New Delhi, March 17 Giving concrete shape to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s announcement of a bill to trace black money, the union cabinet on Tuesday approved a new law to track unaccounted wealth. Finance ministry sources told IANS that the union cabinet approved the Foreign Income and Undisclosed Assets (Imposition of New Tax) Bill, 2015, […]
The Prime Minister of Vietnam, H.E. Mr Nguyen Tan Dung, will make an official visit to Australia from 16-18 March as a guest of the Commonwealth Government. Prime Minister Dung’s visit will underscore the strength and breadth of the Australia-Vietnam bilateral relationship and our trade and investment, education and people-to-people ties. His visit is an […]
Today George Brandis and Ewen Jones said “we are delighted to announce a grant of $80,000 to the Australian Festival of Chamber Music to support three community-based arts projects in 2015. The Minister for the Arts, Sen the Hon George Brandis said that this investment demonstrates the Government’s commitment to making the arts accessible to […]
The contribution of contemporary veterans who served during the Afghanistan and Middle East conflicts was recognised by the NSW Government at a reception in Sydney today. Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Victor Dominello hosted a morning tea at State Parliament to recognise and commemorate NSW veterans who have served during operations in Afghanistan and the […]
Sporting clubs around Western Australia can apply to upgrade their playing equipment as the latest round of a $500 subsidy scheme opens today. The Community Sporting Club Equipment Subsidy, which started last year, gives sporting clubs State-wide a one-off $500 to spend on increasing or upgrading shared sporting equipment. “The State Government acknowledges […]
The National Stroke Foundation is calling on members of Victoria’s Indian community to set aside time for a StrokeSafe education talk. StrokeSafe Ambassadors are committed volunteers who educate the community about the lethal disease stroke which kills more women than breast cancer and more men than prostate cancer. Attending a StrokeSafe Ambassador session […]
NSW Premier Mike Baird and Minister for Ageing John Ajaka today announced a series of major enhancements to popular seniors’ programs at the first of the 2015 Premier’s Seniors Week Gala Concerts at the Qantas Credit Union Arena in Darling Harbour. Before an audience of about 10,000 seniors, Mr Baird said that NSW has […]
The Commonwealth Government will strengthen Tasmanian business, investment and jobs through a $203 million expansion to the Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme. From 1 January 2016, the Scheme will be extended to goods going to markets not currently covered by the Scheme. Tasmanian businesses selling these goods will be able to claim $700 per shipping container. Shippers […]
A doctor who has been working at the Australian-managed Ebola Treatment Centre (ETC) in Sierra Leone will undergo a 21-day observation period for Ebola in the United Kingdom. Following a clinical incident, the doctor was transferred to the United Kingdom consistent with the agreement secured by the Australian Government on establishing the Centre. The doctor, […]
More than 3 million homes around Australia will have access to the next generation of technology available on Hybrid Fibre Coaxial (HFC), or Pay Television networks, from 2017. The NBN Co has announced it will be one of the first telecoms companies in the world to deploy the technology, known as DOCSIS 3.1. Just as […]