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Government funds 200 traineeships for Indigenous students

Minister for Employment Participation Mark Arbib today launched the 2010 Aboriginal School Based Traineeship Program, which will see 200 Indigenous high school students work with businesses across Australia.

Launch of new ASIO website and recruitment campaign

Attorney-General, Robert McClelland, today launched the new Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) website and recruitment campaign for new Intelligence Officers. ASIO is Australia's security intelligence service whose main role is to gather information and produce intelligence in order to protect Australia's national security.

Opposition's Opposition now hurting nurses and midwives

The Opposition’s determination to play politics with sensible health measures in the Senate is now at risk of hurting Australia’s midwives and nurse practitioners and their patients.

Passage of legislation to prohibit torture and the death penalty

Attorney-General, Robert McClelland, today welcomed the passage of legislation through Parliament which prohibits the use of torture and ensures that the death penalty cannot be reintroduced anywhere in Australia in the future.

Indigenous Australian Art Commercial Code of Conduct

Registration is now open for art dealers, including agents, galleries and arts centres to register their interest in becoming signatories to the Indigenous Australian Art Commercial Code of Conduct.

Opposition delivers big pharma bigger profits

Thanks to the Opposition’s Senate irresponsibility, $48 million in taxpayer funds will now go to pharmaceutical companies without providing a single benefit to any patient or doctor.

Winter Paralympians to inspire a nation

The Australian Government today sent its best wishes to Australia’s team ahead of the Vancouver Paralympic Winter Games this weekend.

Raising awareness during World Glaucoma Week

Minister for Ageing Justine Elliot, today used World Glaucoma Week (7-13 March) to encourage Australians to be aware of the importance of regular eye health checks.

'Rock solid' Abbott tells families to wait until 2013 for paid parental leave

Tony Abbott has today revealed that that there is no real timeline for implementing his paid parental leave thought bubble but that he wants Australian families to wait at least until 2013.

Improving poor people’s access to financial services

A new strategy launched today will help poor people improve their way of life through increased access to crucial financial services, increasingly being seen as important to reducing poverty and achieving the Millennium Development Goals.