Monthly Archives: September 2011

Human rights education grants awarded

Posted on September 9, 2011 by .

Attorney-General Robert McClelland today announced 15 grants for community groups and non-government organisations to help improve human rights education across the country.

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National Legal Profession one step closer

Posted on September 9, 2011 by .

Attorney General Robert McClelland today released draft legislation, on behalf of participating jurisdictions, to facilitate the development of a National Legal Profession.

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UN Secretary-General visits AFP International Deployment Group

Posted on September 8, 2011 by .

Attorney-General Robert McClelland this afternoon joined Secretary-General of the United Nations His Excellency Mr Ban Ki-moon to inspect the Australian Federal Police’s International Deployment Group complex in Canberra.

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Funding to boost natural disaster resilience across Victoria

Posted on September 6, 2011 by .

Joint Media Release Attorney-General The Hon. Robert McClelland MP Victorian Deputy Premier Minister for Police and Emergency Services The Hon. Peter Ryan MP Communities across Victoria will benefit from more than $6 million in funding to improve preparedness for natural … Continue reading →

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Continuing fight against terrorism begins at home

Posted on September 6, 2011 by .

Robert McClelland From: The Daily Telegraph September 06, 2011 12:00AM TEN years ago the September 11 attacks on the US changed the global security environment for ever.

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$637,390 for family services in Barton and Banks

Posted on September 5, 2011 by .

LOCAL MEDIA RELEASE Robert McClelland MP Member for Barton Daryl Melham MP Member for Banks Federal Members for Barton and Banks, Robert McClelland MP and Daryl Melham MP today welcomed the Gillard Government’s $637,390 investment over three years to continue … Continue reading →

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New national security awareness campaign

Posted on September 4, 2011 by .

Attorney-General Robert McClelland today announced the start of a new advertising campaign to promote the National Security Hotline over the next month.

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Media Statement – Release of unredacted classified material

Posted on September 2, 2011 by .

It appears that a very significant number of US classified cables held by WikiLeaks have been distributed across the internet over the past 48 hours.

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Australia’s emergency alert system working well

Posted on September 1, 2011 by .

Australia’s national telephone based emergency warning system – Emergency Alert – is working well and an overwhelming majority of households alerted during an emergency found it invaluable, according to a new report released today by Attorney-General Robert McClelland.

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New NAAJA facilities in Darwin

Posted on September 1, 2011 by .

Joint Media Release Attorney-General Hon. Robert McClelland MP Senator for the NT Trish Crossin Member for Lingiari Hon. Warren Snowdon MP Attorney-General Robert McClelland this evening officially opened the new Darwin office of the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency Ltd … Continue reading →

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