Sydney traffic to slow under new 40km/h default speed limit
The default speed limit on a number of Sydney’s streets is being reduced to 40km/h. Motorists can expect the new speed limit signage to be installed in the coming weeks, …
Local Government
Point-giving websites to be barred from furusato nōzei system
The internal affairs ministry said Tuesday it will prohibit local governments from soliciting money through the furusato nо̄zei (hometown tax donation) system using intermediate websites that give reward points to …
Japan to subsidize construction of first vertiports for flying cars
The transport ministry is looking to support the practical implementation of flying cars by subsidizing the construction costs of the country’s first vertiports — takeoff and landing sites — built …
Residents urge Onkaparinga council to clean hoarder home in Adelaide’s south
Residents in Adelaide’s south are urging their local council to clean up mountains of hoarded items at a home they say is putting public safety at risk. Ray Lovell lives …
Family to take legal action against Sydney council following grandfather’s death weeks after rail collapse
A Sydney man who was critically injured when railing he was leaning on gave way has died in hospital. Francis Hutchen, 92, tumbled three metres down a rock wall outside …
Overconcentration in Tokyo unchanged over decade, government says
The government reported Monday that the sweeping trends of the country’s population decline and excess concentration of population in Tokyo have not changed over the past decade. The report was …
Anglican Church takes on XXXX over concerns ethanol fumes could cause the ‘stupor’ of trainee priests
An iconic Australian brewery is at the centre of a legal battle over its council-approved expansion, which a church fears could send trainee priests into a “stupor” due to the …
Elderly man falls metres and lands on his head as ‘rotten council railing’ gives way on Malabar rock face in Sydney’s east
An elderly man is in an unstable condition after falling several metres onto his head from a walkway in Malabar, in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, on Monday morning. Francis Hutchen had …
Cumberland City Council rescinds gay book ban after fiery protest
A book featuring same-sex parenting will return to library shelves after a Sydney council rescinded its ban on the text over concerns it betrayed the community’s “conservative values”. Cumberland City …
Two town mayors in central Japan resign over harassment scandals
Togo, Aichi Pref./Ikeda, Gifu Pref. – The mayors of two towns in central Japan each announced their resignations Thursday over their respective harassment scandals. Mayor Kenji Imata of Togo, Aichi …