HMAS Arunta Home for Mother’s Day
May 11, 2008
The Royal Australian Navy Anzac Class Frigate, HMAS Arunta, returned home today following a six-month deployment to the Middle East Area of Operations as part of Operation Catalyst. Read more
Australian Donates English Books to Lesotho Schools
May 10, 2008
The President of Australian Refugee Association, David Linn, has donated over 5,000 books to the Lesotho’s Transformation Resource Centre for the organization to distribute them to various schools in the country, APA has learned. Read more
Illegal Workers Caught in New South Wales Riverina Operation
May 10, 2008
Immigration officers located 12 illegal workers and uncovered evidence of possible exploitation and fraudulent migration activity during a two-night operation in the New South Wales Riverina, the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Chris Evans, said this week. Read more
Australian Firm to Build Thermal Power Plant in Mozambique
May 10, 2008
An Australian firm, Riversdale Mining, on Friday said it would start building a 2000 megawatt coal-fired power plant in Mozambique’s northern Tete province in early 2009 and production will start in 2010. Read more
Mildura Joins National Air Safety Campaign
May 7, 2008
Mildura, Victoria will this week host a special workshop for local pilots as part of a national air safety campaign. The Civil Aviation Safety Authority is staging the free AvSafety workshop at the Mildura Aero Club on Wednesday, 7 May. Read more
Australian Government to Implement Industry Report on Skilled Migration
May 5, 2008
The Rudd Government is moving quickly to implement the recommendations made by an External Reference Group (ERG) established to improve Australia’s temporary skilled migration program. The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Chris Evans, said on Monday the group of industry experts had made 16 recommendations in its final report. Read more
