Archive for: August, 2014

25,000 survey results on the national average cost of labour

                ServiceSeeking.com.au  has released the average hourly  rate for various trade jobs, from a survey of 25,000 people. Consumers now know what they should be paying on average for a job around the house. Looking at labour costs nationally, house painters charge the least at  $39.92 per  hour […]

Asians under-represented in leadership roles in Australia

            Lindsay Fox of Linfox a Trucking company in Australia was appointed co-chair of the Australia-India CEO’s Forum formed in 2012  here shaking hands with Mr Naveen Jindal,  head of India’s Jindal Group and an Indian Member of Parliament People from Asian backgrounds are well represented in entry level and […]

Prime Minister Tony Abbott sends best wishes

              I send best wishes to everyone celebrating Indian  Independence Day. As the world’s largest democracy, this is an occasion to honour the contribution of India to the world. On the eve of  independence  in 1947, Jawaharlal Nehru said that “India will awake to life and freedom” and would […]

Work completed on M2 now with speed limit of 100Km/h for full 21km  stretch

Minister for Roads and Freight Duncan Gay on August 14 welcomed the completion of safety work requested by the NSW Government on the Hills M2 motorway to ensure consistent speed limits. “From today, motorists travelling westbound on the M2 will experience a 100km/h speed zone along the full 21 kilometre stretch, which extends from Delhi […]

Hon. Julie’s Bishop’s address at AIBC dinner

                MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS The Hon Julie Bishop MP 7 August ADDRESS TO AUSTRALIA-INDIA BUSINESS COUNCIL NSW ANNUAL AUSTRALIA-INDIA ADDRESS SYDNEY   I’m so pleased to be here this evening and I begin by acknowledging a number of special guests; Premier Mike Baird; Your Excellency, Biren Nanda, […]

Museum of India to open in Melbourne

Federation of Indian Associations INC. (FIAV) officially opens Museum of India in Melbourne on August 15, 2014  at 4pm at 61-63 Foster Street &  Robinson Streets, Dandenong, VIC 3175. Admission to the opening ceremony is by invitation only and will be conducted in the presence of Victorian Minister for Multicultural Affairs & Citizenship Hon. Matthew […]

India is world’s largest beef exporter

                India is world’s largest beef exporter in volume terms with shipments totaling 156 million tonnes (shipped weight) valued at US $4.49 billion. Brazil is  second whereas Australia is number three exporter of beef. According to Food & Agriculture Organization of UN India has 58 per cent of […]

Australia’s exports strong in 2013-14

              Mr Andrew Robb, Minister of Trade and Investment   August 6, 2014. New trade data released today shows strong growth in Australian exports led by resources trade with North Asia. Australian Bureau of Statistics Trade in Goods and Services data show Australian exports rose 10 per cent in […]

PM Abbott’s message on Racial Discrimination Act

              MESSAGE FROM THE PRIME MINISTER   THE RACIAL DISCRIMINATION ACT   The Government will not proceed with the proposed changes to the  Racial Discrimination Act 1975  (the Act). Over the last five months, the Government has undertaken a comprehensive process of community consultation. We wanted to hear from […]

Government tightens bail laws

    The NSW Government will introduce changes to the Bail Act, ensuring that those who pose an unacceptable risk to the community will no longer be eligible for bail,  NSW Premier Mike Baird and Attorney General Brad Hazzard announced today. The changes also include a new onus on those accused of the most serious […]

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