Gold Coast Light Rail Stage Two project is on track with CPB Contractors (formerly Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd) announced as the preferred contractor to design and build the 7.3 kilometre extension in time for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. The Deputy Premier Jackie Trad and Minister for Transport Stirling Hinchliffe today announced the project […]
Taronga Keepers have welcomed at least five tiny Feathertail Glider joeys to the energetic group in a rare breeding success. Keepers have spotted two joeys nearly ready to leave the nest boxes and three more that are still furless, blind and suckling with their mothers. Australian Fauna Keeper, Rob Dockerill, said: “We were the first […]
Queensland school students today joined more than one million students across Australia to mark the National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence (NDA). At Brisbane State High School today, Education Minister Kate Jones said it was the sixth year that students across the country had actively promoted the Bullying. No Way! message. “This year […]
The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the publication of the photos of governor, chief minister and the ministers of the department concerned in government advertisements. The apex court bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi allowed the publication of photos of governor, chief minister and ministers of departments concerned while modifying their earlier order by which […]
The highlight of Cultural Diversity Week, Victoria’s Multicultural Festival takes place this Sunday March 20 , at Federation Square. Taking place from 12 noon until 8pm this free family friendly festival, formerly known as Viva Victoria, is a festival not to be missed! Organised by the Victorian Multicultural Commission, Victoria’s Multicultural Festival celebrates and showcases […]
A new program to help young people transition to independent adult life after being in state care has helped 500 people in its first year of operation. Child Safety Minister Shannon Fentiman marked the first anniversary of the Next Step After Care program in Beenleigh yesterday (16 March), joining in a celebration with representatives of […]
India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Sartaj Aziz, foreign relations adviser to the Pakistani prime minister, met here on Thursday morning. They met over breakfast organised by Nepal’s Deputy Prime Minister Kamal Thapa. The two leaders arrived in Pokhara on Wednesday to attend the 37th meeting of the Saarc Council of Ministers which will […]
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday declined specific comment if his government considered industrialist Vijay Mallya an absconder but sought to assure that every penny that is due from him to state-run banks will be recovered. Answering a specific question at the India Today conclave on Mallya, who is said to owe Rs.9,000 crore to […]
Premier Mike Baird and Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events Stuart Ayres today unveiled the program for this year’s Vivid Sydney festival as the city prepares for an extended 23-night spectacular from 27 May to 18 June. Mr Baird said the festival was the largest of its kind in the world and last year […]
Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events Stuart Ayres has welcomed new figures showing NSW has streaked further ahead as the nation’s Number One tourism destination with domestic visitors spending a record $16 billion last year. According to Tourism Research Australia’s National Visitor Survey for 2015, NSW attracted 28.1 million visitors from across Australia during […]