Cathy Freeman Park at Sydney Olympic Park will be transformed into a live site toscreen the first two Test matches of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series betweenIndia and Australia, NSW Premier, Dominic Perrottet announced today.The NSW Government will set up a large live screen and site activations at CathyFreeman Park in the Sydney Olympic Park precinct. … Read more
The Western Australian government today signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) covering hydrogen, ammonia, low emission technology and decarbonisation.The WA government said it will work with Japan’s policy-based financial institution, Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), to progress opportunities for decarbonisation and low emission technologies under … Read more
Australia's competition watchdog has warned east coast households and businesses are facing a potential gas shortage this year, despite efforts by the federal government to safeguard supplies. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) on Friday released its latest report of the country's gas market, finding that users were still struggling to secure enough supplies to meet … Read more
Visual Arts Image: Shutterstock. Many of us have had travel plans cancelled these past few years, and plenty of time to dream how to get back into it. ArtsHub make it easy this year with a few itineraries tailored for arts lovers.Hong Kong: Australians have had a growing interest in the art fairs in Hong … Read more
13 January 2023 13 January 2023 Cricket ACT Chief Executive Officer, Olivia Thornton, has offered a warm welcome to Canberra to all players, teams, match officials, umpires, scorers and supporters who are on Ngunnawal Country for the Toyota Australian Country Cricket Championships, beginning today and running through to next Friday, 20 January.“2022–2023 marks the sixth … Read more
Three UK nationals have been convicted of drug trafficking offences after using the cargo industry to send crystal meth (methamphetamine) worth £3.5 million to Australia.Yvonne Stewart, 51, from Croydon, Kevin Filkins, 52, from Sevenoaks and Robert Hamilton, 51, from Orpington were investigated by the Organised Crime Partnership, made up of officers from the National Crime … Read more
Japanese star Shohei Ohtani to face Australia 's best in 'once-in-a-lifetime' World Baseball ClassicShohei Ohtani is on the brink of becoming baseball's first $500 million man.The Japanese phenom is a superstar as big as they come, having spent his career rewriting a century of conventional wisdom about what is — and isn't — possible in … Read more
Could hiring more neurodivergent people help fix Australia's skills shortage?Jacinta Reynolds was told she was autistic as a young teenager."When I was first diagnosed, it was made very clear to me by the person who diagnosed me that I was a burden on society and that it would be better if my family just hid … Read more
The Australian government should extend the time an international student must spend at the institution they initially join before they can switch providers, universities have reiterated. Australia’s decision to uncap the amount of hours students can work has created concerns around “genuine” studentsQueensland University of Technology and the University of Wollongong have recommended that the government … Read more
Amid the boisterous Rugby party in the grandstands at the Sydney Sevens, you’ll notice 80 fan shirts saluting Maddi and Teagen Levi. When Australia’s champion women’s Sevens team plays so rarely at home you have to celebrate the occasion with a full blast of fun. READ THE FULL SYDNEY SEVENS PROGRAM HEREYou won’t find these T-shirts at … Read more