas, Penelope Seidler and Nick Pappas outside the Powerhouse Museum. Photo: Louise Kennerley The NSW government is under growing pressure to reconsider its plan to move the Powerhouse Museum to Parramatta and sell off its inner-city Sydney site to property developers. Cate Blanchett and Andrew Upton, former NSW premier Bob Carr, businessmen Geoff Cousins, Graeme Wood, Trevor Kennedy and Jack Cowin, former Art Gallery of NSW director Edmund Capon and Penelope Seidler are among more th..>> view originalQueensland passes Australia's toughest laws to curb alcohol-fuelled ...
MICHAEL BRISSENDEN: After an eleventh hour deal with cross benchers early this morning, Queensland's Parliament passed Australia's toughest laws aimed at curbing alcohol-fuelled violence.Supporters have hailed the legislation as life saving, while the nightclub industry says jobs will be lost.Annie Guest reports from Brisbane.ANNIE GUEST: After staunch opposition from the Liberal National Party (LNP), it took a deal with the Katter Party to pass the laws. Queensland's Attorney-General is Yvet..>> view originalBar owners and bartenders have their say on Sydney's lockout laws ...
When a series of fatal one-punch assaults occurred in New South Wales (NSW) in 2013, the NSW Government reacted by promptly introducing lockout laws in Sydney’s inner-city venues. This included patrons not being able to get into a bar or club after 1:30am; last drinks at 3am; and takeaway alcohol sales prohibited after 10pm state-wide. Over the next 18 months, debate about the effectiveness of the lockout laws buzzed continuously, but it reignited last week after chief executive officer of Free..>> view original
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