Media release | Friday, 17 May 2024 Today marks the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT), a timely reminder to advocate and take action for LGBTQIA+ rights across the world. Despite decades of progress on LGBTQIA+ rights in many countries, from decriminalisation to recognition of same-sex marriage, including in Australia, rights have […]
Solicitors in NSW have supported the work of the Supreme Court of NSW since it was established two hundred years ago today. When it was first established, just six solicitors were admitted to practice in the court of the first Chief Justice Sir Francis Forbes. Today, that number has eclipsed 42,000 practitioners who’ve each sworn […]
EMBARGO: 12:00am (AEST), Tuesday, May 21. New research launching Tuesday, May 21 reveals that multicultural children in Australia are missing out on early childhood education and early intervention programs resulting in them being more likely to be developmentally vulnerable when starting school, with impacts on their school learning and repercussions in later life. Conducted jointly by non-profit […]
USU The United Services Union (USU) has revealed the NSW Government has been withholding over half a billion dollars annually as collected from local councils through a poorly designed waste levy without reinvesting it to assist councils with their waste collection services and assets as intended, adding to their financial distress. The revelation will be […]
The NSW State Emergency Service (SES) offers its condolences to the family of former NSW SES Director General – Major General Brian (Hori) Howard AO MC ESM (Rtd), who passed away on Thursday. Hori led NSW SES from 1989 to 2001 and during this time oversaw significant improvements, steering the agency towards a more professional […]