Australia’s highest military honour – the Victoria Cross for Australia – will be awarded posthumously to the late Corporal Cameron Stewart Baird MG. On 22 June 2013 Corporal Baird displayed conspicuous valour leading to the ultimate sacrifice in close combat with a determined enemy as a Commando Team Leader in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. He repeatedly […]
The Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Centenary of ANZAC, Senator the Hon. Michael Ronaldson, and Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, The Hon. Steven Ciobo MP, today unveiled a new $1 circulating 2014 coin featuring the Centenary of Anzac logo and produced by the Royal Australian Mint. The special commemorative 2014 $1 circulating coin […]
Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian today said 24 more new free and untimed car parking spaces would be provided for customers at Rockdale, as part of the NSW Government’s Transport Access Program. “We’ve heard the strong message from customers that they want more parking near stations and interchanges, and we are delivering projects to provide […]
Treasurer Mike Baird today announced the Government has agreed to sell Macquarie Generation to AGL Energy, freeing up valuable resources for investment in critical infrastructure projects across NSW. Mr Baird said the gross sale proceeds consist of $1.505 billion in proceeds from AGL Energy and cash of $220 million currently held by Macquarie Generation. The […]
Food festival favourite returns 13th -16th March 2014 Indus Age gives you a chance to win FREE tickets to the Food Festival. To know more, follow us of Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/indusageaus The festival on every foodie’s calendar returns in 2014 as Taste of Sydney hits Centennial Park from 13th – 16th March. With gastronomic taste sensations […]
Isha Sahni The Telangana Bill is one of the most talked about issue in India. A number of protests have been organized ever since the talks of creating a state of Telangana started. While the congress seems unprecedented, a number of protests were expected to derail the bill and postpone or drop the Telangana Bill. […]
New Delhi Forty-nine days after he took charge of a minority Delhi government, Chief Minister ArvindKejriwal resigned following a tumultuous day in the assembly where combined Congress and BJP legislators “defeated” his AAP’s attempts to introduce its signal Jan Lokpal bill aimed to curb corruption in high places. After resigning from his post, Kejriwal, 45, […]
The renowned annual Surajkund Mela was held this year from 1-15 February. This festival is organised annually by the Surajkund Mela Authority under the aegis of the Haryana state Tourism Ministry and the Indian Union Ministries of Tourism, Textiles and Culture. The fair showcases the finest handicrafts and handlooms of India and draws award winning artisans from all over the country […]
New Delhi/Hyderabad Brushing aside opposition from some Congress ministers from Andhra Pradesh, the union cabinet gave its nod to a bill to form a Telangana state even as parliament was plunged into chaos for a third straight day. The approval for the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Bill came at a two-hour cabinet meeting held at Prime Minister Manmohan […]
New Delhi Hailing India’s victory over polio, President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh commended the nearly 2.3 million vaccinators and health workers who were the backbone of the polio eradication campaign. India is on its way to get the World Health Organisation (WHO) certification of a polio free country after having reported no […]