Education is beginning to be a major linkage between Australia and the Philippines, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has recently reported [...]
With exactly one year to go until the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ (ABS’) Census of Population and Housing on 9 August 2011, planning is well underway for the largest peace time logistical exercise in Australia [...]
The Filipino Australian website has today opened a Free Classifieds service to cater to the needs of Australia-based members and readers to promote their products and services.
The new service may be accessed at http://thefilipinoaustralian.com/ads. Free Classifieds’ opening pages contain information on how to post and edit an ad as well as basic information on what products or services can be advertised on the site.
Advertisers, especially small businesses, should find the new service easy to use and there are very few steps to post an ad. For example, after registration, the advertiser is directed to the ad submission page which allows posting of an ad in only a matter of minutes.
Free Classifieds has 20 main categories which include announcements, autos, bargains, business services, computers, employment, food and drinks, personals, and real estate.
The new service uses the same core CMS architecture as the News site. Businesses with Australia-based operations listed at The Filipino Australian’s directory listing service are invited to transfer across to Free Classifieds.
Free Classifieds advertisers are free to post unlimited number of ads including one graphics image for each ad. Advertisers can edit their ads anytime without the intervention of the site administrator.
All ads posted on or before 31 October 2010 will be allowed to run for one full year. Ads posted after 31 October will run for shorter period only.
To post an ad, visit this page.
Minister for Housing, Tanya Plibersek, and Federal Labor candidate for Chifley, Ed Husic, today announced that 450 home buyers in Western Sydney would save $20,000 each through the Gillard Labor Government’s Housing Affordability Fund. The Federal Labor Government will provide funding to Landcom [...]
Riverstone in Western Sydney will be among the first community areas to benefit from high-speed broadband network when the National Broadband Network (NBN) begins its roll out next year, said Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy Senator Stephen Conroy. Senator Conroy joined Labor Candidate for Greenway Michelle Rowland in Riverstone [...]
The Australian Bureau of Statistics Consumer Price Index rose 0.6% in the June quarter 2010, compared with a rise of 0.9% in the March quarter 2010.
The most significant price rises this quarter were for tobacco (+15.4%), hospital and medical services (+3.8%), automotive fuel (+2.1%), rents (+1.1%) and house purchase (+0.6%).
The most significant offsetting price falls were for domestic holiday travel and accommodation (-6.0%), fruit (-4.8%), audio, visual and computing equipment (-6.3%), vegetables (-3.0%) and overseas holiday travel and accommodation (-1.9%).
The ABS CPI rose 3.1% through the year to June quarter 2010, compared with a rise of 2.9% through the year to March quarter 2010.
Source: ABS
Preliminary estimates of Australia’s annual population growth rate slowed to 2.0% over 2009, according to figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The preliminary annual growth rate peaked at 2.2% in the year ended 31 December [....]
A new report released today by the Australian Communications and Media Authority confirms that Australians are increasingly able to view video content on their own terms, including when, where and how they want it.
The report is part of the ACMA’s ongoing research program into the application of emerging technologies. It provides taxonomy of the new delivery models and discusses the changes to the commercial environment.
The report, entitled IPTV and internet video delivery models: Video content services over IP in Australia, identifies that, while traditional content viewing services such as free-to-air and subscription broadcasting still form the overwhelming backbone for video and television content viewing in Australia, there has been a material increase in the number of alternative distribution methods – with several using the internet.
‘This report is a useful reminder of the impact of the internet on viewing options for Australians,’ said ACMA Chairman, Chris Chapman. ‘While most of these delivery models are still in their infancy in Australia, some examples, such as internet video viewing, are becoming much more common among consumers.’
The report suggests that one in five Australians have already viewed full-length television programs over the internet and one in eight have viewed full-length films.
‘With higher internet speeds and increasing bandwidth capacity, increasingly consumers are less restricted to viewing their favourite programs according to a predetermined schedule or on a single device, such as the family television,’ Mr Chapman said. ‘Already, we’ve seen television ‘catch-up’ services gathering popularity in Australian households.’
The report suggests that the changing content delivery environment will continue to increase the fragmentation of audiences, with ramifications for content owners, distributors, broadcasters and regulators alike.
In order to maximise audience reach, television broadcasters, independent websites and content service providers are offering increasing amounts of professionally-produced content online.
‘This is an exciting, yet obviously challenging, time for the communications and media industries,’ Mr Chapman said. ‘This report has helped the ACMA better understand the new distribution methods for professionally-produced content and the pressures resulting from the convergence of previously distinct platforms over which content is delivered. This report is published to provide information to the market and interested stakeholders and we welcome feedback on it.’
Source: ACMA
The University of the Philippines Alumni Association of Australia – New South Wales Chapter held its third Oblation Cup Golf Tournament recently to raise funds for its Scholarship Grant.
Sixty-three players showcased their skills at the Fairfield Golf Course in Prairiewood, with Zaldy Capulong emerging as overall champion, Rene Uy (Grade A winner) and Joe Cura (Grade B winner) in tight competition.
Also hitting top marks were runners-up James Fatu (Grade A) and Willy Limjap (Grade B), “nearest to the pin” winners Roger de los Reyes, Bert Garcia and Bobby Lim as well as “drive and pitch” winner Bert Bugayong.
This annual Easter Monday event, held last 5 April and named after UP’s well-known icon, is chaired by Engr. Ferdi and Dr. Cora Francisco.
The tournament is just one of the events marking the association’s 30th anniversary.
The celebration continues with a seminar entitled “Beauty and the Beast”: Philippine Wildlife Conservation” to be presented by Dr. Corazon Catibog-Sinha on the 29th of May, 2:00PM at the Max Webber Library Function Centre in Blacktown.
The Australian unemployment rate remained steady at 5.3 per cent in March, the Australian Bureau of Statistics announced today. The ABS reported the number of people employed increased by 19,600 people to 10.988 million [...]
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