This is a list of the latest media releases from Australian Government websites arranged under their portfolios. It is generated daily from new media releases collected overnight. This list was generated on Friday, Jan 27 2012.
ABARES will compile the first national stock assessment reports of Australia's key wild fish species with input from the Commonwealth and the states and Northern Territory governments in a new initiative to promote sustainability. 'For the first time, Australian fishers, seafood consumers and policy makers will soon have available a single national assessment of the status of the top 50 wild caught species, based primarily on their contribution to the value of Australian fisheries,' Mr Sidebottom said. 'The status reports will be a straightforward way to get clear information on the sustainability of our key fish species and make comparisons, allowing more informed choices about the great Aussie seafood we catch and buy to throw on the barbie each Australia Day.
http://www.psmaff.gov.au/media_releases/2012/australia-day
Those who established the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra 40 years ago tomorrow played a major role in raising awareness and cementing commitment to protecting the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia, Social Justice Commissioner Mick Gooda said today. 'The efforts of these early campaigners helped to galvanise support and commitment to overcome a number of critical challenges for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples at that time such as land rights, health and housing, which sadly remain just as relevant and as urgent today as they were 40 years ago.'.
http://www.humanrights.gov.au/about/media/media_releases/2012/4_12.html
Minister for Home Affairs and Justice. The Australian Federal Police and Defence are working together to make it easier for police officers who are also Defence Reservists to serve Australia in both capacities. Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Justice Jason Clare said the Australian Federal Police and Defence work closely together in Australia and in many places around the world.
http://www.ministerhomeaffairs.gov.au/mediareleases/pages/2012/first%20quarter/2...
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http://www.afp.gov.au/media-centre/news/afp/2012/january/two-afp-members-named-i...
While many Australians celebrate Australia Day at the beach or with family and friends, Australian Defence Force members in Afghanistan will be celebrating under a blanket of snow. Snow has also fallen in Kabul, where Australian Defence Force personnel are planning to celebrate Australia Day with an Aussie-style barbecue breakfast. With temperatures in Afghanistan expected to drop below minus 8 degrees celsius overnight, even heavier snow is expected in the coming days.
http://www.defence.gov.au/defencenews/stories/2012/jan/0125.htm
The Australian Government is a major consumer and producer of Information and Communications Technology (ICT), with annual expenditure of $5 billion, Special Minister of State Gary Gray said today. 'The report gives a very useful insight into the Government ICT market,' Mr Gray said. The objectives of the ICT benchmarking program are to measure progress in improving the efficiency and effectiveness of ICT services in the delivery of Government programs, and inform other whole-of-government ICT policy initiatives.
http://www.smos.gov.au/media/2012/mr_022012.html
Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs, Richard Marles, will this week visit the Caribbean region, building on recent engagement at the Australia-CARICOM (Caribbean Community) Foreign Ministers Meeting and the Commonwealth and Developing Small States Meeting held in the margins of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in October last year. He will also meet the Secretary-General of CARICOM, HE Irwin LaRocque, and the Director General of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, Dr Len Ishmael. 'Australia also has a lot of experience with small island developing states given our work in the Pacific,' Mr Marles said.
http://ministers.dfat.gov.au/marles/releases/2012/rm_mr_120125.html
THE HON MARK BUTLER MP. Minister for Mental Health and Ageing and Minister for Social Inclusion Mark Butler has congratulated the nonagenarian Indigenous community leader from north-east Arnhem Land, Laurie Baymarrwangga, who is this year's Senior Australian of the Year. Minister for Mental Health and Ageing and Minister for Social Inclusion Mark Butler tonight congratulated the nonagenarian Indigenous community leader from north-east Arnhem Land, Laurie Baymarrwangga, who is this year's Senior Australian of the Year.
http://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr12-mb-mb...
Minister for Immigration and Citizenship. `Australia Day is a special time for all Australians, whether they are citizens by birth or by choice, to come together to celebrate our common bond,' Mr Bowen said. Across Australia, around 13 700 people from 144 countries are becoming Australian citizens in 365 ceremonies as part of Australia Day celebrations.
http://www.minister.immi.gov.au/media/cb/2012/cb182123.htm
Minister for Immigration and Citizenship. The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Chris Bowen MP, today welcomed some 2070 new citizens from 91 countries as Western Australia celebrates Australia Day. `Australia Day is a special time for all Australians, whether they are citizens by birth or by choice, to come together to celebrate our common bond,' Mr Bowen said.
http://www.minister.immi.gov.au/media/cb/2012/cb182127.htm
Minister for Immigration and Citizenship. `Australia Day is a special time for all Australians, whether they are citizens by birth or by choice, to come together to celebrate our common bond,' Mr Bowen said. Across Australia, around 13 700 people from 144 countries are becoming Australian citizens in 365 ceremonies as part of Australia Day celebrations.
