Sydney
- www.abc.net.au Woman dies in alleged DV murder in northern NSW as police investigate why response took almost an hour
NSW Police received a concern for welfare call to a home on Johnston Street, Casino shortly after 1:30am on Saturday, but the call wasn't acknowledged by a radio operator until much later.
- www.abc.net.au Latest instalment for Sydney Metro to open in August, cutting commute time for thousands of travellers
The government reveals a vague timeline for the opening of the Sydney Metro City project, which will give commuters north-west of Sydney a direct train line to the CBD.
Missed this news yesterday. I guess “August” narrows it down from “mid-2024” although that’s basically end of mid year. I’m expecting late August.
- www.smh.com.au City of Sydney backs boycott of Israel, in bid to add pressure for ceasefire
The state’s wealthiest council will now review any investments and contracts with companies that might be involved in “human rights abuses in Palestine”.
The City of Sydney council will consider scrapping its contracts with companies linked to Israel, including a printing agreement with Hewlett Packard, after Lord Mayor Clover Moore supported a renewed push from the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement.
Moore and her independent team backed a Greens motion on Monday night calling for the state’s wealthiest council to audit divestments that had or could be made to ensure it did not invest in or profit from human rights violations, “including the illegal occupation of the settlements in Palestinian territories, and the supply of weapons”.
- www.drive.com.au Thousands of drivers escape speeding fines in new tunnel because "it's complex"
A new road layout has caused so much confusion that most of the people caught speeding there have been let off with a warning.
Key paragraphs:
> Almost 83,000 drivers have been caught speeding through a bustling Sydney tunnel – yet only 3000 have actually been issued fines. > > The Rozelle Interchange in Sydney’s inner west opened six months ago, but according to a report from the ABC, while 82,658 drivers have been sent warnings by Transport for NSW, just 2851 have been hit with fines for going more than 30 km/h over the limit through the tunnel since January 25.
How complex is this tunnel???
- The premier's apology for harms to LGBT people is belied by their reluctance to take action on NSW's barbaric gender change policy.
NSW still requires surgeries that are often unwanted, complex, and have mixed results (particularly for ftm patients, unless they opt for steralisation instead which might count. mtf steralisation is mandatory), and tremendously expensive (not covered by medicare, in fact barely offered in australia at all especially for ftm people).
Further if you are fortunate enough to be able to do this you are required to be inspected by two unrelated medical professionals. I went through that process and it was the most humiliating moment of my life.
This policy is out of line with policy adopted by the federal government over a decade ago now, and is similar to policies previously enacted by Sweden and The Netherlands. Policies which they are currently apologising for and paying re-compensation to transgender people harmed by them.
Having ID which identifies someone as transgender causes ongoing dysphoria which runs contrary to treatment recommended by health professionals while exposing someone to violence and discrimination.
Chris Minns' words ring hollow when the state government continues to drag its feet on this front, despite support from the Greens and Alex Greenwich.
While I'm glad for any of my comrades getting a sense of closure, to me this leaves a bitter taste in my mouth and appears another empty political stunt of pretty words without commitment to action.
- www.smh.com.au ‘They were grown men with guns. I was in my PJs’: The crises where police aren’t wanted
Police should be relegated to back-up support for mental health workers or not respond at all to call-outs for severely mentally ill people in crisis, a major state inquiry has concluded.
Police should be relegated to back-up support for mental health workers or not respond at all to call-outs for severely mentally ill people in crisis, a major NSW inquiry has concluded.
But the recommendation fell short of demanding the reform be urgently implemented despite the deaths of more than 50 people during or as a result of police responding to mental health emergencies across NSW in the past five years, and strong support from mental health experts, patients, families and police.
- www.abc.net.au Warnings Australia's energy transition 'out of control' as NSW market quietly melts down
It passed largely unnoticed, but a NSW energy market meltdown has sparked warnings the energy transition is veering off the road.
- A vital step forward for Parramatta as Sydney's second CBD.
A vital step forward for Parramatta as Sydney's second CBD.
The old Riverside Theatre is frankly starting to show its age.
Having a modern venue for theatre, concerts, and live music in Western Sydney is an important investment for the arts.
@sydney #Parramatta #Art #concerts #theatre #nsw #nswpol #sydney
- Hornsby is the fifth best place to live in Australia, apparently.
Hornsby is the fifth best place to live in Australia, apparently.
At least, according to a study SGS Economics and Planning:
"Sydney's Northern beaches ranks as the highest in the nation for wellbeing, with only one Queensland city making it to the top 10, the annual index revealed today.
"The Australian Capital Territory came in second due to its low gender wage gaps, climate change risks and the division of wealth."
