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Innovative R&D Lightens Load For Farmers
Tuesday, 6 August 2002, 1:41 pm | Australian Government
An innovative system that allows tractors to practically drive themselves, eliminates overlapping and will provide huge cost-savings to farmers was launched in Toowoomba by the Federal Industry Minister, Ian Macfarlane. More >>
Searching Kazakstan to help solve salinity
Tuesday, 6 August 2002, 1:41 pm | Australian Government
A three week stint in Kazakstan searching for wild relatives of a plant they hope will help tame some hostile soil conditions in Australia - that's the immediate prospect facing three Australian agricultural scientists. More >>
Refugees Leave Manus for Australia
Thursday, 1 August 2002, 8:05 pm | Australian Government
The Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, Philip Ruddock has said 42 refugees from the immigration processing centre on Manus Island, Papua New Guinea, had arrived in Australia. More >>
Commander of U.S. Pacific Command visits Canberra
Wednesday, 31 July 2002, 9:21 am | Australian Government
CANBERRA -- Admiral Thomas Fargo today called on the Chief of the Defence Force, General Peter Cosgrove as part of his first trip to Australia since assuming duties as Commander of U.S. Pacific Command. Admiral Fargo succeeded U.S. Admiral Dennis ... More >>
Ag-Quip exporting for the future
Monday, 29 July 2002, 3:41 pm | Australian Government
The Australian Trade Commission (Austrade) will participate in Ag-Quip next month to help small and medium sized companies learn about selling their products and services overseas. More >>
Australia Welcomes Global Agricultural Reform
Monday, 29 July 2002, 3:41 pm | Australian Government
Australian farmers stand to benefit significantly from US agricultural reform proposals for the World Trade Organisation negotiations, Trade Minister Mark Vaile said today. More >>
Australia one step closer to FTA with US
Monday, 29 July 2002, 3:40 pm | Australian Government
Trade Minister Mark Vaile said passage of the Trade Promotion Authority Bill (TPA) through the US House of Representatives this afternoon marks another major step forward for global trade negotiations as well as for a potential Australia-US Free Trade ... More >>
Cigarette smuggler gaoled
Monday, 29 July 2002, 3:40 pm | Australian Government
Minister for Justice and Customs, Senator Chris Ellison, said today that this week’s gaoling of a cigarette smuggler in Sydney sent a strong message to others who may be contemplating such illegal activity. More >>
Migration Program Highly Skilled
Thursday, 25 July 2002, 4:30 pm | Australian Government
Australia's 2001-02 migration program has been delivered on target and was the largest and most highly skilled in a decade, the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, Philip Ruddock, announced today. More >>
Maruku has export market carved up
Thursday, 25 July 2002, 4:29 pm | Australian Government
The harsh central desert of Australia might be the last place you'd expect a booming export market to be located, but Maruku Arts is breaking that mould. More >>
Export breakthrough for Australian tomatoes
Thursday, 25 July 2002, 4:28 pm | Australian Government
Australia has achieved a significant export market expansion with New Zealand’s agreement to the importation of all varieties of Australian tomatoes. More >>
Regional Australia Benefits from Skilled Migration
Thursday, 25 July 2002, 4:27 pm | Australian Government
Increasing numbers of skilled migrants continued to head for Australia's regional areas under State/Territory specific and regional migration initiatives, the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, Philip Ruddock, announced ... More >>
Afghan Nationals Voluntarily Return Home
Tuesday, 23 July 2002, 2:52 pm | Australian Government
The Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, Philip Ruddock, has announced that seven Afghan nationals had voluntarily returned to Afghanistan from Australia over the weekend. More >>
Hill in mission over Southern Afghanistan
Tuesday, 23 July 2002, 2:52 pm | Australian Government
Defence Minister Robert Hill has participated in a mission over Southern Afghanistan in which a Royal Australian Air Force B707 tanker aircraft was refuelling French Mirage fighters. More >>
Canola’s role in wheat yield increases shows out
Tuesday, 23 July 2002, 2:51 pm | Australian Government
The inclusion of canola in crop rotations is being linked to significant increases in wheat yields - and not only in those wheat crops sown immediately after canola. More >>
Reconciliation Place Signals the Way Forward
Tuesday, 23 July 2002, 2:50 pm | Australian Government
Reconciliation Place in Canberra will be an enduring symbol of the journey of reconciliation and marks an important event in Australia's history, Indigenous Affairs Minister, Philip Ruddock, said today. More >>
New Partnership Is Music To Athletes’ Ears
Thursday, 18 July 2002, 11:20 am | Australian Government
Purpose-designed music to enhance elite athlete performance is a real possibility after the Federal Minister for the Arts and Sport, Senator Rod Kemp, announced in Melbourne today a unique partnership between two of Australia’s finest institutions. More >>
$10,000 Lesson In Quarantine
Thursday, 18 July 2002, 11:19 am | Australian Government
Two passengers who tried to smuggle fresh and dried fruit into Australia have learned the expensive way that Australia will not tolerate pest and disease threats to its vital agriculture industries and environment, Federal Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries ... More >>
Film Australia Appointments
Friday, 12 July 2002, 11:47 am | Australian Government
The Federal Minister for the Arts and Sport, Senator Rod Kemp, today announced the reappointment of Dr John Hirst and Ms Megan McMurchy as Directors of the Board of Film Australia Ltd. More >>
Possible Light at End of EU Farm Policy Tunnel
Friday, 12 July 2002, 11:46 am | Australian Government
The mid-term review of the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) offers an opportunity for the EU to show leadership in world trade through genuine reform of the CAP, Trade Minister Mark Vaile said today. More >>
