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Aerial view of a coal mine operation in Australia.

October 7, 2026

Mount Pleasant High Court Ruling: Scope 3 Emissions Explained

Australia's High Court handed down a 3–2 ruling on the Mount Pleasant coal mine this week. The single question that drove the most immediate searches—does this decision close the mine?—has a clear

NSW Police Highway Patrol car photographed in Sydney, Australia.

Australia·News

One Mobile Phone Check Costs NSW Drivers 10 Demerit Points This Weekend — SA Is Flagging $1,793 Fines for 10 km/h Over

If you’re driving across New South Wales, South Australia or the ACT this Labour Day weekend, police have launched Operation Labour Day 2026 and a separate SA road-safety campaign targeting long-weekend traffic. Enforcement runs Friday October 2 through Monday October

October 2, 2026

Margaret Throsby, 84, Injured in NSW E-Bike Collision as Power-Limit Rules Tighten

Australia·Health·Policy

If you walk or jog on shared paths in NSW, the injuries suffered by former ABC broadcaster Margaret Throsby show how quickly an encounter

Sydney’s Total Fire Ban on September 5 Left 62,256 Homes Without Power — Here’s Exactly Why

Australia·Environment·News

Greater Sydney faced two simultaneous emergencies on Saturday, September 5 — a Total Fire Ban declared due to extreme fire danger, and severe winds

Map of New South Wales showing regions under severe weather warning for damaging winds and heavy rainfall.

Australia·News·Weather

NSW Weather Alert: 120mm Rain and 90km/h Winds Threaten Flash Flooding in 12+ River Systems This Weekend

The skies above NSW are about to open up in a big way. A powerful low-pressure system developing offshore will drench coastal communities from Coffs Harbour to Newcastle this weekend, with conditions

Karmactive Staff

August 2, 2025

NSW Transport. Photo Source: MatthewLammers (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Australia·News

NSW Starts Local Train Manufacturing in 2027 with 450 New Carriages to Replace Sydney’s Aging Tangara Fleet

The New South Wales government plans to build trains locally again, starting with 450 new carriages to replace Sydney’s aging Tangara fleet. This marks a significant shift from buying trains overseas to

Sunita Somvanshiand

Govind Tekale

May 21, 2025

Representative Image Legionella pneumophila, Photo Source: Itoldya

Australia·Health·News

Sydney Legionnaires’ Outbreak: 1 Dead, 12 Hospitalized

A serious outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease has hit Sydney’s central business district (CBD), leaving one person dead and 11 others hospitalized. NSW Health officials are racing to contain the spread while investigating

Tejal Somvanshi

April 19, 2025

Representative Image: Person Holding an Injection. Photo Source: Kaboompics.com (Pexels)

Australia·Health·News

NSW Expands Free Japanese Encephalitis Shots to 60 LGAs as Mosquito Threat Grows

NSW has broadened its free Japanese encephalitis (JE) vaccine program to include five more regional areas, offering greater protection as mosquito activity remains high across the state. The expansion, announced on April

Tejal Somvanshi

April 17, 2025

Doctors on strike. Photo Source - ASMOF NSW - The Doctors Union (Facebook)

Australia·News

NSW Doctors Strike 2025 Hits 32 Hospitals as 5,000 Walk Off Over Pay, Staffing and 16-Hour Shifts

Thousands of public hospital doctors across New South Wales have walked off the job in a three-day strike that began Tuesday, April 8, marking the first statewide action of its kind since

Tejal Somvanshi

April 8, 2025

Australia·News

Sydney Light Rail Hits 150M Trips as L1 Dulwich Hill Adds 48 Weekend Services

Sydney’s growing light rail network has passed a major milestone of 150 million passenger trips, prompting the NSW Government to add more weekend services on the L1 Dulwich Hill line. Weekend ridership

Rahul Somvanshi

March 31, 2025

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Australia·News

Claim Farming Banned: NSW Imposes $55K Fines for Soliciting Claims

The NSW Government has passed new legislation banning ‘claim farming’ – a predatory practice where vulnerable people are pressured into making compensation claims. The Claim Farming Practices Prohibition Bill 2025 aims to

Rahul Somvanshi

March 30, 2025