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In announcing that it will oppose the creation of a national workplace relations system for the private sector, the Liberals have confirmed their place as political opportunists and workplace extremists.Read more...
The Rudd Government will triple the incentive paid to employers who take on apprentices in traditional trades with skill shortages like butchers, bakers, bricklayers, plumbers, and pastry cooks. Read more...
An extra eight billion litres will be released to internationally significant wetlands along the Murray River to assist threatened iconic river red gums and provide drought relief for wetland dependent species.Read more...
The Coalition has voted to stop the Government providing more than 150,000 students with start-up scholarships and denied potentially thousands of students the opportunity of a university education.Read more...
A new windfarm comprising 67 wind turbines capable of supplying electricity to around 60,000 homes will boost the nation's wind power capacity by more than 10% and help tackle the threat of climate change.Read more...
Australia will pledge $100M towards a world free from landmines, cluster munitions and other explosive remnants of war which blight more than 70 countries and kill and injure more than 5,000 people a year.Read more...
A report mapping the impacts of climate change on Australia's coastal communities describes the risks to homes, coastal infrastructure, industry and vital services such as airports and ports. Read more...
The Prime Minister has today provided an apology on behalf of the nation to the the Forgotten Australians and former child migrants who suffered abuse and neglect while in out-of-home care last century.Read more...
The centres are part of the Government's plan to enable people with cancer who live in rural and regional areas to deal more effectively with cancer treatment challenges, and to live longer with a better quality of life. Read more...
These new Awards will showcase Australia's cutting-edge capabilities in the education sector and demonstrate an ongoing commitment to building closer and enduring ties with our region. Read more...
The Rudd Government is committed to engaging with India on a long-term, strategic basis and recognises the central role science and technology collaboration plays in the broader relationship. Read more...
The majority of separated parents do the right thing by their children, but the CSA will ensure that those who are deliberately or otherwise understating their resources are made to pay the right level of support.Read more...
With the current intense competition provided by online books and e-books, the Government has decided against accepting the PC's recommendation to remove the parallel importation restriction regime.Read more...
Australia's water market will be significantly strengthened following a $56 million investment by the Rudd Government to develop a faster, more efficient and nationally focused water market system.Read more...
