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2007 Australian Government News & Press Releases

31st January, 2007 Boundaries announcement welcomed by LGANT Boundaries announcement welcomed by LGANT By Staff Writers Local Government Association of NT president Kerry Moir has welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Local Government, Elliot McAdam, on the boundaries of the proposed nine shires creates as part of the Territor Government's reform agenda. "Consultation...
29th January, 2007 Councils pay PIs to hire prostitutes Councils pay PIs to hire prostitutes By Staff Writer Victorian local councils have taken the unusual step of paying private detectives to hire prostitutes in order to gather evidence against illegal Melbourne brothels. \| Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) president Dick Gross says the legislation requiring...
25th January, 2007 Slow DA processing sparks reform debate Slow DA processing sparks reform debate By staff writer After a comparative council report revealed many NSW councils are taking longer than the stipulated 40 days to process development applications, debate rages over how to speed up the process. A recent comparative council report card from the NSW Department...
24th January, 2007 Prime Minister shuffles ministerial deck Prime Minister shuffles ministerial deck By Staff Writer The Prime Minister, John Howard, has announced changes to his Ministry, including two promotions to Cabinet, three new appointments to the outer Ministry and two new Parliamentary Secretaries. Immigration Minister Amanda Vanstone will depart the Ministry...
22nd January, 2007 Report bolsters calls for water recycling Report bolsters calls for water recycling By Adam Coleman Figures from the Meteorology’s Annual Australian Climate Statement 2006 revealed it was Australia's 11th warmest year on record. The parliamentary secretary for the environment, Greg Hunt, said it’s been the third driest year in Sydney, Melbourne...
19th January, 2007 Youth encouraged to Rock Enrol Youth encouraged to Rock Enrol By Staff Writers As bands at summer music festivals crank it up to 11, young people in the audience will be encouraged to have their voice heard by enrolling to vote. The Australian Electoral Commision (AEC) and triple j have joined forces on ‘Rock Enrol’, promoting...
19th January, 2007 Report calls for water recycling development Report calls for water recycling development By Adam Coleman A recent report on water policy by the Senate's standing committee on rural and regional affairs has recommended the development of water recycling plants to increase public support for recycled water. "The committee recommends that the federal...
19th January, 2007 Australia hosts tsunami preparations workshop Australia hosts tsunami preparations workshop By Adam Coleman The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) is currently holding (January 19) an intensive two-week international Tsunami workshop in Melbourne to train Indian Ocean scientists for future tsunami events. “This is about saving lives, not just in Australia,...
17th January, 2007 Report finds landfill levies lopsided Report finds landfill levies lopsided By Adam Coleman The Productivity Commission has concluded its report into waste generation and resource efficiency in which it has criticised the use of landfill levies to achieve waste diversion targets and raise revenue. The report argues that landfill levies send the wrong...

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2007 Australian Government News & Press Releases