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RESOURCES

The PM has discussed resources taxation in a doorstop interview. [Full text]

Minister Martin Ferguson discussed resources taxation on Insiders. [Full text]

Treasurer Wayne Swan has discussed resources taxation in a Nine interview. [Full text]

Treasurer Wayne Swan has discussed resources taxation in an ABC Melbourne interview. [Full text]

Treasurer Wayne Swan has discussed resources taxation in an ABC Brisbane interview. [Full text]

Greens SenatorBob Brown has written to the Treasury Secretary asking how much tax will be peeled off by the miners in the Gillard deal. [Full text]

The Queensland Premier discussed resources taxation on Meet the Press. [Full text]

RESOURCES/POPULATION/EDUCATION

Minister Simon Crean discussed resources taxation, population and school buildings on Today Weekend. [Full text]

RESOURCES/HEALTH

Tony Abbott and Shadow Minister Peter Dutton have discussed health policy and resources taxation in an interview. [Full text]

HEALTH

Shadow Minister Dutton has said a Coalition Government will provide $35 million to fund the establishment of a Clinical Trial Network for Type 1 diabetes. [Full text]

AGRICULTURE/FORESTRY

Elders' CEO discussed the agriculture and forestry markets on Inside Business. [Full text]

DEFENCE/RESEARCH

Independent MP Robert Oakeshott has called for a Code of Conduct inquiry into the actions of the DMO's CEO. [Full text]

RESOURCES

The PM, Treasurer Wayne Swan, and Minister Martin Ferguson announced an agreement on resource tax arrangements. [Full text]

The PM, Treasurer Swan, and Minister Ferguson discussed the agreement in a press conference. [Full text]

The PM discussed resources taxation in a Perth ABC interview. [Full text]

The PM discussed resources taxation in a 6PR interview. [Full text]

Minister Nick Sherry discussed resources taxation in an interview. [Full text]

Minister Chris Bowen discussed resources taxation in a 2SM interview. [Full text]

Minister Bowen discussed resources taxation in a News Radio interview. [Full text]

Tony Abbott and Shadow Minister Joe Hockey discussed resources taxation in an interview. [Full text]

Shadow Minister Andrew Robb said Labor's Budget is in tatters after the mining tax backdown. [Full text]

Shadow Minister Ian Macfarlane said the Government has shafted Australia's junior and mid-tier miners by locking them out of changes to the resources super tax. [Full text]

Shadow Minister Macfarlane has said the resources sector can expect to be engulfed in a bureaucratic quagmire no matter what cosmetic changes the Government makes to its resources super tax. [Full text]

Shadow Minister Warren Truss said a name change and some tinkering does not hide the fact that more than $10 billion will be ripped out of regional Australia over the first two years. [Full text]

Greens Senator Bob Brown said the small business sector will pay 29% tax rather than 28% to fund the Government's backdown to mining corporations. [Full text]

The Minerals Council said the proposal on a new Minerals Resource Rent Tax stands to deliver a positive outcome for Australia and its minerals industry. [Full text]

BHP Billiton issued a statement. [Full text]

Rio Tinto issued a statement. [Full text]

Fortescue Metals issued a statement. [Full text]

APPEA said the proposed changes to the resource tax are important first steps. [Full text]

RESOURCES/ENERGY

The PM discussed resources taxation and home insulation in a 3AW interview. [Full text]

Minister Lindsay Tanner has discussed home insulation and resources taxation in an MTR interview. [Full text]

RESOURCES/INNOVATION

Minister Kim Carr said Direct Nickel has received capital from CSIRO's Australian Growth Partnership program to work with CSIRO at a new purpose-built facility. [Full text]

ICT

Minister Stephen Conroy announced that the Network Operations Centre for the NBN would be based in Melbourne. [Full text]

NBNCo said Melbourne will be the site of its National Operations and Test Facility. [Full text]

ACMA issued 'Community research into attitudes towards the use of mobile payment services'. [Full text]

The Communications Alliance issued a new edition of its 'NBN End User Premises Handbook'. [Full text]

The Communications Alliance has issued an Issues Paper to guide the Review of the Telecommunications Consumer Protections Code. [Full text]

auDA has issued a Domain Name News. [Full text]

