Riyadh, April 16 (IANS) Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud Tuesday relieved Prince Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz of his post as chief of general intelligence, according to the Saudi Press Agency. After the prince reportedly requested to leave the position, the king replaced him with a member of the general staff, Yousef al-Idrissi, who is […]
A spectacular two-metre high boardwalk around Perth Zoo’s orangutan exhibit brings visitors closer to the extraordinary apes, just in time for the school holidays. Opening the $3.6million exhibit today, Environment Minister Albert Jacob said the boardwalk would provide people with a greater appreciation of the zoo’s colony of 12 Sumatran orangutans. “The boardwalk takes people […]
Applications are now open to find the State’s next training champions. Training and Workforce Development Minister Kim Hames today launched the 2014 WA Training Awards, which recognise and reward the outstanding achievements of apprentices, trainees and vocational students, as well as the contribution made by trainers, training organisations and employers. There are 14 categories in […]
Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian today announced the NSW Government had introduced almost 8,000 extra weekly public transport services since March 2011, including more than 4,700 in Sydney’s west. The extra services include hundreds of extra bus services starting in coming weeks, as the NSW Government responds to customer feedback asking for more services between […]
Minister for Tourism and Major Events, George Souris, today welcomed the results from the Overseas Arrivals and Departures figures, which show NSW continues to strengthen its position as the number one holiday destination in Australia. “The Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show that as at year-end February 2014, visitor arrivals to NSW were more than […]
NSW is set to showcase the quality of its medical research on the world stage. Minister for Health and Minister for Medical Research Jillian Skinner said the NSW Liberal & Nationals Government is investing $65,000 to sponsor the Australian pavilion at the world’s biggest biotechnology event – the BIO 2014 International Convention. The convention will […]
Leading criminal law barrister Peter Hamill SC will move from the bar table to the bench of the Supreme Court of NSW, Attorney General Greg Smith SC announced today. “Mr Hamill’s appointment as a judge is well deserved and I am sure the Supreme Court will benefit from his sharp legal mind and considerable experience,” […]
The contract to design, build, finance and maintain the new Perth Stadium and Sports Precinct has reached another important milestone with the naming of WESTADIUM as the Preferred Respondent. Premier Colin Barnett said each of the three shortlisted private sector consortia submitted world-class bids that addressed the technical, operational and commercial requirements of the State’s […]
The Government welcomes IBAC’s report on its first full year of operations. The report demonstrates the valuable work being undertaken by IBAC. The report shows the importance of Victoria having an independent, broad-based anti-corruption commission with strong powers to investigate serious corruption, which the Coalition Government has established after Labor failed to do so during […]
Have you ever looked at the little cute babies with sparkling eyes be biased? It has been stated according to a study that, the innocent infants choose their playmates carefully and they are not immune from ‘in-group’ bias, favouring people from same ethnicity over others. The infants have been seen taking in account both the […]