Tag: Australian
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Australian startup offers foreign tourists chance to be a part of Indian weddings | Trending News
[ad_1] Weddings in India are a grand spectacle with elaborate rituals and traditions. Wedding guests deck up in traditional attire to attend ceremonies that last several days. One of the best ways to experience the local culture and meet people anywhere is to attend a wedding. Did you know about an Australian startup that gives…
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What do Australian trade and tourism insiders make of Albanese’s visit to China?
[ad_1] Key PointsAn Australian lobster exporter says she believes that PM Albanese’s trip to China was a ‘good and positive sign’ for people like her.A tourism industry expert said it would take some time to woo Chinese tourists to Australia.Mr Albanese described the meeting with President Xi as ‘very positive’ and ‘constructive’. As the first…
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Does excessive screen time affect children? This Australian state is looking into it
[ad_1] Key PointsThe NSW government has announced a $2.5 million research fund into excessive phone use.It aims to study the impact of screen use on child development.It will also look at games and social media, as well as the impact of access to vast amounts of information. The NSW government has announced a $2.5 million…
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Wentworth Park Sydney homelessness: Australian tent city triples in size
[ad_1] “Can I cover my face?” asks Paul*, a proud Māori man camped out on the fringes of Sydney’s CBD who invites us into his makeshift Wentworth Park home. “Family back home wouldn’t like seeing me living like this.” His camp is tidy and straightforward, a canvas swag sitting atop a DIY wooden platform, away…
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Joanne Farrell, advocate for women in construction, named ACT Australian of the Year | The Canberra Times
[ad_1] Jasper Lindell joined The Canberra Times in 2018. He is a Legislative Assembly reporter, covering ACT politics and government. He also writes about development, transport, heritage, local history, literature and the arts, as well as contributing to the Times’ Panorama magazine. He was previously a Sunday Canberra Times reporter. Jasper Lindell joined The Canberra…
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Constellation Cup game 3 live: New Zealand Silver Ferns produce 56-53 comeback win over Australian Diamonds
[ad_1] Coach Stacey Marinkovich says the Diamonds have no intention of picking up the Constellation Cup on goal average and want to win the final game of the series in Auckland to earn retention of the trophy. Australia uncharacteristically wilted under pressure down the stretch in Invercargill on Thursday night, with the Silver Ferns’ 56-53…
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Australian native ingredients have some incredible uses
[ad_1] Chef and restaurateur Nornie Bero knows her native foods. Here she shares some unexpected facts about some of our most popular indigenous ingredients. Aussie macadamias almost weren’t a thing Despite it being our own native nut, not all Australians are aware that the macadamia is Indigenous to Australia. We aren’t even the world largest…
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Australian voters reject Indigenous ‘Voice’ referendum – Channel 4 News
[ad_1] Australian voters have emphatically rejected their government’s plans to empower the country’s indigenous people. Counting so far shows that 60 percent voted no to giving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people a greater voice, via a First Nations body to advise parliament. And after months of bitter debate and misinformation, the “no” campaign has…
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Australian women’s cricket team preparing for day-night Test against India in Mumbai in December
[ad_1] Australia’s all-conquering women cricketers have started training with pink balls in preparation for a likely day-night Test against India in Mumbai. The famed Wankhede Stadium is set to host a Test in December in what would be India’s first long-form women’s international since 2013. Mumbai hosted Australia’s most recent women’s Test in India way…