Australians and a New Zealander caught up in the fatal hantavirus cruise ship saga are expected to arrive in Perth tomorrow, ahead of a three-week quarantine lockdown in a Bullsbrook facility.
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Elisha Newell talks to Nadia Budihardjo about Mark Norwell’s tenure at Perenti.
The local share market has slipped after the US rejected Iran’s latest peace proposal to end the Middle East war, and as a huge plunge by a prominent biotech name weighed on the bourse.
Minister for Defence Pio Tikoduadua has commended the Republic of Fiji Military Forces Commander Ro Jone Kalouniwai for publicly acknowledging accountability following the death of Jone Vakarisi while in military custody. Responding to Fiji One News, Tikoduadua described the Commander’s comments as a courageous step and an important show of leadership during a difficult period for the institution. “I think it was a brave and bold decision, and not only that, it was the right decision.” The Defence Minister also acknowledged the Commander’s call for accountability and urged support from officers and military personnel across the Force. “I want to…
ANALYSIS: While the US-Iran conflict has disrupted global trade and overshadowed earlier tariff tensions, protectionism has not disappeared from the US agenda.
Mark Norwell reflects on his leadership journey at one of the state’s biggest mining services firms.
ESG consultant David Elliott saw a need to provide a software solution for SMEs, due to Australian regulatory changes.
The High Court has refused the permanent stay applications filed by Suva Lawyer Tanya Waqanika. Waqanika’s application to halt criminal proceedings initiated against her by the Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption has failed. She argued that the charges are fundamentally flawed due to issues regarding the appointment of the Acting FICAC Commissioner, Lavi Rokoika. Judge, Justice Siainiu Fa’alogo-Bull rules that challenges to the validity of Rokoika’s appointment must be pursued through judicial review proceedings in the civil courts, and not through a criminal stay application. The court also relied heavily on the de facto officer doctrine, which provides that actions…
Deputy Premier Rita Saffioti said she hasn’t had an apology from the editor-in-chief of the West Australian newspaper after a post-budget breakfast event was soured.
Shares in South Perth-based FMR Resources rose by more than 30 per cent early on Monday following news it would expand its presence in Chile.