New South Wales Government

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  Stabbed Indian Student's Father Seeks Swift Visa To Tend To Son In Sydney

  The father of the Indian student who was knifed by a local man in Sydney in an apparent race related attack has urged the Indian government to expedite his request for visa so that someone from his family can fly to Australia.

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  Australia's Sydney Plans To Reopen As Covid Cases Decline

  Australia's New South Wales (NSW) government plans to unveil its roadmap on Monday for reopening the state from COVID-19 shutdowns, detailing the differing levels of freedoms to be afforded to citizens based on their vaccination status.

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  Now, Capital Canberra To Enter Lockdown As Australia Battles Delta Surge

  Extra Australian military personnel may be called in to ensure compliance with lockdown rules in Sydney, the New South Wales state government said on Thursday, as the highly infectious Delta coronavirus variant spreads into regional areas.

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  6 Years On, Death Of Indian-Fijian Nurse Monika Chetty Still A Mystery; $500,000 To Help Solve It

  Australian investigations are yet to make a breakthrough in the mysterious death of Indian-Fijian woman Monika Chetty in 2014, a senior police official said on Friday, even after the New South Wales government recently announced a hefty 500,000-dollar reward for providing information to solve the case.

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  Koalas May Be Extinct In Australia's New South Wales By 2050

  Koalas in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) could become extinct by 2050 unless the government immediately intervenes to protect them and their habitat, a parliamentary inquiry determined after a year-long inquiry.

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  Record Australian Payout for Abused British Child Migrants

  Former British migrants who were physically and sexually assaulted at a notorious school in Australia today won the largest compensation payment for survivors of mass child abuse in the country's legal history.

• Jewish Children Threatened on Sydney School Bus

  Dozens of Jewish children have been traumatized by a gang of teenagers who stormed a Sydney school bus and allegedly hurled racial abuse and threats.

• Finding MH370 Impossible Without New Leads: Australian Expert

  An Australian deep sea expert said on Friday that finding the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 will be "virtually impossible" without new clues.

• Asian-led Consortiums Win Australian Casino Bids

  A Hong Kong billionaire and a Chinese-Australian investment consortium won bids Tuesday to build multi billion dollar mega-casinos in Queensland after other contenders were ruled out by the state government.

• Australia leases world's biggest coal port for $1.6 bn

  An Australian and Chinese consortium on Wednesday won a 98-year lease on the world's biggest coal export port for Aus$1.75 billion dollars (US$1.62 billion), the New South Wales government said.

• Ratan Tata: Fabric of Indian values and ethics slowly deteriorating

  Tata Group head Ratan Tata has said that though India had many changes of government, the outlook "might not be as bad" as one might think.

• Oz offers $100,000 reward for info about Pardeep's murder

  The New South Wales government in Australia has offered a $100, 000 reward for information that could help identify the killer of Pardeep Kumar, reports local media.