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Australia's Automotive Exports Reach New Record
Wednesday, 16 August 2000, 9:23 pm | Australian Government
Australian automotive exports increased almost 36% last financial year to a record $3.8 billion. This includes a 23% increase in auto exports to New Zealand. More >>
Sustenance and Security - Australia's approach
Wednesday, 16 August 2000, 4:40 pm | Australian Government
Speech: Australia is very conscious of the need to come to grips with the problems of food and water security, particularly in its own neighbourhood. Its multi-layered response attacks these problems at every level. More >>
Australia China Human Rights Dialogue
Wednesday, 16 August 2000, 3:55 pm | Australian Government
An expanded Chinese delegation will attend the fourth round of the Australia China Human Rights Dialogue to be held in Australia 14-17 August. More >>
'Time' Allegations Wrong
Wednesday, 16 August 2000, 3:43 pm | Australian Government
"Time" magazine has today published an article about disciplinary proceedings against soldiers from 3RAR at Holsworthy in Sydney. More >>
Aus Financial sector leads push for e-commerce
Wednesday, 16 August 2000, 3:26 pm | Australian Government
Australia's financial sector was praised today for its willingness to invest in e-commerce. More >>
Communique of Cultural Ministers Council released
Wednesday, 16 August 2000, 1:27 pm | Australian Government
The 14th meeting of the Cultural Ministers Council, at which New Zealand was represented by the Hon Judith Tizard MP, covered a raft of cultural issues of importance within Australia. More >>
Funeral Arrangements for Corporal Stuart Jones
Wednesday, 16 August 2000, 7:29 am | Australian Government
A memorial service will be held in Darwin to coincide with the funeral in Melbourne of Corporal Stuart Jones from the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, killed last Wednesday while serving on United Nations peacekeeping duties in East Timor. More >>
Indigenous Communities fight family violence
Tuesday, 15 August 2000, 9:42 pm | Australian Government
Funding of $2.2 million has been granted to 30 indigenous community organisations in Australia in the first stage of a National Indigenous Family Violence Grants Programme. More >>
State-of-the-art Forensic Centre opened in Aus
Tuesday, 15 August 2000, 9:05 pm | Australian Government
Australian Minister for Justice and Customs, Senator Amanda Vanstone, officially opened the Australian Federal Police’s new $4.5 million Forensic Services Centre in Canberra on Monday. More >>
Military Medicine Agreement Signed
Tuesday, 15 August 2000, 4:35 pm | Australian Government
An agreement has been signed between the Australian Defence Force and the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) to establish a Military Medicine Chapter of the RACGP. More >>
Broader definition of security supported
Tuesday, 15 August 2000, 3:53 pm | Australian Government
Defence and development specialists met in Canberra today to debate the issues of food security and water scarcity and their relationship to conflicts in the Australasian region and further afield. More >>
Matildas join in Smokefree Soccer Initiative
Monday, 14 August 2000, 11:03 pm | Australian Government
The Australian Government and Australian Women's Soccer will be joining the US in its SmokeFree Soccer Initiative. More >>
Online learning has exciting future
Monday, 14 August 2000, 10:54 pm | Australian Government
Computer-based learning materials held by Australian universities could be marketed internationally the Australian Minister for Education, Training and Youth Affairs, Dr David Kemp said today. More >>
Australia meeting greenhouse gas challenge
Monday, 14 August 2000, 10:48 pm | Australian Government
The 5th International Conference on the Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies commenced meeting in Cairns, Australia today. More >>
Breastfeeding information kits released
Monday, 14 August 2000, 10:27 pm | Australian Government
In an effort to provide the best possible advice to pregnant women about breastfeeding, the Australian Government has released two comprehensive information kits designed to help parents plan breastfeeding their infants both at home and in the workplace. More >>
Continence awareness week aims to break the taboo
Monday, 14 August 2000, 10:19 pm | Australian Government
The Continence Awareness Week which ran in Australia last week provided an opportunity to highlight the issues around what is often portrayed as a taboo topic. More >>
Astronomers plan world's largest telescope
Monday, 14 August 2000, 10:09 pm | Australian Government
Leading astronomers from Europe, North America, Asia and Australia have signed a joint agreement to plan a huge new radiotelescope which will come into operation in the middle of the next decade. More >>
Australia's Minerals Wealth Revealed
Monday, 14 August 2000, 10:06 pm | Australian Government
The release today of a map of Australia's major mineral deposits and related population infrastructure will provide valuable information to those involved in Australia's minerals sector, land use and policy areas. More >>
Australian UN Peacekeepers Injured In Explosion
Monday, 14 August 2000, 1:14 pm | Australian Government
Four Australian soldiers serving with the United Nation Peacekeeping Force in East Timor have been injured in an explosion in East Timor. More >>
Speech: Australia's Close Engagement with Asia
Friday, 11 August 2000, 11:33 pm | Australian Government
Australia's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Alexander Downers, has drawn attention to Australia's enduring and overwhelmingly positive and productive legacy of close engagement with the Asian region in a speech to the Murdoch University Asia Research ... More >>
