The Minister for Veteran’s Affairs Warren Snowdown recently announced funding to restore 2nd/30th Battalion Memorial at Gemas and a plaque commemorating the Malaysian-Indonesian Confrontation at the Kundasang War Memorialin. Minister Snowdown commented, “The grants, worth just over $80,000 will help preserve our important wartime history in this region and encourage more people to learn about…
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Australia backs European Union plan to help minimise space junk
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The Australian Government is backing a plan being put forward by the European Union, which calls for a international code of conduct for outer space activities. The code will aim to prevent both accidental and deliberate damage to satellites and other space objects, which creates long-lived debris and poses risks for crucial space-based infrastructure. The…
Australian Afternoon Tea blend to be launched on Australia Day
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Twinings Tea has announced the launch of an Australian Afternoon Tea blend that will be available for sale in time for Australia Day. The new tea blend was born after a celebrity tea blending competition that was won by the Hon Kevin Rudd MP. More than 80,000 Australians cast their vote following a series of…
Australia Post Releases Year of the Dragon Stamp
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Australia Post recently released a lunar New Year stamp to celebrate the year of the Dragon. Melbourne-based designer, Dani Poon designed 12 Chinese zodiac stamps to be released. The Dragon stamp is fifth in the series. Chinese legend tells of Buddha’s invitation to the animals to participate in a race to win 12 coveted positions…
Food for Fines initiative finished
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ACT Chief Minister and Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, Katy Gallagher recently thanked the Canberra Community for donating 3,500 kilograms of food to charity as a part of the Food for fines initiative ran by Libraries ACT. “A total of 8,084 items were donated through Libraries ACT’s nine branches, with three of the libraries…
Santa signs up to Australian Labour Agreement
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With Christmas and with the New Year approaching here is something for you to think about for next year’s Christmas. According to the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) because of globalization and Santa Claus’ increased Christmas workload has lead him to establish an Australian base of operations and therefore he was forced to sign…
Something to think about when your sending your Christmas wishes
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Here is something interesting for everybody to think about, in a couple of days when the Holiday madness finally reaches its peak on Christmas Day. According to recent research conducted by both Optus and Telstra that an increasing number of people will be sending their Christmas wishes via social media and SMS. Clare Gill, General…
Canberra independent Taxi Trial Anounced
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ACT Attorney General Simon Corbell recently announced that early next year that there will be a trial where twenty-five taxis will be allowed to operate independently without any affiliations to the two Canberra taxi networks. “A number of taxi operators made submissions to the review stating that taxi networks charged excessive fees but provided limited…
Be Sure to Post Your Christmas List Before December 16 !!!!
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It is that time of year again when everybody writes his or her Christmas letter to Santa with what they hope to see under their Christmas tree on Christmas morning. “Our posties have spoken to Santa, Mrs Claus, the elves and reindeer to work out the best way of delivering Santa’s mail to his secret…
Australia fifth in annual global Vacation Deprivation® survey from Expedia®
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I know it seems strange but full time workers in Australia are stockpiling their holidays. I will say it again Australian full time workers are stockpiling their holidays. According to a report released by Tourism Australia as of December of 2008, Australian workers had amassed 123 million days of leave, which equates to $33.3 billion…