Sentences with phrase «federal minister for»

ATSIC was established as a government department answerable to both the Federal Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and an Aboriginal Board of Commissioners, the latter elected by Aboriginal communities throughout Australia.

As the federal Minister for Indigenous Affairs acknowledges, while the experience and length of contact between indigenous peoples and Western society varies across former British colonies:

The federal Minister for Education announced funding of $ 6.75 million for a new education and training facility for Indigenous youth in Melbourne.

In its Indigenous health report the Committee recommended that the federal Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs be required to produce an annual report to Parliament on the progress of government actions across all portfolios to improve indigenous health and well - being.

The Federal Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Nigel Scullion, has stated he wishes to see a full report into the treatment received by Mr Yunupingu at the Royal Darwin Hospital.

The ATSISPEP commend the Federal Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Senator Nigel Scullion for enabling the ATSISPEP and for his ongoing responsiveness but warn the suicide crisis and the underlying issues require a whole of government approach, require substantial dedications of funding, and ultimately require either a national inquiry or Royal Commission.

Public discussion began in late 20045 when the CEO of New South Wales Native Title Services and member of the government - appointed Indigenous advisory body, the National Indigenous Council (NIC), 6 Mr Warren Mundine, issued a press release calling for changes to the tenure of Indigenous land to facilitate increased home ownership and business development.7 In February 2005, the federal Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs indicated that the Australian Government would contemplate changes to tenure in reforming the federal land rights legislation operating in the Northern Territory, the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 (Cth) 8

Federal Minister for the Environment Peter Garrett acknowledges that:

A brief communique released after the meeting by Federal Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Nigel Scullion, said members had «discussed priorities for Indigenous affairs, noting the importance of the process to refresh Closing the gap», as well as «the importance of listening to, and working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.»

The Federal Minister for Indigenous Health Ken Wyatt announced the Federal Government will provide a further $ 183.7 million to TIS over four years across its current 37 regional Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander TIS health providers.

The trial was announced today by the Federal Minister for Health Greg Hunt at PSA17, PSA's national conference.

Josh Frydenberg, Australia's federal Minister for Environment and Energy, continued to attempt to rubbish South Australia in an interview broadcast on the ABC's Radio National.

From the perspective of green climate politician Annalena Baerbock, the Federal Minister for the Environment only completed an «unmotivated courtesy visit».

In a turnaround earlier this month, the government appointed senator Mushahid Ullah Khan as federal minister for climate change, boosting the division's status once again.

The Federal Minister for Higher Education, Kim Carr, has form on this.

The Nation: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms, Prof Ahsan Iqbal on Saturday said that Pakistan and India need to cooperate in different sectors particular energy.

The conference takes place under the auspices of Sigmar Gabriel, German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy.

From left to right: Fan Di'an, president of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing; Sigmar Gabriel, German federal minister for foreign affairs; Walter Smerling, co-curator and chairman of the Foundation for Art and Culture, Bonn.

In 1972, Brigadier The Hon. David Thomson, MC, RL, (later Federal Minister for Science & Technology), acquired the property and operated «Reef House» as a private residence with visitors treated as personal guests.

Federal Minister for School Education Peter Garrett announced the teacher training reforms today.

Professor Terry Hughes, the Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, which is headquartered at JCU, was awarded his second five - year Federation Fellowship by the Federal Minister for Education, Science and Research, Julie Bishop yesterday.

Sir John Kendrew, EMBL's first Director General, greets the then German Federal Minister for Science and Education

The federal minister for the environment, Greg Hunt, says a series of conditions on the development, including funding for programmes to support the health of the reef, will mean that the water quality will actually improve by 150 per cent.

Edelgard Bulmahn, federal minister for education and research, announced the ambitious plan at a press conference last week in Berlin.

This is an obvious reason why the federal minister for education and research, Edelgard Bulmahn, repeatedly states her strong interest in the liberalization of both residence and work - permit laws.

From October 1998 until January 2001, she was also Federal Minister for Health.

The Federal Minister for Finance, Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo - Iweala has met with the Speaker of House of Representatives, Hon. Aminu Tambuwal on the need to stop the...

