Australia

Sameer Qasem appointed as an honorable director in Australia

Sameer is the Producer and Editor of the National Iraqi IV based in Sydney. He has extensive overseas experience as a radio and TV director, editor and cameraman (including for example as a radio director in the Iraqi public channel, TV director in the Iraqi sports channel, arts programmes section, and a wide variety of programs, sports director for the ...

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Process instrumentation technicians in Australia: an instrumental role the mining industry

Process instrumentation plays an essential role in keeping manufacturing equipment running productively, ensuring that the required amount of throughput is being produced and preventing overflowing storage silos, bottlenecks, and damage to machinery. Mining process instrumentation technicians in Australia are entrusted with ensuring the proper functioning of monitoring and measuring devices. Instrumentation technicians can find work in an extensive range of ...

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Australia presses ahead to host Rugby Championship in one hub

Australia are pressing ahead with plans to host this year’s Rugby Championship. While the grip of Covid-19 is still keenly felt across the globe‚ restrictions‚ especially Down Under‚ in the coming months are likely to be eased to the point where international competition becomes feasible. Cash-strapped Rugby Australia‚ according to the Sydney Morning Herald‚ are working on a strategy that ...

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World’s longest growth streak ends as Australia enters recession

Australia’s almost 29-year recession-free run has come to a close, ending the developed world’s longest uninterrupted economic growth streak. Gross domestic product declined 0.3% in the first three months of the year, government data showed Wednesday, and that downturn is set to deepen in the current quarter as the full effect of shutdown to stem covid-19 takes hold. Treasurer Josh ...

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First virtual bilateral summit between PM Modi, Australian PM tomorrow. All you need to know

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold his first-ever ‘virtual’ bilateral summit with his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison on June 4. The Ministry of External Affairs issued a press release on the event, stating that the virtual summit is being held as PM Morrison’s visit to India could not take place amid the Covid-19 pandemic. “This is the first time that ...

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Govt to offer $25,000 grants for home renovators and buyers

From Thursday, June 4, people wanting to buy a new home or substantially renovate their existing home will be able to access a $25,000 government grant after Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced details of his new «HomeBuilder» scheme. The scheme will be run by the states and territories and while Mr Morrison›s spokesman said there had been discussions with the ...

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Josh Frydenberg tells G20 to put global economy into ‘hibernation’ during coronavirus crisis

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has called for the global economy to be put into “controlled hibernation” during the coronavirus emergency, in a virtual meeting of Group of 20 (G20) finance ministers and central bank governors last night. The meeting saw the economic leaders of the world’s top economies discuss a new plan to address the risk of debt vulnerabilities in low-income ...

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Coronavirus cases in NSW rise past 1,000, Border Force boss blames State Government for Ruby Princess bungle

The Australian Border Force (ABF) commissioner has tipped a bucket on the NSW Government over its handling of the arrival of a coronavirus-stricken cruise ship in Sydney last week. As the cases of COVID-19 passed 1,000 in NSW today, Premier Gladys Berejiklian said «all of us have to take responsibility» about why the Ruby Princess was allowed to dock. Later ...

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Regional Australians will need to be our ground troops in the climate war — so stop neglecting us

There are two inconvenient truths being largely overlooked as our nation discusses the link between climate change and natural disasters. The first is that regional Australians will wear the bulk of the destruction and suffering linked to our changing climate. The second, and perhaps more painful truth to realise as the impact of climate change worsens, is that metropolitan Australia’s ...

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