MIL-OSI Australia: Futureproofing telecommunications in Norfolk Island
Source: Australian Minister for Regional Development Media Release MM122/2018 14 July 2018 I am pleased to announce reliable mobile phone and internet services are coming to Norfolk Island with the Coalition Government supporting the installation of a 4G network under the Building Better Regions Fund–Infrastructure Projects stream. The government is committing $3.45 million towards the $4.6 million […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Australia: Saudi Arabian man charged over child exploitation material
Source: Australian Customs and Border Protection Service 14-07-2018 – A 20-year-old Saudi Arabian national who arrived into Sydney airport on Friday 6 July was arrested and charged after child exploitation material was located in his baggage. Australian Border Force (ABF) officers stopped the man for a baggage examination after he arrived on board a flight […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Australia: Malaysian man removed over child exploitation material
Source: Australian Customs and Border Protection Service 14-07-2018 – A 38-year-old Malaysian male who arrived into Melbourne airport on Tuesday 10 July was removed from Australia after he was found with child exploitation material. Australian Border Force (ABF) officers stopped the man for a baggage examination after he arrived on board an Air Asia flight […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Australia: Commissioner June Oscar AO named NAIDOC Person of the Year
Source: Australian Attorney General’s Agencies The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner June Oscar AO has been named the NAIDOC Person of the Year at the National NAIDOC Awards in Sydney. Commissioner Oscar received the award in recognition of her work championing the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, especially women […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Australia: ABF seize fake “Australian made” pianos
Source: Australian Customs and Border Protection Service 14-07-2018 – The Australian Border Force (ABF) is continuing its operational focus on trade enforcement, seizing ten Chinese-made pianos falsely claiming to be Australian made. The instruments arrived into Brisbane on 2 June 2018 and carried a number of logos and stamps, including one very similar to the […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Australia: Welcome news for northern suburbs commuters as Gawler line electrification sparks into life
Source: Australian Ministers for the Department of Infrastructure Regional Development and Cities Media Release PF070/2018 13 July 2018 Joint release with: Steven Marshall Premier of South Australia Anne Ruston Senator for South Australia Stephan Knoll South Australian Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Local Government The much-anticipated Gawler Rail Electrification Project is set to spark into […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Australia: One year in, City Deal delivering for Launceston
Source: Australian Ministers for the Department of Infrastructure Regional Development and Cities Media Release PF069/2018 13 July 2018 Joint release with: David Bushby Liberal Senator for Tasmania Peter Gutwein Treasurer of Tasmania Albert van Zetten MayorCity of Launceston The Launceston City Deal is boosting local jobs and investment in the city, according to the first […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Australia: Appointment – full-time Chair – Productivity Commission
Source: Australian Treasurer I am pleased to announce that the Governor-General has appointed Mr Michael Brennan as the full-time Chair (and Commissioner) of the Productivity Commission (PC) for a five-year period commencing from 11 September 2018. In April 2018, I requested that the Secretary to the Treasury, Mr John Fraser undertake a full merit-based selection […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Australia: Man arrested in identity fraud investigation
Source: Australian Customs and Border Protection Service 13-07-2018 – A man is due to appear in Parramatta Local Court today after being arrested in Queensland this week, following a joint investigation into allegations of identity, visa, citizenship and passport fraud. The investigation commenced in early 2017 with information received by the Department of Foreign Affairs […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Australia: $1.5 million for Butterfly Foundation and endEd specialist eating disorder facility
Source: Australian Minister for Health $1.5 million for Butterfly Foundation and endEd specialist eating disorder facility (PDF 197 KB) Joint Media Release The Hon. Greg Hunt MPMinister for Health Andrew Wallace MPFederal Member for Fisher 13 July 2018 The Turnbull Government will provide $1.5 million for Australia’s first residential eating disorder treatment facility on the […]
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