The latest Tourism Research Australia statistics show NSW continues to lead the nation contributing 50 per cent of Australia’s tourism growth over the last 12 months. The State Tourism Satellite Account 2013-14, published by Tourism Research Australia reports on four key areas: tourism consumption, tourism Gross Domestic/State Product, tourism Gross Value Added and tourism […]
The unknown story of 13 Aboriginal servicemen from Western Australia who fought at Gallipoli have been brought to light in a new book. Aboriginal Affairs Minister Peter Collier said ‘They Served with Honour: Untold Stories of Western Australian Aboriginal Servicemen at Gallipoli’ was remarkable. “These men enlisted to serve their county despite being […]
Local MPs Tim Pallas, Jill Hennessy and Telmo Languiller have welcomed the announcement of 10 new police officers for the Wyndham area, and commended police for helping to reduce assault, robbery and drug offences in the area. Ms Hennessy and Mr Languiller today visited Wyndham North Police Station with Minister for Police Wade Noonan, for […]
JULIE BISHOP I’m pleased to be here at NATO and I have had a very positive meeting with Secretary-General Stoltenberg. I have addressed the North Atlantic Council and had a very interesting discussion with the Ambassadors present there. Australia is a natural partner for NATO. We share common values, we have a history of responding […]
Indonesian authorities today advised Australian consular officials that the executions of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran will be scheduled imminently at Nusa Kambangan prison in central Java. The thoughts and prayers of many Australians would be with Mr Chan and Mr Sukumaran. I spoke to Mr Sukumaran’s mother Raji yesterday and assured her […]
A new strategic partnership between Destination NSW and NSW TrainLink will see trains across the State promote NSW tourism destinations and major events. Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events Stuart Ayres today announced the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is worth $400,000 and will see NSW TrainLink and the State’s tourism and major events agency, […]
A very fluffy Lesser Sooty Owl chick has recently joined the Bird Show team. At the moment it looks more like a ball of fluff than an owl, but soon the eight week old male will be fully fledged and ready to fly. The chick, ‘Griffin’ came to Taronga from Featherdale Wildlife Park and […]
THE Victorian Multicultural Commission (VMC) acts as a conduit for communication between the community and the Government, and provides advice to the Government on multicultural affairs in Victoria. The VMC’s objectives and functions are set out in the Multicultural Victoria Act 2011. Objectives of the VMC include: promoting full participation by Victoria’s diverse communities in […]
The Australian Embassy in Nepal is providing assistance to Australians and has confirmed the safety of over 200. There are 549 Australians registered as travelling in Nepal and officials are working under challenging conditions to locate all those in the country. While there are reports of extensive loss of life, at this point […]
Around 250 Indians are being evacuated from Nepal on Saturday night after a 7.9-magnitude earthquake hit the Himalayan nation claiming over 1,000 lives. “We are sending around 250 Indians by one one plane tonight,” India’s ambassador to Nepal Ranjit Rae told IANS over phone on Saturday. “The toll in Nepal has crossed 1,000 now,” he […]