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Chris Evans posted
Wednesday, 10 August 2011
The Gillard Government today launched a $558 million fund which will provide 130,000 Australians with the opportunity to learn new skills for jobs in sectors suffering from critical skill shortages.
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Kim Carr posted
Wednesday, 10 August 2011
Australia’s new Laureate Fellows hope to help us understand the implications of our ageing population, how the first galaxies formed, and find new ways to detect and control epilepsy.
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Simon Crean posted
Tuesday, 9 August 2011
Regional Australia Minister Simon Crean today visited the Whyalla region in South Australia to hear first hand how the region is tackling the challenges of climate change.
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Catherine King posted
Tuesday, 9 August 2011
The highest ever organ donation rate for the month of July was achieved last month with 33 deceased donors giving a second chance at life to 98 Australians in need of a transplant, Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Ageing, Catherine King, said today.
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Anthony Albanese posted
Tuesday, 9 August 2011
The elimination of sharp bends along the Interstate Rail Network between Newcastle and the Queensland border is progressing well with work on yet another section of track now completed.
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Julia Gillard posted
Tuesday, 9 August 2011
Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Minister for Mental Health and Ageing Mark Butler today met with local seniors at a fitness and leisure centre in Canberra in the lead up to a national conversation on how to promote opportunities for healthy and positive ageing.
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Penny Wong posted
Tuesday, 9 August 2011
My partner, Sophie Allouache, and I are delighted to be expecting a child in December.
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Kate Ellis posted
Tuesday, 9 August 2011
Social enterprises are set to grow with today’s announcement of an innovative collaboration between the Australian Government and leading social impact investors, which will help the nation’s social enterprises to be more investment ready and financially sustainable.
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Martin Ferguson posted
Tuesday, 9 August 2011
Townsville tourism operators are preparing themselves for the rapidly expanding Chinese travel market by participating in a series of educational workshops this week as part of the joint Federal and Queensland Governments’ $12 million tourism industry recovery package.
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Jenny Macklin posted
Tuesday, 9 August 2011
More Indigenous people will benefit from new and refurbished houses, after the Australian Government exceeded its targets for improving Indigenous housing in remote communities.