Victorian Multicultural Commission Chairperson Mr Chin Tan has paid tribute to outgoing Minister for Multicultural Affairs Nicholas Kotsiras. Mr Kotsiras has held the seat of Bulleen for 14 years and served as Minister for Multicultural Affairs for the past three years. In this time he has worked diligently towards building a vibrant and harmonious multicultural […]
Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian today welcomed a major national award which recognises the strong and focused community consultation on the NSW Government’s $8.3 billion North West Rail Link project. The project last night won the Planning Institute of Australia’s Public Engagement and Community Planning Award for its stakeholder and community engagement – on Australia’s […]
It is amusing how self-righteous the Indian media can get over a so-called threatening admonition from Arvind Kejriwal. If I was in Kejriwal’s shoes, I would be as angry and upset as he is with sections of the fourth estate, some of the electronic media in particular. In no general election in my over three […]
In a major coup for South Australia, local premium food and wine will be featured at Hong Kong’s premier tourist attraction, Ocean Park, later this year. Agriculture, Food and Fisheries Minister Gail Gago said key representatives of Ocean Park Corporation, including Chief Executive Mr Thomas Mehrmann and Deputy Chief Executive Mr Matthias Li, are visiting […]
Later this month a special sitting of the Parliament will be held. For the first time, the national Parliament will be holding a red tape Repeal Day. Over 9,000 regulations will be scrapped benefiting our businesses, our schools, our hospitals and our community groups and cutting hundreds of millions of dollars from their compliance costs. […]
SBS Chair Joseph Skrzynski AO will step down when his term ends on March 26, 2014 having served five years on the SBS Board of Directors. Mr Skrzynski, a Polish refugee whose family arrived in Australia in 1950, initiated a strategic review of SBS resulting in a revitalised expression of the SBS Charter, which then […]
Minister for Ageing John Ajaka will join thousands of seniors at today’s launch of the 2014 Premier’s Seniors Week Gala Concerts in Sydney city. Up to 50,000 seniors are expected to attend the five concerts being hosted this week to enjoy 70’s tunes including those of Leo Sayer, the headline act. “The Premier’s Gala Concerts […]
Minister for the Arts, George Souris, today announced the 13 NSW artists with disability that will share in a total of $120,202 for professional development opportunities. Mr Souris said the artists would also participate in a forum at Accessible Arts which will help them to make the most out of their chosen professional development activity. […]
China’s largest travel booking website Ctrip.com, has voted Sydney one of the world’s Top 10 Best Overseas City’s and Top 10 Best City for Travellers born in the 80’s, Minister for Tourism and Major Events, George Souris said today. “The Ctrip awards’ reflect the Harbour City’s position as the number one Australian travel destination for […]
‘Bewakoofiyaan’ starring Sonam Kapoor, Ayushmann Khurrana and Rishi Kapoor released yesterday. The movie was never expected to take a fantastic start at the box-office and as expected it took a slow start with the occupancy of around 15% in the morning and noon shows. The film showed a jump in the evening and night shows, […]