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Low-emissions tech sector eyes tax break
Developers of low-emissions technologies and other innovators may win tax breaks in the upcoming budget after months of lobbying. The aim is to attract investment and avoid a brain drain by encouraging businesses to do their R&D in Australia and keep intellectual property here. The "patent box" arrangements for medical and biotechnology firms announced in last year's budget could be extended after extensive Treasury-led consultation over the past year, participants say.
Aust shares make good start to budget week
Australian shares have started budget week looking like they may notch an eighth day of gains in the past nine. The market was higher by almost half a per cent on Monday despite a coronavirus lockdown ordered for the Chinese financial hub of Shanghai. Shanghai's Pudong financial district and nearby areas will be locked down to Friday as part of the nation's strict coronavirus policy.
Gig work 'exacerbates' gender inequalities
Australian women working in the gig economy are bringing home $2.67 per hour less on average than their male counterparts, a new report shows. The report, produced by the Queensland University of Technology for the Victorian government, highlights entrenched gender inequalities within digital platform work. Drawing on Australian and global studies, the research team found pay disparity between male and female gig economy workers ranges between 10 per cent and 37 per cent.
Insurers seek support on cyber cover gap
The insurance industry is calling for new standards and investment incentives to better protect Australian businesses from cyber gangs. Ransomware attacks and data theft are a growing threat to Australia amid unprecedented growth in digitisation and connectivity. But just one in five small businesses have cyber cover, and insurance providers are few, leaving Australians vulnerable, insurers warned on Monday.
No help for some flood-affected farmers
One month after floods ravaged northern NSW some primary producers say they're still unable to access financial assistance. For Bungawalbin flower farmers Suellen Thompson and her husband Gray Pritchett, a few roses were all that remained from a year's work after the floods hit their property in March. But because more than 50 per cent of their income is earnt off farm, they can't claim the $75,000 grant offered to other primary producers.
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U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions in June issued a memo that reversed a U.S. Board of Immigration Appeals decision granting asylum to a Salvadoran woman who said she came to this country to escape physical, sexual and emotional abuse by her husband. “The asylum statute does not provide redress for all misfortune,” Sessions wrote in his memo that also stated that fear of gang violence was not a valid asylum claim.
High winds wreak havoc
An arctic blast of wind is to blame for a raging storm that swept across Durham Region and most of the GTA on April 4, leaving damaged homes and downed power lines in its freezing, blustery wake. And while Oshawa only saw brief flurries, what the storm lacked in precipitation, it made up for in wind, as Environment Canada reported gusts up to 90 km/h in some parts of the GTA.
Rotary women recognized as community leaders
Two members of the Rotary Club of Oshawa-Parkwood have been recognized for their efforts towards improving their communities. Kim Boatman, the Rotary Club of Oshawa-Parkwoods director of Service and co-owner and advertising director with The Oshawa Express, and Caroline Rodriguez, president of the Rotaract Club of Durham College-UOIT received the “Leading Women, Leading Girls, Building Communities” award from the Province of Ontario.
New regional chair to be appointed today
The newest head of Durham regional council will be coming from within. With the recent passing of Roger Anderson, the office of regional chair and CEO was declared vacant at the April 4 committee of the whole meeting. After declaring the vacancy, council selected to fill the position with an existing member of council. Nominations will be taken at this week’s regular council meeting.
Marijuana and drug paraphernalia seized in bust
Three people are facing an array of charges after $77,000 in drugs and cash were seized during a drug bust in Whitby. On April 5, members of the DRPS Central West Target Team, Criminal Investigation Bureau and the Drug Enforcement Unit concluded a drug investigation by executing a search warrant at a residence on Dufferin Street in Whitby.
Déjà vu in Oshawa council chambers
Oshawa residents were once again out in full force to protest a pair of waterfront developments, which, after the filing of a pair of letters from a lawyer representing the developer, are now in the hands of the Ontario Municipal Board.
Stand with the people
It’s time for council to take a stand. For more than a year, councillors have kept quiet while residents have sounded the alarm and created quite a bit of noise around a pair of developments slated for two portions of land in the city’s south end. On April 9, time seemed to have folded in on itself as once again, residents filled the council chambers to hear the latest about these projects. In January of 2017, a similar sight was seen when the applications first came before councillors.
Council to determine meeting structure for next term
Regional council will soon decide whether to continue its current meeting schedule or return to past practices. At the April 4 committee of the whole meeting, councillors will consider recommendations for the meeting and governance structure for the 2018-2022 term. In June 2016, council approved a pilot project that replaced individual committee meetings with a single committee of the whole meeting. The new system came into effect in September of that year.
City hasn’t taken temperature on staff satisfaction since 2010
A satisfied employee is one that will stick around. At the City of Oshawa, it could be hard to judge just how long staff will stick it out after a recent audit found a number of issues in the city’s staff recruitment and retention practices as well as the fact that an employee satisfaction survey hasn’t been completed since 2010.
High winds causing safety concerns at Durham Region headquarters, public asked to avoid the area
Members of the public are being encouraged to avoid Durham Region headquarters due to safety concerns about the main roof of the building. At approximately 2:10 p.m. during the ongoing committee of the whole meeting, CAO Gary Cubitt announced staff had notified him with concerns about the “integrity” of the roof at 605 Rossland Road West. “Their description was the membrane on the main roof was acting like a wave,” Cubitt told councillors.
No help: Fire fighters union takes issues with Oshawa Fire Services directly to councillors
The union representing Oshawa’s fire fighters has taken their concerns with the lack of cooperation from Oshawa Fire Services around the creation of an updated risk assessment for the city directly to councillors. Peter Dyson, the president of the Oshawa Professional Fire Fighters Association (OPFFA), appeared before the Community Services Committee on March 29 to share his concerns around the behaviour of Oshawa Fire Services.
Comments for cannabis store locations
A cannabis store is coming to Oshawa, that’s a certainty, where it will be located is still up in there, and the City of Oshawa wants to know what you think. Following a recommendation from staff during the most recent meeting of the Development Services committee, council is looking to host a public meeting in order to gather any comments from citizens or business owners on where they believe the future Ontario Cannabis Store, to be run by the LCBO, should be located in Oshawa.
No rush decisions on Graywood waterfront proposal, city says
It was just over a year ago that the Oshawa council chambers at city hall experienced something it rarely gets a chance to see, that being a packed house. The public meeting on Jan. 16, 2017, saw more than 200 residents attend. It lasted for nearly seven hours as resident after resident took to the microphone in order to share their disdain with a pair of development proposals brought forward by Graywood Developments on a pair of land plots in southern Oshawa owned by SO Developments Inc.
Difference between revisions of "Accident"
An '''[[w: | ]]''' is a specific, unpredictable, unusual and unintended external action which occurs in a particular time and place, with no apparent and deliberate cause but with marked effects. It implies a generally negative outcome which may have been avoided or prevented had [[w:Attendant circumstance|circumstances]] leading up to the accident been recognized, and acted upon, prior to its occurrence. However, an unexpected boon may also be referred to as a "happy accident".
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