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Public holidays function as non-working days, with workers generally receiving full paid leave independently of annual leave. Those working on public holidays receive additional penalty rates of pay. [1] Where they fall on a weekend, public holidays are generally declared in lieu for the following Monday.
On 30 March, NSW Parliament passed the "COVID-19 Restrictions on Gathering and Movement" law, which limited public gatherings to two people and directed, "that a person must not, without reasonable excuse, leave the person's place of residence." It listed 16 reasonable excuses and took effect from midnight on 31 March. [20]
Emily Petricola wins gold in the women's C4 3000 metre individual pursuit cycling event at the 2024 Paris Parlympics. [191] [c] 31 August Amanda Reid wins gold in the women's time trial C1-3 cycling event at the 2024 Paris Paralympics. [192] [c] Lei Lina and Yang Qian win gold in table tennis at the 2024 Paris Paralympics. [193] [c]
A NSW court case made an example that NSW law actually conflicted with federal law on paid parental leave rights and entitlements. [145] Since 1 October 2022, reforms to the NSW parental leave rights and entitlements removed the archaic "breadwinner" and "homemaker" titles – to be inline with federal legislation. [146]
The 2024 National Premier Leagues NSW is the 12th season of the National Premier Leagues in New South Wales and the second season under the revised competition format. The season began on 16 February 2024 and is scheduled to conclude on 25 August.
On 14 August 2024, the Liberal Party missed the candidate nomination deadline, preventing all of its Northern Beaches councillors and candidates from contesting the election. [83] Only Mandeep Singh, an ungrouped candidate in Pittwater Ward appearing without a party affiliation on the ballot, is endorsed by the Liberals.
This is a list of local government area results for the 2024 New South Wales local elections. [1] [2] Results by LGA
Human remains discovered by police during an unrelated operation in the Blue Mountains on 30 April 2024 and 27 May 2024 are identified as belonging to Geelong woman Kellie Ann Carmichael who disappeared on 29 April 2001. [337] [338] The bodies of a woman and a man are discovered at a property at Albany Creek near Brisbane in a suspected murder ...