Sydney : A senior public servant has defended the legality of stripping the information watchdog of funds after the Abbott government was unable to pass laws to abolish it.The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, which oversees freedom of information and privacy law, closed its Canberra workplace late last year because its funding was scheduled […]
Sydney : Gina Rinehart’s wealth has taken a huge hit from a falling iron ore price, and may take a larger one following Thursday’s NSW Supreme Court decision to award control of her family’s $4 billion family trust to estranged daughter Bianca – though for now she maintains her position as Australia’s richest person on […]
Queensland : Most of Australia can expect a drier and warmer than usual winter as the influence of an El Nino takes hold – although the first few days of the season won’t feel very balmy for many. The latest three-month outlook released by the Bureau of Meteorology on Thursday shows the odds favour drier-than-average […]
Perth : Prime Minister Tony Abbott has made an embarrassing blunder, ridiculing his own government’s investment in technology education. During question time on Wednesday, Labor leader Bill Shorten asked the Prime Minister whether he would support coding being taught in every primary and secondary school. “Let’s just understand exactly what the Leader of the Opposition […]
CHANDIGARH : Punjab Government’s land on lease scheme for solar power projects has attracted huge response from the private landowners having an offer of 4,580 acres of land in just 10 days from across the State. Seeing the enthusiastic response, the State Government is expecting to create a considerable land bank for setting up of […]