A new wind energy planning framework will ensure that NSW has the right settings to attract investment in wind energy, while balancing the interests of the community. The new framework will address delays in the assessment process that in one case required more than 2500 days for a project to be determined. The average determination […]
For the next month Queenslanders will have the chance to experience culture, entertainment and cuisine from across the world as part of a state-wide celebration that kicks off today (1 August). Minister for Multicultural Affairs Grace Grace said Queensland Multicultural Month was about bringing Queenslanders together to celebrate and better understand our cultural diversity. “We […]
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday said he is not considering a third term as president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) at the end of his tenure in September 2018. “I’m not considering it at all,” Xinhua news agency quoted Abe as saying at a press briefing following the announcement of his […]
With 7,700 Indian workers employed with Saudi companies facing a financial crisis, a senior official of the Gulf kingdom’s labour ministry held a meeting with India’s Consul General in Jeddah on Wednesday. “Director General of Branch of Ministry of Labour and Social Development in Makkah region, Abdullah Al-Olayan, held here today a meeting with Consul […]
As the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday finally took up discussion on the Goods and Services Tax (GST) bill, with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley moving it for consideration and passage, industry stakeholders welcomed the move but also expressed some concerns. Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram batted for 18 per cent GST rate during the debate. Here […]
Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io has a thin atmosphere that collapses in the shadow of the planet condensing as ice, say NASA-funded researchers, revealing the freezing effects of its shadow during daily eclipses on the moon’s volcanic gases. Io is the most volcanically-active object in the solar system. “This is the first time scientists have observed […]
iving a refreshing look to its Galaxy Note series ahead of the Apple event, Samsung has introduced an iris biometric scanner in its flagship Note 7 which, according to company officials, is the first globally. Announcing this at its Galaxy Note Unpacked 2016 here on Tuesday, Samsung said the Note 7 with curved display will […]
North Korea fired a ballistic missile into east waters from its west region, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said on Wednesday. The projectile was launched from South Hwanghae province around 7.50 a.m. (local time), Yonhap news agency quoted the JCS as saying. Further details are being analysed, the official said. The launch came […]
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is urging Australians to hang up on and delete tax scams after more than $1 million was reported lost to Scamwatch(link is external) already this year, with over 300 people reporting that they lost money to tax scams in the first half of the year. This is compared with […]
Mi Show Slimming capsules pose a serious risk to your health and should not be taken. The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has tested product labelled Mi Show Slimming capsules and found that: the capsules contain the undeclared substance sibutramine. Consumers are advised that sibutramine is a prescription-only substance in Australia. Sibutramine was withdrawn from world […]