On Sunday 18th June, Klub Triglav celebrated the 26th anniversary of Slovenian National Day as well as the 15th Annual Slovenian of the Year awards for NSW. In this interview, we spoke with active member of the Slovenian community in Sydney, Emil Hrvatin, who received an award for Senior citizen of the Year. - V nedeljo 18. junija pri Klubu Triglav v Sydneyu je bilo že 15. podelitev priznanj za zaslužnejše slovence za leto 2016 v NSWu in obenem praznovanje 26. obletnice slovenske državnosti. Pogovarjali smo se z dobitnikom priznanja za starejšega občana leta, Emilom Hrvatinom, ki je dobro poznan v slovenski skupnosti v Sydneyu.

After 4 years working at the Slovenian Embassy in Canberra, Jana Grilc is preparing to return home to Slovenia. At the 60th anniversary of Slovenian Association Sydney at the end of June we spoke to her about her time here and she also informed us who would be replacing her in Canberra. - Po štirih letih delovanja na slovenskem veleposlaništvu v Canberri, se bo Jana Grilc vrnila v domovino Slovenijo. Pogovarjali smo se z njo konec junija pri 60. obletnici Slovenskega društva Sydney v katerem nam je tudi zaupala kdo jo bo nasledil.

On Sunday 2nd July Slovenian musicians gathered again in Kew. The reunion commenced in 2009 when father Ciril Božič, leader of the Slovenian mission Saints Cyril and Methodious in Kew initiated the idea. - Minulo nedeljo, 2.julija, so se slovenski glasbeniki, ki živijo v Melbourne-u in okolici, po sveti maši zbrali v dvorani ter pripravili koncert za obiskovalce. Srečanje je bilo že osmo po vrsti, idejni vodja pater Ciril Božič, voditelj Slovenskega Misijona Svetih Bratov Cirila in Metoda v Kewju in voditelj Branko Kojc sta bila z nastopom zelo zadovoljna.

On Sunday June 25, Sydney also celebrated Slovenian National Day, as well as the 60th anniversary of Slovenian Association Sydney. In this feature from the days events, there was much said about Slovenia and its fight for independence, as well as the rich history of the association over the last 60 years. - V nedeljo 25. junija smo pri slovenskem društvu Sydney prav veselo obeležili 26. obletnico Slovenske države in obenem tudi 60 letnico Slovenskega društva Sydney. V tej prilogi boste slišali odlomki kulturnega programa v katerem je tudi bilo veliko besed o slovenski neodvisnosti in o Sloveniji, v govoru, recitaciji in pesmi, kot več o praznovanju visoke obletnice, 60 let društva.

This special feature covers the seige at the Lindt Cafe in Martin Place in the heart of Sydney that concluded with the tragic loss of 2 of the hostages. A number of other hostages and police were also injured and the nation is still reeling from this tragic event! - Ta posebna priloga govori o tragičnem dogodku, ki se je zgodil v ponedeljek 15. decembra v Lindt Kavarni na Martin Place v središču Sydneya.

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has given a spirited address at the National Press Club - his last set piece before Australians go to the polls. Rudd's address came as opinion polls continued to show a Coalition victory is imminent. Whereas The Coalition says in government, it would make around 40 billion dollars in savings over the next four years including a 4.5 billion dollar cut to foreign aid. The Coalition's long-awaited election costings do not have any spending cuts to health or education, and no changes to the GST. - Avstralski ministrski predsednik Kevin Rudd je včeraj dal živahen nagovor pri Nacionalnem press klubu v Canberri, zadnji določen govor preden gredo avstralci na volišča. Nagovor Rudd je prišlo ob času ko ankete javnega mnenja nadaljujejo kazati da koalicijska zmaga je neposredno.Medtem, predstavnik opozicije za blagajno Joe Hockey je razglasil dodatnih 9 miljard dolarjev ukrepov da financirajo volitvene obljube koalicije, skupno je to 40 miljard dolarjev ukrepov v štirih letih. Težko pričakovane ocene nimajo ukrepov v zdravstvu ali izobraževanju, in ni sprememb na davku GST.

