MIL-OSI Australia: Former Mayor to lead Inland Rail consultative committee in Queensland
Source: Australian Minister for Regional Development Media Release MM193/2018 16 October 2018 Joint release with: Senator the Hon Mathias Cormann Minister for Finance and the Public ServiceLeader of the Government in the SenateSenator for Western Australia The Hon Scott Buchholz MP Assistant Minister for Roads and TransportFederal Member for Wright Bert van Manen MP Federal […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Australia: The faces of fisheries – Sharon, CSIRO molecular geneticist
Source: Australia Government Statements 2 Scientific research provides the bedrock of information that the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) uses to make fisheries management decisions. Many aspects of AFMA’s management, such as deciding catch limits and assessing how fishing impacts marine species and the environment, are based on scientific data. DNA and genetic research continue […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: Submissions on rental property regulations approved
Source: Auckland Council Two submissions to central government addressing changes to rental tenancies, properties and standards were approved today by the Environment and Community Committee. The first was in response to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s Residential Tenancies Act discussion document, which proposes reforms to the current legislation to improve security of tenure, […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Australia: Ministerial Statement on Health
Source: State of Tasmania Government 16 October 2018Michael Ferguson, Minister for Health*Check against delivery*Madam Speaker, I rise to update the House on the progress of our reforms to rebuild Tasmania’s health system – what we’ve delivered to date, and how we will address the future challenges we face as a Government and as a community.Upon […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Australia: Dressing More Victorian Jobseekers For Success
Source: Premier of Victoria The Andrews Labor Government is making sure jobseekers in Melbourne’s south-east have the best chance of finding a job – with a vital interview preparation service to expand. Minister for Industry and Employment Ben Carroll today visited Dress for Success Mornington Peninsula at its new Frankston store to announce $108,000 to […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Australia: Hundreds Of Victorian Schools To Benefit From Funding
Source: Premier of Victoria Victorian students at more than 480 schools across the state will soon benefit from having maintenance works carried out at their schools thanks to the Andrews Labor Government. Minister for Education James Merlino today announced the schools would share in $20 million of Planned Maintenance Program funding to help address their […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Australia: 16 October 2018 Playful Cities: Digital activations carve up Skatepark Students from the Master of Interaction Design and Electronic Arts course at the University of Sydney create a range of light and sound based interactive works to be installed around Sydenham Skatepark for one night only.
Source: University of Sydney When Dr Lian Loke Director of Master of Interaction Design and Electronic Arts at the University of Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning approached the Inner West Council with a proposal to “digitally activate” the new Sydenham Skatepark, they jumped on board. The project aligned well with the council’s goal […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: Annual report 2017/18
Source: Auditor General of New Zealand Annual report 2017/18. I am pleased to present my first annual report as the Controller and Auditor-General of New Zealand. It is an honour and a privilege to hold this position. My seven-year term started on 2 July 2018. This report covers the Office’s performance for the year ended […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: 3 arrested, 2 sought after chemical raid
Source: China State Council Information Office 2 Local police in Central China’s Henan province arrested three suspects regarding the illegal production of an ozone-depleting chemical, with two still on the run. In August, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and the local environmental protection department seized a secrete of illegally produced CFC-11, a chlorofluorocarbon often […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Nations: World ‘Nearing Critical Point of No Return’ on Climate Change, Delegate Warns, as Second Committee Debates Sustainable Development
Source: United Nations 4 Lowering greenhouse gas emissions and switching to renewable energy sources are key to a sustainable future threatened by climate change, delegates told the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) as it took up sustainable development today. The representative of Mongolia noted his country is especially vulnerable due to its geographic location and […]
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