Hon Terry Waldron MLA,Hon Mia Davies MLA — Parkland guide breath of fresh air for planners

Hon Terry Waldron MLA,Hon Mia Davies MLA — Parkland guide breath of fresh air for planners

A guide for the planning and design of future public parklands has been released by the State Government as part of the Perth Garden Festival. The Public Parkland Planning and Design Guide will be used by planners, developers and designers, both within government and the private sector, to ensure communities have adequate access to quality […]

Indian-American physicians raise issues with US lawmakers

Indian-American physicians raise issues with US lawmakers

Washington, March 27 (IANS) An influential body of Indian-American physicians is pressing US lawmakers on several issues including how to continue to provide healthcare to patients while being rewarded in a just and sustainable way. Other issues raised by members of the Association of American Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) at its legislative day reception Wednesday […]

Congress bats for sexual minorities in manifesto

Congress bats for sexual minorities in manifesto

New Delhi, March (IANS) The Congress in its election manifesto released Wednesday promised to bring a new legislation to protect the rights of sexual minorities. Listing the legal reforms it plans to move in if voted again to power in the Lok Sabha polls, the party said it “will enact a law to ensure that consensual […]

Russia calls US, EU short-sighted

Russia calls US, EU short-sighted

Geneva, March 26 (IANS/ITAR-TASS) Russian foreign ministry’s representative at the 25th session of the UN Human Rights Council Tuesday criticised the European Union and the US for being short-sighted in their approach to the presence of ultra-nationalists in Ukraine’s executive power bodies. “This approach is hard to explain,” said Roman Kashayev, who is leading the […]

MULTICULTURAL CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL 2014

MULTICULTURAL CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL 2014

Sydney families have been encouraged to seize the opportunity to participate in theMulticultural Children’s Festival this weekend. The Chair of the Community Relations Commission, Vic Alhadeff, today urged parents tobring the whole family on Sunday (March 30) to Belmore Park in the city, for a full day ofentertainment designed just for kids. “Australian children are […]