http://www.ausiblog.com Australian Blog Wed, 31 Dec 2008 23:45:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A 44-year-old Stirling man was detained for allegedly attempting to export over AUD$182,000 cash out of Australia via Perth International Airport. Customs officers at Perth International Airport stopped the man for questioning yesterday when he was preparing to leave Australia on a flight to Indonesia. On his Outgoing Passenger Card the man had declared ... http://www.ausiblog.com/2008/12/31/customs-media-release/ Environment Minister Peter Garrett has commissioned an independent review of proposed new management arrangements for Queensland’s East Coast Inshore Fin Fish Fishery to assist in his upcoming assessment of the fishery under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). Mr Garrett said the review of the fishery, which ... http://www.ausiblog.com/2008/09/24/independent-review-for-queensland-fishery/ Five companies have been accredited to export wheat in Australia under the Rudd Government’s reformed bulk wheat export marketing system. Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Tony Burke today met with the Board of the new industry regulator, Wheat Exports Australia (WEA), which assesses and determines which companies are accredited to ... http://www.ausiblog.com/2008/08/27/first-accredited-wheat-export-companies-to-be-announced/ The Attorney-General Robert McClelland and the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy Senator Stephen Conroy today announced a whole-of-government review of e-security. Australia’s ever-increasing reliance on information and communications technology and the threat of a hostile online environment has prompted the review, which will assist the development of a ... http://www.ausiblog.com/2008/07/04/whole-of-government-review-of-e-security/ Federal Member for Melbourne and Minister for Finance and Deregulation, Lindsay Tanner is hosting a summit in Melbourne today focusing on the major economic and social issues facing members of the African community in Australia. The African Community Summit is one of the many local summits that will feed into the ... http://www.ausiblog.com/2008/04/19/african-community-2020-summit/ Minister Ferguson met with Chinalco President, Mr Xiao Yaqing, to discuss the recently announced investment in Rio Tinto Plc. The Government has also had discussions with BHPBilliton and with the Rio Tinto Group in relation to their possible merger. “As significant contributors to Australia’s economic wealth, the Government has a ... http://www.ausiblog.com/2008/02/12/chinalco-investment-in-rio-tinto/ The number of Australian children in out-of-home care has increased by 51% since 2002, according to a report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). The report, Child Protection Australia 2006-07, showed that nationally, there were 18,880 children in out-of-home care in 2002, increasing to 28,441 ... http://www.ausiblog.com/2008/01/23/number-of-children-in-out-of-home-care-has-increased-significantly-in-five-years/ An expert group will advise the Australian Government on the transition of industry good functions for the $4.3 billion wheat industry under reforms to marketing arrangements. The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Tony Burke, has called for expressions of interest for appointment to the new Industry Expert Group. “Effective delivery of ... http://www.ausiblog.com/2008/01/07/expert-group-to-advise-on-key-wheat-industry-services/ Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Peter McGauran, announced a $117 million extension to the Australian Government’s Equine Influenza (EI) assistance package. “The original announcement of $110 million provided 12-weeks of assistance for people and businesses facing additional costs and significant financial hardship, as a direct result of the Equine Influenza ... http://www.ausiblog.com/2007/11/07/ei-assistance-package-extended-to-227-million/ The Australian Government has announced changes to drought assistance that mean more farmers and small businesses in more areas will now be eligible for drought support. The new announcements include the following- The off-farm income exemption has doubled to $20,000 The off-farm assets limit for interest rate subsidies has increased to $750,000 ... http://www.ausiblog.com/2007/10/22/drought-assistance/