Two new polls suggest the NSW Coalition government has closed the gap on Labor, putting the state on track for minority government. The Newspoll survey of 1014 voters published in The Australian on Monday showed primary support for Labor has fallen by four percentage points since September to 36 per cent, while the Coalition has gained two points to 37 per cent. …

Twitter Inc has laid off at least 200 employees, or about 10 per cent of its workforce, the New York Times reports, in its latest round of job cuts since Elon Musk took over the micro-blogging site in October. The layoffs on Saturday night impacted product managers, data scientists and engineers who worked on machine learning and site reliability, which helps keep …

There are fears of a “secondary disaster” in Turkey and Syria as hundreds of thousands of homeless earthquake victims are forced to live without shelter, water, fuel and electricity. The death toll jumped again to 20,000 — surpassing the Fukushima earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster in Japan in 2011. The World Health Organisation warned that survivors could lose their lives …

Head of the Czechoslovakian Institute of International Relations, Jaromir Schlapata, called on the international community to unite and remove the unilateral coercive measures imposed on Syria as soon as possible and to provide the necessary aid in response to the devastating earthquake with no politicisation. Moreover, Schlapata strongly condemned the inaction by the International Community and international organisations, namely the …

Australia’s largest arts and crafts show is calling for entries into the 2023 Sydney Royal Easter Show with a new Baklava class returning for a second year after being introduced in 2022. Following its debut, Baklava will again sit as an open class within the popular perishable cooking section and will undergo a public judging on the first day of …

MEDIA RELEASE Tania Mihailuk MP Member for Bankstown Wednesday, January 18, 2023 Member for Bankstown Tania Mihailuk MP has today announced that she will be seeking the support of One Nation members in NSW to join Mark Latham’s One Nation team as a Legislative Council candidate for the 2023 NSW State Election. Ms Mihailuk is a lifelong resident of South …

The passports of the world have been ranked according to how powerful they are by an international citizenship assistance firm, and Australia has come out in the top 10 once again. Henley & Partners produces a list of the most powerful passports each year, with Japan coming in first place for the sixth year in a row. People who hold Australian …

Hot air balloon rides, live music, free workshops, science shows, native wildlife, historic racing cars, heritage tours, free amusements and sports activities are all part of City of Parramatta’s epic line-up of activities this Australia Day. Kicking off at 6m with the return of Council’s hot air balloon spectacular and tasty barbecue breakfast, this year’s free event at Parramatta Park …

The City of Parramatta Council and the Lord Mayor of Parramatta, Cr Donna Davis invited the World Observer Media to explore Parramatta’s newest community, cultural and civic hub, PHIVE, 5 Parramatta square. The Lord Mayoral Cr Davis spoke about the  5 Parramatta Square and Congrats the  past & present staff and councillors and project partners who contributed to delivering PHIVE, …

Lionel Messi finally achieved his World Cup dream as Argentina won their third crown on penalties in one of the greatest finals in the tournament’s history. Argentina won the shootout 4-2 after a spectacular game which developed into the much-anticipated confrontation between the 35-year-old maestro Messi and his France opposite number Kylian Mbappe. France’s own superstar scored a hat-trick – the first in …