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SENATOR THE HON SIMON BIRMINGHAM Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Senator for South Australia SENATOR THE HON RICHARD COLBECK Minister for Youth and Sport Senator for Tasmania MEDIA RELEASE 2 June 2019 Deepening cultural and commercial ties between Australia and China Minister for Youth and Sport Richard Colbeck will join Australian business and sports luminaries at the third annual AFL match in Shanghai today, celebrating the deepening cultural and commercial relationship between Australia and China. The Minister’s visit rounds off the inaugural ‘Festival of Australia’, a two-week business promotion program that showcased Australian goods and services in 10 Chinese cities, reaching up to 30 million Chinese consumers. “I’m thrilled to be joining 11,000 fans in the Jiangwan stadium today for the match between Port Adelaide and St Kilda. Sport is a great unifier, and it’s thrilling to see Chinese fans take Australia’s beloved AFL to their hearts in this way,” Minister Colbeck said. “In just three years, AFL has built a following in China, and strengthened our two countries’ longstanding cultural, social and business ties.” More than 250 Australian business representatives have been in China over the past two weeks for Festival of Australia events in Tianjin, Beijing, Jinan, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Kunming, Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Hong Kong. Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Simon Birmingham said the Morrison Government had worked hand-in-hand with industry to ensure the Festival delivered maximum impact for Australian brands in China. “Australian premium products and services have been front and centre in China over the past two weeks, and this extra exposure will help put Aussie products on the radar of Chinese buyers and investors,” Minister Birmingham said. -
Managing Gender: the 2010 Federal Election
21. Managing Gender: The 2010 federal election Marian Sawer1 The 2010 federal election was the first in Australian history in which a woman prime minister was campaigning for the re-election of her government. Paradoxically, her party had no women’s policy—or at least did not launch one publicly. Despite the avoidance of any policy focus on gender issues, gender was a significant undercurrent in the election, as reflected in consistent gender gaps in public opinion and voting intentions. Unusually, the management of gender turned out to be more of a problem for a male than for a female leader. Gender Gaps and Gendered Coverage Gender was expected to feature prominently in the 2010 campaign given the contest between Julia Gillard as Australia’s first woman prime minister and Tony Abbott, a hyper-masculine Opposition leader and ironman triathlete. Abbott’s persona was that of an ‘action man’ always ready to don lycra and a helmet for some strenuous sporting activity; the Coalition campaign slogan was ‘Real action’. Abbott was also known for telling women how to live their lives, criticising them for taking ‘the easy way out’ by having abortions and blocking the importation of abortion drug RU486 while he was Health Minister. While the Abbott action-man persona might have been useful in a contest with Kevin Rudd, who was to be framed as ‘all talk and no action’, it was less useful in a contest with Julia Gillard. It required various forms of softening, particularly through referencing of the women in his life, but also through less-aggressive presentation and promises not to tinker with access to abortion. -
Second Morrison Government Ministry 29 June 2021 Overview
