Jobs and Skills Australia are requesting your feedback help better understand the skills profile in Australia, which informs the development of the 2024 Skills Priority List (SPL).
Read MoreCommonwealth, State and Territory Consumer Affairs Ministers met on Friday 24 November 2023 with a renewed commitment to collaboration across borders and to strengthen consumer protections.
Read MoreThe state government is confronting the housing crisis with bold reforms to create tens of thousands of new, well-located, low-rise and mid-rise homes.
The government is announcing changes that will fast-track a greater diversity of homes like residential flat buildings of 3 to 6 storeys, terraces, townhouses, duplexes and smaller 1-storey to 2-storey apartment blocks in suburbs where they are not currently allowed.
Read MoreThe Federal Government will undertake a review of what industry, government and the community can learn from the recent Optus outage, with a specific focus on emergency calls, customer communications, and complaints handling.
Read MoreThe Federal Government congratulates the independent Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) for the successful completion of the 3.4/3.7 GHz bands auction.
574 of the 588 available lots have been allocated to support the rollout of 5G and fixed wireless services in Australia.
Read MoreCommunity is at the heart of the NSW Government’s reset of the Digital Restart Fund (DRF), with $100 million now aimed at finding digital solutions to address the state’s biggest challenges including housing supply, frontline service delivery and climate change. As part of a major shift in how the NSW Government prioritises digital investment, funding will be targeted at 5 new focus areas that better align with the needs of the state’s residents as cost-of-living and environmental pressures rise.
Read MoreNurses, paramedics, police, child protection workers, firefighters, cleaners and many more essential workers are set to benefit from landmark industrial reforms that will be introduced into Parliament today.
The reforms will remove the power to cap wages for good, future proofing the New South Wales industrial system against wage suppression.
Read MoreFederal, state and territory governments have met to discuss a national information sharing scheme to better combat child sexual abuse. Participants at the one-off National Ministerial Forum on Child Safety on Friday reaffirmed commitment to nationally consistent child safety reforms in response to the shocking allegations brought to light in August by Operation Tenterfield.
Read MoreA new cross government taskforce will meet for the first time today to provide expert industry advice to the NSW Government to explore the use of modular housing to deliver much needed social homes for people in NSW. Modular housing has been successfully used in NSW, other states and around the world to provide quick and easy housing solutions.
Read MoreThe Federal Government continues to support Hay Shire Council deliver high priority local road and community infrastructure projects, with the replacement of the amenities building at the John Houston Memorial Swimming Pool in Hay now complete.
Read MoreThe Federal and State governments today announced a further 147,400 fee-free TAFE places will be available in NSW over the next 3 years, giving more people the opportunity to study for future jobs in areas where the economy needs them most.
The places are made possible through Commonwealth Government funding of $130 million, as the governments partner-up to address persistent skills shortages.
Read MoreThe Commonwealth Government has committed $16.3 million to ANCAP Safety to deliver the Australian Government’s New Car Safety Ratings stream, supporting consumers to choose safer vehicle models.
The Car Safety Ratings Program supports independent vehicle safety assessments, which provide information for consumers on the level of safety provided by both new and used vehicles.
Read MoreThe Online Safety Act empowers the online safety regulator, the eSafety Commissioner, to keep Australians safe online. The Act includes the Basic Online Safety Expectations (BOSE) which sets out the Government’s expectations of industry with regard to user safety, and improves transparency and accountability through mandatory reporting.
Read MoreWhat public venue do you want in Wagga Wagga for events, shows and conferences to make our city an even better place to live? That is the question Wagga Wagga City Council is asking the community to answer through its Cultural Precinct Engagement survey, launched in the city on Wednesday 22 November 2023.
Read MoreYour feedback is needed to help develop a sustainable renewable energy industry in NSW. Renewable energy is critical to meeting our state’s target of net zero emissions by 2050 and ensuring a secure, affordable electricity supply. The energy policy framework is on public exhibition until Monday 18 December 2023.
Read MoreFor the past 6 years, RDA Riverina has hosted an AgDay event in collaboration with Charles Sturt University, AgriPark and AgriFutures Australia.
Read MoreThe Innovative Models of Care (IMOC) program aims to attract and keep health professionals in Australia’s regional, rural and remote communities.
IMOC also encourages: health professionals working to their full scope of practice; multidisciplinary team-based models of care; different employment models for healthcare professionals; and sharing of healthcare resources between small, connected communities.
Read MoreThis National AgDay, the NSW Minister for Agriculture Tara Moriarty has thanked the farmers and fishers of NSW for the commitment and resilience they have shown over the past 12 months and congratulated them on their achievements.
In delivering world-renowned food and fibre to consumers, last year NSW primary industries recorded the second highest gross value of production (GVP) on record, with a value of $21.2 billion during the 2022-2023 financial year.
Read MoreThe NSW Government is today announcing a major increase in the powers and resources of the NSW Building Commission to deliver quality homes for people in NSW, cracking down on poor practices in the building sector and boosting enforcement powers.
Read MoreThe NSW government is investing in the readiness and resilience of the state’s agriculture industry, with the creation of a $250 million Drought Ready and Resilient Fund (DRRF). This fund will allow eligible primary producers to apply for low interest loans of up to $250,000 to fund a broad range of operational products, activities and services to prepare and respond to the impacts of drought.
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