Australia Day 2024 Honours List.
The 2024 Australia Day Honours list recognises and celebrates 1,042 Australians, including awards in the Order of Australia (General and Military Divisions), meritorious awards and recognition for distinguished and conspicuous service.
The full list can be seen at www.gg.gov.au/australia-day-2024-honours-list
From the 739 recipients of awards … Read the rest
The Australian Labor (ALP) government has paused applications for the significant investor visa, subclass 888
Business Innovation and Investment (Permanent) visa (subclass 888) – Significant Investor stream.
This visa fast-tracks permanent residency for migrants who invest $5 million in Australia, and known as a … Read the rest
Australia is a reasonably well off country, with quite good social services and welfare resources. However, the country still has a number of homeless people, although normally about 90% of the official number actually have somewhere to live. This accommodation may not be … Read the rest
16 March 2024 Queensland Election:
The 2024 Local Government Elections will include elections for mayors and councillors in each of Queensland’s 77 councils. Election day will be on Saturday, 16 March 2024.
26 October 2024 Queensland Election:
The 2024 Queensland State Election is … Read the rest
Can you work more than the 6 months normally allowed with one employer, if you have an ABN?
The answer is normally “No”.
A statement from Home Affairs says this:
You cannot stay in the same position in the same location … Read the rest
Does an ETA cancel a current visa?
Many Australian visas will, after being granted, override a previous visa.
However this does not appear to apply to a subsequent grant of an ETA, as this is different to most visas and does not replace a currently held substantive visa.
A VEVO … Read the rest
Australian Stores to drop Australia Day Merchandise 2024.
Australia Day is celebrated on 26 January every year. In 2024 this falls on a Friday.
Australia Day celebrates the landing on 26 January 1788, of Arthur Phillip, who had sailed into what is now Sydney Cove with a shipload of convicts, … Read the rest
Saturday 9 December 2023 to Sunday 21 Jan 2024.
Back to School: Monday 22 January 2024.
Friday 29 March 2024 to Sunday 14 April 2024.
Back to School: Monday 15 April 2024.
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Is a Pedestrian crossing with a Refuge considered to be a single crossing, or two separate crossings?
Pedestrians may cross the road in stages by stopping at a refuge island in the middle of the road.
www.qld.gov.au
A more detailed explanation is this one from … Read the rest
There are some rules that cyclists must follow in Australia.
The Queensland Road Rules encourage safe interactions between all road users. If you don’t follow the road rules, you may be fined.
These rules include:
Cyclists can ride across pedestrian crossings at traffic lights, … Read the rest
