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Hawk Jets Mark New Era For Australian Air Force
Wednesday, 22 November 2000, 4:53 pm | Australian Government
The Royal Australian Air Force will enter the 21st Century with a new high-tech training aircraft for its future fast jet pilots. More >>
Educational equality for Indigenous Australians
Tuesday, 21 November 2000, 9:05 pm | Australian Government
Australian Minister for Education, Training and Youth Affairs, Dr David Kemp has called on over 150 education providers meeting from all over Australia to make educational equality for Indigenous Australians a top priority. More >>
Australian Review of Science Capability released
Tuesday, 21 November 2000, 8:33 pm | Australian Government
Australia's Chief Scientist Dr Robin J Batterham today released the final report of the Australian Science Capability Review. More >>
Defence Response To Sixty Minutes '3RAR' Report
Monday, 20 November 2000, 1:27 pm | Australian Government
Deputy Chief of Army, Major General Peter Leahy reiterated tonight that the allegations made on the Sixty Minutes programme are currently the focus of military justice proceedings. More >>
Film & TV production in Aus tops A$570 million
Wednesday, 15 November 2000, 11:47 pm | Australian Government
Production in the Australian film and television industry has remained stable over the past 12 months, with a slight increase in last year's figures bringing the total expenditure in Australia to $570 million. More >>
Goodbye Olympics, Hello Centenary!
Tuesday, 14 November 2000, 10:26 pm | Australian Government
An extensive calendar of events and projects to mark the 100th anniversary of Australian nationhood has officially been launched. More >>
Technology Incubators receive funding in Australia
Tuesday, 14 November 2000, 9:28 pm | Australian Government
A new generation of technology incubators to receive Federal Government funding under the Building on IT Strengths (BITS) Incubator Program-funded by the second partial sale of Telstra was launched in Australia today. More >>
Internet use in Perth tops East Coast cities
Tuesday, 14 November 2000, 9:11 pm | Australian Government
The number of adults that accessed the Internet in Perth is well ahead of the significantly larger cities of Sydney and Melbourne, and many American cities such as Los Angeles and Atlanta according to Senator Ian Campbell. More >>
Australia steps up organ donor campaign
Tuesday, 14 November 2000, 8:26 pm | Australian Government
Federal Health Minister, Dr Michael Wooldridge, today launched the new, national Australian Organ Donor Register in an effort to significantly boost the numbers of Australians willing to pledge their intent to donate organs and tissue after their ... More >>
Wind farms win support of Australian Government
Tuesday, 14 November 2000, 8:19 pm | Australian Government
Approval for a major wind farm project in Victoria is likely to assist development of Australia's wind turbine manufacturing industry as well as assisting the Government to meet a Greenhouse target for renewable energy. More >>
Aus - USA Develop Links With Project Deepwater
Wednesday, 8 November 2000, 4:05 pm | Australian Government
Senator Eric Abetz, Parliamentary Secretary for Defence, welcomed the visit by the United States Coast Guard and it's prime USA industry contractors to the Project Deepwater Industry Interface Meeting in Sydney today. More >>
Australia and USA sign S&T Statement
Thursday, 2 November 2000, 9:36 pm | Australian Government
A Joint Statement on Scientific and Technological (S&T) Cooperation, signed today by Australia and the United States of America, is the forerunner to the development of a new S&T agreement between the two countries. More >>
Claims Of Mistreatment By Australian Soldiers
Thursday, 2 November 2000, 9:39 am | Australian Government
Defence today announced that a combined Military/Australian Federal Police investigation is under way into allegations that Australian soldiers had mistreated detainees held at an Interrogation Centre last year in East Timor. More >>
Commonwealth Acquires Australian Submarine Corp.
Tuesday, 31 October 2000, 3:09 pm | Australian Government
The Federal Government today announced that the Australian Industry Development Corporation (AIDC) has signed an agreement for the acquisition of the remaining 51.55% equity in the Australian Submarine Corporation (ASC). More >>
Pacific Patrol Boat Project Extended
Tuesday, 31 October 2000, 8:58 am | Australian Government
The Minister for Defence, John Moore, today welcomed the Prime Minister’s announcement that the Pacific Patrol Boat (PPB) Project will be extended for a further 25 years. More >>
"BAA" coding sheep
Monday, 30 October 2000, 8:02 pm | Australian Government
DNA tests to identify the parentage and bloodline of elite sheep are now commercially available to breeders using a unique DNA 'fingerprinting' technology developed by Australia's CSIRO. More >>
Bringing 'war remembrance' to primary schools
Monday, 30 October 2000, 7:39 pm | Australian Government
Students in South Australia and the Northern Territory are experiencing living history in the classroom as part of a new approach to educating young people about Australia’s role in wars and conflicts. More >>
Missing WWII airmen remains recovered
Monday, 30 October 2000, 1:58 pm | Australian Government
The Minister Assisting the Minister for Defence, Bruce Scott, today announced that the remains of two World War II Australian airmen have been recovered by the Royal Australian Air Force, 57 years after they were reported as missing in action. More >>
Australian forum on indigenous issues
Thursday, 26 October 2000, 8:42 pm | Australian Government
An Indigenous Families and Communities and Roundtable held in Canberra this week has agreed on a range of key principles to govern the design and implementation of programmes for local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. More >>
Meeting with UNSG's Representative for East Timor
Wednesday, 25 October 2000, 9:10 am | Australian Government
The Minster for Defence, John Moore, and the Chief of the Defence Force, Admiral Chris Barrie, today met with Sergio Vieira de Mello, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (SRSG) for East Timor. More >>
