A man walks past a Malaysian Islamic bank The government of the Australian state of New South Wales, home to the country’s financial capital Sydney, has put the introduction of the Islamic financial system on its agenda. A delegation, led by New South Wales Premier Barry O’Farrell and including financial services professionals will travel to Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, to discuss regulatory... 

Chanukah was celebrated at the New South Wales Parliament House for the first time since the house was established in 1856. Attendees at Tuesday’s historic event in Sydney, initiated and hosted by the New South Wales Chabad under the auspices of the New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies, included Premier Nathan Rees, opposition leader Barry O’Farrell and more than 70 lawmakers, a dozen...