Kathleen Ferguson
NSW government budget spending voucher scheme for residents delayed as business picks up in the festive season
The Sydney business community has advised the State Government to delay the rollout of its half-a-billion-dollar voucher scheme for residents. The New...
Sydney school students threatened with expulsion over ‘unlawful’ muck-up day antics
A prestigious Sydney school has threatened to expel anyone who takes part in a “muck-up day” scavenger hunt that would have students...
Steep rise in truck driver deaths blamed on cars and driver distraction, report finds
A report by the National Transport Insurance company has found the number of truck driver fatalities more than doubled in 2019 compared...
Bushfire research centre on the brink of closure despite deadly summer fires
The future of Australia’s only dedicated bushfire research centre remains in limbo after the worst fire season on record. The Bushire and...
Plan to build go-kart track on sacred site at Bathurst sparks calls for protection orders
A stoush is brewing on Mount Panorama — Australia’s home of motorsport — where plans to build a go-kart track on a...
Woman who sold toxic moonshine in rural NSW avoids jail term
A woman who sold “crudely distilled” moonshine in a small community in north-western New South Wales has escaped jail, despite a magistrate...
Australia’s last African elephant dies in NSW zoo
The death of an African elephant at Dubbo’s Taronga Western Plains Zoo has marked the end of an era for the species...