The Australian government will establish the National Net Zero Authority (NNZA), a new body to support fossil fuel-dependent communities in the net zero transition, Minister for Climate Change & Energy Chris Bowen announced on Friday.
The institutions, and the Australian government, are concerned that many Indian applicants are making their way to distant shores with the intention of obtaining work visas, and that academic enrolment is only a ruse. In January last year, the Australian government had lifted a cap on the number of hours students could work in order to deal with workforce shortages that threatened to cripple the economy.
"Australians have lost almost a decade of what should've been our moment to take strong and bold action on climate.
It is the lowest level of confidence in the government during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The new $1 billion commitment matches the one Google made in October last year.
The country's competition watchdog ACCC was tasked to come up with a mandatory code of conduct for tech platforms,
One of the prisoners is an Australian university lecturer. A British-Australian blogger and her boyfriend were also detained by Iranian authorities in a separate incident.
Yang, who was born in China, was detained in the southern city of Guangzhou in January amid growing tension between Australia and its largest trading partner.
Australian government has advised its citizens travelling to India to ensure their trip is planned in such a way so…
