Political developments in Nepal behind president’s visit cancellation

Political developments in Nepal behind president’s visit cancellation

The fast-paced political developments in Nepal where Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli’s seven-month-old government was teetering on the brink of collapse till a day ago are believed to be the reason for the abrupt cancellation of Nepal President Bidhya Devi Bhandari’s visit to India, sources said. Bhandari, Nepal’s first woman president, was to embark on […]

SC orders Uttarakhand floor test on Tuesday

SC orders Uttarakhand floor test on Tuesday

The Supreme Court on Friday cleared the decks for Uttarakhand’s ousted chief minister Harish Rawat to prove his majority in the assembly on Tuesday, but nine disqualified rebel Congress legislators won’t be allowed to vote. The top court said it would monitor the voting that is to take place at 11 a.m. and the entire […]

KEEPING NSW SAFE FROM TERRORISM

KEEPING NSW SAFE FROM TERRORISM

New laws will allow NSW Police to detain and question terrorism suspects for up to 14 days, Premier Mike Baird and Deputy Premier Troy Grant announced today. The Terrorism (Police Powers) Amendment (Investigative Detention) Bill 2016 will be introduced to NSW Parliament this afternoon. “We have to do everything possible to protect our community from […]

Sheepskin footwear seller pays $10,800 penalty for alleged false or misleading ‘Australian made’ representation

Sheepskin footwear seller pays $10,800 penalty for alleged false or misleading ‘Australian made’ representation

Kingdom Groups International Pty Ltd (Kingdom) has paid a penalty of $10,800 following the issue of an infringement notice by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. The ACCC issued the infringement notice because it had reasonable grounds to believe that Kingdom had  breached the Australian Consumer Law (ACL) by making a false or misleading representation […]

SHOPPING TIPS FOR MOTHER’S DAY

SHOPPING TIPS FOR MOTHER’S DAY

KEEP MUM SAFE BY BUYING APPROVED PRODUCTS  NSW Fair Trading Commissioner Rod Stowe is urging Mother’s Day shoppers to be aware of their Australian Consumer Law rights and responsibilities and the need to check approval marks on electrical products, as well as retailers’ refund policies. Mother’s Day predictably prompts a spending bonanza every year worth […]

NEW EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM TO RECOGNISE SKILLS AND SERVICE OF VETERANS

NEW EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM TO RECOGNISE SKILLS AND SERVICE OF VETERANS

Veterans will be skill-matched to fulfilling careers in the NSW public sector as part of a specialist employment program launched by NSW Premier Mike Baird and Minister for Veterans Affairs David Elliott today.  The NSW Government Veterans Employment Program will offer practical guidance to military personnel who want to change careers and help identify government […]

Qantas Freight And Australia Post Announce Dedicated Freighter Fleet

Qantas Freight And Australia Post Announce Dedicated Freighter Fleet

Qantas and Australia Post today announced a new dedicated domestic air-freighter network to be used exclusively by Australia Post and StarTrack customers. The dedicated network will consist of six freighter aircraft featuring StarTrack livery, with continued priority access to cargo space in the Qantas Group’s passenger fleet.  Five of the dedicated StarTrack freighters will come […]

Australia to participate in regional counter-terrorism exercise

Australia to participate in regional counter-terrorism exercise

Australia is making a major contribution to a regional maritime security and counter-terrorism exercise in Brunei and Singapore being held from 2 – 12 May 2016. Australia will join 17 other ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) nations participating in the exercise. Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Marise Payne said Australian Special Forces; Navy ships […]