Rudd tries to hit 'reset button' with business
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd with his new ministry. Photo: Andrew Meares Photo: Andrew Meares The business community has renewed calls for an early election, despite Kevin Rudd's attempts to repair...
View ArticleUS thanks Queensland police for help in stopping paedophile couple
Queensland police have been acknowledged by the US postal service for helping to arrest and convict two men from Brisbane who exploited their 'adopted' boy child through a global child pornographic...
View ArticleDollars and sense are equally important if Australia is to close the...
(Source: The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia) Dollars and sense are equally important if Australia is to close the infrastructure deficit The release of Infrastructure Australia's...
View ArticleEconomy needs more diversity: Rudd
AAP Prime Minister Kevin Rudd believes he has put together a strong economics team to tackle the threats of the global economy, particularly the end of the resources boom. Mr Rudd's new ministry...
View ArticleKevin Rudd's new cabinet packed with women
KEVIN Rudd will elevate a record number of women into cabinet, proving he is determined to ensure the "men in blue ties" do not dominate the political landscape. Victorians Jacinta Collins and...
View ArticleBusiness forum highlights Seychelles-Sri Lankan ties
Members of the business communities of both Seychelles and Sri Lanka were honoured by the presence of Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa while discussing investment opportunities yesterday. The...
View ArticleGuinea court charges minister over stadium massacre
Published June 29, 2013AFP Guinean police arrest a protester on September 28, 2009 in front of the biggest stadium in the capital Conakry during a protest banned by Guinea's ruling junta. Guinean...
View ArticleCowboys rule second half to lock out scanty Sharks
COWBOYS 24 SHARKS 4 JAMES Tamou's bid to reclaim the NSW jersey he lost in a drink driving incident kicked off positively in balmy Townsville on Sunday night, the Australia prop topping 100 metres...
View ArticleTamou fires in Cowboys win over hapless Sharks
COWBOYS 24 SHARKS 4 JAMES Tamou's bid to reclaim the NSW jersey he lost in a drink driving incident kicked off positively in balmy Townsville on Sunday night, the Australia prop topping 100 metres...
View ArticleRudd? Gillard? Australians have bigger problems
Australia has been called many things: Oz; the land Down Under; the lucky country. But the equivalent of a collateralised debt obligation (CDO) Canberra can’t be happy to hear its AAA-rated economy...
View ArticleTamou fires in Cowboys win over Sharks
James Tamou's bid to reclaim the NSW jersey he lost in a drink driving incident kicked off positively in balmy Townsville last night, the Australia prop topping 100 metres with the ball with almost a...
View ArticleKevin Rudd once again running the nation from his back deck in Brisbane's...
BRISBANE will once again be the seat of power after Prime Minister Kevin Rudd decided to base himself in the Sunshine State. The Courier-Mail can reveal Mr Rudd will run the country from his Norman...
View Article01.07.13 International teacher educators aim for research-based policy...
(Source: Queensland University of Technology) Around 150 national and international educators and researchers are gathering at QUT this week for the annual Australian Teacher Education Association...
View ArticleBrighter light for disability
Emotional scenes in Parliament after the passing of the disability legislation. Photo: Andrew Meares One day in 2006, Bruce Bonyhady went to visit a kindergarten in the Melbourne suburb of Endeavour...
View ArticleApprenticeship zone at Historic Dockyard business event looks to the future...
(Source: Medway Council) One of the county's biggest business events will be looking to the future when it takes over the Historic Dockyard in Chatham next week. The Manufacturing and Engineering Expo...
View ArticleLiberals should learn from Labor: flick an unpopular leader
LETTERS Given the dramatic turnaround in the polls following Rudd's reinstatement, the Liberals should be worried (''Key seats swing back to ALP'', June 29-30). Leader preference polls tend to be...
View ArticlePawnbrokers Thriving as Poorest Aussies Bear Brunt of Slowdown
On a sidewalk in Sydney’s Bankstown neighborhood, where unemployment is more than double Australia’s average, Dave Cox pulls the starter cord of an edge trimmer to prove it works as he tries to sell...
View ArticleJob for new Treasurer: fix foreign investment rules for agriculture (NPA -...
(Source: NPA - National Party of Australia) Job for new Treasurer: fix foreign investment rules for agriculture 01-July-2013 Senator Fiona Nash - Nationals Senator Fiona Nash today called on the new...
View ArticleEconomy uncertain, Bowen cautions
Treasurer Chris Bowen has recast Labor's economic message, warning of an uncertain outlook that will require "careful management". A week after the former prime minister Julia Gillard insisted the...
View ArticleGillard's positive legacy
WHAT is Julia Gillard's legacy for female aspirants to high political office in Australia? I say it's overwhelmingly positive. The reforms in introducing the disability scheme, education reform,...
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