Thousands more Western Australians will be able to achieve the dream of home ownership next year with the McGowan Labor Government approving a $243.5 million increase in Keystart's borrowing limit for 2021-22.
This increase brings Keystart's total gross borrowing limit to $5.7 billion, and will enable Keystart to take on an estimated 2,100 new loans in 2021-2022.
The approval of these additional borrowings takes the total funding for Keystart to $2.4 billion since March 2017.
The temporary increase to Keystart's income limits for borrowers, increased by $15,000 for singles and couples, and by $20,000 for families, will be reviewed in June 2021.
Keystart was established in 1989 and is nationally recognised as the most successful scheme of its kind. It has helped more than 110,000 Western Australians achieve the dream of home ownership since its inception.
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The last-minute trade deal between the UK and the European Union means businesses will be spared new tariffs and border disruption at the start of the new year - an economic shock that would have compounded the employment and financial troubles inflicted by the pandemic.
News of the agreement Thursday brought sighs of relief from the offices of corporate bosses and politicians, as well as from consumers anticipating produce shortages and transport workers facing the potential of long backups at border crossings.
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey recently warned that a failure to secure a U.K.-E.U. trade deal would have a greater long-term impact on the British economy than the long-term impact of the coronavirus pandemic, which has led to the country's deepest recession in more than three centuries.
The deal still must win approval from the British and EU parliaments. Here'.....
పశ్చిమ ఆస్ట్రేలియాలోని భారతీయ సంతతి వారి కోసం ఒక కమ్యూనిటీ సెంటర్ను విల్లిటన్లో నిర్మించడానికిగాను 1.5మిలియన్ డాలర్ల సహాయాన్ని మెక్ గోవన్ నేతృత్వంలోని లేబర్ ప్రభుత్వం అందించనుంది.
రాష్ట్నంలోని భారతీయ సంతతికి చెందిన అన్ని సమాఖ్యలు ఈ సెంటర్ సేవలు వినియోగించుకునే విధంగా ఇండియన్ సొసైటీ ఆఫ్ వెస్ట్రన్ ఆస్ట్రేలియా (ఇస్వా) ఆధ్వర్యంలో .....
Young children living in the cities of Kwinana and Cockburn are set to benefit from a $1.4 million investment designed to improve their health and wellbeing.
Community Services Minister Simone McGurk has welcomed the renewed funding from Woodside Energy for the Connecting Community for Kids collective impact initiative in the cities of Kwinana and Cockburn, with the additional four years in funding bringing the total commitment to nine years.
Woodside has allocated an additional $1.4 million from the Woodside Development Fund to support the initiative, which is designed to improve early childhood development outcomes.
The project aims to improve the wellbeing and development of children and families. It involves collaboration between community members, non-government and government organisations.
Research shows that we need to focus on the early childhood years to help people.....
Canberra: The Australian Government is continuing to provide unprecedented support for the aviation industry, with $66 million in grants under the Regional Airports Screening Infrastructure (RASI) grant program announced for eligible regional airports across Australia.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Michael McCormack said the funding would allow those airports to carry out necessary infrastructure works in preparation for increased passengers as more air services take flight.
“The aviation industry was one of the first and hardest-hit industries during COVID-19 and as we look to get even more planes back in the sky, we are continuing to support regional airports to ensure they bounce back strongly and can continue to connect our regions,” the Deputy Prime Minister said.
“This critical grant funding will reduce the .....
కోవిడ్-19 ప్రపంచవ్యాప్తంగా ప్రజల జీవితాలను అతలాకుతలం చేసి వారిని మానసిక ఆందోళనకు గురిచేసింది. ఇటీవల ప్రపంచ ఆర్ధిక ఫోరం ఆధ్వర్యంలో ఇప్సాస్ (Ipsos) జరిపిన ఒక అధ్యయనంలో 56శాతం మంది కరోనా వైరస్ వల్ల ఉద్యోగాలలో నిలకడలేక మానసిక ఒత్తిడికి గురైనట్టు తెలిపారు.
28 దేశాలలో దాదాపు 13,000 మంది ఉద్యోగులతో జరిపిన ఈ సర్వేలో కరోనా మహామ్మారి ప్రతీవారనీ ఏదోవి.....
