The NSW Government today introduced legislation to Parliament to prohibit the sale of electronic cigarettes and e-cigarette accessories to minors. The Public Health (Tobacco) Amendment (E-cigarettes) Bill 2015 will amend the Public Health (Tobacco) Act 2008, making it an offence to sell e-cigarettes and accessories, including e-liquids, to anyone under 18. Health Minister […]
Students in Point Cook are big winners in the Andrews Labor Government’s first State Budget. The 2015-2016 Victorian Budget includes funding for purchase of land for Point Cook Senior, with further funding to be provided in future Budgets. In total, $40 million has been allocated to fulfil the Government’s commitment to the purchase of land […]
Nominations are open for contenders in the prestigious WA Industry and Export Awards. Commerce Minister Michael Mischin said Western Australian winners of export categories would automatically become finalists in the national Australia Export Awards, giving them an opportunity for recognition at a national and international level. “There are many businesses which make a […]
India has cautioned against the UN giving religion-based organisations a role in international security matters and warned that it could be “counterproductive”. Prakash Gupta, a counsellor at India’s UN mission, said on Monday the UN Charter’s provisions on the role of regional organisations in international peace and security issues clearly refers to “organisations formed on […]
The location of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim was not known to the government and extradition proceedings against him will start once he is traced, parliament was informed on Tuesday. Minister of State for Home Affairs Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha that Dawood was an accused in the 1993 […]
The Ford Foundation had funded some NGOs which are not registered under the provisions of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), 2010, as well as the Sabrang Trust which is linked to activist Teesta Setalvad, parliament was told on Tuesday. “There are inputs from security agencies that some amounts have been credited from Ford Foundation […]
Fourteen Indian soldiers, who were stranded on board an oil tanker off the coast of Bahrain since December last year have finally left for home, media reports said on Tuesday. They were among the 16-member crew of Mongolian vessel MT Surya Kuber, which was banned from leaving the country because its Singapore-based owner 7Seas Ship […]
A Bihar-based geologist has claimed that he and his team of scientists could have predicted the killer earthquake which hit Nepal on April 25 if they had been provided with the latest equipment. The quake resulted in a loss of more than 7,000 lives, with over 14,000 injured. “We could have predicted the earthquake in […]
Ran Bahadur Gurung is scouring for his belongings in the rubble which once used to be his house at this remote but picturesque village of Gurkha in Nepal, the epicentre of the devastating earthquake in Himalayan nation. While rummaging through the ruins, he stumbles across a mangled aluminum container. He flings it, mumbling something in […]
The State Government will donate $100,000 towards the Red Cross’ appeal for victims of the earthquake that struck Nepal late last month. Premier Colin Barnett said the impact of the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck on April 25 and its series of aftershocks had been felt around the world. “With thousands killed and […]