DEFENCE/INNOVATION

Minister Greg Combet has announced an expansion of the Rapid Prototyping Development and Evaluation Program. [Full text]

RESEARCH/INNOVATION

Minister Kim Carr said Australia and Europe will increase cooperation on international research projects thanks to recent high-level meetings. [Full text]

HEALTH

Minister Chris Bowen has announced appointments to the Board of Australian Hearing. [Full text]

The Government is seeking feedback on potential boundaries for Medicare Locals and Local Hospital Networks. [Full text]

The AMA made a presentation to the PC inquiry into Caring for Older Australians. [Full text]

Catholic Health has said hospital and aged care planning is in uncertainty as the Government makes reform announcements without detailing how they work with Local Hospital Networks. [Full text]

The Pharmaceutical Society has said incentives for doctors to practice in rural areas must be extended to other health professionals. [Full text]

The Pharmaceutical Society has said Opposition plans to boost mental health services are welcome but must not be funded at the expense of other health services. [Full text]

The Nursing Federation has a new leadership team. [Full text]

The TGA issued recommendations from a June meeting of its Advisory Committee on Prescription Medicines. [Full text]

The TGA is seeking nominations to join its Advisory Committee on Complementary Medicines. [Full text]

The TGA issued a template for applications to change the Poisons Standard. [Full text]

A Crawford Policy Forum at the ANU on 6/7 will discuss Health Care Reform and Policy Implementation. [Full text]

HEALTH/ENERGY

The NHMRC issued 'Public Statement: Wind Turbines and Health'. [Full text]

The Clean Energy Council said the NHMRC statement should put to rest claims that wind farms can make people sick. [Full text]

ENERGY/INNOVATION

Minister Kim Carr said Dyesol has received an injection of funds from CSIRO's Australian Growth Partnership. [Full text]

ENERGY

Shadow Minister Greg Hunt has said the PM must explain what she knew and did about a damning report on insulation warnings that was sent to her junior minister and chief plotter. [Full text]

AEMO has invited tenders to build, own and operate a transmission terminal station at Tarrone in Victoria. [Full text]

A Senate committee will hold a hearing in Canberra on 5/7 for its inquiry into fuel and energy. [Full text]

Hansard is online of all previous hearings for that inquiry. [Full text]

ENVIRONMENT

Minister Peter Garrett has discussed Ningaloo Reef in an interview. [Full text]

Greens Senator Scott Ludlam called on environment ministers to agree to a national Container Deposit Scheme. [Full text]

NUCLEAR

Senator Ludlam said the Greens have joined a national campaign to get the PM to dump the plan for a nuclear waste dump in the NT. [Full text]

INNOVATION

Parliamentary Secretary Richard Marles announced $750,000 from the Geelong Investment and Innovation Fund towards Cotton On's planned expansion. [Full text]

EDUCATION

A House committee will hold a hearing in Darwin on 5/7 for its inquiry into school libraries and teacher librarians in Australian schools. [Full text]

Hansard is online of all previous hearings for that inquiry. [Full text]

METEOROLOGY/CLIMATE CHANGE

The BoM has said WA has just equalled its warmest 12 month period since records began. [Full text]

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

CAL announced another series of information sessions on the resale royalty scheme. [Full text]

AGRICULTURE/BIOSECURITY

Shadow Minister John Cobb said Minister Tony Burke's mismanagement of Australia's border defences has become such an issue even his own Front Bench colleagues are demanding a 'please explain'. [Full text]

BA has issued 'Final Import Risk Analysis report for fresh apple fruit from the People's Republic of China'. [Full text]

AGRICULTURE/RESEARCH

The Parliamentary Library issued a Bill Digest for the Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Amendment Bill 2010. [Full text]

AGRICULTURE/CHEMICAL REGULATION

APVMA issued a Regulatory Update. [Full text]

GENERAL

Treasurer Wayne Swan has announced the appointment of Mr Alan Henderson as the Chairperson of the Commonwealth Grants Commission. [Full text]

The Lowy Institute issued proceedings from a recent conference on Advancing Innovative Development and Aid Strategies in the Asia-Pacific. [Full text]

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