New Era Of Free Trade between Australia and UK

Australia today signed a landmark free trade agreement with the United Kingdom that will make Australian exports to the UK cheaper, create new opportunities for workers, young people and businesses and further strengthen the special relationship between our two countries. This is the most comprehensive and ambitious free trade agreement that Australia has concluded, other […]

72-HOUR Isolation Requirement For International Arrivals Removed in Sydney and Melbourne

International travellers and aircrew arriving in Sydney and Melbourne will no longer need to isolate for 72 hours, with New South Wales and Victoria agreeing to introduce consistent COVID-19 requirements for people arriving from overseas. From the beginning of Tuesday, 21 December all fully vaccinated international travellers and flight crew arriving in NSW and Victoria […]

Leena Nair Named CEO of French Luxury Group Chanel

Leena Nair (52), who was named the new global CEO of French fashion house Chanel on Tuesday, said that she is humbled and honoured to be appointed the global Chief Executive Officer of Chanel, which is an iconic and admired company. In a rare move for the tightly-controlled fashion house, picking the consumer goods veteran […]

Partition of India a ‘Historic Mistake’: Farooq Abdullah

India’s partition was a historic mistake, and not only Kashmiris but the entire Muslim community had to bear its brunt, National Conference national president Farooq Abdullah said on Monday. Supporting Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s statement on the country’s partition, Abdullah said had there been no partition, the country would have been more powerful with both […]

Modi Offers Prayers at Kashi Vishwanath Temple

Amidst playing of the ‘damru’, the favourite musical instrument of Lord Shiva, and chanting of mantras, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday performed ‘abhishek’ at the famous Kashi Vishwanath temple (KVT) before formally inaugurating the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor complex. The Prime Minister walked from the Lalita Ghat where he had taken a holy dip in […]

Israeli PM makes 1st Official Trip to UAE

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett made his first official visit to the United Arab Emirates, in a bid to strengthen the recently-established bilateral ties. “I am delighted to take off for a historic visit, the first of its kind, to the UAE,” Bennett said on Sunday in a video statement at the Ben Gurion Airport […]

Balkrishna Doshi to receive 2022 Royal Gold Medal for Architecture -UK’s highest honour for architecture

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is pleased to announce that Balkrishna Doshi will receive the Royal Gold Medal 2022, one of the world’s highest honours for architecture. Given in recognition of a lifetime’s work, the Royal Gold Medal is approved personally by Her Majesty The Queen and is given to a person or group […]

Sole traders, not-for-profit organisations and small businesses in NSW will be able to access up to $2,000 in relief

From today eligible sole traders, not-for-profit organisations and small businesses in NSW will be able to access up to $2,000 in relief to help them bounce back and get the economy firing again. The increased and expanded grant would provide businesses with additional relief as part of the NSW COVID-19 Economic Recovery Strategy. From today, […]