Monthly Archives: July 2011

Attorney-General Hon. Robert McClelland MP Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Hon. Jenny Macklin MP Minister for Mental Health and Ageing Hon. Mark Butler MP The Gillard Government today announced the appointment of the Hon Susan Ryan … Continue reading →

Attorney-General Robert McClelland today announced the Australian Government will fund the development of a National Emergency Smartphone Application to improve access to disaster information and help reduce call volumes to Triple Zero (000) during natural disasters.

Attorney-General Hon Robert McClelland MP Minister for Home Affairs and Justice Hon Brendan O’Connor MP Australian and New Zealand Police and Emergency Management Ministers met jointly for the first time on the 28-29 July in Wellington. Police and Emergency Management … Continue reading →

Attorney-General Robert McClelland today welcomed agreement from Commonwealth, State and Territory Governments to endorse a National Strategy for the Prevention of Bushfire Arson.

Joint Media Release The Hon Robert McClelland MP Attorney-General The Hon Brendan O’Connor MP Minister for Home Affairs and Justice Attorney-General Robert McClelland and Minister for Justice Brendan O’Connor today said the arrest of a man over hacking charges should … Continue reading →

Attorney-General Robert McClelland today welcomed the Federal Court’s recognition of native title rights in the Gunditjmara and Eastern Maar Peoples’ claim in Eumeralla (Yambuk) Coastal Reserve, Victoria.

Attorney-General Robert McClelland today announced the appointment of a new Chair to the National Alternative Dispute Resolution Advisory Council (NADRAC).

Attorney-General Robert McClelland today announced Wollongong, Kiama and Lithgow Local Government Areas are now eligible for disaster assistance following the severe weather that hit New South Wales earlier this month.

The Australian Government welcomes the arrest of Goran Hadzic in Serbia on 20 July and congratulates  Serbian authorities for the arrest of the last remaining fugitive indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY).

LOCAL MEDIA RELEASE Hon Mark Butler MP Minister for Mental Health and Ageing Hon Robert McClelland MP Member for Barton Daryl Melham MP Member for Banks More frail, older people and younger people with a disability in St George and … Continue reading →