Festival of colours celebrated in Sydney in presence of Mahant Swami Maharaj and Australian PM
Sydney, March 16 (IANS) Thousands of people gathered in city’s southwest on Saturday to celebrate the Fuldol Festival, a vibrant part of Holi celebrations, the Hindu festival of colours. The event, held at the newly opened BAPS Swaminarayan Hindu Mandir and Cultural Precinct in Kemps Creek, attracted people from across Sydney and visitors from interstate […]
Australian PM to join world leaders in ‘coalition of the willing’ phone call
Canberra, March 14 (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will join a ‘Coalition of the Willing’ phone call with other world leaders on Saturday to discuss the potential deployment of peacekeepers to Ukraine. The call is being arranged by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. It is also set to include the leaders of France, Germany, […]
Australian states prepare for tropical cyclone Alfred in full swing
Sydney, March 5 (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced on Wednesday the government was delivering 250,000 sandbags to the state of Queensland from the national supply while the Australian Defense Force has been put on standby as severe tropical cyclone Alfred approaches. A range of measures were being taken including pre-positioning heavy lift helicopters […]
Australian PM promises cash incentives for construction apprentices
Canberra, Jan 24 (IANS) Australia’s Prime Minister has promised cash incentives for apprentices who work in residential construction as part of a push to build more homes. Anthony Albanese announced the election policy in his first major speech of 2025 to the National Press Club on Friday, saying that it would aid the next generation […]
Australian PM commits $1.2 billion to incentivise green aluminum production
Canberra, Jan 20 (IANS) Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday announced a 2-billion-Australian-dollar (1.24 billion US dollars) plan to incentivise aluminium smelters to transition to renewable power. The funding will be used for a scheme that will pay aluminium smelters for every ton of the metal produced using renewable electricity over a 10-year period […]
Australian PM lauds Middle East ceasefire as constructive step towards peace
Canberra, Jan 16 (IANS) Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Thursday welcomed the ceasefire in the Middle East as a constructive step towards peace and stability. Albanese said that the six-week ceasefire between Israel and Hamas marks the beginning of a “new chapter” for the Israeli and Palestinian people, Xinhua news agency reported. “This agreement […]
Australian PM reiterates social media responsibility after Meta abandons fact-checking
Canberra, Jan 8 (IANS) Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reiterated social media’s social responsibility on Wednesday following Meta’s announcement to abandon its fact-checking programme. “Social media has a social responsibility,” Albanese told a press conference held in Mount Isa of the country’s northeastern state of Queensland, when responding to Meta’s decision not to do fact-checking. […]
