Final-year medical students looking for a challenging and rewarding career in rural medicine are invited to learn more about the great professional opportunities available through the Queensland Rural Generalist Pathway (QRGP). Minister for Health and Ambulance Services Cameron Dick said applications for 2017 QRGP internships would open on 10 March. “It’s encouraging to see many […]
Australian ultra-marathoner Pat Farmer will be arriving at the Taj Mahal in Agra, India, on the morning of Thursday 10 March 2016 (approx 8:00am-9:00am India time = approx 1:30pm-2:30pm AEDT) Since the Spirit of India Run began on 26 January, Pat Farmer has run through eight states across India – Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, […]
· Only 18 points separate Dhoni’s side from eighth-ranked defending champion Sri Lanka · Host side aims to become the first team to lift the silverware in front of home crowd; South Africa hopes to end 18-year title drought; Australia targets missing trophy in its collection · Equally talented, matched and resourced sides […]
HMAS Darwin’s boarding team has uncovered and seized a large weapons cache, following a boarding of a fishing vessel during their deployment to the Middle East Region as part of Operation MANITOU. Operating under Combined Task Force 150, responsible for counter-terrorism operations within the Middle East Region, Darwin intercepted the fishing vessel approximately 170 nautical […]
The first step has arrived in delivery of the State’s third light rail network – with up to 500 experts gathering in Western Sydney to be briefed on the Parramatta Light Rail project. Today’s industry briefing brings together a range of prospective companies and planners to share details of how they can contribute to this […]
Drones are the latest weapon in the fight against fire, chemical spills and natural disasters, providing firefighters with real-time images of areas too dangerous access and enabling rapid damage assessments. Two new drones are part of a multi-million-dollar technology rollout to Fire & Rescue NSW (FRNSW), which also includes two custom-built mobile command centres and […]
The National Library of Australia is calling for applications for the 2016 Community Heritage Grants (CHG). The grants of up to $15,000 are available to community groups around the country to help preserve and manage locally held, nationally significant cultural heritage collections of documents and objects for future generations. Eligible projects include significance assessments, preservation […]
NSW women will come together at Parliament House this morning to celebrate International Women’s Day 2016 and ‘pledge for parity’ – the theme of this year’s IWD. The event will be hosted by Greens NSW MP Dr Mehreen Faruqi, with guest speakers beingAboriginal actor and writer Nakkiah Lui, Lebanese performer Candy Royalle and Muslim Palestinian/Egyptian […]
Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt said Clive Palmer should detail the effects on workers and creditors of his new corporate arrangements for managing and operating the Yabulu nickel refinery. “Administrators of Queensland Nickel Pty Ltd, FTI Consulting, have stated that the new arrangements put in place were outside the control of FTI,” Mr Pitt said. “Mr […]
The NSW Government will establish a taskforce and hotline to crack down on CTP fraud across the state. Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation Victor Dominello said that the average green slip for a car in Sydney now costs more than $600, and prices had risen up to 70 per cent since 2008, with fraud […]