Australia (News4us.com) March 30, 2011 Australian consumers can find it difficult to provide what they consider to be fully informed consent when signing up to telecommunications contracts, according to Australian Communications and Media Authority research released today. Community research on informed consent was commissioned to inform the ACMA of community attitudes towards the way consent [...]
Australia (News4us.com) March 30, 2011 The Australian Water Recycling Centre of Excellence has awarded $200,000 in funding to its first project – the development of a National Validation Framework for water recycling. The framework will provide a consistent and efficient approach to validation, which does not compromise the safety of the water recycling process. Announcing [...]
Australia (News4us.com) March 30, 2011 Minister for Sport Mark Arbib today welcomed the launch of the pilot program, Fair go, sport!, which aims to increase the awareness of safe and inclusive sporting environments for athletes, coaches, officials, volunteers and spectators. Senator Arbib said the Fair go, sport! program aims to better understand and respond to [...]
Duarte, CA (News4us.com) March 29, 2011 CrossCore, Inc. solves lack of rotation for bodyweight training with invention of suspended pulley. The War Machine Suspended Pulley Trainer combines bodyweight strap know how with an exclusive Patent Pending pulley system that allows the user to incorporate rotational movement into their training program and also allows other means [...]
Canberra, Australia (News4us.com) March 29, 2011 Minister for Home Affairs and Justice Brendan O’Connor today welcomed tougher laws against aviation crimes such as bomb hoaxes and endangering an aircraft in flight. “New crimes and tougher penalties come into force today against those who seek to attack or threaten our airlines, airports and aeroplanes,” Mr O’Connor [...]
Australia (News4us.com) March 29, 2011 A food marketed for weight-loss, The Latin Seed was recalled earlier this month after government tests revealed it contained poisonous yellow oleander seeds which are prohibited in Australia, and not candlenut as described. “The ACCC is concerned that some health food suppliers may be refusing to provide a remedy to [...]
Queensland, Australia (News4us.com) March 29, 2011 The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has issued a draft determination proposing not to authorise a fly ash supply agreement between Pozzolanic Enterprises Pty Ltd, Tarong Energy Corporation (TEC) and Tarong North Pty Ltd. Fly ash is produced by power stations when they burn coal. It can be used [...]
Western Australia, (News4us.com) March 29, 2011 Prime Minister Julia Gillard today said the National Broadband Network will offer unprecedented opportunities for West Australian businesses to diversify and tap into new markets. The Prime Minister witnessed first-hand today how the digital economy has helped transform Perth retailer, The Beaufort Street Merchant, which has embraced online opportunities. [...]
Christmas Island, (News4us.com) March 29, 2011 The Australian Federal Police (AFP) today handed control of the Northwest Point Immigration Detention Centre (IDC) back to the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC), following an agreement between both agencies. The hand-back came into effect at 12.05pm (Christmas Island time) on 29 March 2011. As the situation within [...]
Vanuatu, (News4us.com) March 29, 2011 The Vanuatu Police Force Capacity Building Project (VPFCBP) was recently superseded by the Vanuatu Australia Police Project (VAPP). During the final meeting of the VPFCBP the Australian High Commissioner His Excellency Jeff Roach said that this was another step forward for the Vanuatu Police Force (VPF) building a more effective [...]
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