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DonateLife Week Promotes awareness of organ transplantation

ACT Chief Minister and Minister for Health, Katy Gallagher is urging Canberrans to take the opportunity to use DonateLife Week to discuss with their families and loved ones what they want to happen to their organs and tissue when they die. “In Australia, family members will always be asked to confirm the wishes of the…

Stay Safe iphone app launched

Stay Safe a free iPhone app designed to protect business users at risk of accident or attack was launched today. Stay Safe allows users to let their colleagues or managers know exactly where they are when help is needed urgently, even if they are unable to use their phone due to accident or attack. Graham…

Elmo and the Gang are going on a World Tour

If you have not heard already Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Big Bird, Grover, Zoe, The Count, Cookie Monster, Bert and Ernie are setting out on a world tour. The gang will be visiting China, Zambia, France, India and Australia. Life Like Touring’s Executive Producer, Luke Gallagher commented “We have been in discussions with the team at…

‘Mood Off Day’ February 26th

If you have ever thought that there was an awareness day for just about anything, then you probably be right. International Smartphone day is on February 26th. Now for the Smartphone awareness day or ‘Mood Off Day’ you are simply asked to from 5am – 10am to ignore your smartphone devices and simply be present…

Australian Olympic and Paralympic teams provided with largest ever Anti-Doping program

With over 150 days till the London 2012 Olympic Games, Minister for Sport Mark Arbib announced that the Australian Olympic and Paralympic teams will face the most comprehensive anti-doping program ever put together by Australian authorities at a major sporting event. Minister Arbib stated that the Government through the Australian Sports Anti-doping Authority (ASADA) would…

Government Computers for Students Program Exceeds Target

More than 911,000 computers have been installed in Australian Schools which exceeds the national target of 786,000 when the Australian Labor party promised to turn every secondary school into a digital school back in 2007 “This is more than just delivering computers. It is also about providing the extra digital resources teachers and students need…

Australian Electoral Reform to enable 1.5 million to vote

Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Protecting Elector Participation) Bill 2012 was introduced to the Parliament by Special Minister of State Gary Gray. “It is, without doubt, one of the most significant reforms proposed since the introduction of compulsory enrolment in this country 100 years ago,” Special Minister of State Gary Gray said. Minister Gray commented that…

Record number of Australian University offers

New research from the department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education shows that 220,000 University offers have been made this year. That number is up 4% on the same time last year. Minister for Tertiary Education, Senator Chris Evans commented that in 2012 the Gillard Government expects to fund more than 500,000 undergraduate…