The national workplace watchdog has labelled as reprehensible the exploitation of three Filipinos recruited as nursing assistants in Sydney. The Workplace Ombudsman says the treatment of one male and two female 457 visa-holders was nothing short of shabby [...]
Posted in Employment, Filipinos Overseas |
Naga City Jesse Robredo will be in Sydney on September 25 to 28 to give a lecture at two universities, launch the Synergeia Foundation in New South Wales, and hold a forum with the Bicolano community [...]
Posted in Politics, Sydney |
THE PHILIPPINE CONSULATE GENERAL in Sydney reports that Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and Prime Minister Kevin Rudd were among the 90 world leaders who went to Beijing [...]
Posted in Philippines, Politics |
Australia’s 40,976 registered not-for-profit organisations received $74.5 billion in 2006-07, according to figures released recently by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Registered not-for-profit organisations are [...]
Posted in Business, Canberra, Community |
Banag-Banag Inc. (the Bisayan – speaking association in Australia) is calling the generosity of all Filipino-Australians for assistance to the victims of Cyclone Frank. With strong winds and heavy rains hitting the Visayan region last June [...]
Posted in Associations, Sydney |