Train commuters from the AirportLink stations of Green Square and Mascot will pay lower fares starting Monday with the NSW Government scrapping the station access fee. Commuters will now get the same MyZone fares as the rest of the CityRail network.
President Barack Obama is scheduled to present medals to 20 honorees, including A-list actress, Merryl Streep, singer-songwriter, James Taylor and author, Joyce Carol Oates. According to Reuters, a ceremony will be held at the East Room of the White House on Wednesday where Obama will honor ten recipients each for 2010 National Medal of Arts and 2010 National Humanities Medal.
It is inevitable that issues on the marginalization of black male and female performers be raised days before the annual prestigious awards for films. And as expected the same recurring concern have cropped up as Times published an article with a list of Oscar black winners, pointing out 'the lack of black nominees at 83rd Academy Award'. The article had resulted in heated debates among various groups and individuals, including four-time Oscar host, Whoopi Goldberg who had subsequently con...
Critics have said that this year's Oscars could go down as one of the worst awards nights in the history of Oscars. Data ratings from Nielsen a day after showed a decrease in audience share by ten percent compared last year. First time Oscar hosts Francaway, - the celebrity name for James Franco and Anne Hathaway - - have received dismal thumbs down for failure to wow as Oscar faces this year. This has paved the way for an increased clamor for Billy Crystal to host next year's Oscars.
Sales from Australia's commodity exports are seen growing to $255 billion in the next 12 months to be driven by growing world demand, a report of the Bureau of Agricultural & Resource Economics & Sciences (ABARES) said today.
Australian commuters' daily stress maybe prolonged as production of the commuter trains set to be launched in a month is still hounded by setbacks left and right.
Sales from Australia's commodity exports are seen growing to $255 billion in the next 12 months to be driven by growing world demand, a report of the Bureau of Agricultural & Resource Economics & Sciences (ABARES) said today.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard joined Holden employees today to unveil a new generation of Australian-made cars at Holden's Vehicle Operations in Elizabeth, South Australia.
Victoria’s leading transport advocate, RACV, has called on the federal government to ensure that any carbon price for fuel is part of the existing fuel excise.
Legislation has been introduced to Parliament today to enable internal body scanning technology to be used to stop drug couriers.
Australia Prime Minister Julia Gillard admitted today that a carbon tax would send electricity prices soaring.
Australia and Switzerland will begin discussions next month to update the existing tax treaty.
The Australian government has introduced legislation to give shareholders unprecedented power over the pay of company directors and executives and strengthen the transparency of Australia's executive remuneration framework.
The Australian government has committed an immediate $5 million donation to help with the earthquake recovery effort in New Zealand.
Australia’s Prime Minister Julia Gillard confirmed today that one Australian resident in Christchurch was killed in the quake and said there are fears for more Australians.
Reserve Bank Governor Glenn Stevens today has issued a warning that China's slowing growth will impact on Australia's economic prospects.
It would be another long night for the search and rescue operations in Christchurch City in New Zealand as they try to find more survivors from the rubble left by the devastating earthquake that left 75 dead and more than 100 others still missing.
The International Monetary Fund has assured that the world economy can shake off the negative impact of a sudden surge in oil prices due to the continuing political turmoil in the Middle East.
The Australian government has doubled the number of urban search and rescue specialists being deployed to New Zealand to help with the Christchurch earthquake disaster.
Australia's latest Bureau of Statistics report on wages showed workers in private companies have had pay increases in the last two quarters.
As the continuing violence in Libya surmounts and Colonel Muammar Gaddafi would not step down, Europe has begun to evacuate citizens still stranded in the country.
An Australian is one of the confirmed 75 persons who perished in the devastating earthquake that rocked Christchurch, New Zealand yesterday.
The federal government is getting ready to evacuate some 80 Australians from Libya as the heightened violence could not be quelled by any peaceful means.
Is the US economy really on the rise? Are American consumers becoming more gung-hoed and spending on lattes and other luxuries given up during the downturn?
Vix Technology, which manages the technology for metcard and numerous international transport ticketing systems, has offered the Victorian government a replacement for myki that will not cost taxpayers or government an extra cent.
This is the TRANSCRIPT OF JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE of Hon. Kevin Rudd MP, The Australian Minister For Foreign Affairs and The Austrian Foreign Minister held in SYDNEY last 19 FEBRUARY 2011.
Trade unions and the federal government have opposing stands over suggested reforms to Australia's apprenticeship system.
Celebrity coupl David and Victoria Beckham are among the first few stars invited in the upcoming Royal Wedding at Abbey Westminster and will be attending the lunchtime buffet to be hosted by the Queen.
Australian businesses and households are urged to prepare for escalating electricity and gas prices beginning next year as the country struggles for environmental concerns.
The former Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson has remained left out of the list of the prominent guests in the much awaited Royal Wedding in April. The spokesman reiterated that the former Duchess will not attend the ceremony at Westminster Abbey since she will be going to another country
