Drivers are now banned from touching a mobile phone after the NSW Government’s new road rules came into effect this week. The laws stipulate that drivers cannot use a mobile phone handset in a car, whether talking or texting, unless the phone is mounted or the car is parked. If caught breaking the law, which started…
DetailsThe latest Newspoll puts the government and opposition on equal footing but both parties continue to sling mud at each other. “I don’t comment on polls. What I do comment on is things like the plan we delivered yesterday for our nation,” Ms Gillard told Sky News in an interview. “I think there is a…
DetailsThe Opposition’s Education Spokeswoman, Carmel Tebbutt, has ridiculed the O’Farrell government’s plans to cut funding from TAFE in NSW. Education Minister Adrian Piccoli announced that only government-approved TAFE courses would continue to receive state funding. “These reforms will enable TAFE institutes to become more locally responsive, flexible and autonomous,” Mr Piccoli said. “TAFE will be…
DetailsThe NSW Police Commissioner, Andrew Scipione, has defended the use of tasers after the NSW Ombudsman accused police of abusing the weapons. Bruce Barbour’s report – How are Taser weapons used by the NSW Police Force? – reviewed 556 taser incidents between June 2008 and November 2010. His investigation was commissioned after two people were killed in taser incidents.…
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Hundreds of living corpses will be moaning, groaning and bleeding in Hyde Park this Saturday for the fourth annual Sydney Zombie Walk. The walking dead stalk the streets each year to raise money and awareness for Australia’s Brain Foundation. Last year, in Sydney they raised $1000, as well as the hair on the necks of passersby. The…
DetailsPhoto by Natasha Chadwick. Pedestrians are being given the red light as police target jaywalkers in Sydney’s CBD. On Wednesday 24 October, the Motorcycle Response Team conducted an operation at the intersections of Park and Castlereagh Street and Park and Pitt Street during afternoon peak hour. Superintendent Stuart Smith, operations commander for Traffic and Highway…
DetailsToday is National Bandanna Day with people across Australia donning bright and colourful headwear to raise money and awareness for young people living with cancer. National support organisation CanTeen, asks people to buy a $4 bandanna in support of youths like 17-year-old Jessica, who was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma at age 15. “When you get…
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By simply touching a mobile phone while driving you risk heavy penalties from next week. The new laws, which come into effect on November 1 are part of the 2012 NSW Road Rules changes. Any driver with a mobile phone not completely hands free or fixed to the car will be penalised. For making a…
DetailsResidents and retail owners are thrilled at the prospect of 15 minutes free parking in the Sydney CBD. Sydney CBD has about 160,000 parking spaces, including almost 39,000 on-street spaces – all of these could gain 15 minutes free parking. Lord Mayor, Clover Moore supported Councillor Christine Forster’s request that 15 minutes free parking would be…
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