The Federal Minister for Water and Environment, Tony Burke, has told The World Today he can see a way to address the major sticking points.

Last week, while announcing the permanent appointment of Brian Walsh as Chair of Wine Australia, the Federal Minister for Agriculture, Barnaby Joyce, said the organisation had identified key objectives, priorities and strategies for the next five years at a critical point for the wine sector.

On 22nd August 1988, the Federal Minister for Transport and Communications directed the Australian Broadcasting Tribunal to hold an enquiry into «the portrayal, presentation and reporting of violence on television» and «the most appropriate method of ensuring that proper consideration is given by licensees to the suitability....

On 16th October 1988, the Federal Minister for Justice announced the establishment of a National Committee on Violence, a joint Commonwealth - State initiative with a wide - ranging brief «to inquire into and report on violent crime and violence generally in Australian society (and) recommend preventive strategies.»

But, the State Department noted, «Federal Minister for Minorities» Affairs Shahbaz Bhatti hosted several events to promote interfaith dialogue and religious tolerance, and took an active role in assisting victims of religiously motivated attacks on Christians and Ahmadis.»

Bhatti, who was Pakistan's Federal Minister for Minorities Affairs, was well known for campaigning against the nation's strict blasphemy law and lobbying for the rights of religious minorities.

The state government is at odds with the Commonwealth over plans to shelve the second stage of the $ 1.7 billion Perth Freight Link, with the federal minister for cities saying today the funding agreement was for both stages of the project, not just stage 1.

Not exact matches

Former defence minister and senator for Western Australia David Johnston has been appointed Australia's first defence export advocate, after the federal government committed to spend an additional $ 20 million every year to support the sector.

The federal finance minister publicly warned them to avoid imitating aggressive practices that led to the U.S. mortgage crisis, and thanked BMO's competitors for not lowering their own rates in response.

A recent CBC discussion between Prime Minister Trudeau and «Neil from London, Ontario» have left pundits from Aaron Wherry to Adam Radwanski wondering what, if anything, can the federal government do for London and the rest of the southwestern Ontario rust belt.

The federal budget to be released this Wednesday by Finance Minister Bill Morneau is likely to introduce several changes for average Canadian families and investors alike.

We've been waiting on a federal digital strategy for years now, with Industry Minister Christian Paradis's latest promise stating that one will be forthcoming by the end of this year.

Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty could be forgiven for failing to grasp the finer points of bovine psychology.

Later this month, Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty will meet with his provincial and territorial counterparts for the country's finance ministers summit.

On March 14, Industry Minister Christian Paradis unveiled the rules for the federal government's wireless spectrum auction, which will allow Canada's telecommunications companies to bid on some prime new electromagnetic real estate.

Thirteen months later, with Canadians staring at a $ 56 - billion crater in the government's finances, the minister got testy with reporters who were asking for his response to a report from the Parliamentary Budget Office that predicted a federal deficit of nearly $ 20 billion in 2013 - 14.

For starters, Prime Minister Stephen Harper has promised to fight the federal deficit, expected to reach $ 56 billion by fiscal year - end, with «fiscal discipline» instead of tax increases.

As Canadian Business went to press, it was widely expected that federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty's March 29 budget would include an announcement that the cutoff for Old Age Security (OAS) will be raised, which could compel millions of Canadians to delay their golden years.

Federal minister of employment and social development Jason Kenney has declared his admiration for Germany's co-op system and made noises about emulating it here, but there has been no action or investment yet to accompany his endorsement.

Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau said earlier this week the government is watching the situation because of its implications for grain and other commodity movements, but remains hopeful the bargaining process will result in a solution.

Last month, MacLauchlan wrote a letter to Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil and to federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna in which he called for a more comprehensive assessment.

A spokesman for Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi echoed that objective, adding the federal government had also commissioned a study of how much it would cost to keep the existing 56 - year - old bridge open to traffic beyond 2018.

As CIBC vice-chair Jim Prentice, a former federal environment minister, noted at a business forum in Lake Louise, Alta., in November, «a lot of assumptions have been based on the seemingly insatiable appetite of the United States for energy.