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08 May 2008
Award for outstanding contribution to the lives of Senior Australians in Grayndl
The Australian Government today recognised Mary Shannon for her significant contribution to improving the lives of senior Australians.
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02 May 2008
Government Launches innovative Learner Driver Training
The Rudd Labor Government will provide funding of $17 million to an innovative road safety program which over the next five years will deliver more than 200,000 free driving lessons to learner drivers and their parents.
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02 May 2008
Ministers sign off on a new beginning for Transport
The nation’s transport ministers have agreed to put in place a single national registration and licensing scheme for Australia’s 375,000 heavy vehicles by 1 July 2009.
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02 May 2008
Motorcyclists 23 times more likely to be killed on the road than car drivers
Motorcyclists now account for almost 15 per cent of all road deaths despite making up only 4.5 per cent of registered vehicles in Australia...
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01 May 2008
Australia strengthens aviation relations with Europe
Australia has significantly improved its aviation relationship with the European Union (EU), opening up the possibility of greater competition and more flights on routes between the two continents.
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01 May 2008
Anthony Albanese welcomes moves on same-sex discrimination
Legislation to remove same-sex discrimination from a wide range of Commonwealth laws will be introduced by the Rudd Labor Government in the Budget Sittings of Parliament.
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30 Apr 2008
The Government's new Major Cities Unit and relationship with local govt
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30 Apr 2008
Unlocking the Economic Potential of our Urban Communities
The Rudd Labor Government has today taken another decisive step towards making sure Australia’s major cities remain places where people want to live, work, raise a family and do business.
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23 Apr 2008
Free flu shots for the over 65s – Noeline Brown, the Ambassador for the Ageing
Anthony Albanese MP accompanied the Minister for Ageing, Justine Elliot, to a Fort St Medical centre today as Australia's first Ambassador for the Ageing, actress Noeline Brown got a free flu shot.
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21 Apr 2008
Taskforce to drive the North's Economic Development
The Rudd Labor Government will transfer the $20 million Northern Land and Water Taskforce to the newly created Office of Northern Australia and broaden its terms of reference.
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