AUSTIN, Texas — Opal Lee, the 96-year-old Texan whose efforts helped make Juneteenth a federal holiday to commemorate the end of slavery in the U.S., became on Wednesday only the second Black person whose portrait will hang in the senate chamber of the state Capitol. Lawmakers gave a lengthy standing ovation for Lee, who two years ago stood next to …
Farmers and residents in Lightning Ridge are calling for more support to control a growing infestation of a state-declared noxious weed in north-west New South Wales. Key points: Lighting Ridge Area Opal Reserve's manager says the Hudson pear is starting to spread, posing a risk to biodiversity Farmers say the invasive cactus has covered large portions of their land, rendering …
The man brought in to take down NSW's dodgiest building companies left so many in fear and on edge he found out some had already pre-bought champagne to celebrate his impending resignation. Outgoing NSW Building Commissioner David Chandler was hand-picked in 2019 by then premier Gladys Berejiklian to be the state's construction cop, tasked with punishing dodgy developers. Tough-talking NSW …
