Ticketmaster appoints chief operating officer for Australia & NZ

"Ticketmaster Australia and Ticketmaster New Zealand are part of Ticketmaster Australasia Pty Ltd and wholly-owned by Ticketmaster, the world's leading ticketing company. With offices in Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia, Ticketmaster Australia...

3rd Letter Bomb Explodes in Britain in 3 Days

"LONDON, Feb. 7 — A letter bomb exploded at Britain’s drivers’ licensing agency today, extending what the police depicted as a coordinated series of attacks that has troubled the nation’s leaders and inspired comparisons with the Unabomber in the United States. The...

Anger aired over upside down Aboriginal flag

"There is embarrassment and anger in Griffith, in southern New South Wales, after the Aboriginal flag was flown upside down on Australia Day. The mistake has been labelled an insult by Indigenous residents, who say it was reported to the council on the day that the flag was...

Aborigines win partial land rights

"An Aboriginal tribe has won the right to manage jointly several state and national parks in Australia, a deal which recognises its native customary rights. The Githabul tribe will share control of a 6,000sq km area with New South Wales under a native title pact expected to...

Australia: one year after the Cronulla riots, racialist provocations continue

"by Fergus Michaels via sam 2006-12-23 6:06 AM +0800 In this light, the anniversary was marked by one particularly significant event. On December 11, 2006, exactly one year to the day after the Cronulla riots, Howard announced the introduction of a new citizenship test. The...

Young talent is sort for new west end style stage production | Port Talbot Chat

"A search is on for talented youngsters to star in a full stage production of HONK! At the Port Talbot Princess Royal Theatre. HONK! Written by Anthony Drewe, with musical scores created by George Stiles, is an adaption of the Hans Christian Andersen's story, The Ugly...

Neath Port Talbot council has £1.3m council tax uncollected | Port Talbot Chat

"Neath Port Talbot council has failed to collect over £1.3m in council tax in the last year, a Guardian newspaper article reveals. According to the public services union GMB, figures for uncollected council tax have dropped nationally, but Neath Port Talbot's has...

Genesis project in Taibach praised by Aberavon MP | Port Talbot Chat

"Dr Brian Gibbons, MP for Aberavon, has praised the work of the Genesis Project, based at Taibach. The project exists to help anyone over the age of 16 residing in Neath Port Talbot to overcome many of the barriers they face when wanting to learn new skills or returning to...

Celebrate Christmas in Neath and Port Talbot and join the parade | Port Talbo...

"Santa Clause will soon be coming to Neath and Port Talbot and council entertainment chiefs want to make this years festive celebrations the biggest yet. Neath Port Talbot council are urging people of any age to get involved in the seasonal spirit and join the parades as...

Neath Port Talbot council promotes dangers of building sites to children | Po...

"'Stay Safe' events to promote safety of building sites are being held by Neath Port Talbot Council, in St Josephs Roman Catholic School and Sandfields Primary school this week. Members of the council's renewal area team and the council's construction ambassador are visiting...

Cash boost for local Neath Port Talbot organisations | Port Talbot Chat

"Three community organisations in Neath Port Talbot have been boosted by the approval of financial grants towards their new capital schemes under the Council's Key Funds project. New Sandfields Aberavon has been granted £49,000 to carry out capital works to the Afan...