Barton Deakin Brief: Second Morrison Government Ministry 29 June 2021 Overview Prime Minister Scott Morrison MP has announced his new Cabinet and Ministry following the change in The Nationals leadership. Cabinet Changes - Barnaby Joyce MP is the new Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development. Michael McCormack MP has been removed from the Cabinet and is now on the backbench. - David Littleproud MP retains his position as the Minster for Agriculture and is now also the Minister for Northern Australia. The role of Minister for Drought and Emergency Management will be given to Senator Bridget McKenzie. - Senator McKenzie will be returned to the Cabinet and is also the new Minister for Regionalisation, Regional Communications and Regional Education. - Keith Pitt MP, the Minister for Resources and Water will move to the outer Ministry, with his Northern Australia portfolio goes to David Littleproud MP. - Andrew Gee MP has been promoted to the Cabinet as the Minister for Defence Industry and Minister for Veterans’ Affairs. - Darren Chester MP, the former Minister for Veterans Affairs and Defence Personnel has been removed from the Cabinet and the Ministry. Ministry Changes - Mark Coulton MP, formerly the Minister for Regional Health, Regional Communications and Local Government is no longer a Minister. - Dr David Gillespie MP has become the Minister for Regional Health. For more information - The Ministry List from the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet For more information, contact David Alexander on +61 457 400 524, Grahame Morris on +61 411 222 680, Cheryl Cartwright on +61 419 996 066 or Jack de Hennin on +61 424 828 127. -
Ministry List As at 30 March 2021
Commonwealth Government 22 June 2021 SECOND MORRISON MINISTRY Title Minister Other Chamber Prime Minister The Hon Scott Morrison MP Senator the Hon Simon Birmingham Minister for the Public Service The Hon Scott Morrison MP Senator the Hon Simon Birmingham Minister for Women Senator the Hon Marise Payne The Hon Sussan Ley MP Minister for Indigenous Australians The Hon Ken Wyatt AM MP Senator the Hon Anne Ruston Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister and Cabinet The Hon Ben Morton MP Assistant Minister to the Minister for the Public Service The Hon Ben Morton MP Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister for Mental Health and Suicide The Hon David Coleman MP Prevention Assistant Minister for Women Senator the Hon Amanda Stoker Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and The Hon Barnaby Joyce MP Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC Regional Development Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts The Hon Paul Fletcher MP Senator the Hon Jane Hume Minister for Regional Health, Regional Communications and Local Government The Hon Mark Coulton MP Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC Minister for Decentralisation and Regional Education The Hon Andrew Gee MP Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC Assistant Minister for Road Safety and Freight Transport The Hon Scott Buchholz MP Assistant Minister to the Deputy Prime Minister The Hon Kevin Hogan MP Assistant Minister for Regional Development and Territories The Hon Nola Marino MP Treasurer The Hon Josh Frydenberg MP Senator the Hon Simon Birmingham Assistant -
Senate Chamber Seating Plan AS at 15 June 2020 Advisers President Advisers
Senate Chamber Seating Plan AS AT 15 June 2020 Advisers President Advisers RYAN VIC/LP CLERK CHAIR DEPUTY Government Whips OF COMMITTEES CLERK Opposition Whips BLACK D. SMITH RUSTON K. GALLAGHER URQUHART LINES ROD WA/LP SA/LP ACT/ALP TAS/ALP WA/ALP McGRATH CASH KENEALLY CICCONE McCARTHY QLD/LP WA/LP NSW/ALP VIC/ALP NT/ALP BROCKMAN ABETZ PAYNE Ministers FARRELL KITCHING O'NEILL WA/LP TAS/LP NSW/LP BIRMINGHAM WONG SA/ALP VIC/ALP NSW/ALP SA/LP SA/ALP CHANDLER FIERRAVANTI-WELLS REYNOLDS Leader Leader WATT AYRES WALSH TAS/LP NSW/LP WA/LP QLD/ALP NSW/ALP VIC/ALP of the of the Government Opposition Shadow Ministers ANTIC FAWCETT COLBECK McALLISTER POLLEY CHISHOLM SA/LP SA/LP TAS/LP NSW/ALP TAS/ALP QLD/ALP HENDERSON PATERSON SESELJA BROWN GREEN CARR VIC/LP VIC/LP ACT/LP TAS/ALP QLD/ALP VIC/ALP RENNICK MOLAN HUME DODSON BILYK QLD/LP NSW/LP VIC/LP WA/ALP TAS/ALP VAN ASKEW DUNIAM STERLE SHELDON VIC/LP TAS/LP TAS/LP Hansard WA/ALP NSW/ALP Reporters McLACHLAN SCARR STOKER PRATT A. GALLACHER SA/LP QLD/LP QLD/LP WA/ALP SA/ALP SMALL HUGHES M. SMITH WA/LP NSW/LP SA/ALP BRAGG PATRICK NSW/LP LAMBIE TAS/JLN SA/IND O'SULLIVAN WA/LP GRIFF McKENZIE SIEWERT SA/CA VIC/NAT WA/AG DAVEY RICE NSW/NAT HANSON WATERS VIC/AG QLD/PHON CANAVAN QLD/AG McDONALD QLD/NAT WHISH-WILSON QLD/NAT TAS/AG HANSON-YOUNG ROBERTS McKIM SA/AG QLD/PHON McMAHON TAS/AG THORPE NT/CLP VIC/AG FARUQI STEELE-JOHN NSW/AG WA/AG Advisers Advisers Senate Office Holders & Ministerial Representation in the Senate 46th Parliament • 3 August 2021 • The Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia Senate Office Holders Senate Party Leaders President: Senator the Hon. -
