Thursday, 24 June 2010

GENERAL

PM Julia Gillard discussed a range of issues in a press conference. [Full text]

Former PM Kevin Rudd's website has been archived. [Full text]

Minister Lindsay Tanner said he will not stand at the next election [Full text]

GENERAL/RESOURCES

TonY Abbott discussed the Labor leadership and resources taxation in an interview. [Full text]

ENVIRONMENT

Minister Peter Garrett has welcomed developments at the IWC meeting. [Full text]

Minister Garrett has addressed the IWC meeting. [Full text]

Minister Garrett has discussed the IWC meeting in a Lateline interview. [Full text]

Minister Garrett has discussed the IWC meeting in a doorstop interview. [Full text]

Liberal Senator Guy Barnett has called on the Government to pass the Wild Rivers (Environmental Management) Bill 2010. [Full text]

Greens Senator Scott Ludlam said the Government has defied a Senate order to release two reports which support the establishment of a national container deposit scheme. [Full text]

ICT

Minister Stephen Conroy said the Government has decided to release 126 Megahertz of broadcasting spectrum as a digital dividend. [Full text]

Minister Conroy has released amendments to the Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and Consumer Safeguards) Bill 2009. [Full text]

Greens Senator Scott Ludlam said the Greens have secured a Senate inquiry into online privacy, [Full text]

A Joint committee issued the report from its inquiry into electronic distribution of the Parliamentary Papers Series. [Full text]

NBNCo will ask 21 Australian companies including six utilities to tender for the progressive rollout of the Fibre Access Network. [Full text]

The Communications Alliance has named the Steering Group for the scheduled review of the Telecommunications Consumer Protections Code. [Full text]

The ABS issued 'Summary of IT Use and Innovation in Australian Business, 2008-09'. [Full text]

The Parliamentary Library issued 'Engaging with the community using social media'. [Full text]

DEFENCE/INNOVATION

Minister John Faulkner released the ASPI Report on the Disclosure of Defence Capability Planning Information, the Government's response, and its proposals for enhancing the DCP. [Full text]

Minister Greg Combet congratulated the Raytheon Industry Development Unit on its achievements as a signatory to an Australian Global Supply Chain Deed with the DMO. [Full text]

ENERGY/RESOURCES

Minister Martin Ferguson has discussed Australia's energy and resources future in a speech. [Full text]

ENERGY

Shadow Parliamentary Secretary Richard Colbeck has said the Government and the Greens have defeated a Coalition proposal to increase Australia's use of wood biomass as an energy source. [Full text]

Greens Senator Bob Brown said the Government is holding back Timor-Leste from developing its own energy security. [Full text]

CLIMATE CHANGE

Greenpeace welcomed Julia Gillard as PM and the opportunity for a fresh start. [Full text]

NUCLEAR/RESOURCES/WATER

Greens Senator Scott Ludlam said companies planning to mine uranium in the Goldfields have revealed their massive planned water consumption. [Full text]

NUCLEAR/RESOURCES

The Uranium Association has appointed Ms Joyleen Thomas to its Indigenous affairs advisory group. [Full text]

DEMOGRAPHY

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

HEALTH

Shadow Minister Peter Dutton has said NSW and Victoria are saying clearly - 'nothing will change in health under Kevin Rudd's health reforms'. [Full text]

A Senate committee has issued the report from its inquiry into COAG Reforms Relating to Health and Hospitals. [Full text]

A Senate committee issued the report from its inquiry into suicide. [Full text]

The AMA has commenced a series of grassroots meetings with GPs to discuss the current reforms of the health system. [Full text]

A transcript is online of the National Press Club address by Professor Julian Hughes, an honorary Professor of Philosophy of Ageing at Newcastle University, UK.

HEALTH/NUCLEAR

ARPANSA issued its Q1 2010 report. [Full text]

HEALTH/AGRICULTURE/BIOSECURITY

A Semate committee has issued the report from its inquiry into the possible impacts of the Government's decision to relax import restrictions on beef. [Full text]

HEALTH/AGRICULTURE/BIOTECH

FSANZ issued a Winter newsletter. [Full text]

HEALTH/AGRICULTURE/CHEMICAL REGULATION

Minister Tony Burke said the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Amendment Bill 2010 has passed through Parliament. [Full text]

METEOROLOGY/AGRICULTURE

The BoM said a La NiƱa event is now 'more likely than not' to occur this year. [Full text]

AGRICULTURE/BIOSECURITY

The ANAO issued a Performance Audit: 'Management of Live Animal Imports'. [Full text]

AGRICULTURE

The ACCC issued a Statement of Issues on the proposed acquisition of Rockdale Beef by Swift Australia. [Full text]

The ACCC has granted interim authorisation to allow Agsafe to continue to enforce its Accreditation and Training Program for the agvet chemicals industry. [Full text]

EDUCATION

Shadow Minister Christopher Pyne has said the head of the BER Implementation Taskforce has admitted that he has never read the complete Auditor-General's report into the BER. [Full text]

Shadow Parliamentary Secretary Brett Mason has said the Education Department has never refused to approve a project on the grounds that it did not provide good value for money. [Full text]

Nationals Senator John Williams has said news today that the NSW Government is withholding payments to a BER contractor is an embarrassment to Minister Julia Gillard. [Full text]

A Senate committee issued an interim report from its inquiry into the Primary Schools for the Twenty First Century Program. [Full text]

A House committee will hold a hearing in Sydney on 25/6 for its inquiry into regional skills relocation. [Full text]

Hansard is online of a hearing in Canberra on 27/5 for that inquiry. [Full text]

Hansard is online of a 4/6 hearing in Brisbane for that inquiry. [Full text]

Hansard is online of a 27/5 hearing in Canberra for a House committee hearing into School libraries and teacher librarians in Australian schools. [Full text]

Hansard is online of a 3/6 hearing in Canberra for that inquiry. [Full text]

FISHERIES

AFMA has issued a newsletter. [Full text]

EARTH SCIENCES

GA issued a DVD of Australia's complete list of published 1:100 000 topographic map series. [Full text]

ECONOMICS

Treasury has issued 'Consultation Paper - Greater Certainty for Sovereign Investments - The Framework Rules'. [Full text]

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