http://www.minister.immi.gov.au/media/cb/2012/cb182108.htm
Minister for Immigration and Citizenship. Department of Immigration and Citizenship submission to the Minister on the infrastructure report on Nauru. View a map of Nauru.
http://www.minister.immi.gov.au/media/cb/2012/cb182052.htm
Minister for Immigration and Citizenship. `Australia Day is a special time for all Australians, whether they are citizens by birth or by choice, to come together to celebrate our common bond,' Mr Bowen said. Across Australia, around 13 700 people from 144 countries are becoming Australian citizens in 365 ceremonies as part of Australia Day celebrations.
http://www.minister.immi.gov.au/media/cb/2012/cb182104.htm
Minister for Immigration and Citizenship. The largest Australia Day ceremony in NSW will be held at Blacktown's Bowman Hall, to be attended by 152 new citizens. Victoria will welcome some 3150 new citizens from 102 countries in 68 citizenship ceremonies across the state.
http://www.minister.immi.gov.au/media/cb/2012/cb182088.htm
Minister for Immigration and Citizenship. `Australia Day is a special time for all Australians, whether they are citizens by birth or by choice, to come together to celebrate our common bond,' Mr Bowen said. Australia Day is the most popular day of the year to become a citizen.
http://www.minister.immi.gov.au/media/cb/2012/cb182092.htm
Minister for Immigration and Citizenship. `Australia Day is a special time for all Australians, whether they are citizens by birth or by choice, to come together to celebrate our common bond,' Mr Bowen said. Across Australia, around 13 700 people from 144 countries are becoming Australian citizens in 365 ceremonies as part of Australia Day celebrations.
http://www.minister.immi.gov.au/media/cb/2012/cb182100.htm
Minister for Immigration and Citizenship. Andrew Metcalfe is the secretary of the Department of Immigration and Citizenship. Mr Metcalfe is currently the President of the Institute of Public Administration Australia (ACT) and is a White Ribbon Ambassador.
http://www.minister.immi.gov.au/media/cb/2012/cb182084.htm
Minister for Immigration and Citizenship. The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Chris Bowen MP, today welcomed almost 3000 new citizens from 101 countries as New South Wales celebrates Australia Day. The largest Australia Day ceremony in NSW will be held at Blacktown's Bowman Hall, to be attended by 152 new citizens.
http://www.minister.immi.gov.au/media/cb/2012/cb182096.htm
Minister for Immigration and Citizenship. The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Chris Bowen MP, today welcomed some 1200 new citizens from 76 countries as South Australia celebrates Australia Day. Across Australia, around 13 700 people from 144 countries are becoming Australian citizens in 365 ceremonies as part of Australia Day celebrations.
http://www.minister.immi.gov.au/media/cb/2012/cb182119.htm
Minister for Immigration and Citizenship. The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Chris Bowen MP, today congratulated Australia's 2012 Local Hero, foster mother Lynne Sawyers, of Darbys Falls in New South Wales. `It is a great honour to once again be involved in the Australian of the Year Awards, with my department a proud sponsor of Australia's Local Hero Award for the 10th year running,' Mr Bowen said.
http://www.minister.immi.gov.au/media/cb/2012/cb182131.htm
In 2011, Australia recorded the lowest number of road deaths since 1946, down to about a third of the deaths recorded at the peak in 1970. Last year the Australian Government in partnership with States and Territories launched the National Road Safety Strategy 2011-2020 that aims to cut road deaths and serious injuries by at least 30 per cent by 2020.. A full copy of Road Deaths Australia: Monthly Bulletin December 2011 can be downloaded from .
http://www.minister.infrastructure.gov.au/ck/releases/2012/january/ck001_2012.as...
Nominations open today for the Prime Minister's Prizes for Science - Australia's most prestigious science awards. Past Prime Minister's Prizes for Science recipients Elizabeth Blackburn AC and Brian Schmidt went on to be awarded Nobel Prizes in 2009 and 2011 respectively. The prizes are awarded in five categories:.
http://minister.innovation.gov.au/chrisevans/mediareleases/pages/2012primeminist...
SENATOR THE HON MARK ARBIB. Minister for Sport Mark Arbib today congratulated the Australian Winter Youth Olympic team on its great performance, including winning two medals, at the inaugural games in Innsbruck, Austria. The Australian Government is a strong supporter of Winter Sports, providing more than $2.7 million in annual High Performance funding to the Olympic Winter Institute of Australia, Ski and Snowboard Australia and Ice Racing Australia.
http://www.dpmc.gov.au/sport/minister/media_releases/viewitem.cfm?cid=27&id=306
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http://www.oaic.gov.au/news/media_releases/media_release_back_school.html
Minister for Sport Mark Arbib today congratulated the Australian Winter Youth Olympic team on its great performance, including winning two medals, at the inaugural games in Innsbruck, Austria. 'The inaugural Winter Youth Olympics has given Australia's young athletes a great opportunity to increase their chances of one day representing Australia at the Winter Olympics,' Senator Arbib said. The Australian Government is a strong supporter of Winter Sports, providing more than $2.7 million in annual High Performance funding to the Olympic Winter Institute of Australia, Ski and Snowboard Australia and Ice Racing Australia.
http://www.ausport.gov.au/news/releases/story_471181_australian_winter_youth_oly...
