All posts tagged "Commonwealth"

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  ‘She exemplified selfless leadership’: world leaders pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II

  Senior government and political figures from around the world have paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II after it was announced that the UK’s longest-serving monarch had died aged 96. Queen

  • Posted September 8, 2022
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  Australia forms cross-public sector digital panel to boost COVID-19 response

  The Australian government has formed a group of ministers drawn from federal and state administrations to strengthen tech-based services and businesses, supporting work to address COVID-19. The senior officials –

  • Posted May 22, 2020
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  Commonwealth countries leading the world in civil service effectiveness

  A global league table ranking the effectiveness of civil services in 38 countries has placed four Commonwealth nations – the UK, New Zealand, Canada and Australia – in the top

  • Posted April 29, 2019
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  Zimbabwe applies to re-join Commonwealth

  Zimbabwe has formally applied to re-join the Commonwealth after a 15-year absence. The move, which was announced by the Commonwealth Secretariat (CS) last Monday, is the country’s latest step towards

  • Posted May 27, 2018
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  Australia’s solicitor general resigns over George Brandis row

  Australia’s solicitor general Justin Gleeson has resigned, citing an “irretrievably broken” relationship with the country’s attorney general, George Brandis. The Commonwealth’s two most senior law officers had become engaged in

  • Posted October 24, 2016
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  Commonwealth secretary-general: ‘We will turbo-charge Commonwealth trade advantage’

  The Commonwealth will “turbo-charge” efforts to increase trade advantages for its 53 member countries, following the UK’s decision to leave the European Union, Commonwealth secretary-general Patricia Scotland has told parliamentarians.

  • Posted July 21, 2016
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  New transparency rules to help tackle corruption

  Six countries have pledged to publish public registers of ‘beneficial ownership’ covering all the companies within their jurisdiction, whilst some of the world’s tax havens have agreed to share full

  • Posted May 12, 2016
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  Patricia Scotland calls for Commonwealth-wide anti-corruption unit

  The new head of the Commonwealth, Baroness Patricia Scotland, has today called for the creation of a new unit working across the 53 nation group to fight corruption. Scotland, who

  • Posted April 18, 2016
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  In pictures: Patricia Scotland is welcomed as new Commonwealth secretary-general

                             

  • Posted April 5, 2016
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  Patricia Scotland sets out priorities in new role as Commonwealth chief

  Tackling corruption and championing good governance is among the top priorities set out by Baroness Patricia Scotland, the new secretary-general of the Commonwealth. Outlining her agenda for her four-year term,

  • Posted April 4, 2016
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