Tag: Australian government

New body to ease Australia’s transition to net zero

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.

May 6, 2023

The study route

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.

May 1, 2023

Aus govt fails to ward off effects of climate change: Survey

"Australians have lost almost a decade of what should've been our moment to take strong and bold action on climate.

March 31, 2022

Confidence in Australian govt falls to 2-yr low: Poll

It is the lowest level of confidence in the government during the Covid-19 pandemic.

February 14, 2022

Facebook to invest $1 billion over 3 years to news industry in Australia

The new $1 billion commitment matches the one Google made in October last year.

February 25, 2021

Australia will compel Google, Facebook to pay media outlets for news content

The country's competition watchdog ACCC was tasked to come up with a mandatory code of conduct for tech platforms,

April 21, 2020

3 Australians detained in Iran

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.

September 11, 2019

China arrests Australian writer over espionage charges

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.

August 27, 2019

Australian Government asks citizens visiting India to use e-payments

Australian government has advised its citizens travelling to India to ensure their trip is planned in such a way so as not to depend on the availability of cash, claiming that some visitors are facing difficulties in exchanging 100 dollar notes in India after demonetisation. In the latest advisory issued yesterday, Department of Foreign Affairs...

January 6, 2017