New Delhi, December 16, 2020:The Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, has extended the deadline for the States to complete citizen centric reforms in various sectors. Now, if the recommendation from the nodal Ministry concerned regarding implementation of the reform is received by 15th February, 2021, the State will be eligible for reform linked benefits.
The Government of India has identified four critical areas for reforms by the States:
Implementation of One Nation One Ration Card System,
Ease of doing business reform,
Urban Local body/ utility reforms and
Power Sector reforms.
These were communicated to the States on 17th May, 2020.
States successfully completing the reforms are eligible to get two benefits. Such States get the facility of additional borrowing equivalent to 0.25 percent of their Gross States Domestic Product (GSDP) for completing each refo.....
Twelve industry groups will help co-design new pathways for young people to find employment, as part of a $10 million trial run by the Morrison Government.
A panel of national associations has been chosen to deliver the PaTH Business Placements Partnerships Trial, which will come up with new ways for young people to get into work.
The trial will support the design and delivery of tailored pre-employment pathways, using elements of the Government’s Youth Jobs PaTH program, as well as employment services and other support.
Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business, Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash said it forms part of the Morrison Government’s COVID-19 Economic Recovery Plan for Australia.
“The Morrison Government is committed to helping businesses come up with tailored preemployment pathways that meet the needs of both employers and job seekers,” Minist.....
Western Australian Government schools will receive significant bandwidth increases from early 2021 to meet the growing demand for students to access online learning materials.
Education and Training Minister Sue Ellery announced today that the Department of Education had signed a $130 million extension to its telecommunications contract with Telstra.
This will deliver the benefits of high-speed fibre and internet access to 350,000 students, teachers and other school staff across WA.
The base bandwidth for every student and staff member will increase from 100 kBps to an average of 2 Mbps.
When complete, schools that currently have limited bandwidth will be able to run simultaneous online learning and activities in a number of classrooms without 'lag'.
At no additional cost to the Department of Education, under the agreement Telstra will invest approximately $30 million to u.....
The Election Commission of India (ECI) is toying with the idea of providing voters with election photo identity card in a digital format for easy accessibility, a senior official said.
He, however, made it clear that no decision has been taken by the EC yet in this regard.
"We keep getting suggestions and ideas from officers on fields, through working groups of (state) chief electoral officers and public. This is one such idea we are working on," the functionary said.
Asked whether the digital voter identity card would mean that a voter can carry it on his or her mobile phone using an application, the official said once the EC takes a decision, such details will be settled.
"It can be on a mobile, website, through e-mail... the idea is to provide faster delivery and easy accessibility. The physical card takes time to print and time to reach the voter," he explained.
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Raja Jon Vurputoor Chari, an Indian-American US Air Force colonel, is among 18 astronauts, half of them women, who have been selected by NASA for its ambitious manned mission to the Moon and beyond.
The modern lunar exploration programme will land the first woman and next man on the Moon in 2024 and establish a sustainable human lunar presence by the end of the decade, the American space agency said.
NASA on Wednesday named the 18 astronauts who will train for its Artemis moon-landing programme.
Chari, 43, a graduate of the US Air Force Academy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and US Naval Test Pilot School, is the only Indian-American in the list.
He was selected by NASA to join the 2017 Astronaut Candidate Class.
He reported for duty in August 2017 and having completed the initial astronaut candidate training is now eligible for a mission assignment.
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కోవిడ్ వలన ప్రపంచమంతా యోగా, ఆయుర్వేదణ్, నేచరోపతి వైపు దృష్టి సారించి, రోగనిరోధకశక్తి పెంచుకోవాలన్న ఆలోచనతో సాగిందని ఈశాన్య ప్రాంత అభివృద్ధి, ప్రధాని కార్యాలయం, ప్రజా ఫిర్యాదులు, పెన్షన్లు, అణువిద్యుత్, అంతరిక్ష శాఖల కేంద్ర సహాయ మంత్రి (స్వతంత్ర ప్రతిపత్తి) డాక్టర్ జితేంద్ర సింగ్ అన్నారు. ఆ విధంగా వారు ఆరోగ్యకరమైన జీవన విధానం కోసం ప్.....