CPA Australia is encouraging individuals and businesses to be vigilant in identifying what they are able to claim so as to avoid missing out on the cash they are entitled to receive for the current financial year.
Budweiser is asking adult men across America to help save one million gallons of water by not shaving in the days and weeks leading up to World Environment Day (June 5). As part of Budweiser's ongoing commitment to water conservation, the Grow One. Save a Million. program allows consumers to get involved and save roughly 5 gallons of water for each shave they skip.
As international concern grows over the mounting toll of fighting in Libya, Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) is urging his colleagues in Congress to give "serious attention" to increasing evidence that members of the Algeria-backed Polisario Front are among those "being recruited and participating as mercenaries in Col. Gadhafi's murderous campaign against the Libyan people." Earlier this month, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Libyan leaders, callin...
Australian actor Michael Caton described Cate Blanchett a “passionate person” as he defends her role in an ad promotion supporting carbon tax.
Australia’s largest and most representative business group has reaffirmed its opposition to a carbon tax or trading scheme prior to the operation of a global mitigation agreement.
The Australian Government has welcomed the news that Ratko Mladic was arrested in Serbia and congratulated the Serbian authorities on this development.
Work on the $16 billion Santos (ASX: STO) Liquefied Natural Gas Project near Gladstone is underway, with Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Queensland Premier Anna Bligh officially launching the project on Saturday.
The rules on foreign ownership in ASX Ltd, according to Australian Financial Services Minister Bill Shorten, did not drop Singapore Exchange Ltd’s bid and they do not need any correction. This after the government decided to uphold a tax office ruling that gains from asset sales by private equity firms.
As the 30 days of public hearing in eight locations ended today, Premier Anna Bligh argued that investing $15 million in an implementation to review and extract any lessons from the disaster that ravaged over Queensland is one of the best ways to honor the 35 victims.
The Australian Manufacturing Workers, the country’s largest manufacturing union, has released a costed plan that aims to safeguard existing jobs and create a long-term base for renewable energy manufacturing in the country.
The National Press Club criticized Thursday a decision by the Justice Department to subpoena a New York Times reporter to testify in a criminal trial about who leaked him information for a book he wrote.
Seniors have lost almost one-third of their buying power since 2000, according to the Annual Survey of Senior Costs, released today by The Senior Citizens League (TSCL). TSCL is one of the nation's largest nonpartisan seniors advocacy groups.
While NSW continues to give leads on poorly manufactured solar panels, Western Australia considered following it as more and more complaints and inquiries against the solar industry continues to rise from 50 and 300 respectively.
West Australian Energy Minister Peter Collier announced that short-term gas supplies will be provided in a bid aiming to bring more transparency to the market.
With the federal government facing more and more criticisms regarding its Malaysian asylum seekers swap deal, Immigration Minister Chris Bowen assured that asylum seekers sent from Malaysia to Australia will not be caned.
The Australian government released its draft guideline for an R18+ rating for video games released in the country. Adult themed games will be allowed to show nudity and more explicit violent content.
The Property Council of Australia has called on the Queensland government for immediate cuts in taxes and charges along with action to improve housing affordability, labelling these as critical ingredients for a successful 2011-12 State Budget.
Leaders of the 8 most powerful nations will be meeting on Thursday and Friday at the French seaside town of Deauville in Normandy for an annual summit amidst very tight security.
The New South Wales Government will inspect a further 500 solar panels in Sydney to ensure the installations are safe for consumers and comply with regulations.
Thick cloud coming from an erupting volcano in Iceland has covered some parts of the UK, Scotland up to northern England Tuesday, disrupting air traffic and leaving thousands of passengers stranded in several airports.
Israeli Prime Minister on Tuesday declared his country is willing to give up some settlement sites in the name of peace, but at the same time laid out demands that are seemingly unacceptable for the Palestines.
A unit of Munich Re, the world's largest re - insurer, Ergo is under fire for reportedly hosting an orgy to reward "deserving" salesmen.
An asylum-seeker swap deal with Malaysia is expected to be finalized in the coming weeks while Jakarta discarded a similar deal with Indonesia by the federal government.
After several months of calling for U.S. government action to sanction Venezuela's state run oil company Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA) for doing business with Iran, Chairman of the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee Connie Mack (FL-14) welcomed the State Department's decision to finally sanction Venezuela's state-owned oil corporation today by stating:
The Greens call to ban new coal mines is receiving much criticism, with the Institute of Public Affairs labeling this move ‘catastrophic’.
Tens of thousands of children are sexually abused each year in the United States, yet news coverage of the subject is out of sync with both the magnitude of the issue and the context in which it occurs. This finding comes from a study released this month from Berkeley Media Studies Group, a project of the Public Health Institute. The report, Case by Case: News coverage of child sexual abuse, examined national news stories on child sexual abuse published between 2007 and 2009. Fewer than one stor...
NASA is ending attempts to regain contact with the long-lived Mars Exploration Rover Spirit, which last communicated on March 22, 2010.
China's economic growth is seen hitting a lower target of 9.4 percent, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said in its latest note to clients Tuesday as Premier Wen Jiabao's efforts to curb rising inflation will impact on domestic growth.
Although the NSW Government’s solar power decision today may anger many households, it will save more than 5000 jobs in this vital industry, according to the Clean Energy Council.
Despite the death of another Australian in Afghanistan war, Prime Minister Julia Gillard restated the country’s commitment to stay in the distance.
