Australia announces more Asian Century funding
Source: NewKerala
Sydney :: Australia | updated 2013-05-15 02:00:08 -0700 | political-news
The project is one of a number of Asian Century initiatives provided for in the 2013 budget, and will facilitate more Commonwealth-supported places for students to study a Diploma of Languages alongside their degree, Xinhua reported. The initiative is part...
Govt loses superannuation vote after MPs absent
Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Sydney :: Australia | updated 2013-05-14 23:31:26 -0700 | political-news
The vote was on a Coalition amendment to government legislation relating to superannuation and is the most significant loss on the floor of the House for the Government in the current hung Parliament. The missing MPs included two ministers, Gary...
Scientists lament budget's lack of vision
Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Sydney :: Australia | updated 2013-05-14 23:31:26 -0700 | political-news
The Australian Academy of Science says there is no long-term vision for Australia's future, claiming the budget represents a missed opportunity. "Now is the time to invest in knowledge-building and innovation, to ensure we are economically competitive," academy president Professor...
Police find body off Qld coast
Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Hervey Bay :: Australia | updated 2013-05-14 23:31:24 -0700 | political-news
They have been conducting a search for a man who has been missing since this morning...Topics: maritime , hervey-bay-4655 , bundaberg-4670 Search ABC News Featured Video
Budget plays 'Russian roulette' with dementia, says Ita
Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Hobart :: Australia | updated 2013-05-14 21:26:51 -0700 | political-news
Dementia advocates had been seeking $200 million over five years for research to help find a cure for the disease. Ms Buttrose, who is president of Alzheimer's Australia, told the organisation's national conference in Hobart dementia research should be a...
What Would a Socialist Aotearoa Look Like?
Source: Scoop
Sydney :: Australia | updated 2013-05-14 20:37:00 -0700 | political-news
Kia ora to all members and supporters of Socialist Aotearoa, This week's branch meeting will open with a discussion on what a socialist Aotearoa could look like...Environmental destruction on a massive scale. But what would a socialist Aotearoa look like?...
Parole closer for Schapelle Corby
Source: Wellington Dominion
Sydney :: Australia | updated 2013-05-14 20:15:23 -0700 | political-news
A new regulation signed on April 16 but still poorly understood in Indonesia, means Corby's lawyers can go ahead and lodge the Australian drug smuggler's parole application. They have been delaying because of worries about whether the immigration department would...
Lower GST threshold 'could have boosted budget'
Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Sydney :: Australia | updated 2013-05-14 19:30:20 -0700 | political-news
The National Retailers Association (NRA) says the Government has missed a "golden opportunity" to boost the budget by not lowering the GST threshold on foreign goods. The budget shows $17 billion has been wiped off the nation's books this financial...
Ethical questions over one-way Mars trip
Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Sydney :: Australia | updated 2013-05-14 19:30:17 -0700 | political-news
Jonathan Nally from SpaceInfo.com.au says although it's more than 200 million kilometres away, Mars is the most Earth-like planet in our solar system. "We now know that Mars is a lot more habitable, both in the past and now, than...
Drunk teen driver spared jail for mate's death
Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Sydney :: Australia | updated 2013-05-14 19:30:14 -0700 | political-news
Christopher Robert Gordon, 19, pleaded guilty to aggravated charges of causing death and harm by dangerous driving, as well as leaving the scene of an accident. In February last year, his 18-year-old friend Luke Gill was killed when Gordon crashed...
Groves ex-wife breaks down in court
Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Sydney :: Australia | updated 2013-05-14 19:30:14 -0700 | political-news
Dr Le Neve Groves is suing three lenders over the sale of $33 million of her ABC Learning shares to pay off Eddy Groves' margin loans in 2008. Dr Groves says she has no knowledge of signing guarantee documents. She...
Federal budget 'a disappointment' for NSW
Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Sydney :: Australia | updated 2013-05-14 17:28:34 -0700 | political-news
47 The New South Wales Treasurer Mike Baird says the federal budget is a disappointment for families across the state with cuts to GST revenue, health, and vague musings on infrastructure. The Federal Government has outlined billions of dollars in...
What happens inside the budget lock-up?
Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Sydney :: Australia | updated 2013-05-14 17:28:33 -0700 | political-news
The press gallery is overflowing and the coffee line is enormous. "When does one plus one equal three?" quips the guy in front of me. "When you're Wayne Swan...But bad jokes seem part and parcel of budget day. "I know...
AgForce questions budget's farm efforts
Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Mount Isa :: Australia | updated 2013-05-14 17:28:31 -0700 | political-news
Rural lobby group AgForce says Queensland farmers will not get much relief from new programs announced in last night's federal budget. The Federal Government has introduced a farm finance scheme to support farmers in debt and a hardship allowance for...
Schools fair trade for baby bonus: Wong
Source: The Courier-Mail
Brisbane :: Australia | updated 2013-05-14 21:26:50 -0700 | political-news
Treasurer Wayne Swan's sixth budget, released on Tuesday, abolished the baby bonus, saving $1.1 billion over five years. It is estimated 28,000 families will not receive the $5000 bonus, with the savings channelled into the overhaul of school funding.
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