Community members gathered in Jubilee Park, Parramatta on 7th November, 2020 to show solidarity with the family of Miss Nikita Tomar, 22 yrs, who was killed on 26th October by Tauseef in broad daylight in Ballabhgarh, Haryana, India. The community mourned the tragic death with a silence of two minutes and condemned the killing of the young lady. They also condemned the hypocrisy and double standards of a section of Indian media and politicians, who showed no interest about this cold-blooded murder and also routinely show ....
The NSW Government is urging venues to put the safety of customers and staff first and have a system for digital registration such as a QR code that records patrons' names and contact details in place by 23 November, or risk facing penalties.
Minister for Customer Service Victor Dominello said digital registration, including QR codes, is fast, accurate and will give customers more confidence during a pandemic.
"Any business that is serious about safety should be using digital registration, such as a QR code or other method ....
Business owners in NSW will have better clarity about the requirements to clean their premises following a positive case of COVID-19 with new guidelines now available online.
Minister for Finance and Small Business Damien Tudehope said COVID-19 had presented a number of challenges for business owners.
"There is no denying COVID-19 has changed the way we interact with one another on a daily basis, including how we dine, shop and go about working," Mr Tudehope said.
The NSW Government has introduced a new suicide monitoring system which will provide up-to-date data for health and support services about the number of suicide deaths across the state.
Minister for Mental Health Bronnie Taylor said the system will deliver the NSW Government timely access to information on location, age and gender.
"This means that from right now, we will be able to make critical decisions about services and local health responses in communities where we can effectively see risks emergin ....
Australia's original First Sikh Temple has been listed on the State Heritage Register by the NSW government, highlighting its importance in the state's cultural history.
The Sikh place of worship, known as Gurdwara, has been the social and religious heartbeat of the state's Sikh community since its construction in 1968, said the NSW Minister for Heritage, the Hon Don Harwin MLC.
"The First Sikh Temple, located in Woolgoolga on the beautiful mid north coast, is of great significance to the cultural history of NSW as it demonstrates the migration ....
The Morrison Government is focusing Australia’s permanent Migration Program for 2020-21 on supporting our economic recovery, growing Australian businesses and creating jobs for Australians.
The permanent Migration Program will remain at a cap of 160,000 places for 2020-21, with planning levels of 79,600 places allocated in the Skill stream and 77,300 places in the Family stream. Child and Special Eligibility visas will make up the remaining 3,100 places.
Approximately two thirds of pe ....
In an Australian first, the NSW Government has translated the complex rules of a NSW regulation into an open-source, digital rules engine to make compliance easy for customers.
Minister for Customer Service Victor Dominello said the new rules-as-code platform has launched with the creation of a digital version of the Community Gaming Regulation 2020, which identifies the conditions for running community games by charities, not-for-profits and businesses.
....The Morrison Government is launching a new era of Australian manufacturing, as part of our JobMaker Plan to rebuild the economy, create jobs and recover from the COVID-19 recession.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said around $1.5 billion in new funding will be invested over the next four years in the Modern Manufacturing Strategy to make Australian manufacturers more competitive, resilient and able to scale-up to take on the world.
"We make things in Australia. We do it well. We need to keep making things in Australia. And with this strategy, we wi ....
The Full Bench of the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales today rejected public service union demands to lock in 2.5 per cent pay increases for NSW public servants each year for the next three years.
The Commission instead awarded a reduced one-year pay increase of 0.3 per cent for around 170,000 public sector employees, which it considered more appropriate in the context of a global economic crisis caused by COVID-19, and which has resulted in more than 280,000 people in NSW being out of work.
The NSW Government has already committed to a $3 billion ....
Thousands of businesses across the state are set to receive a boost after one of the most challenging times in recent history as the NSW Small Business Month launches tomorrow.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the NSW Government initiative is the fourth annual NSW Small Business Month, which will include hundreds of free and low-cost activities across NSW and provides a chance for businesses to reboot, connect and recover.
"Business communities have faced unprecedented challenges in 2020, with drou ....
The State’s digital transformation journey is well underway, with a new state-of-the-art co-innovation centre opening in Parramatta, designed to empower Australian businesses to adopt cloud services.
Minister for Jobs, Investment, Tourism and Western Sydney Stuart Ayres today joined leading global information technology company Wipro Limited and Amazon Web Services (AWS) for an official virtual opening of the Wipro-AWS Launch Pad.
“Our relationship with India is focussed on creating strong pathways for trade and investment, with a particular emphasis on the digital and technology sectors ....
The Morrison Government is investing almost $800 million to enable businesses to take advantage of digital technologies to grow their businesses and create jobs as part of our economic recovery plan.
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the adoption of digital technologies by Australian businesses and consumers, which has enabled many to transform their operations and continue to trade through the crisis.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said this year's B ....
This has been a challenging year for every Victorian student. But that’s particularly true for VCAL and VET school students – many of whom have missed out on practical hands-on learning. As part of an assistance package announced by the Victorian Government, students will be able to access special consideration to support them to achieve their VCAL certificates, and those school students who were unable to complete their VET qualifications will be guaranteed enrolment at TAFE or dual sector providers to complete their studies in 2021. There are more than 10,000 students in their final year of schooling completing VCAL. Where students are unable t ....
Minister for Customer Service Victor Dominello said the changes are aimed squarely at helping gamblers and people affected by their gambling.
"People experiencing gambling harm are some of the most vulnerable in the community and our existing laws are outdated and in need of an overhaul," Mr Dominello said.
"Our current laws are limited to gamblers voluntarily banning themselves from the gaming areas of hotels and clubs, and from the casino.
"We know gambling impa ....
Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education Geoff Lee today launched an Expression of Interest process for industry and universities to partner with TAFE NSW in the design and delivery of its Digital Technology Centre of Excellence at Meadowbank.
The NSW Government is investing $154 million to transform TAFE NSW Meadowbank into the first digital technology-focused campus – and university and industry partnerships will play a key role in aligning the Centre of Excellence to current and future skills needs.
Mr Lee said the TAFE NSW Centres of Excellence are game-chang ....