NSW government makes record investment into state’s multicultural future

NSW government makes record investment into state’s multicultural future

The state’s rich multicultural society and its communities are set to benefit from a record level budget spend. A $28 million package, secured through the upcoming NSW Budget, will support whole-of-Government Language Services, boost community cultural events and festivals, and increase engagement with multicultural and multi-faith communities. Premier Dominic Perrottet said the multi-year funding will […]

2.72 million Australians at risk of rental stress: survey – 2022

2.72 million Australians at risk of rental stress: survey – 2022

42 million Australians devote 31-45% of their income to rent 12 million report spending 46%-60% of their income on rent 50% of 18-24-year-olds say they’re stressed about rent or potential rent increases 40% of 25–34-year-old cohort and 33% of 35–44-year-old cohort say the same A representative national survey commissioned by Savvy has revealed that 7.4% […]

Much to discuss at trans-tasman prime ministerial meeting

Much to discuss at trans-tasman prime ministerial meeting

Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) is delighted to see Anthony Albanese and Jacinda Ardern meeting so soon after the Australian Labor Party’s election victory.  “The leaders have much to talk about, but from a business perspective, continuously improving Trans-Tasman economic cooperation should always be high on the agenda,” CA ANZ CEO Ainslie […]

Australian songwriter and producer to be honoured at G’day USA

The American Australian Association (AAA), the leading privately funded non-profit organization dedicated to deepening and strengthening cooperation and understanding between the institutions and people of the United States; and G’Day USA, the program that fosters deeper economic ties and promotes Australian ideas, talent and innovation in the United States, will host the 2022 G’Day AAA Arts Gala in Los […]

Communications Minister visits NSW community radio station where bushfires struck in 2019/20

Communications Minister visits NSW community radio station where bushfires struck in 2019/20

The Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA) was pleased to welcome the visit from Minister for Communications, the Hon Michelle Rowland, to Braidwood FM, a community radio station in Braidwood NSW, as one of her first outings. In 2019-2020 catastrophic bushfires ripped through the community and the station’s volunteer team broadcast 24 hours a day […]