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Department Headquarters, Kildare Street, Dublin. The official headquarters and ministerial offices of the department are at Kildare Street, Dublin. It is one of the most important economic departments in the Irish Government, responsible for the implementation of policy in five key areas: Enterprise, Innovation, Growth
Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT) is the ACT Government operated vocational educational provider. Cultural Facilities Corporation: manages the Canberra Theatre Centre; the Canberra Museum and Gallery (CMAG). EvoEnergy: owns and operates the ACT electricity and gas networks as well as gas networks in Queanbeyan and Palerang shires and Nowra.
Canberra (/ ˈ k æ n b ər ə / ⓘ KAN-bər-ə; Ngunawal: Kanbarra) is the capital city of Australia.Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city, the most densely populated capital city, and the eighth-largest Australian city overall.
17 May: U2 play the Self Aid festival in Dublin. The event is organised to create jobs and raise money during Ireland's unemployment crisis. [55] 4–15 June: U2 interrupt writing for their album to serve as a headline act on Amnesty International's A Conspiracy of Hope tour. Rather than distract, the tour adds extra intensity and power to ...
Sydney-bound Xplorer at Canberra station Canberra's light rail system, seen at Mapleton Avenue station CPH railmotor at the Canberra Railway Museum. Canberra, the capital city of Australia, has been served by railways since 1914. The city is serviced by the Bombala line to New South Wales, and possesses its own light rail system.
It is situated close to The Lodge, the official Canberra residence of the Prime Minister of Australia, and is equally close to Parliament House, the centre of Australia's government. Built in the Georgian style of architecture, it was founded in 1942 and occupied by the end of the next year.
During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, the Australian government announced a $130 billion [56] subsidy to help employers to be able to keep paying their employees and to support the survival of businesses and jobs impacted by the pandemic. Canberra Grammar School took $7,108,500 [57] in JobKeeper funds. Dr Garrick, head of the school, responded by ...
Foreign minister Penny Wong uses a speech at the Australian National University in Canberra to announce that the Australian Government is considering recognising Palestinian statehood, and repeats that the international recognition of Palestine as a state could assist in building momentum towards a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine. [119]