Simon Steward Jacqueline Gleeson Judges of High Court

His Excellency the Governor-General has accepted the advice of the Government to appoint the Honourable Justice Simon Steward and the Honourable Justice Jacqueline Gleeson as Justices of the High Court of Australia. Justice Steward and Justice Gleeson will respectively fill the vacancies that will arise upon the retirements of the Honourable Justice Geoffrey Nettle AC onRead More →

Daniel Andrews restrictions ease

“Now is the time to open up”, says Daniel Andrews Finally, Melbourne’s coronavirus restrictions will start to ease from 11:59pm Tonight, a cautious and a tiny bit cheerful Premier Daniel Andrews announced yesterday. There was no new case of COVID-19 recorded yesterday. It gave the Premier a reason to feelRead More →

Bhargav Solanki dies in car crash

An Indian international student, Bhargav Mahesh Solanki died in a fatal crash in Melbourne’s inner-south has been identified as a Monash University student. He was doing Masters in Mechanical Engineering at Monash. Bhargav, 25, was killed after his Nissan sedan collided with a Holden ute on Ormond Esplanade, near the intersection ofRead More →

Australian mangoes ripe for export

Millions of Australian mangoes will soon be on their way to key export markets around the world, thanks to support from the Liberal-National Government’s International Freight Assistance Mechanism (IFAM). With a $317.1 million funding boost in the Federal Budget, IFAM continues to support Australian exporters, including our mango growers toRead More →

Virtual learning life skills

A game-changer for children with intellectual disabilities Learning to become independent is a crucial developmental milestone for all children, but for children with an intellectual disability, mastering everyday activities life skills can be an uphill battle. Now, a new virtual reality (VR) program developed by the University of South Australia is poisedRead More →

Breath Test for COVID-19

Adjusting to the new normal is where all governments are focused right now. The virus may or may not be eradicated the life has to go on. Testing for COVID-19 is where the most focus, and thus investment is. As part of the global fight against the virus, some nationsRead More →

Digital Incoming Passenger Card

Governments and countries all over the world are preparing themselves for a post-COVID new normal. A lot of housekeeping is going on and much to the delight of IT companies, many things and processes are going digital. One of them is the ‘Incoming Passenger Card’ we all have to fillRead More →

Drinking during COVID-19

Changes to our drinking habits could be a surprising “good news story” with the COVID-19 lockdown providing a catalyst for positive behaviour change, a new study has found. COVID-19 has changed our alcohol purchasing and consumption patterns in individual and unexpected ways, demonstrating resilience and a focus on self-care, accordingRead More →

Rural Tourism in Australia

Webinar to discuss the opportunities for Rural Tourism in these strange times Rural Aid’s popular Community Builders webinar series this week discusses the rural event and tourism opportunities that exist with international and interstate travel limitations, as a result of covid. CEO of Rural Aid, John Warlters, said this week’sRead More →

Family Violence in Australia

The Morrison Government is strengthening the Partner visa program to further protect vulnerable migrants from people who commit family violence and crimes against women and children. Family violence is unacceptable and will not be tolerated under any circumstance. It doesn’t matter who you are, where you come from, whether youRead More →