Thursday, 28 January 2010

EDUCATION

Minister Julia Gillard launched the My School website. [Full text]

Minister Gillard discussed the site in a 2UE interview. [Full text]

Minister Gillard discussed the site in an ABC Adelaide interview. [Full text]

Minister Gillard discussed the site in an ABC Perth interview. [Full text]

Shadow Minister Christopher Pyne said Minister Gillard has been caught out on the bungled launch of the Myschool site. [Full text]

Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young said the MySchool site is clearly flawed because it focuses on comparing schools rather than improving education outcomes. [Full text]

Lutheran Education Australia said it supports the introduction of the My School site. [Full text]

The ABS issued 'Schools, Australia, Preliminary, 2009'. [Full text]

CLIMATE CHANGE

Minister Penny Wong has announced Australia would formally submit its existing 2020 target range for reducing emissions to the Copenhagen Accord. [Full text]

Minister Wong has discussed the Copenhagen commitment in an interview. [Full text]

Minister Wong's letter to the UNFCCC is online. [Full text]

Minister Wong said Tony Abbott has 5 days to release his climate change policy. [Full text]

Shadow Minister Greg Hunt said Minister Wong confirmed that it is possible to meet the emission targets without a great big new tax on everything. [Full text]

Greens Senator Christine Milne has said the Government has confirmed its position at the back of the global pack on climate change. [Full text]

Senator Milne said Minister Wong twice refused to guarantee that her CPRS would reduce Australia's emissions. [Full text]

Australia's Chief Scientist issued a statement on certainty and the science of climate change. [Full text]

Professor Ross Garnaut discussed carbon emissions control in an interview. [Full text]

Greenpeace said the bushfire risk will soar unless emissions are cut. [Full text]

The Retailers Association said the new 'mutant ETS' worried Business. [Full text]

CLIMATE CHANGE/METEOROLOGY

The BoM said record high temperatures are increasingly outnumbering record low temperatures. [Full text]

ENERGY

The ESAA issued its submission on the treatment of 'Solar Credits' Renewable Energy Certificates under the Renewable Energy Target. [Full text]

HEALTH/RESEARCH

Parliamentary Secretary Mark Butler announced the 2010 NHMRC Fellowships. [Full text]

Parliamentary Secretary Butler announced over $7 million in NHMRC Development Grants. [Full text]

HEALTH

The AMA said RHDAustralia is an important first step towards eradicating rheumatic heart disease among Indigenous people. [Full text]

DEFENCE/INNOVATION

Minister Greg Combet said the Rapid Prototyping Development and Evaluation program has been recognised by a US body's Network Centric Warfare Awards. [Full text]

Minister Combet has discussed the contribution of Defence Science and Innovation to maritime security in a speech. [Full text]

Minister Combet discussed the role of industry in supporting maritime security in a speech. [Full text]

ICT

ACMA said it will use new social media and networking tools to better engage with its users. [Full text]

FISHERIES/ENVIRONMENT

CSIRO said anglers are being encouraged to report catches of longtail tuna using a new online system. [Full text]

ENVIRONMENT

The ABS issued 'Australia's Environment: Issues and Trends, Jan 2010'. [Full text]

WATER/AGRICULTURE/ENVIRONMENT

L&WA issued an update on research to quantify the effects of changing irrigation strategies on biodiversity. [Full text]

L&WA said more needs to be known about salinity. [Full text]

L&WA said rice may flourish using less water. [Full text]

AGRICULTURE/BIOTECH

Greenpeace has said the WA Agriculture Minister sold out farmers on GM crops. [Full text]

AGRICULTURE

The ABS issued 'Australian Wine and Grape Industry, 2009'. [Full text]

STATISTICS

The ABS issued 'Western Australian Statistical Indicators, Dec 2009'. [Full text]

The ABS issued 'Research Paper: Small Area Estimation Using a Multinomial Logit Mixed Model with Category Specific Random Effects, Jan 2010'. [Full text]

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