The Australian Government has required a Melbourne nursing home to appoint a nurse adviser – for the next six months – to improve clinical care and train staff at the 60-resident facility – as part of a range of tough measures.The Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency identified potential concerns with 30 accreditation outcomes out of a possible 44. This includes health and clinical care, nutrition and hydration, continence management, mobility and rehabilitation, infection control, catering and cleaning. Last night (September 2), residents and family members at Patricia Gladwell Aged Care Home, a 45-high care and 15-low care nursing home in Brunswick were officially advised the home had been put under sanction by the Department of Health and Ageing.
There was no disguising the generosity of those attending the recent Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) annual charity masquerade ball, which raised almost $20 000 for the Australian Red Cross. ‘Last year we raised more than $16 000 for charity which was donated to the National Ovarian Cancer Network. This year we broke that record with the support from our sponsors and some generous auction bidders,’ a departmental spokesman said. Funds raised at the event included money from ticket sales and the proceeds of a silent auction of items donated by celebrity supporters of the Australian Red Cross. Also up for auction was merchandise and services from Canberra and interstate businesses.
Courtesy: Washington Times FEIN: A genocide inquiry? Bruce Fein COMMENTARY: Bosnia has its Radovan Karadzic, Sudan has its Omar Bashir and the United States could have its Gotabhaya Rajapaksa. He is a United States citizen serving as Sri Lanka's Sinhala Buddhist defense secretary who may be complicit in an ongoing genocide against Sri Lanka's Tamils. While Mr. Rajapaksa enjoys a presumption of innocence, the United States should be investigating to ensure it is as scrupulous in genocide enforcement as is expected of foreign governments.
Monash University Tamil Students Association, in collaboration with Ayngaran International, are proudly releasing the tamil Movie SATHYAM in cinemas around Melbourne. ABOUT SATHIYAM: Banner: GK Film Corporation Starring: Vishal, Nayanthara, Upendra, Premji Gangai Amaran Director: A. Rajasekhar Music Director: Harris Jayaraj Producer: Vikram Krishna
The Liberation Tigers of Tamileelam (LTTE), known as Tamil Tigers on Tuesday announced that the movement would observe unilateral ceasefire during the period of SAARC conference from 26th July to 04 August, giving cooperation for the success of the conference. Conveying goodwill and trust of the Tamil people, the LTTE Political Wing, in a press statement issued from Vanni said it wished for the success of the SAARC conference, extending the movement's support to the "countries of our region, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and Maldives."
Sri Lanka has once again been included in the Failed States Index by the Foreign Policy and The Fund for Peace which rank the countries where state collapse may be just one disaster away.Sri Lanka has been ranked 20 in the list of 60 failed states with Somalia claiming the number one spot and the distinction of being the state most at risk of failure. In the fourth annual Failed States Index, Foreign Policy and The Fund for Peace rank the countries where state collapse may be just one disaster away.
In 1983, during the Black July, I had two kids. One was 4 years old and the other one was only 6 months old. We bought a house in Mount Lavinia in 1981. And we continued to live there. A friend of ours informed us that there were some problems in Borella [on July 24th]. But we didn’t take this seriously; we never imagined that it would end up like this. [On July] 25th morning, I stayed at home because of this information. They imposed a curfew by 1:30pm which was announced on the radio. By 1:40pm, some of the houses on the other street burning. And on the radio, they announced that there are lot of disturbances in the city and that the government would bring in civil law to quieten the situation – but it was not correct.
Dr Brian Seneviratna Speaks in South Africa Pongu Tamil Event in support of Sri Lankan Tamils right for self determination with Nobel Peace Winners tommorow 21st June 2008.
தசாவதாரம் ஆறு மாத குழந்தைக்கு ஆறடி உயரத்தில் ஜிப்பா தைத்த மாதிரி, பொருந்தாத பிரமாண்டம்! பத்து வேடங்களில் நடித்து விட வேண்டும் என்ற ஆர்வத்தை, கமல் தனது திரைக்கதையிலும் காட்டியிருந்தால் அவரை நிஜமான அவதார புருஷராகவே கொண்டாடியிருக்கலாம்! பட், பில்டிங் ஸ்டிராங்...பேஸ்மெண்ட் ரொம்ம்ம்ம்ப வீக் சாமி!
It doesn’t hurt to give it some thought Help SAVE Siddarth Siddarth is a 4 year old young boy with aplastic anemia and URGENTLY needs your help He needs a bone marrow transplant NOW YOU can possibly save Siddarth
Do you like binge eating on a Friday night? Then come along to the All Saints Church Hall, Malvern on Friday the 27th of June 2008 to enjoy the company of Johnions and delicious authentic Sri Lankan style appam and thosai. This is an all you can eat dinner. BYO: Beer and spirits.
"..I urge the Tamil Diaspora to share with me under a cloak of confidentiality all direct or indirect evidence that the Rajapaksa brothers, General Fonseka, or their agents in the security services or paramilitary organizations have been involved in kidnappings, disappearances, extrajudicial killings, or torture. I can arrange to meet and communicate confidentially and to insure that the proper law enforcement authorities receive your evidence. You may communicate with me in confidence by calling me at 703-963-4968, sending an email to , or mailing me at Bruce Fein & Associates, Post Office Box 65450, Washington, D.C. 20035..."
Sri Lankan Government and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam should submit to democratic processes & Rule of Law said Australian Foreign Minister Hon Stephen Smith MP in a response to a question raised in Narangaba Community Cabinet Meeting. Recently, Despite determined lobbying by Sri Lanka during and prior to the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) session at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, the stark history of gross rights violations by Sri Lanka Security forces, the unfolding ground situation including the exit of International Independent Group of Eminent Persons (IIGEP) from rights monitoring from the island, and intense lobbying by several Rights organization including three Peace Nobel laureates, have led to the ignominous defeat of Sri Lanka Wednesday in securing the sought after coveted spot in the Human Rights Council of the UN.
Genocide in Sri Lanka - Awareness Gathering Event at Victorian State Parliament Steps by Tamils 
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Dr Brian Seneviratna Speaks in South Africa Pongu Tamil Event in support of Sri Lankan Tamils right for self determination with Nobel Peace Winners tommorow 21st June 2008.
Melb. Pongu Thamil Venue: Federation Square
Sri Lankan Government and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam should submit to democratic processes & Rule of Law said Australian Foreign Minister Hon Stephen Smith MP in a response to a question raised in Narangaba Community Cabinet Meeting. Recently, Despite determined lobbying by Sri Lanka during and prior to the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) session at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, the stark history of gross rights violations by Sri Lanka Security forces, the unfolding ground situation including the exit of International Independent Group of Eminent Persons (IIGEP) from rights monitoring from the island, and intense lobbying by several Rights organization including three Peace Nobel laureates, have led to the ignominous defeat of Sri Lanka Wednesday in securing the sought after coveted spot in the Human Rights Council of the UN. 
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