The NSW Government has ordered an independent review of sentencing for murder and manslaughter offences, including those involving domestic and family violence.
Attorney General Mark Speakman and Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Pru Goward said the Sentencing Council review follows community concerns about the sentencing of domestic violence killers.
Mr Speakman said the tragedy of domestic violence homicide claimed 28 lives in NSW in 2017-18, representing 44 per cen ....
In the Land and Environment Court today, Mr Paul Mouawad pleaded guilty to two charges brought by the NSW Environment Protection Authority of knowingly supplying false or misleading information in relation to the transport and disposal of waste.
The EPA alleges that in June and July 2016, Mr Mouawad and Aussie Earthmovers Pty Ltd removed about 1,400 tonnes of asbestos contaminated soil from a building site in Darlington in central Sydney.
The EPA also alleges Mr Mouawad and Aussie Earthmovers knowingly supplied false information about where the asbestos contaminated soil was transported to and disposed of.
Environment Minster Gabr ....
Tens of thousands of students will have new air conditioning systems installed in their classrooms and libraries, with the NSW Government today announcing the first schools to benefit from the Cooler Classrooms Fund.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Education Minister Rob Stokes today announced more than 900 schools would be the first to receive funding under the NSW Liberals & Nationals Government’s record $500 million program – the largest investment of its kind in NSW history.
“We’re thrilled to be delivering on our comm ....
COUNCILS COURT OUT OVER RATES DEBT COLLECTION
NSW local councils are being encouraged to work with people who have unpaid rates to get on payment plans instead of taking ratepayers to court.
Local Government Minister Gabrielle Upton and Attorney General Mark Speakman today released new Debt Management and Hardship Guidelines and called on all councils in NSW to review their policies and procedures to treat ratepayers more fairly.
Ms Upton said the State’s 128 councils collect more than $4 billion in rates each year which fund roads, footpaths, lib ....
NSW Year 9 students have shot to first place in the nation for numeracy, as well as leading spelling results, after an excellent State performance across all year levels in the 2017 NAPLAN tests.
Overall, NSW students scored above the national average and rank in the top three for all tests for all year levels.
The 2017 NAPLAN results also show that the NSW Premier’s Priority of increasing the proportion of NSW students in the top two NAPLAN bands by eight per cent by 2019 has been achieve ....
NSW has experienced yet another consecutive month of record housing approvals with more than 71,600 residential buildings approved in 2016-17, according to the latest data from the Australia Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today.
Planning and Housing Minister, Anthony Roberts, said NSW building approvals are the highest in the country.
“NSW has been leading the country in new approvals for 20 consecutive months, continuing to exceed our State target of 50,000,” Mr Roberts said.
“The consistent record appro ....
Energy retailers will focus on helping NSW customers facing hardship get the best deal possible following a meeting with Energy and Utilities Minister Don Harwin.
Minister Harwin held a two-hour roundtable with the state’s biggest energy retailers today, alongside consumer advocates and the Energy and Water Ombudsman.
“This wasn’t about shirt-fronting the retailers, it’s about focusing them on the issues that NSW consumers have raised with me and the Ombudsman,” Mr Harwin said.
“Consumers feel they aren’t getting the best value on energy and ....
The first school in NSW fully devoted to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education will open in 2021 at the planned Sydney Science Park in Western Sydney, NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Education Minister Rob Stokes said today.
“This is an historic moment and a real win for NSW. With its dynamic population, new infrastructure programs and rapid growth, Western Sydney is the perfect location for the state’s first STEM school,” Ms Berejiklian said.
The school will be the first of its kind in NSW and is the product of a collabora ....
NSW consumers are once again the most confident in the nation according to the latest Westpac Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment.
While the Index fell in QLD and SA and was flat in WA, consumer confidence in NSW rose 2.4 per cent to 106.4 in March, well above the national average of 99.7, and the highest of all states for the fifth consecutive month.
A result above 100 indicates that optimists outnumber pessimists.
Treasurer Dominic Perrottet said the NSW Government had steadily transfor ....
The Turnbull Government and the gas industry have today agreed on measures that will help deliver cheaper and more reliable energy to Australian households and increase gas supplies for businesses.
The gas industry is a key part of Australia's prosperity and has a social licence with the community. Households rely on affordable gas supplies to their homes and businesses need reliable energy to support thousands of jobs across the country.
To this end, a series of measures has been developed and all participants have agree ....
An agreement by Australia’s energy ministers to develop a national plan ensuring the nation’s energy security and reliability, has been welcomed by the NSW Government.
This follows today’s emergency meeting in Melbourne of the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Energy Council in the wake of the recent South Australia state-wide blackout.
Minister for Industry, Resources and Energy, Anthony Roberts, said the nation’s energy ministers have agreed to an independent review into the South Australian incident and options for ensuring the reliability and security of the National Electri ....
Students from TAFE NSW Padstow Campus are soaring towards becoming fully-fledged pilots after their historic graduation.
The ceremony marked their achievement in completing the Diploma in Aviation in both Flight Instructor and Instrument Flight Operations.
The Minister for Regional Development, Skills and Small Business, John Barilaro was on hand to give the first intake of TAFE graduates their wings.
"I'm proud to meet these graduates today, they should take great pride in their achievement of making it through a challenging and testing course,” Mr Barilaro said.
NSW Minister for Local Government Paul Toole has continued to drive long needed reform in local government with the passing today of legislation to ensure local councils work in the best interests of their communities.
Mr Toole said the Local Government Amendment (Governance and Planning) Act is the first phase of the NSW Government’s historic overhaul of local government legislation and complements the recent new integrity measures for councils.
“The legislation complements the NSW Government’s major reform initiatives such as the creation of new councils and Joint Organisations,&rd ....
Women in regional NSW are securing jobs at record rates according to new data from the Department of Industry that shows 37,000 women secured work in the year to July 2016 (12 month moving average), compared to an average of 9,500 a year over recent years.
Minister for Skills, Regional Development and Small Business John Barilaro said the results also show employment participation rates for women in regional NSW in July 2016 reached 55.4 per cent, well above the long run average of 52.1 per cent.
“This is fantastic news for women in regional NSW and it demonstra ....
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