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WA building and construction apprentices to receive $1000 cash boost after reaching training milestones

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WA building and construction apprentices to receive 00 cash boost after reaching training milestones

Apprentices in the building and construction industry will receive payments of $1000 following training milestones, the WA government announced on Sunday. It’s hoped that the cash boost will encourage burgeoning tradies to complete their apprenticeships and bolster the workforce, and ramp up the construction of new housing builds across the state. The $1000 Apprenticeship Support … Read more

Blacktown mayor Tony Bleasdale, 77, dies on delegation flight from Asia

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Blacktown mayor Tony Bleasdale, 77, dies on delegation flight from Asia

The mayor of one of Sydney’s biggest councils has died on a flight home from Asia. Blacktown Mayor Tony Bleasdale was returning from a delegation trip to the council’s sister cities in China and South Korea when he died suddenly on Thursday night. He was 77. Deputy mayor Chris Quilkey said the council’s thoughts were … Read more

Revenue NSW found to have illegally withdrawn unpaid fines and debts from bank accounts for years

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Revenue NSW found to have illegally withdrawn unpaid fines and debts from bank accounts for years

When Revenue NSW takes unpaid fines and debts directly from an individual’s bank account as a last resort measure, it uses a process called a garnishee order to do so. But for several years, that automated process was done illegally, a report from the NSW Ombudsman revealed in a report on Tuesday. Revenue NSW — … Read more

Regional NSW mother’s humble plea for a secondhand car to help save daughter’s life

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Regional NSW mother’s humble plea for a secondhand car to help save daughter’s life

Moss Vale mother-of-four Kylie Smith was feeding her four-week-old daughter at home when she noticed her baby was going “blue in the face”. She rushed her to the hospital, where little Laurah-Rose Geenen was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease and hypertension — a condition which, at the time, Smith had no idea about, nor what … Read more

7NEWS reporter Rosanna Natoli declared mayor of Sunshine Coast Council

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7NEWS reporter Rosanna Natoli declared mayor of Sunshine Coast Council

7NEWS journalist Rosanna Natoli has been declared the new Sunshine Coast Council mayor, after a nearly two-week wait on election results. Natoli takes over the role from current Mayor Mark Jamieson, who has been in office since 2012. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: 7NEWS reporter Rosanna Natoli declared new mayor of Sunshine Coast Council. Newsletters: Breaking … Read more

Staff owed thousands let go as NSW construction company Main Facilities collapses

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Staff owed thousands let go as NSW construction company Main Facilities collapses

Construction company Main Facilities has gone bust after over a decade reshaping the state. The state government contractor which worked on commercial projects across the education, justice, and health sectors entered administration last Wednesday. Vanguard Insolvency Australia liquidator Mohammad Najjar was appointed as the administrator to oversee the future of the company, according to ASIC. … Read more

Buskers clash in Pitt St Mall as singer ‘bullied’ over sunny spot outside Westfield Sydney

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Buskers clash in Pitt St Mall as singer ‘bullied’ over sunny spot outside Westfield Sydney

Two Sydney buskers have been captured clashing in one of the city’s busiest spots after a local violinist claimed a young singer was breaking the unwritten rules of busking. Singer Widya Tjong found a seemingly empty spot and set up her microphone, belting out six songs in Pitt St Mall, outside Westfield Sydney, before another … Read more

Thousands of Queensland residents urged to claim forgotten rental bonds worth $56 million

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Thousands of Queensland residents urged to claim forgotten rental bonds worth million

Thousands of rental bonds have been forgotten or forgone in Queensland since 1990, and the collective sum has now accumulated to a whopping $56 million. Most of the 120,000 outstanding bond payments are worth about $465 and the refund can be claimed at any time. The uncollected sums account for just 4.5 per cent of … Read more

Little-known driving act that cost Queensland motorist

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Little-known driving act that cost Queensland motorist

A Queensland driver caught with what appears to be a mobile phone on their lap in Upper Coomera has questioned the penalty that arrived in their mailbox on Thursday. There was no evidence that the device was turned on, but that didn’t help the driver. On social media, the driver vented their frustration, and said … Read more

Major change coming to Oxford St will affect thousands of Sydney cyclists daily

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Major change coming to Oxford St will affect thousands of Sydney cyclists daily

As glitter and feather remnants disappear from Sydney’s Oxford St following last weekend’s Mardi Gras parade, construction works are kicking off on the thoroughfare. It’s the beginning of a 1km cycleway on the west end of Oxford St that will aim to make cycling simpler and safer for thousands of commuters and locals daily. The … Read more