Federal Labor MP Anne Aly has accused her party of hypocrisy over a plan to parachute former New South Wales premier Kristina Keneally into a safe multicultural seat in Sydney’s south-west while pushing aside a local candidate. Senator Keneally, who lives on the Northern Beaches, has been vying for a seat in the House of Representatives and yesterday confirmed her intention …

The Mayor of one of Sydney’s 12 hotspot LGAs has labelled a decision to cancel the daily COVID-19 press conference an “insult to the community” at a time when the state is in crisis. From Monday, the 11:00am press conference will no longer go ahead and will be replaced with daily videos, published by NSW Health, showing updated figures and information. …

The Salvation Army’s Moneycare service is appealing to the Australian public to reach out to their services early, particularly if they have mounting debts as a result of the COVID-19 lockdowns in south-west and western Sydney. Moneycare is The Salvos’ free and confidential financial counselling service that can support people facing financial hardship and debt. “You do not have to …

Sydney, Aug 4, 2021 — The International Women’s Peace Group (IWPG) Sydney hosted the award ceremony for Australia’s 3rd International Loving-Peace Art Competition. Despite the pandemic, IWPG continues its peace initiatives, and the award ceremony for this competition was held through an online gathering for the first time. This international art competition designed for the realization of peace fosters children …

In a time of despair, with the civil unrest of Afghanistan and the raging Covid-19 pandemic, it can feel difficult to even keep our heads above the water. However, now is more important than ever for the seed of hope to be cultivated. As such, on the 27th of August, 2021,  HWPL hosted a prayer meeting over Zoom to show …

ANNE STANLEY MP STANLEY WELCOMES AEROTROPOLIS COMMUNITY COMMISSIONER’S REPORT Anne Stanley MP, Member for Werriwa, has welcomed the release of the Aerotropolis Independent Community Commissioners Report, however notes that this is only the first step. The Report was commissioned in May 2021 to help address the concerns of landowners in the Western Sydney Aerotropolis after years of community pressure. Recommendations …

Liverpool City Councillor, Nathan Hagarty, has cautiously welcomed the State Government’s response to the Western Sydney Aerotropolis report by Independent Community Commissioner, Roberta Ryan. The report, released today, makes 40 wide ranging recommendations from better communication and engagement with landowners to a review of open space and land acquisition. “I cautiously welcome the report and the Government’s response. Many of …

By Prof. Emad Walid Shublaq The newspapers and the media have recently highlighted statements by the Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, and the NSW Premier, Gladys Berejiklian, outlining plans to deal with the COVID 19 pandemic. The virus has now ravaged more victims and resulted in a second month of closure and lockdown for Greater Sydney. It has spread from Sydney …

On Tuesday, 10 August 2021 in a meeting with fellow Liberal Party State Government Members, Tanya Davies MP, Melanie Gibbons MP and I, fought very hard for the tradespeople, workers and business owners who earn a living in the construction industry across the eight impacted Local Government Area’s in Sydney. The NSW Government announced a difficult decision on Saturday, 7 …

Anne Stanley, Member for Werriwa, wants an Indigenous name to replace south-west Sydney’s future airport city, Bradfield, and has called on locals to get behind the change. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced in March that the new airport city would be named in honour Sydney Harbour Bridge designer and engineer Sir John Bradfield. The proposed name has been placed on …