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and the man who wants his job - Tony Abbott - met for the final leaders' debate of the election campaign. After a fiery debate last week, the people's forum at Rooty Hill in Sydney's west saw the leaders keep their tempers in check. Earlier on Wednesday, Federal Treasurer Chris Bowen and his Coalition counterpart Joe Hockey went head to head in a debate about budget costings and election promises at the National Press Club. The debate centred around the Coalition's list of cuts and savings released by Mr Hockey after weeks of pressure to do so by Labor.   - V pred zadnjem tednu zvezne volitvene kampanje, avstralski ministrski predsednik Kevin Rudd in tisti ki želi imeti njegovo mesto, Tony Abbott sta se srečala na zadnji razpravi. Po ognjeni razpravi pretekli teden, na forumu ljudstva v Rooty Hillu v zahodnem Sydneyu sta voditelja obdržala živce.V sredo pa sta se tudi razpravljala zvezni blagajnik Chris Bowen in koalicijski nasprotnik Joe Hockey, o stroških proračuna in volitvene obljube pri National Press Club. Razprava se je večinoma osredotočila okoli koalicijskem seznamu ukrepov ki so jih razglasili v sredo, po tednih pritiska laburistov.

Last Sunday, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Coalition leader Tony Abbott went head-to-head in the first leaders' debate of the election campaign with economic management and the cost of living front and centre. In part of the rest of campaigning this week, Labor and the Greens said there's no need for Coalition to wait any longer to outline its election policy costings and explain how it would fund them. - Preteklo nedeljo, avstralski ministrski predsednik Kevin Rudd in voditelj zvezne koalicije Tony Abbott sta se soočala v prvi voditeljski razpravi volilne kampanje in glavni temi sta bili upravljanje gospodarstva in cene življenskih stroškov. V ostalem teku tedna, laburisti in stranka zelenih sta izjavili da ni več potrebe da bi koalicija čakala da opisala volitvene politične stroške and kako bi jih financirali.

Australians will go to the polls on September 7. Voters will have just four weeks to decide which party will be best to govern the nation for the next three years.The election campaign is set to focus on the economy and a decision to send asylum-seekers to Papua New Guinea and Nauru.  - Kot je že znano, avstralci bomo volili novo zvezno vlado v soboto 7. septembra. Volilci imamo samo štiri tedne da se odločimo katera politična stranka bo nam najboljša da vlada narod za naslednja tri leta. Volitvena kampanja v prvem tednu je že v polnem teku in naj bi se osredotočila na gospodarstvo, in odločitev poslati prosilce za azil na Papuo Novo Gvinejo in na Nauru.

It's looking more likely that a national disability insurance scheme could become a reality before the federal election in September. Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Opposition leader Tony Abbott both say they want the scheme introduced as soon as possible and with bi-partisan support. The government wants to increase the Medicare levy by half a per cent to help fund the scheme which would become full operational in 2018. Julia Gillard says she'll introduce laws into parliament after the budget to increase the levy to help fund the scheme after Tony Abbott announced he'll consider supporting them.  - Tako imenovani nacionalni načrt za zavarovanje invalidov ali National Disability Insurance Scheme bi lahko postal realen že pred zveznimi volitvami v septembru. Avstralska premierka Julia Gillard in vodja zvezne opozicije, Tony Abbott sta oba izrazila želijo, da, bi ta načrt bil uveden v najkrajšem možnem času in z dvo-stransko politično podporo. Zvezna vlada bo povečala davek, tako imenovani Medicare levy za pol odstotka, ki bi pomagal pri financiranju tega načrta, ki, naj bi potem postal polnolnoma uveljavljen v letu 2018. Julia Gillard pravi, da, bo predstavila novo zakonadajo v zveznem parlamentu po letošnjem zveznem proračunu za povečanje davka medicare levy' ko bo Tony Abbott uradno napovedal, da podpira ta načrt.