The study assessed 518 local council areas on seven indicators:
\* economy \* income and wealth \* employment, knowledge and skills \* housing \* health \* equality, community and work-life balance \* environment
The top 10 local government areas are:
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Northern Beaches (Greater Sydney)
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Australian Capital Territory
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North Sydney (Greater Sydney)
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Ku-ring-gai (Greater Sydney)
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Hornsby (Greater Sydney)
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Lane Cove (Greater Sydney)
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Mosman (Greater Sydney)
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Sutherland (Greater Sydney)
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Sydney (Greater Sydney)
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Brisbane (Greater Brisbane)
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- ABC News - NSW government threatens some Western Sydney libraries' funding over same-sex parenting book banwww.abc.net.au 'Our kids shouldn't be sexualised': Councillor defends same-sex families book ban after library funding threat
A slim majority of Cumberland City councillors voted to remove the book from its libraries in a meeting last week.
- The L1 line packed
On a normal day the L1 line is pretty full from central, but on a rainy day when no one wants to walk and, the light rail is running less frequently the trains are absolutely packed and people can’t get on after Capital Square or even Central. Hopefully the metro can take some load off or there’s another plan to increase capacity.
- Man in custody, four people injured in alleged stabbing incident at Sydney churchwww.abc.net.au Crowds turn on police after bishop allegedly stabbed at Sydney church
Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel is in a critical but stable condition following the attack on Monday evening at Christ The Good Shepherd Church in Wakeley which is being treated as a 'terrorist act.'
- Five people killed in knife attack at Sydney shopping centre, several others criticalwww.abc.net.au Baby among seven people stabbed at Sydney shopping centre, police declare critical incident
A nine-month-old baby is among seven people that have been stabbed at a shopping centre in Sydney's east, NSW Ambulance says, with reports a number of people have been killed.
The condition of the victims hasn't been released yet. 7 people have been stabbed. The psycho who stabbed them has been shot and killed by police
Update: 5 people were killed
- www.smh.com.au Wrong kind of track: Escaped racehorse shocks commuters on Sydney train platform
The fare-dodging horse trotted into Warwick Farm station seven minutes before midnight last Friday, cantering up and down the platform as alarmed passengers leapt from its path.
UNPAYWALLED ARCHIVE: https://archive.is/LR3Lf
- www.smh.com.au E-scooter trial to mitigate Bankstown line closure – but only at three stations
Inner west passengers are set to be offered a limited e-scooter trial to help ease public transport woes when the T3 heavy rail line is shut down for 12 months.
- Not again! BoM issues Flood warning for Qld and NSW.
Not again! BoM issues Flood warning for Qld and NSW.
"A major rain event will engulf most of eastern Australia during the next 48 hours, prompting the Bureau of Meteorology to issue flood watches from southern Queensland to the NSW South Coast.
"Greater Sydney could be soaked by up to 200mm from late Thursday to early Saturday, potentially leading to major flooding along the Hawkesbury-Nepean River, while Brisbane and Canberra also face the prospect of heavy rain."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-04/torrential-rain-triggers-flood-watch-for-sydney/103665240
@sydney #sydney #NSW #Australia #ClimateChange #weather #floods
- www.theleader.com.au Trains disrupted on T4 Illawarra line after incident at Kogarah
Trains on the T4 Illawarra line have been disrupted at the start of the morning peak.
Trains still delayed. Anybody know more about the incident?
- Platypus born in Sydney's Royal National Park after 50-years of disappearancewww.abc.net.au Platypus back in Sydney's Royal National Park after 50-years of disappearance
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- So WestConnex was totally going to solve traffic in Sydney by adding more lanes for cars. Just a few teething problems on the Rozelle Interchange and it'll all clear up, they said.
cross-posted from: https://aus.social/users/ajsadauskas/statuses/112121164974009194
> So WestConnex was totally going to solve traffic in Sydney by adding more lanes for cars. Just a few teething problems on the Rozelle Interchange and it'll all clear up, they said. > > I wonder how it's going? > > "Gladesville and Drummoyne locals say gridlock is worsening in their suburbs following changes to improve traffic flow through the notorious Rozelle Interchange, with drivers using local streets as “rat runs” to dodge congestion." > > Oh dear... > > https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/rozelle-interchange-fix-has-created-rat-runs-in-the-suburbs-20240319-p5fdim.html > > \#roads #cars #fuckcars #urbanism #UrbanPlanning #traffic #cities #congestion #car @fuck\_cars
- www.abc.net.au Inside the quota-driven culture that boosted police searches from 88 to 550 a day
Exclusive data covering 4.3 million police searches has revealed a quota-driven culture that boosts search numbers at the risk of abusing police powers.
- www.abc.net.au 'Innovative' program that's housed more than 1,000 people in Sydney in danger with funding to run out
The Together Home program has housed 1,092 people across NSW since its inception during the height of COVID, with 74 per cent maintaining their tenancies – but its funding is due to run out in June.
