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Stop a public holiday? Yes we republican
Sydney :: Australia | 17 days ago
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Australian public holiday to celebrate the Queen's silver jubilee. The day of commemoration would be shared with England and other nations where the Queen is head of state under a Bill tabled by a British MP. Tory MP Andrew Rosindell sparked fierce international...
Tags: England, public holiday, Australia, Sydney, Donovan, Republicanism in Australia, Kevin Rudd, Benwell, Politics
Staffer left to Twitter thumbs
London :: United Kingdom | 17 days ago
Credibility Life after politics can be difficult for an MP, but the lot of an out-of-work political staffer can be even harder, judging by the lamentations of Malcolm Turnbull's recently departed assistant Twitterer, Tommy Tudehope . The Turnbull staffer resigned...
Tags: Nicholas Cowdery, public holiday, Peter White, Joe Tripodi, Nicole Richie, Tommy Tudehope, John Hatzistergos, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Alan Jones, United Kingdom, London, Stolen Generations, Kevin Rudd, Queen Fabiola of Belgium, Human Interest, Members of the Australian House of Representatives, Cultural assimilation, Racism in Australia
Have YDP’s birthday on Sept 17, says Sabah DCM
Petaling Jaya :: Malaysia | about 1 month ago
Credibility A senior Sabah minister has proposed that the birthday celebrations of the Yang di-Pertua Negri Tun Ahmadshah Abdullah be moved from Sept 16 to a day later. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Peter Pang said the move would enable Sabah to focus on the Malaysia...
Tags: datuk seri, MCA, president datuk, najib tun, tun razak, seri najib, public holiday, Sabahans, Sabah DCM, minister datuk
Sharemarket lower ahead of rate decision
Sydney :: Australia | 2 months ago
Credibility December share price index contract was 34 points lower at 4575 points on a volume of 15,346 contracts. Hartleys head of research Trent Barnett said the local bourse had dipped in and out of negative territory on light trading volumes while NSW, ACT and...
Tags: South Australia, U.S, light trade, public holiday, Australia, Sydney
Local market in sluggish start
New York City :: NY :: USA | 2 months ago
Credibility A public holiday in New South Wales, South Australia and the ACT has also meant light trading volumes...The banking sector is trading lower with the ANZ losing 1 per cent to $23.36. BHP has gained 1 per cent to $36.59 and Rio Tinto has risen 40 cents...
Tags: Wall Street, public holiday, opens lower, NSW, S&P, New York City
MP hopeful Matariki holiday will pass (Newstalk ZB)
Auckland :: New Zealand | 4 months ago
Credibility A Maori Party MP hopes her bid to make the Maori New Year a public holiday will be adopted. Rahui Katene's Private Member's Bill would see Matariki marked by an official mid-winter holiday and will go before Parliament in a matter of weeks. The MP says...
Tags: Matariki, public holiday, slave labour
Turkey to declare Labor Day a public holiday
İstanbul :: Turkey | 8 months ago
Credibility Central Daylight Time Turkey's Labor Minister said Thursday the government has drafted a law that would again make May 1 a public holiday. Faruk Celik did not say, however, if workers would be allowed to celebrate Labor Day at a main square in Istanbul.
Tags: public holiday, Faruk Celik
RSL applauds decision to can Anzac long weekend
Sydney :: Australia | 11 months ago
Credibility Western Australia and the ACT will be the only states to mark Anzac Day next year with a long weekend. For the first time since 1998, Anzac Day falls on a Saturday, so the holiday will be observed on the day itself rather than on the Sunday, with the...
Tags: long weekend, public holiday
Cold may multiply quake affectees? woes
Islamabad :: Pakistan | about 1 year ago
Credibility Balochistan's quake-stricken areas are likely to witness the temperature going down up to -9 degree Celsius, which will further add up to the hardships of the affectees. Talking to Geo News, Meteorological Department Director General Qamruz Zaman said...
Tags: Shaheed Benazir Bhutto, PPP Central Executive Committee, Dr. Babar Awan, Dr Babar Awan, public holiday, Ulema, National Assembly, Senate, Parliamentary Affairs, unanimous resolution
Australian Broadcasting Company: Melbourne Cup holiday could be changed: Stanhope
Canberra :: Australia | about 1 year ago
Credibility Stanhope Posted November 3, 2008 09:30:00 Updated November 3, 2008 14:47:00 Tomorrow's public holiday could be the last on Melbourne Cup day for Canberrans. The public holiday was declared last year by the ACT Government after the tradional Union Picnic...
Tags: public holiday, melbourne cup
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