The planned closure of a small tracker fund has highlighted some big potential tax headaches for UK retail investors. M&G Investments told clients in April that it would shut its European Index Tracker Fund at the end of next month, closing a modest £98mn fund, which managers have decided is too small to be viable. … [Read more…]
A takeaway store owner, who has since been found not guilty by a jury of indecently treating a teen employee, phoned an informant in the weeks leading up to his trial, a court has heard. Douglas Gaylard, 77, was found not guilty of two counts of indecent treatment of children under 16 in a Mackay … [Read more…]
With just days to go until Unify: Off The Record treks through club venues across the country, the event’s five set times and signing timetables have been revealed. Support Act and Unify Off The Record have also shared details about Primal Therapy: Understanding Heavy Metal, Creativity & Mental Health panels happening on each date. Sporting an … [Read more…]
The 2023 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards are announced tonight in Auckland. These awards – New Zealand publishing’s Oscars – celebrate the best local fiction, non-fiction and poetry published in the previous year. Winning authors receive a sizeable cash prize, as well as the envy of their peers and the gratitude of their publishers. Not read … [Read more…]
Assistant Health Minister Julieanne Gilbert says she does not want to be promoted to Health Minister even if the premier was to personally ask her and she says the Opposition has ‘no answers’ on issues surrounding Mackay and Gladstone hospitals. It comes after the Mackay MP’s superior Yvette D’Ath will soon lose her portfolio as … [Read more…]
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“Farmer Tom” Martin is a fan of regenerative agriculture. Photo / Supplied While the term “regenerative agriculture” may seem self-explanatory, many have trouble defining what it actually means. However, it doesn’t have to be this way, The Country’s UK correspondent, Tom Martin said. Martin, aka Farmer Tom, is a proponent of regenerative agriculture. He told … [Read more…]
The Australian Financial Review last week reported contractors and subcontractors had been told to stop work and “demobilise” from the site, including removing equipment. But Mr Willoughby said the stopwork was temporary and existing contractors were likely to return to the site, which is 150 kilometres north-west of Rockhampton and 150 kilometres south of Mackay, … [Read more…]
Written by Conor Lochrie on May 17, 2023 UNIFY Gathering have unveiled the set times and signing timetables for Off The Record 2023. The new series of mini-festivals will hit five regional and metro areas throughout May and June, visiting Mackay, Wollongong, Hobart, Adelaide and Frankston (see full dates below). A strong lineup was recently … [Read more…]
Jurisdiction in work health and safety prosecutions can be complex. This is because prosecutions can be brought under various pieces of legislation which trigger different jurisdictions. The jurisdiction which is triggered determines not only the court in which a prosecution is to be commenced, but also the broader system. The system in which a prosecution … [Read more…]
Eora/Sydney alt-rock powerhouse RedHook have exploded onto the global stage with their debut album Postcard from a Living Hell, released 21 April. Having toured extensively with In Hearts Wake last year, the band are currently in the middle of their own national headline tour before playing at Unify Off The Record in June. We caught … [Read more…]