March 2018 – Wyndham City

Steve Smith has stood down as captain of the Australian Test team

Steve Smith has stood down as captain of the Australian Test team after he admitted this team conspired to an carried out ball tampering at the Third Test in Cape Town, South Africa. The idea of roughing the pall up with dirt and sand was discussed in a “leadership group” as a “possible way to get an advantage” and was… Read More

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Crackdown on wealthy welfare cheats nets $43 million

The Hon Michael Keenan MP Minister for Human Services More than 1,000 wealthy welfare cheats have been caught over-claiming tens of millions in Federal Government benefits during a nationwide crackdown. A joint operation run by the Department of Human Services (DHS) and the Australian Transaction Reports Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) targeted welfare recipients who had large amounts of unexplained wealth pass… Read More

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Uber’s new rival in Australia: an Indian upstart

Ola built itself into India’s leading ride-hailing company by catering to the particular needs of Indian customers, who often like to settle fares in cash and jump on cheap, three-wheeled auto-rickshaws for short trips. Now Ola is expanding overseas for the first time, to Australia, in a major test of whether India’s new breed of technology start-ups can survive in… Read More

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Labor’s retiree tax

Joint media release with The Hon Kelly O’Dwyer MP Minister for Revenue and Financial Services The Labor party’s latest bright idea, a $59 billion raid on imputation credits, is a direct attack on retirees, pensioners and low income earners that will mean dividends are no longer protected from double taxation. As well as the more than one million individuals who… Read More

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Stress induced hair fall and how to manage it?

There is ample evidence to suggest the fact that anxiety or stress and the problem of hair loss are indeed related. The relationship between the two, despite being a complex one, can be easily established. If you’re worrying too much about how the rate of hair loss in your case has seemingly multiplied, then it’s time that you stop over-thinking.… Read More

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ABC Celebrates International Women’s Day

The ABC has announced a new cadetship scheme encouraging women to enter the film and television industry as part of its support for International Women’s Day and the #PressforProgress campaign. The 12-month Your Time cadetships are supported by Screen Australia and are aimed at women who want to develop screen skills, especially in the fields of camera, sound, directing and… Read More

Technology

iPhone X and 7 Beat Samsung Galaxy S9 in ‘Awkward’ Benchmark Results

The Samsung Galaxy S9 went head-to-head with several Apple iPhones in an early benchmark testing. And despite being Samsung’s latest and greatest technology, it still can’t beat the iPhone X in terms of performance. According to benchmark comparisons conducted by Anandtech, the Galaxy S9 with an Exynos 9810 CPU lost to the iPhone X’s A11 Bionic in every single test… Read More

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The Indian Bazaar

For a fun-filled day for the whole family, The Indian Bazaar is bringing you 40 – 50 businesses together all under one roof to give you an amazing Sunday! Indian clothing, jewellery, food, footwear, cosmetics, home decor & plenty of knickknacks along with trades and services that our local businesses have to offer. Free Entry and Free Parking! Completely Indoors… Read More

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Speech at the Australian Domestic Gas Outlook conference

Minister for Resources and Northern Australia Last year when I spoke to this conference, I did so in the context of very high domestic gas prices. At the time I noted that the domestic price of gas in Adelaide was $14 / GJ compared to a price of $11 / GJ in Japan. I said last year that the Australian… Read More