A POTENTIALLY lethal sexually-transmitted infection has been detected in the last disease-free koala population in one major city, heightening extinction fears for the endangered native marsupial. Two koalas, part of a population in southwest Sydney already under threat from development, were found infected with chlamydia in September, the NSW environment department
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Coles, Woolies guilty of increasing margins: watchdog
COLES and Woolworths are two of the most powerful and profitable supermarkets in the world but should not be split up, the competition watchdog has found in a major review of the sector. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission released its final report into supermarkets on Friday, finding major chains had
Rapid response units to tackle regional youth crime
NSW Police have launched rapid response units to tackle youth crime across the state. Operation Soteria is a high-profile strategy involving around 60 officers. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us - (02) 4981 8882. Email us - media@newsofthearea.com.au Deputy Commissioner Paul
Cyclone’s blow to budget as food, building costs hit
TREASURER Jim Chalmers has confirmed a budget deficit after posting two surpluses as he announces more cyclone-aftermath support. An additional $1.2 billion will go toward disaster payments and rebuilding local communities and forms part of a broader $13.5 billion natural disaster response package in the budget. Advertise with News of The
Bushfire prevention program takes to the skies
TRANSGRID has launched its annual bushfire prevention program, including helicopter inspections and 3D laser scanning, to ensure the safe operation of the transmission network in the lead-up to next summer. LiDAR inspections by plane are underway across parts of the network and will wrap up in March, with helicopter inspections to
Murder rate soars as killers claim multiple victims
Urgent mental health help needed in agriculture
A COALITION of rural organisations has called for immediate action to address the mental health crisis in agriculture. More than 30 rural and healthcare organisations launched a joint statement to address the crisis this week. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message us. Phone
NSW Gov launch crackdown on fire ants
THE state’s peak farming group has welcomed a fresh crackdown on biosecurity controls in the wake of ex-tropical Cyclone Alfred. On Friday NSW Agriculture Minister Tara Moriarty announced measures to keep Red Imported Fire Ants out, with a temporary ban on soil and hay coming into the state from infested areas
No urgent care clinics pledged for Lyne
INDEPENDENT candidate for Lyne Jeremy Miller says the electorate has been “overlooked” again in the Federal Government’s plans to open 50 new Medicare Urgent Care Clinics (UCCs). Medicare UCCs provide urgent bulk-billed health care in a general practice setting, offering acute episodic care and treatment that does not require a
COVID response failed human rights amid fresh warning
AUSTRALIANS’ human rights were overlooked in governmental COVID-19 responses, a new report reveals, with experts saying the country isn't prepared for its next health emergency. Domestic violence victims, renters, casual workers and at-risk groups bore the brunt of the COVID-19 response, according to a Human Rights Commission report released on Tuesday. Advertise