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The talent pipeline for live music is drying up at the source with fewer people in regional areas receiving a musical education, a parliamentary inquiry has heard. The third day of hearings for the state parliamentary inquiry into live music in NSW heard fewer students were learning music in regional NSW because it was simply…
A man who admitted to falsely claiming to be armed with an assault rifle and threatening worshippers at a Brisbane Mosque last month says he is “absolutely remorseful”. Louis Rapisarda pleaded guilty in the Brisbane Magistrates Court this morning to disturbing the peace at a place of worship and creating a public nuisance. The court…
The West Australian government says almost $700 million of total transition funding was not enough to re-employ 1,300 workers in the regional town of Collie, 200 kilometres south of Perth, before the coal industry shuts in 2030. Now, WA Energy Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson is calling on the federal government to release funds from the $15-billion…
Business has labelled Labor’s budget tax overhaul a “freak show”, saying its proposed changes are like an American celebrity who has had too much plastic surgery. The federal government unveiled capital gains tax carve-outs for small businesses and startups yesterday, following five weeks of post-budget backlash. The details are still being determined, but Labor is…
Salmon Tasmania is appealing against a decision from the Ad Standards Community Panel after two of its ‘Tasmanians depend on Salmon’ videos were found to be in breach of advertising standards. The ads in question are two versions of the same material; one a 15-second video promoted across Meta and Google platforms, and the other…
Multiple residents who voted in South Australia’s scandal-plagued election have been surprised to receive fines in the post for not voting. Marley Howe was among those to report being issued an infringement notice from the Electoral Commission of South Australia (ECSA) despite voting early at a pre-polling booth in Barmera in the state’s Riverland. Mr…
The first suspected case of a deadly strain of bird flu that has killed millions of birds and mammals worldwide has been found in Western Australia, the federal government has confirmed. The highly pathogenic avian influenza, known as H5, has devastated populations of seabirds, seals and other animals across the world. If confirmed, the WA…
Australia’s only daily news service delivered in Australian Sign Language has had its funding extended until 2027. The ABC reported last month that Auslan90, produced by Deaf Connect, was set to go off air next month, as its federal government funding was due to end in June. The non-profit organisation’s chief services officer, Brent Phillips,…
The United States has been rebuked over its reluctance to use the term “climate change” at a major Antarctic meeting, with one country describing it as a “dangerous precedent”. Antarctica has been undergoing rapid and abrupt changes in recent years, including reduced sea ice, warming waters and threats to wildlife. Scientists say human-induced climate change…
A 22-year-old female was arrested as NSW Police cleared out a protest camp that had been disrupting the demolition of public housing at Waterloo in Sydney’s inner city. Dozens of officers, including mounted police, reportedly arrived at the site at 7am today to assist Homes NSW in removing the camp, which had been set up…