Over three fabulous nights, the Macquarie Mall in the heart of Liverpool, Sydney, became a hub for South Asian culture, cuisine, fashion and performance. The Starry Sari Nights, sponsored by the Australian Government’s Smartraveller, saw over 30,000 people attend the event. Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs, Tim Watts, commented on the importance of these events. […]
Royal Australian College of GPs The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has re-iterated its concern about the North Queensland Pharmacy Scope of Practice Pilot in light of the Government’s announcement today of the pilot’s expansion. Of concern is the fact that the initial North Queensland pilot, first announced early last year, had not […]
A 34 year-old Afghan refugee, his heavily pregnant wife and two young children were forcibly evicted from their accommodation in Port Moresby yesterday (25 September 2023). Photos of the eviction are attached. The eviction followed more than a week of threats by service provider MRT Holdings to use police to forcibly evict all five refugees […]
The Minns Labor Government has made a historic multi-billion-dollar investment in Sydney’s west, after more than a decade of neglect of the area’s education, transport and infrastructure needs by the Liberals. The NSW Budget shows the Minns Labor Government will invest $3.5 billion over four years to deliver a massive pipeline of new and upgraded […]
Making permanent the minor changes to the pension work bonus scheme is welcome, and an endorsement of IPA research, however the White Paper fails pensioners, veterans, and students by not committing to remove all disincentives to work once and for all,” said Saxon Davidson, Research Fellow at the Institute of Public Affairs The federal government’s Employment […]