Archive for September, 2008

Australian Government

Posted by Thulung on September 30th, 2008 under Government - Federal Tags:  •  No Comments

Australia.gov.au is the homepage of The Australian Government. Whether you are Australian or non Australian - looking for information about Australia and the Australian Government or wants to learn and know more about Australia, then this website will serve you as a quick guide to Australia with up to date useful information - facts and figures, [...]

The Ghan

Posted by Thulung on September 29th, 2008 under Thee Australian, Tourism Tags:  •  No Comments

The Ghan is a legendary Australian passenger train that travels from Adeladie, South Australia to Darwin, Northern Territory - distance covering about 2,979 Kilometers which is about 48 hours journey across some of the harshest unforgiving terrain in Australia.
The first Ghan travelled from Adelaide to Alice Springs in 1929. Service to Darwin was linked only in the year [...]

ASIS

Posted by Thulung on September 22nd, 2008 under Defence and Intelligence Tags:  •  1 Comment

ASIS or Australian Secret Intelligence Service is foreign intelligence agency of Australia. It was established on 13th of May 1952, focusing then primarly in the Asia-pacific regions. Existence of ASIS was kept secret for over twenty years, first mentioned about it in the parliment in 1975 and made public of its existence in 1977. ASIS main [...]

Local Government

Posted by Thulung on September 22nd, 2008 under Government - Local, Thee Australian Tags:  •  No Comments

Local Government is one of the three types/level of Government that exists in Australia. Local Government are established by State and Territory Government. Power of Local Government are defined by the State or Territory Government which established them. Local Governments are also known as Local Councils. According to Australian Local Government Association there are about 700 [...]

The Sydney Morning Herald

Posted by Thulung on September 20th, 2008 under News n Media Tags:  •  1 Comment

The Sydney Morning Herald is a daily newspaper based in Sydney, NSW. It began it’s life on the 18th of April 1831, as a weekly Sydney Herald, with just four (4) page newspaper and with the total of 750 copies printed each week. The paper was named after Scottish Newspaper Glasgow Herald. It was founded by Alfred W [...]

ASIO - Australian Security Intelligence Organisation

Posted by Thulung on September 16th, 2008 under Defence and Intelligence, Government - Federal Tags:  •  1 Comment

The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) is a domestic intelligence organisation of Australia. It was established in 1949 as Australia’s national security service. The role and responsibility of ASIO is to protect and safeguard Australia, it’s people and interests from terrorism, espionage, sabotage, any politically-motivated violence and attacks on any Australian Defence Systems.
ASIO officers are not armed. ASIO [...]

The Australian

Posted by Thulung on September 16th, 2008 under News n Media Tags:  •  No Comments

The Australian is the biggest national newspaper, published Monday through Saturday each week. It is published by News Limited. It’s Head Office is based in Sydney: 2 Holt Street, Surrey Hills, Sydney, Australia. The Australian is centre-right focused, comfortable with both Liberal and the Labors the two main political parties of Australia.
The Australian has high [...]

Australian Financial Review

Posted by Thulung on September 8th, 2008 under Banking & Finance, Business & Economy Tags:  •  No Comments

The Australian Financial Review has been great source of information in the field of business, finance and investment news in Australia for more than two score and ten years. Well known for independent and award-winning journalism and a must read for Australia’s business and investor community. The Financial Review meets the above needs on a [...]

John Howard

Posted by Thulung on September 2nd, 2008 under People Tags:  •  2 Comments

John Winston Howard was born in Earlwood/Dulwich Hill,  a south western suburb of Sydney, on 26 July 1939. Winston named after British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. He grew up in this south-western suburb. His father owned service station in the suburb of Dulwich Hill where he also worked as a young boy, which helped and shaped his [...]