NSW Government Mandates Full-Day Closure For Retailers On Anzac Day

NSW Government Mandates Full-Day Closure For Retailers On Anzac Day

The New South Wales government declared all traders, including supermarkets, will remain closed for the entire Anzac Day, from April 25 next year. Currently, in NSW, supermarkets and fashion retail stores remain shut till 1pm. Markets, cafes and chemists have been exempted, reported 9News. “As of next year, NSW will extend our retail trading restrictions … Read more

Over 200 Passenger Trains Canceled As Environmental Protests Disrupt Hunter Valley Rail Corridor

Over 200 Passenger Trains Canceled As Environmental Protests Disrupt Hunter Valley Rail Corridor

Aerial view of Hunter Valley coal operations, including several mines and power plants. Wikimedia Commons More than 200 passenger train services were canceled and coal movement to Port of Newcastle was blocked, as environmental activists continued to stage protests in the Hunter Valley rail corridor for more than a week. Environmental activist group Blockade Australia … Read more

NSW Premier Apologizes For ‘Unjust’ Anti-LGBT Laws, Vows To Work Towards Equal Rights

NSW Premier Apologizes For ‘Unjust’ Anti-LGBT Laws, Vows To Work Towards Equal Rights

Four decades after the decriminalization of homosexual acts, NSW Premier Chris Minns has delivered a formal apology to all those persons who were persecuted and experienced fear under the discriminatory laws. “To those who survived these terrible years, and to those who never made it through, we are truly sorry. Everyone who lost a job, … Read more