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Foreign Minister Julie Bishop doesn't believe the decision to send US troops to Syria is the start of a broader ground campaign by western nations. The US will, for the first time, deploy just under 50 special forces troops on the ground as they ramp up efforts to combat Islamic State militants in the war-ravaged nation. |
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Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says it's too early to blame terrorists for the Russian plane crash in Egypt which killed all 224 people on board. An Islamic State affiliate has claimed responsibility for the disaster, but both Egyptian and Russian authorities have rejected the claims as investigators probe the crash site in the Sinai Peninsula. |
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Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says it's too early to blame terrorists for the Russian plane crash in Egypt which killed all 224 people on board. An Islamic State affiliate has claimed responsibility for the disaster, but both Egyptian and Russian authorities have rejected the claims as investigators probe the crash site in the Sinai Peninsula. |
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Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says it's too early to blame terrorists for the Russian plane crash in Egypt which killed all 224 people on board. An Islamic State affiliate has claimed responsibility for the disaster, but both Egyptian and Russian authorities have rejected the claims as investigators probe the crash site in the Sinai Peninsula. |
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HOWEVER, Mr Morrison praised Nationals MP David Gillespie for asking the Parliamentary Budget Office to cost a New Zealand-style model that would extend the consumption tax to more goods and services. The office found it would generate an extra $65.6 billion for a total take of more than $130 billion in 2017/18. |
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Treasurer Scott Morrison has flagged "pretty significant" tax changes but won't specifically back a proposal to hike the GST to 15 per cent. However, Mr Morrison praised Nationals MP David Gillespie for asking the Parliamentary Budget Office to cost a New Zealand-style model that would extend the consumption tax to more goods and services. |
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The federal government would more than double its revenue if it increased the GST to 15 per cent and broadened the tax base, new modelling shows. The Parliamentary Budget Office, at the request of Nationals MP David Gillespie, found that changing the GST to a New Zealand-style model would generate an extra $65. |
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“Reimagining the Caribbean Legacy: Robert Antoni, Lorna Goodison, Caryl Phillips” will take place on November 10, 2015 at 7:00pm at the Americas Society, located at 680 Park Avenue New York, New York. Admission is free for Americas Society members; $10 for non-members. [See link below to become an AS member. |
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EPA MARIT HOMMEDAL Norway/Bergen 1/11/2015 21:36 epa05006598 Rafto Prize 2015 laureate Padre Melo (R), a Jesuit priest, radio activst and human rights defender, accepts his price from chair of the prize committee, Martin Paulsen (L), during awarding ceremony in Bergen, Norway, 01 November 2015. |
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Milan’s top security official has been tapped to run Rome after the mayor was forced to step down by fellow party leaders worried he could not turn around the city, plagued by corruption and inadequate public services. The Italian Ministry of the Interior on Saturday said Milan Prefect Francesco.... |
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NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 1 – The Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops has called on Kenyans to contribute funds towards the preparations for the Papal visit this month and the legacy projects that will be undertaken thereafter. Right Reverend Alfred Rotich, Chairman of the Pope’s visit secretariat said.... |
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