Health Minister Jillian Skinner today officially marked World AIDS Day by calling on people at risk of contracting HIV to take precautions and seek regular testing. Mrs Skinner told the Customs House event, hosted by Positive Life, that NSW is continuing to roll out a range of innovative campaigns and testing technologies as part of […]
NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell has today departed Sydney on his third official visit to India to promote trade and investment opportunities for NSW. During the one week visit, Mr O’Farrell will meet senior government representatives and business leaders in Delhi, Ahmedabad and Mumbai with a focus on the infrastructure, education, financial services and tourism sectors. […]
Fair Trading Commissioner Rod Stowe has welcomed the agency’s first custodial sentence for an unlicensed motor dealer and odometer tamperer. Yagoona man, Adam Assad, was yesterday sentenced to eight months imprisonment and ordered to pay $52,616 in fines, costs and compensation by Parramatta Local Court after being convicted of four Crimes Act and six Motor Dealers Act offences […]
NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell has today departed Sydney on his third official visit to India to promote trade and investment opportunities for NSW. During the one week visit, Mr O’Farrell will meet senior government representatives and business leaders in Delhi, Ahmedabad and Mumbai with a focus on the infrastructure, education, financial services and tourism sectors. […]
New Delhi, Nov 29 A three-member panel that probed the charge of sexual harassment of a young lawyer by a Supreme Court judge has submitted its report, identifying the judge as A.K. Ganguly, court sources said Friday. The report was submitted Thursday after the committee of three judges met six times. It is the first […]
Panaji, Nov 29 Accused of rape and of dodging the Goa Police, Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal finally arrived here Friday and got interim bail till 10 a.m. Saturday after high voltage courtroom drama. Tejpal’s arrival in Panaji came on a day of rapid developments across New Delhi and Goa, packed with action, suspense and legal […]
New Delhi, Nov 29 Helped by the good performance of the farm and some infrastructure sectors, India’s economic growth recovered marginally to 4.8 percent in the second quarter of the current financial year from 4.4 percent recorded in the previous quarter, government data showed Friday. According to data released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) […]
Premier Denis Napthine today invited Victorians to celebrate excellence in literature as he announced 21 works shortlisted for the 2014 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards. Dr Napthine said the awards praise great Australian writing. The awards include the $100,000 Victorian Prize for Literature, Australia’s richest single literary prize. “The Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards showcase the extraordinary […]
Applications are now open for Victorian high school students in years 10, 11 and 12 to take part in a week-long animation school holiday program in 2014. Minister for Innovation, Services and Small Business Louise Asher today called for young, aspiring filmmakers with a passion for animation to apply for the Hothouse: Tall Poppies Grow […]
Minister for Tourism and Major Events Louise Asher today launched Victoria’s Aboriginal Tourism Development Strategy 2013-2023, designed to grow Victoria’s share of Australia’s Aboriginal tourism market which attracts 703,000 visitors annually. The strategy outlines a plan to facilitate the growth of Victoria’s Aboriginal tourism industry, by providing a vision to showcase the quality, diversity and […]