How migrant workers are critical to the future of Australia’s agricultural industry Immigrant farmers and workers are contributing to the productivity of Australian agriculture. A RIRDC-funded study finds these workers bring new... Read more »
The NSW Government has agreed to share the state’s vocational education training expertise as part of a new agreement signed with the Kingdom of Bhutan. NSW Premier Mike Baird today met with... Read more »
NSW Government has welcomed the agreement by Australia’s energy ministers to develop a national plan ensuring the nation’s energy security and reliability. The agreement follows emergency meeting in Melbourne of the Council... Read more »
The Australian National University will invest $12.5 million in strategic funds in the School of Music over the next five years to ensure a bright future for music teaching and research at... Read more »
Third Annual Halal Expo Australia 2017 to be Held at Rosehill Gardens, Sydney, Australia SYDNEY, Australia, February 11 & 12, 2017 / HEA2017 / Press Release: The third annual HALAL EXPO AUSTRALIA 2017... Read more »
Deputy Premier and Minister for the Arts Troy Grant met young regional NSW- based artists who have been awarded $10,000 scholarships under a new Government scheme to nurture creativity The 2016 batch... Read more »
Australia’s border protection and immigration system was the “best in the world” and supported its “ability to provide generous and effective support to refugees”: PM Turnbull In the wake of world’s biggest... Read more »
The Greater Sydney region is one of the State’s key food bowls, producing $1.5 billion in food and agricultural products every year. A new $1.13 million partnership between Local Land Services and... Read more »
NSW State’s leading eleven universities, and the CSIRO, are partnering with the NSW Government to develop a new statewide innovation network giving start-up businesses access to expertise and resources they need to... Read more »
Minister for Emergency Services David Elliott has welcomed back Thor, the Hercules C130, on its return to Sydney in preparation for the 2016/17 bush fire season. Thor, a Hercules C130, which can... Read more »
Samsung is recalling millions of new Galaxy Note 7 smartphones worldwide after reports that the devices can catch fire while charging. SYDNEY – Australian telecoms and retailers have pulled Samsung’s latest smartphone from... Read more »
PM Turnbull announces intentions to heavily target ISIS, warns of increased terror attacks in Asia CANBERRA — Australia will step up airstrikes against Islamic State, allowing its military for the first time... Read more »
Why buy crewed submarines at all? What role do they play in protecting Australia’s interests now and into the future? By James Goldrick (Australian National University) The Australian government this week committed to... Read more »
An Iranian asylum seeker has died two days after setting himself alight in an Australian detention center on the remote Pacific island of Nauru. An Iranian refugee who set himself on fire... Read more »
First female Muslim magistrate appointed to the bench in Victoria has experience in criminal law and family law Victoria state has appointed its first Muslim woman to the bench. Attorney-General Martin Pakula... Read more »
Australian MP is blaming seeping methane from a nearby fracking site for making it possible for him to set Queensland’s Condamine River on fire. In an act of protest against coal seam fracking,... Read more »
UNSW has secured the financial support of eight Chinese companies to build a new science and technology precinct on the Kensington campus Australia is set to get a “global first” $100 million... Read more »
MESSAGE FROM THE PREMIER NEW SOUTH WALES FOR CHAND RAAT EID FESTIVAL 2016 ‘I am delighted to send my best wishes to everyone attending celebrations marking the end of Ramadan and Eid-ul-Fitr.’... Read more »
Johnny Depp has made a masterful, deeply sarcastic apology for smuggling his pet dogs into Australia Johnny Depp and his wife, Amber Heard, have pleaded guilty in court for making a false statement... Read more »
There’s a difference between interest and commitment, said Bill Bartee, co-founder of venture capital firm Blackbird Ventures. “If we’re really going to succeed, there has to be a real, real commitment” By Ariel... Read more »
Recently some attention has been drawn to the dysfunction of Australia’s “demand-driven” higher education system, where incentives have wrought havoc on taxpayers’ funds and national productivity By Adam Creighton (for Business Spectator)... Read more »
Former treasurer Joe Hockey has sold his Canberra home for $1.515 million — making a profit of more than $1 million. The heritage-listed home went to auction Saturday, drawing a large crowd... Read more »
Countries must promote water safety and survival skills across the region as well as install barriers to control access to water, providing safe childcare facilities away from water for pre-school children The... Read more »
Australia Approves Adani’s Galilee Basin $7.7 Billion Coal Mine Project SYDNEY (Australia) – India’s Adani Enterprises may soon start work on the mega Carmichael coal project in Australia after securing leases following the... Read more »