Premier and Member for Manly Mike Baird and Health Minister Jillian Skinner today announced Healthscope has been chosen as the preferred tenderer to design, build, operate and maintain the new Northern Beaches Hospital. Mr Baird and Mrs Skinner were joined on the 6.5 hectare Frenchs Forest site by Member for Wakehurst Brad Hazzard and Member […]
NSW Fair Trading Minister Matthew Mason-Cox today urged consumers not to wait until the expiry date to redeem gift cards, following a 15 per cent rise in complaints. “Every year, it is estimated that Australians spend up to $2.5 billion buying gift cards for their families and friends, Mr Mason-Cox said. “There is no denying […]
· First free public Wi-Fi locations for central Melbourne, central Ballarat and central Bendigo now live and available · 1,000 more Wi-Fi locations to be delivered across Victoria by iiNet by December 2015 · Napthine Government building a better connected Victoria by providing fast, reliable and consistent Wi-Fi Premier Denis Napthine, together with Minister for […]
Minister for Resources and Energy Anthony Roberts today announced electricity smart meters in NSW will be installed through a market-led rollout. The NSW Government will reduce barriers to smart meters, ahead of the introduction of a national regulatory framework for competitive metering expected next year. “This is a case of allowing business to do what […]
From November 1 the Environment Protection Authority will have an increased ability to track waste, crackdown on rogue operators, and enforce reduced thresholds for tyre storage as part of new regulatory oversight of the waste industry. Environment Minister Rob Stokes said these new requirements will target operators who stockpile waste with no legitimate end use; […]
Mumbai, Oct 30 (IANS) All work and no play can make a TV show set a dull place! So, to add some fun, actor Vatsal Sheth decided to pull a fast one on Sanjeeda Sheikh on the set of “Ek Hasina Thi” recently. While shooting in the wee hours of the morning recently, Vatsal insisted he […]
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday described as positive the reports that Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung would be consulting all the political parties in his efforts to form a government in Delhi. A constitution bench of Chief Justice H.L. Dattu, Justice J.Chelameswar, Justice A.K.Sikri, Justice R.K.Agrawal and Justice Arun Mishra said that as […]
Chennai, Oct 30 (IANS) Violence erupted in coastal Tamil Nadu Thursday after a Sri Lankan court sentenced five Indian fishermen to death on charges of smuggling drugs. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam also urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to instruct the Indian high commission in Colombo to secure the best legal counsel for the five […]
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday condoled the loss of lives in a landslide in Sri Lanka. An official release said the prime minister in a message wished speedy recovery to those injured. At least 14 people were killed and around 200 others went missing in the landslide on Wednesday.
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) Shaban Bukhari, formally named the new Naib Imam of Delhi’s Jama Masjid, Thursday said he was bitterly opposed to “communal politics” and stood for harmony in the country. “I am against the politics of hate. I will try to spread the message of peace and harmony. I will try to engage […]