Australian-Indian Bollywood actress, Pallavi Sharda, was the keynote speaker at the Australian Asian Lawyers Association (AALA) Diwali dinner on October 28, held at the Gaylord Indian Restaurant in Melbourne. The evening was opened by Mr Reynah Tang, President of the AALA. The AALA, he said, is the first association in Australia to focus on the […]
The search is on to celebrate remarkable women with Minister for Women Pru Goward announcing the nominations for the fourth annual NSW Women of the Year Awards are now open. Ms Goward said for the first time in the history of the awards a new category acknowledging regional women has been added. “The new Rex’s […]
Minister for Citizenship and Communities Victor Dominello today welcomed the decision of NSW Police and the Department of Family & Community Services (FaCS) to become the first NSW government agencies to sign up to White Ribbon’s Workplace Accreditation Program. Mr Dominello, a White Ribbon Ambassador, said that increasing the number of NSW government agencies accredited […]
Minister for Women Pru Goward and Member for Coogee Bruce Notley-Smith today marked White Ribbon Day by visiting a Safety Action Meeting, a key element of It Stops Here: Safer Pathway, the NSW Government’s domestic and family violence reforms. Ms Goward said for the first time in NSW’s history, domestic and family violence victims in […]
NSW Premier Mike Baird today unveiled details of a $20 billion plan to turbocharge infrastructure in NSW, including a second Harbour rail crossing and a third Harbour road crossing. “Rebuilding NSW will bust congestion, boost productivity, create jobs and set this great State up for generations,” Mr Baird said. “This is a visionary plan for […]
Rebuilding NSW will deliver an additional $8.9 billion for public transport projects that will transform Sydney forever – including full funding for a new rail crossing of Sydney Harbour, NSW Premier Mike Baird and Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian announced today. The plan reserves $7 billion for the new fast-tracked Sydney Rapid Transit line, which […]
A new Western Harbour Tunnel is the centrepiece of a $2.4 billion road plan to smash congestion on Sydney roads, NSW Premier Mike Baird and Roads Minister Duncan Gay announced today. The tunnel will allow up to 50,000 vehicles to bypass the CBD by linking the Gore Hill or Warringah Freeway with a WestConnex extension […]
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) India’s official auditor has faulted the oil ministry for the delays in fixing hydrocarbon prices and incoherent evaluation norms, while recommending disallowance of costs worth nearly $1 billion claimed by Reliance Industries. In a report tabled in parliament Friday, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) said Mukesh Ambani-led […]
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) The government has initiated steps to boost indigenisation of defence equipment and a vast majority of new acquisitions were in “buy (Indian)” or “buy and make (Indian)” categories, parliament was told Friday. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said during question hour in the Lok Sabha that government was for manufacturing defence […]
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) The Indian economy logged 5.3 percent growth in the second quarter of this fiscal, against 5.7 percent in the first quarter, making ground for the central bank to ease interest rates and the government to push for reforms. Even though the 5.3-percent growth came as a pleasant surprise to some […]