Wednesday, 3 February 2010

CLIMATE CHANGE

Minister Penny Wong discussed climate change in an ABC2 interview. [Full text]

Minister Wong has discussed climate change in an Adelaide ABC interview. [Full text]

Minister Greg Combet discussed climate change in a Radio National interview. [Full text]

Minister Combet discussed climate change in Parliament. [Full text]

Minister Combet has discussed the CPRS in Parliament. [Full text]

Minister Craig Emerson has discussed climate change in an interview. [Full text]

Tony Abbott discussed climate change in a 3AW interview. [Full text]

Mr Abbott discussed climate change in a 2GB interview. [Full text]

Mr Abbott discussed climate change in a Sunrise interview. [Full text]

Shadow Minister Bruce Billson said the Coalition's climate change policy will deliver the 5% emissions reduction while protecting small business from the Government's ETS. [Full text]

Shadow Minister Louise Markus said direct action on climate change will save Australia's veteran community from a higher cost of living. [Full text]

The Coal Association has said the proposed CPRS legislation will put coal jobs at risk in regional Australia for no environmental benefit. [Full text]

The ACCI has said the business community should welcome but seek further information on the climate change statement by the Opposition. [Full text]

The Ai Group has commented on the Opposition climate change policy. [Full text]

The Trucking Association has said the Coalition's Emissions Reduction Fund could help trucking operators buy fuel-efficient vehicles. [Full text]

The Independent Retailers Association is concerned that any carbon trading or emissions management scheme will not be easily understood or applied by small retailers. [Full text]

CLIMATE CHANGE/FORESTRY

Greens Senator Bob Brown has said the Opposition's plan to plant 20 million trees while its own Regional Forest Agreements foster the destruction of forests is incongruous. [Full text]

CLIMATE CHANGE/EDUCATION

Minister Chris Bowen has discussed the CPRS and the MySchool site in an interview. [Full text]

EDUCATION

Ministers Julia Gillard and Kim Carr have issued a statement on Higher Education. [Full text]

Minister Gillard said two boarding schools in Queensland enrolling Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students have received $1.9 million in infrastructure funding. [Full text]

EDUCATION/HEALTH

Shadow Minister Nigel Scullion said the Government blocked a motion that would have forced the PM to deliver his report on closing the gap on Indigenous disadvantage. [Full text]

HEALTH

Parliamentary Secretary Mark Butler has announced the membership of the new Advisory Committee on the Safety of Medicines. [Full text]

Family First Senator Steve Fielding said the Government's plan to means-test the rebate for private health insurance looks destined to fail in the Senate because it is unfair on families. [Full text]

The AMA said urgent planning and investment is needed to meet the health and care needs of the ageing population. [Full text]

The Nursing Federation said the Government should make Budget 2010 the aged care budget. [Full text]

The TGA is holding information sessions on its prescription medicines business process reform project. [Full text]

ICT

Attorney-General Robert McClelland has welcomed the passage through Parliament of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment Bill 2009. [Full text]

The ANAO issued an audit of the National Broadband Network Request for Proposal Process. [Full text]

The Parliamentary Library issued a Bill Digest for the Do Not Call Register Legislation Amendment Bill 2009. [Full text]

ENERGY/ICT

The St Vincent de Paul Society has issued a report on the impact of Smart Meter installation on disadvantaged Australians. [Full text]

The report is online. [Full text]

ENERGY

The AEMC's Reliability Panel will hold a public forum to discuss the Draft Report of the Review of the Reliability Standard and Settings on 12/2 in Melbourne. [Full text]

RESOURCES

Minister Simon Crean has addressed the Mining Indaba Conference in Cape Town. [Full text]

DEFENCE/INNOVATION

Minister Greg Combet has announced that Navantia of Spain has commenced construction of Australia's second Landing Helicopter Dock hull. [Full text]

The Kokoda Foundation has issued 'Australia's Future Surface Combatants'. [Full text]

AGRICULTURE

Shadow Minister John Cobb said the Coalition would be instigating a Senate inquiry into Property Rights. [Full text]

The ABS issued 'Livestock and Meat, Australia, Dec 2009'. [Full text]

AGRICULTURE/BIOTECH

The OGTR issued an updated map of GM trial sites. [Full text]

ASTRONOMY

The Parliamentary Library issued a Bill Digest for the Australian Astronomical Observatory Bill 2009. [Full text]

STATISTICS

The ABS issued 'Statistics Victoria, Dec 2009'. [Full text]

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