The Palaszczuk Government today announced a $5 million investment for a vibrant, new public space at James Cook University (JCU), which will help unlock an adjacent master planned development and hundreds of future job opportunities for Townsville. The public space, to be known as the ‘Ideas Market’, is one of the first projects to be […]
People at risk of domestic violence will now have an important resource to turn to as a result of the trial of an Australian-first domestic violence disclosure scheme. Launching the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme (DVDS), Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Pru Goward said the program will increase the safety of […]
Another record has been broken for the NSW housing industry, according to ABS figures released today, with more than 65,000 new homes under construction by the end of 2015 – the largest number since records began in 1969. The value of residential building activity in NSW reached an all-time high of more than $17 billion […]
Time is up for drug dealers across Australia with Crime Stoppers asking culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities to report information about people manufacturing and distributing crystal methylamphetamine (‘ice’) and other illicit drugs in their neighbourhoods. Crime Stoppers has launched its national Dob in a Dealer campaign, aiming to gather information about local drug dealing activity. It comes after […]
The BAPS Shri Swamninarayan Mandir – Rosehill held a Walkathon on Sunday morning at the Auburn Botanic Gardens to raise much needed funds for the Westmead Medical Research Foundation. Labor Opposition Leader Luke Foley and Member of the Legislative Council Daniel Mookhey were excited to join the participants and walk to raise funds for the […]
This month, members of the Indian community are being urged to take action to protect themselves from stroke by taking part in Australia’s Biggest Blood Pressure Check. During April, Stroke Foundation, in partnership with Priceline Pharmacy, is aiming to deliver 50,000 free blood pressure checks around the country and raise vital awareness of the risks […]
GoGet carshare is planning to revolutionise transport for people with disability with the launch of the world’s first fully accessible carsharing vehicle with the support of leading disability non-government organisation, Spinal Cord Injuries Australia (SCIA). Australia’s first and largest carshare provider launched the vehicle at the Royal North Shore Hospital today with NSW Minister for […]
Royal Challengers Bangalore won their inaugural Indian Premier League match against Sunrisers Hyderabad by 45 runs at the Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Tuesday. Amassing an imposing total of 227/4, Royal Challengers restricted the Sunrisers to 182/6. Except for skipper David Warner’s spirited 58 off 25 balls with four fours and five sixes and Ashish Reddy’s […]
The Pentagon on Tuesday said 12 militants of al-Shabaab, an al-Qaida-affiliated group in Somalia, were killed in US airstrikes this week. The US military conducted two airstrikes late Monday evening and early Tuesday morning on an al-Shabaab camp in southern Somalia due to an “imminent threat” against US troops in Somalia, Xinhua quoted Pentagon spokesman […]
A benchmark index of Indian equities markets, the 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), on Wednesday was trading 279.50 points or 1.11 points higher during the morning session. The wider 50-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) was also trading 68.20 points or 0.88 percent higher at 7,777.15 points. The Sensex of the BSE, which opened […]