EXPATS WELCOME CITIZENSHIP BILL BUT CALL ON GOVERNMENT NOT TO EXCLUDE CERTAIN OVERSEAS-BORN CHILDREN OF AUSTRALIAN HERITAGE
On 9 November 2005, the Hon. John Cobb MP, Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs, introduced a bill into the Australian House of Representatives, which, once it becomes law, will substantially modernise Australia's citizenship law by replacing the current Australian Citizenship Act 1948
World economy growth 'swift' From correspondents in Washington September 22, 2005
THE world economy is set to grow a swift 4.3 per cent this year and next - above the 3.9 per cent average of the past decade - despite higher oil prices and a battering from Hurricane Katrina, the IMF revealed today.
In its twice-annual World Economic Outlook, the International Monetary Fund downgraded its forecast for global growth in 2006 from the 4.4 per cent expected in April but retained this year's projection.
