The Royal Australian Mint have launched three commemorative coins in partnership with the Victoria Racing Club (VRC) to celebrate the 150th running of the Melbourne Cup. Designed by Wojciech Pietranik, the three 50 cent coins feature some of the great heroes and iconic references that define the Melbourne Cup legacy. VRC Chairman Rod Fitzroy said: [...]
Australian researchers have uncovered a novel DNA mutation in the c-Myb gene that may be linked to the development of leukaemia, breast and colon cancer. A team led by Dr Peter Papathanasiou from the John Curtin School of Medical Research at The Australian National University and Associate Professor Andrew Perkins from the Institute for Molecular [...]
Two charter operators at Sydney’s bankstown airport have had their air operator certificates suspended. On Saturday 24th July, Skymaster Air Services and Avtex Air Services had their certificates suspended by the Australian Civil Aviation Authority following concerns about the safety of their operations. Both companies have the same owners. On 15 June 2010 an aircraft [...]
The Australian federal election has been called for 21st August 2010 and will see the new Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, seek the approval of Aussie voters for her leadership after the coup against former PM Kevin Rudd earlier this year. Major issues will include promises over future mining taxes, the management of refugees and boat [...]
Australians have until 29th September 2010 to lodge an interest in the Wiradjuri native title claim near Dubbo in New South Wales. The area of the claim includes the towns of Wellington, Mudgee and Orange. See the map below for an outline. Existing interests such as leases, licences or permits are protected, but the National [...]
Australia have beaten Serbia 2 – 1 in their final match in Group D but the score line means little as both sides go home suffering from a sore case of ‘too little, too late’. For the Australians, their late start to winning form made going through to the last 16 a near impossibility. They [...]
Under United States pressure to give a market value to its currency, China has begun setting its currency at a higher rate against the dollar – a move welcomed by economists as a more accurate reflection of China’s huge buying power following massive exports growth in the last ten years. China’s yuan is now worth [...]
Ghana and Australia shared a 1-1 draw in their FIFA World Cup 2010 Group D clash to put the Gahanains top of the table and give Australia slim hopes of making the final stages too. It could have been so much more for Australia, however, as they quickly recovered from their dismal 4-0 defeat at [...]
Australian agriculture has been bracing itself for plagues of locusts which are expected to hatch in the antipodean Spring, which occurs from late September through October. Good soil moisture in autumn and winter is expected to lead to significant hatchings and a much higher number than usual of locusts reaching maturity. The Australian Plague Locust [...]
On June 14th 2010, Canada and Bermuda signed the Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) at the Premier’s official residence at Camden, Bermuda. Under the agreement, dividends of foreign affiliates resident in Bermuda, that are paid to their Canadian parent companies out of the active business income earned in Bermuda, will be exempt from Canadian taxation. [...]
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