Shadow Education Minister Kate Ellis and Member for Chifley Ed Husic have maintained the push against Abbott Government Budget cuts to Family Day Care funding in Western Sydney.
ISIS is the total radicalization of Muslims by Bernie Lopez
ISIS is not just a powerful ragtag cross-border army in the Middle East. It has grown spiritually on a global scale to become a potential Islamic Treaty Organization (ITO), the Islamic version of NATO. Everywhere, it is gaining ground rapidly through Western media coverage. In the blink of an eye, there are silent ISIS loyalists […]
Cebu Official feted with welcome dinner
December 3, 2014. Woodcroft NSW — It was not an official visit to Australia. It was in fact a chance meeting during Sunday mass but it was enough for Max and Leah Encomienda to organise a welcome dinner for Cebu Vice Mayor Edgardo Labella at their home in Woodcroft.
Only a few families control the Philippines by Alex Lacson
Only a few families control our politics, government and country. In fact, only 178 families control our political system, according to the 2014 study of Julio Teehankee, college dean at De La Salle University in Manila. Around 75 percent of the members of Congress and around 80 percent of the governors and mayors belong to […]
Is Australia still the ‘Lucky Country’?
Australia is a successful and prosperous country, but would Donald Horne still say it is a lucky one?
Business As Usual at FAME Inc.
The Filipino Australian Movement for Empowerment (FAME) has announced that Mr. Max Encomienda has relinquished his post as Executive Director of FAME, after being in position for less than three months. Encomienda also resigned as a member of FAME.
Don’t mess with Arlene — she’s half-Filipino and dangerous!
Arlene Blencowe is a professional Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter. Her mother hails from Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija and that makes her 50 per cent Filipino.
Pacquaio-Mayweather bout may happen on May 2
It may finally become a reality. It is what Filipinos and the whole boxing world has been waiting for. Will Floyd Mayweather finally overcome his obvious fear of 8-division world champion Filipino fighter?
Are banks motivated by greed?
In any kind of business, the basic principle is to maximize profit. But what is the real motive of banks in closing the accounts of remittance companies? Can banks equal the service provided? Are they even willing? Last month, St. George Bank threatened to close the accounts of remittance companies suspected of money laundering. St. […]
Remittance firms sue Australia’s Westpac as banks shun money transfer firms
SYDNEY (Reuters) – An Australian court case is set to throw a spotlight on a steady retreat by Western banks out of the $435 billion (276.5 billion pounds) global remittance business, a trend that threatens to erode the livelihoods of hundreds of millions of the world’s poor.
Terror funding crackdown to ‘kill local businesses’
The war on terrorism and money laundering is driving hundreds of local money remitters out of business after Westpac and St. George Bank confirmed that they were closing the bank accounts of various remittance companies.
Local money transfer lifelines under threat as remitters face extinction
Hundreds of migrant communities across Australia will lose their ability to send money home to family and friends safely and securely if banks continue their plans to close the accounts of remitters.