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Premier Minns’ $91 billion tourism strategy to create jobs and unlock NSW growth

Minns new strategy is designed to deliver $91 billion in annual visitor expenditure, 40,000 new hotel rooms, 8.5 million additional airline seats and 150,000 new jobs by 2035.

Spring roll shipment hides 900kg of ‘speed’ in plastic film, NSW’s largest drug busts

Detector dogs gave a positive reaction, and testing confirmed the substance was amphetamine, also known as “speed.”

Albanese urges young Australians to shape future of “the best country in the world”

Over the past 26 years, more than 2,700 emerging leaders from Australia and Pacific nations have participated, representing a wide range of intellectual, cultural, and religious backgrounds.

Premier Chris Minns celebrates Teej, praises NSW’s Nepalese community’s contribution

“The Nepalese population here has more than doubled in the past five years, and we are lucky to have such a hardworking, dedicated, and well-educated community.”

A key measure used to calculate age pension payments is changing. How will this affect your benefits?

For the government, the one-size-fits-all “deeming rates” simplify the way it calculates pensions and other income support payments.

‘Vile’ anti-migration rallies targeting Indians condemned by Senator Paul Scarr, says Indian diaspora is a blessing for Australia

‘March for Australia’ rallies in nine cities on 31 August are being led by an anti-immigration group that has singled out Indian migrants, framing recent arrivals as “replacement plain and simple.”

Prominent Sydney businessman Amit Sharma avoids jail time, banned from NDIS over illegal data leak

Amit Sharma was sentenced to 14 months’ imprisonment, to be served under an Intensive Corrections Order, alongside 90 hours of community service and a $1,850 fine.

Year 11 student Sukhmandeep named NSW ICAS All-Stars champion

The ICAS All-Stars initiative builds on the long-standing tradition of ICAS by recognising the top academic achievers across the state.

CSIRO report shows how AI could help insurers predict risks and protect Australians

Currently, around one in three Australian homes – 5.6 million properties – face bushfire risk, while one in 12 properties – 1.36 million homes – are exposed to flooding.

Officially, the unemployment rate is 4.2%. But that doesn’t count all the hidden workers in Australia

Policymakers need to build in targeted pathways that connect their skills to shortage areas.

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Museum of Chinese in Australia opens in Sydney to celebrate more than 180 years of history and heritage

“This museum will celebrate a vital thread through the history of our modern nation. I can’t think of a better site than Haymarket – a place synonymous with the Chinese-Australian story – or a more fitting time of year to open it.”

Trump hikes global tariffs to 15% as the fallout from Supreme Court loss continues

Trump had imposed sweeping “reciprocal tariffs” last year under an emergency powers act, but the court ruled this law did not authorise him to do so.

South Africa hammer India by 76 runs, end unbeaten run in T20 World Cup

Bumrah was India’s standout bowler with 3/15, becoming India’s highest wicket-taker in T20 World Cup history
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