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Significant Investor Visa

Australian “Significant Investor Visa”, otherwise known as visa category 888, was launched on 24th November 2012, inviting wealthy foreign investors to apply for a four year residency visa in Australia (which can then be converted into citizenship) for individuals who

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ANTZPA and compliance

The dental industry’s support for the proposed Australia New Zealand Therapeutic Products Agency (ANZTPA) is dependent upon the new body’s ability to reduce the cost and time taken to overcome the regulatory hurdles in getting new products to market. This

Posted in Health, Medical, Society

Global tourism 2012 update

Tourism has become a global leisure activity. In 2012 international tourist arrivals surpassed the milestone of 1 billion tourists globally for first time in the history. International tourism receipts (the travel item of the balance of payments) grew to US$1.03

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Malta at EIBTM Spain

The Malta Tourism Authority and its trade partners will be participating in EIBTM, the Global Meetings & Events Exhibition, taking place between the 27 – 29th November 2012 in Spain. We look forward to meeting you on the Malta Stand

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Accor’s Pullman in 2012

Accor’s Pullman brand officially became Australia’s largest 5-star hotel brand following the re-branding Sea Temple Resort & Spa Port Douglas. It follows hot on the heels of the re-branding to Pullman of Sea Temple Resort & Spa Palm Cove earlier

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Carbon Economics Summit

Barclays Capital claims “Carbon will be the world’s biggest commodity market and it could become the world’s biggest overall”. With current growth forecast at 42 percent and market size calculated at $127bn with forecasts predicting reaching $2-3 trillion by 2020,…

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Toowoomba flash flooding of 2011

On 10 January 2011, Toowoomba experienced a catastrophic flash flood event. Unusually heavy rainfall had occurred in the preceding days, causing the city’s waterways to become swollen. Around midday, an intense storm moved in from the northeast, completely overwhelming East

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