Imposing time limits on investigations carried out by the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) and introducing judicial review of the merits of its findings may do more harm than good. The President of the Law Society of NSW Joanne van der Plaat said while ICAC overall is performing well, it appears under-resourced and new rights […]
The NSW State Emergency Service (NSW SES) will soon transition to an overhauled warning system under the new nation-wide Australian Warning System, to be introduced next month. The Australian Warning System is a national three-tiered warning framework which will cover all emergency services organisations and all hazards. Under the Australian Warning System’s Advice, Watch & Act and Emergency Warning framework, […]
National Library puts more than 150 almanacs on Trove 100 years ago, almanacs were kept in every home – the equivalent of the internet today. Thanks to a generous donation, the National Library of Australia has digitised all the almanacs in the collection and made them freely available online from anywhere in the world through […]