Foreign Minister Bob Carr recently announced a new $1 million avoidable blindness initiative in Laos during his visit to the Vientiane Ophthalmology Centre. Senator Carr explained that Australian support will include the delivery of primary eye care, training for nurses, eye doctors and ophthalmologists, as well as provision of equipment for testing. Senator Carr pointed…
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Uluru wins tourism top prize
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The Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park has taken out the top prize at the Qantas Australian Tourism Awards, as Australia’s best major tourist attraction. Environment Minister Tony Burke today congratulated the park’s traditional owners, board and staff on their win. “I know I’m not alone in my passion for Uluru. More than 250,000 people visit the…
Holden signs 3-year NRL sponsorship deal
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Holden has recently signed a 3-year sponsorship deal with the National Rugby League. The multi-million dollar deal marks the first time in 15 years Holden has sponsored a football code. The deal grants them the naming rights to:- The Holden State of Origin Series between New South Wales and Queensland The Holden Cup (NRL National…
Beware of Malware in Tax Scams
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In 2012, the Australian Tax Office received just over 26,000 reports from the public on a wide range of scams including fake job advertisements, emails and bogus phone calls. An ATO spokesman commented that various tricks where used by the scammers like sending emails with attachments that appear to have come from the ATO, which…
Canberra 100th anniversary coin unveiled
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ACT Chief Minister Katy Gallagher and Member for Canberra Gai Brodtmann, representing the Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, Bernie Ripoll, today unveiled the design for the new commemorative Centenary of Canberra circulating coin. The 20-cent coin shows the original blueprint for Canberra, as designed by Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin; the commemorative coin…
Guide released to help gardeners help honeybees
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A new guide ‘Bee Friendly – A planting guide for European honeybees and Australian native pollinators’ has recently been released by the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation. The guide highlights pollen and nectar planting choices from the backyard to the bush, which will provide food for honeybees. “65 per cent of agricultural production is…
Official Backyard Cricket Rules
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Recent Research released by Commonwealth Bank reveals that close to a third of Aussie backyard cricket matches involve a dispute over the rules. According to the research, one quarter of backyard cricket matches have resulted in a disagreement about the rules, while one in five backyard cricket matches have ended prematurely because people couldn’t agree…
Bicentenary of Australia’s first coins
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2013, is the bicentenary of Australia’s first coins, the Holey Dollar and Dump. Royal Australian Mint Chief Executive Officer Mr Ross MacDiarmid explained that, the first Holey Dollars and Dumps were struck in 1813 from Spanish eight reale coins, to give the rapidly establishing colony of New South Wales a stable currency that would not…
50 Cents
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50 cents. Half a buck. If you have ever wondered how profitable www.themovieboards.net is, well now I have told you. About 6 years (more likely 10 years) of inconsistent work has resulted in me making about 50 cents. And to be honest, I am pretty sure I don’t care. I know I should, but right…
New Year’s Resolutions: Yes or No?
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It’s that time of year again when we are all faced with the choice on wither or not we will make any New Year’s Resolutions. According to the CommBank I CAN 2013 Report released by the Commonwealth Bank 43 per cent of Australians or 14.5 million New Year’s resolutions will be made around the country…