Old Parliament House, known formerly as the Provisional Parliament House, was the seat of the Parliament of Australia from 1927 to 1988. The building began operation on 9 May 1927 after Parliament's relocation from Melbourne to the new capital, Canberra. In 1988, the Commonwealth Parliament transferred to the new Parliament House on Capital Hill. It also serves as a venue for temporary exhibitions, lectures and concerts.On 2 May 2008 it was made an Executive Agency of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Read More
The University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney and Manipal Academy of Higher Education have announced the first 10 joint grant recipients who would receive $20,000 each as part of a collaborative research seed funding scheme between the two univers ...
India skipper Virat Kohli has maintained his numero uno spot in the latest ICC Test Rankings for batsmen. Kohli, had in the first week of December, reclaimed the top spot from Australia's Steve Smith after the latter took the top spot post his Ashes ...
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting does not see New Zealand winning a game in the ongoing Test series if the hosts keep the foot on the pedal like they did in the first Test in Perth to beat the visitors by 296 runs. ...
Despite facing a massive defeat at the hands of Australia, New Zealand coach Gary Stead said that getting Steve Smith out early in both the innings was a good thing. ...
A one minute silence was on Monday observed all across New Zealand to remember the victims of Whakaari/White Island volcano, which claimed at least 16 lives after it erupted last week. ...
