Monthly Archives: October 2008

Federal Attorney-General and Member for Barton, Robert McClelland MP, today said new economic modelling done by the Australian Treasury showed Australia could reduce emissions at the same time as the economy and incomes continued to grow. Mr McClelland said the … Continue reading →

Attorney-General Robert McClelland today announced that the Rudd Government will reform the mechanism for trustee remuneration in bankruptcy matters. The changes include: increasing trustees’ statutory minimum remuneration entitlement to $5,000; removing the current ability of trustees to recover the statutory … Continue reading →

Federal Attorney-General and Member for Barton, Robert McClelland MP, has welcomed the announcement that 945 new Commonwealth supported places and $4,317,250 million in transitional assistance will go to Universities in Sydney to phase out full fee undergraduate degrees for Australian … Continue reading →

The Rudd Government will this year contribute $10.2 million to increase the capacity for aerial firefighting to assist the states and territories prepare for the bushfire season. Attorney-General Robert McClelland today visited Emergency Management Australia’s Macedon headquarters to announce that … Continue reading →

Attorney-General Robert McClelland today visited Macedon Primary School in Victoria to launch a new web-based educational game aimed at teaching young Australians how to prepare and respond to emergencies and disasters. Centred on the fictitious town of ‘Dingo Creek’, the … Continue reading →

Attorney-General Robert McClelland today announced that the Rudd Government will provide $6,665,220 to the Northern Territory under the Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements. This payment reimburses the Northern Territory Government for its expenditure on essential repairs to housing, emergency … Continue reading →

The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation’s (ASIO) Report to Parliament 2007–08 has today been tabled in Parliament. The report shows that Australia continues to face a very real threat from terrorism. It finds that globally al-Qa’ida continues to appeal to a … Continue reading →

Attorney-General Robert McClelland today announced that the Rudd Government has approved changes to the Federal Court to improve the operation of the native title system. Under the changes, the Federal Court of Australia will assume a central role in managing … Continue reading →

Attorney-General Robert McClelland has thanked everyone involved in Mercury 08, following the successful completion of the largest counter-terrorism exercise undertaken in Australia. “In this era of heightened terrorist threats, it is in Australia’s interests to ensure our counter-terrorism arrangements are … Continue reading →

The Australian Attorney-General Robert McClelland and Queensland Minister for Emergency Services Neil Roberts have welcomed the international accreditation of a Queensland Urban Search and Rescue team. A team of United Nations evaluators has officially accredited the Queensland Fire and Rescue … Continue reading →