Australian authors, historians, publishers and poets have just one week to enter Australias richest literary awards, Arts Minister Simon Crean announced today. Entries are flooding in for the 2012 Prime Minister's Literary Awards, which close on February 1. 'Now in their fifth year, the annual Prime Minister's Literary Awards celebrate the contribution of Australian literature and history to the nations cultural and intellectual life and recognise the pre-eminent literary talent that exists within our country,' Mr Crean said.
http://www.minister.regional.gov.au/sc/releases/2012/january/sc003_2012.aspx
Prime Minister Julia Gillard today released an unclassified overview of the Report of the Independent Review of the Intelligence Community (IRIC). The Prime Minister thanked the joint leaders of the review, Mr Robert Cornall AO and Associate Professor Rufus Black. The Prime Minister said the findings of the review and its recommendations would help ensure the intelligence community maintained this level of performance and was well-positioned to meet the challenges of an evolving security environment.
http://www.pm.gov.au/press-office/report-independent-review-intelligence-communi...
Protecting information rights advancing information policy. Organisations gearing up for the year ahead should make sure their privacy practices are up to date and customers' personal information is secure to avoid embarrassing privacy breaches in 2012. To coincide with Data Privacy Day, on 28 January, the Australian Privacy Commissioner, Timothy Pilgrim, reminds businesses to review their privacy practices and make sure that staff returning from holidays understand their privacy obligations.
http://www.oaic.gov.au/news/media_releases/media_release_customer_privacy.html
PM: Thank you and welcome to one and all, I'd like to welcome my Parliamentary colleague Senator Kate Lundy who is here, who does so much great work for us in the area of multicultural affairs and citizenship. To the 2012 Australian of the Year finalists, thank you for joining us today and thank you for everything you do for the nation. Now I know none of you embarked on your life journeys alone or secured your achievements alone, and you're joined today by some of the people that have helped you on the journey, partners, friends, family members, you are all very welcome here today too and thank you for everything you've done to support the finalists who are here with us.
http://www.pm.gov.au/press-office/transcript-address-australian-year-finalists-c...
Nominations open today for the Prime Minister's Prizes for Science - Australia's most prestigious science awards. Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research Chris Evans today encouraged the science community to nominate outstanding colleagues for the Prizes. Past Prime Minister's Prizes for Science recipients Elizabeth Blackburn AC and Brian Schmidt went on to be awarded Nobel Prizes in 2009 and 2011 respectively.
http://www.pm.gov.au/press-office/2012-prime-ministers-prizes-science
Tonight we celebrate Australia Day by celebrating those who reflect the very best of our great nation. Because we are a great nation. And we are a great nation because of our people.
http://www.pm.gov.au/press-office/australian-year-announcement-canberra
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http://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/news_and_events/2012/mr_120125_development.asp...
The inclusion of a raft of Australian hotels in Tatler magazine's list of the 101 Best Hotels in the World for 2012 has been welcomed by Tourism Australia Managing Director Andrew McEvoy as firm evidence of the growing quality of the country's tourism offering. New news on the breadth of quality Australian tourism offerings in the competitive global tourism market place is also vital to ensure our industry keeps on growing. © Tourism Australia 2012.
http://www.media.australia.com/en-au/mediareleases/default_7808.aspx
Today's inflation figures show a moderation in headline inflation and contained underlying inflation, providing more evidence of Australia's strong economic fundamentals. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) was flat in the December quarter 2011, down from its 0.6 per cent increase in the September quarter. Underlying inflation was 0.6 per cent in the quarter, up from 0.4 per cent in the September quarter.
http://www.treasurer.gov.au/DisplayDocs.aspx?doc=pressreleases/2012/003.htm&page...
The IMF has downgraded growth forecasts in its World Economic Outlook update released today, citing the European crisis and deteriorating financial conditions as causes of weaker global activity. The IMF expects global GDP to grow 3.3 per cent this year, down markedly from the 4.0 per cent predicted in September. Our net debt is projected to peak at 8.9 per cent of GDP in 2011-12 - far lower than all of the major advanced economies - before falling to 7.7 per cent of GDP in 2014-15.
http://www.treasurer.gov.au/DisplayDocs.aspx?doc=pressreleases/2012/002.htm&page...