A report released today by the Australian Government highlights the key role innovative entrepreneurship needs to play in transforming the nation’s economy. The Australian Innovation System Report 2015, released by Chair of Innovation Australia Bill Ferris during a speech to CEDA in Adelaide, demonstrates the importance of innovative entrepreneurs in driving economic growth. Minister for […]
The State Government’s anti-terrorism legislation which extends and strengthens powers for police to target terrorist activity in Western Australia has passed both houses of Parliament. Police Minister Liza Harvey said the Terrorism (Extraordinary Powers) Act 2005 was due to expire at the end of the year and the new legislation will extend that to 2025. […]
I pay tribute to the distinguished career of Peter Varghese, who will be standing down in July 2016 as Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Mr Varghese is one of Australia’s most esteemed public servants and diplomats, having served as Secretary since 2012, High Commissioner to India from 2009-2012 and Director-General of […]
NSW Fair Trading Commissioner Rod Stowe is warning NSW consumers not to waste their money buying computerised electronic corrosion inhibitors (CECI devices) for motor vehicles after investigations by Western Australia Consumer Protection revealed the devices don’t work. WA Consumer Protection has entered into an Enforceable Undertaking under the Australian Consumer Law, on behalf of all ACL regulators, with […]
NSW Fair Trading Commissioner Rod Stowe is today urging consumers to purchase gifts wisely as we head into the last five weeks of shopping before Christmas and reminding shoppers and retailers of their rights and obligations under the Australian Consumer Law (ACL). “Traditionally, the final weeks before Christmas are when most consumers step up their […]
Outgoing Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Varghese has every reason to be proud of what has been a distinguished career in the public service of Australia, Minister for Trade and Investment Andrew Robb said today. Mr Varghese will stand down from his role next July to take up a new […]
The achievements of Australian exporters will be showcased at a major event in Melbourne on Friday when Trade and Investment Minister Andrew Robb announces the winners of this year’s Australian Export Awards. “I congratulate all 74 finalists in this year’s awards; they range from family-owned businesses to large listed corporations, with nearly 60 per cent […]
Guwahati, Rameswar Teli, a BJP Lok Sabha member from Assam, on Tuesday alleged that litterateurs from across the country returned their Sahitya Akademi awards for money. He later apologised, saying his statements were not intended to hurt anyone. Addressing a press conference in Dibrugarh on Tuesday, Teli, who represents Dibrugarh constituency in the Lok Sabha, […]
New Delhi, Following the Rs.640-crore class action suit filed by the government against Nestle India, the apex consumer court on Tuesday said “unending testing of Maggi samples cannot go on“. A bench of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC), comprising Justice V.K. Jain and Justice B.C. Gupta, reserved its order on the decision on […]
Kohima, Six occupants of a Pawan Hans helicopter were injured when it crash-landed at Meluri helipad in Nagaland’s Phek district on Tuesday, a police official said. Those injured included officials of the state government and that of the National Disaster Management Authority, Director-General of Police L.L. Doungel told IANS. The ill-fated helicopter was on a […]