Monthly Archives: July 2008

Businesses and individuals involved in trans-Tasman civil legal cases are set to benefit from reforms that will make the legal process easier and more affordable. Australian Attorney-General Robert McClelland and New Zealand Associate Justice Minister Lianne Dalziel will tomorrow sign … Continue reading →

The Australian Government welcomes the launch of the Listening Tour Community Report and Plan of Action towards Gender Equality by Sex Discrimination Commissioner Elizabeth Broderick. The action plan focuses on the themes of women and leadership, balancing paid work and … Continue reading →

Commonwealth, State and Territory Native Title Ministers met today in Perth for the first time since the Rudd Government took office. The theme for the meeting was ‘Making native title work better’. In a watershed atmosphere of accord, all Ministers … Continue reading →

The Rudd Government will introduce legislative amendments to the Disability Discrimination Act in the Spring sittings of Parliament to implement recommendations made by the Productivity Commission in its 2004 review of the Act. “These amendments will strengthen and improve the … Continue reading →

Australia has today ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, making Australia one of the first Western countries to ratify the Convention. Australia joins 29 other countries around the world in a move that aims to … Continue reading →

Attorney-General Robert McClelland and Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen Smith today welcomed the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The Australian Government strongly supports the Rome Statute’s aims of ensuring that those … Continue reading →

Ahead of the first Native Title Ministers’ Meeting since the federal election, the Rudd Government today announced that it will take a more flexible approach to recognising native title in Australia’s territorial waters. In contrast to the previous Government, the … Continue reading →

Robert McClelland today said that businesses in Barton may be eligible to apply for the Rudd Government’s $75 million Climate Ready program that has just opened for applications. Climate Ready will support Australian businesses developing new products, processes and services … Continue reading →

Attorney-General Robert McClelland has today welcomed the outcome of performance reviews for the first 15 Family Relationship Centres, which has resulted in eight being paid funding bonuses. The Centres opened their doors in July 2006 and have been the subject … Continue reading →

Attorney-General Robert McClelland has today announced two substantive appointments to the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission. These appointments were welcomed by Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities Bill Shorten and Parliamentary Secretary for Multicultural Affairs Laurie Ferguson. Mr Graeme Innes AM … Continue reading →