China-Led Infrastructure Bank set to start work before end of 2015 Twenty-one Asian countries have signed an intergovernmental memorandum of understanding for establishing a new multilateral bank to finance infrastructure projects in... Read more »
The British-Australian company Rio Tinto Mining & Exploration Ltd. (Rio Tinto) started exploratory drilling for copper at the prospective Gava area in Uzbekistan’s Namangan region in July 2014, the company’s general manager... Read more »
World-first dead heart transplant at Sydney’s St Vincent’s Hospital a game changer Surgeons at St Vincent’s Hospital have made a dead heart beat again and successfully used it in a transplant. Termed... Read more »
New bloom in ties between Singapore and London botanic gardens LONDON – Singapore and the United Kingdom have reaffirmed their commitment to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and address the impact of climate... Read more »
St Vincent’s Hospital achieves Historic Milestone in Drug and Alcohol Treatment One of Australia’s first and best respected drug and alcohol treatment centres celebrated a significant milestone as Sydney’s St Vincent’s Hospital... Read more »
Witnesses at the scene said the attack took place when the man, Paul Goudie, from Werribee (near Melbourne), stepped inside a cage to pet one of the larger tigers. Shortly afterwards, there was... Read more »
Instead of fleeing 1930s Europe to British-controlled Palestine like many other Jews, the Kahan family moved to Lahore on a whim. When Hazel Kahan went back to Lahore, Pakistan, in 2011 for... Read more »
ABU DHABI- Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard has lauded the growing relationship between Australia and the United Arab Emirates and noted that around 16,000 Australian citizens live in the UAE now.... Read more »
Sri Lankan Ministry of External Affairs has expressed its surprise at some of the recent statements on the outcome of the case filed by the LTTE in 2011 at the General Court... Read more »
On the occasion of Diwali, NSW Labor has conveyed its best wishes to the Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists across NSW celebrating the festival of lights. “Diwali is a joyous festival that brings families... Read more »
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has announced a new initiative to aid Australian travellers in selecting travel insurance ahead of the peak Christmas travel period and start of the cruise season. Foreign Minister... Read more »
The Australian government is suggesting coal imports from Australia are likely to be exempt from China’s recently-launched new import tariffs, reports from Beijing says. Australian Treasurer Joe Hockey has made the statement... Read more »
Workers urge to pass Home Based Workers Bill soon LAHORE – Pakistani home-based women workers have threatened to stage a sit-in outside the Punjab Assembly if the provincial government does not pass the... Read more »
First ever Vein viewing Tech trial underway in Australia. And it’s not in vain! Do you have hard-to-find veins? Don’t let that stop you from donating blood now. Because Australian Red Cross Blood... Read more »
A Message from the Director, Whitlam Institute — While Gough Whitlam will be remembered well beyond today, the days ahead will be particularly special times for remembering and for sharing stories. They will... Read more »
Brilliant Memoir of Jamshed Marker – an Ambassador who served “two presidents, seven prime ministers, three chiefs of army staff and many foreign ministers” by Anjum Niaz Paris was like a femme... Read more »
The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Services, Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells has announced that International Organization for Migration (IOM) was successful in a recent tender process by the Department of Social... Read more »
by Asif Haroon Raja This US agenda for Pakistan prepared by the neo-cons after 9/11 was similar to that applied throughout the broader Middle East Central Asian region. US strategy, supported by... Read more »
APEC Finance Ministers’ Meeting Beijing, China – Finance Ministers from across the Asia-Pacific aim to strengthen and deepen cooperation by tackling structural barriers in order to improve economic activity and quality growth, enhance... Read more »
Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Victor Dominello has introduced legislation to empower the State’s 120 Aboriginal Land Councils by improving accountability, efficiency and economic capacity as well as helping to ease the backlog... Read more »
Sri Lanka represented at SME Fair in the Asia Pacific Region Sri Lanka’s participated for the first time at the 11th edition of the China International SME Fair (CISMEF) in Guangzhou which... Read more »
Video-recorded statement: Empowering victims of domestic and family violence NSW will be the first state in Australia to allow domestic violence victims to give evidence in court via a pre-recorded video statement,... Read more »
Who is behind it? Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh’s New Yorker article titled, “The Redirection: Is the Administration’s new policy benefiting our enemies in the war on terrorism?”, and quoted by... Read more »
Migration agents are being warned to act lawfully following the cancellation of the registration of a Sydney migration agent, said the Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, Senator the Hon Michaelia... Read more »