Chapter [No.]: [Chapter Title]
The Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia Report 114 Treaties referred on 16 November 2010 (part 1) Agreement with the United States concerning Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement with Korea on the Protection of Classified Military Information Agreement with the United States concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy Double Taxation Agreement with Chile Amendment to the Double Taxation Agreement with Malaysia 17 Tax Information Exchange Agreements and Allocation of Taxing Rights Agreements December 2010 Canberra © Commonwealth of Australia 2010 ISBN 978-0-642-79392-8 (Printed version) ISBN 978-0-642-79393-5 (HTML version) Contents Membership of the Committee vi Resolution of Appointment viii List of recommendations ix 1 Introduction 1 Purpose of the Report 1 Conduct of the Committee's review 3 2 Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the United States of America concerning Acquisition and Cross-Servicing 5 Background 5 Mutual logistics support under the ACSA 6 Updating the ACSA 7 Conclusion and recommendation 8 3 Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Republic of Korea on the Protection of Classified Military Information 9 Background 9 Reasons to take treaty action 10 Obligations 10 Security cooperation between Australia and Korea 11 Conclusion and recommendation 12 iv 4 Agreement with the United States concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy 13 Introduction 13 Reasons to take treaty action 14 Obligations 15 Substantive changes from the 1979 agreement 15 The -
Ap2 Final 16.2.17
PALASZCZUK’S SECOND YEAR AN OVERVIEW OF 2016 ANN SCOTT HOWARD GUILLE ROGER SCOTT with cartoons by SEAN LEAHY Foreword This publication1 is the fifth in a series of Queensland political chronicles published by the TJRyan Foundation since 2012. The first two focussed on Parliament.2 They were written after the Liberal National Party had won a landslide victory and the Australian Labor Party was left with a tiny minority, led by Annastacia Palaszczuk. The third, Queensland 2014: Political Battleground,3 published in January 2015, was completed shortly before the LNP lost office in January 2015. In it we used military metaphors and the language which typified the final year of the Newman Government. The fourth, Palaszczuk’s First Year: a Political Juggling Act,4 covered the first year of the ALP minority government. The book had a cartoon by Sean Leahy on its cover which used circus metaphors to portray 2015 as a year of political balancing acts. It focussed on a single year, starting with the accession to power of the Palaszczuk Government in mid-February 2015. Given the parochial focus of our books we draw on a limited range of sources. The TJRyan Foundation website provides a repository for online sources including our own Research Reports on a range of Queensland policy areas, and papers catalogued by policy topic, as well as Queensland political history.5 A number of these reports give the historical background to the current study, particularly the anthology of contributions The Newman Years: Rise, Decline and Fall.6 Electronic links have been provided to open online sources, notably the ABC News, Brisbane Times, The Guardian, and The Conversation. -
SENATOR the HON SIMON BIRMINGHAM Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate Senator for South Australia
SENATOR THE HON SIMON BIRMINGHAM Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate Senator for South Australia SENATOR THE HON RICHARD COLBECK Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians Minister for Youth and Sport Senator for Tasmania MEDIA RELEASE 29 July 2019 New campaign to boost Indian tourism The Morrison Government has thrown its support behind the ICC T20 World Cup being held in Australia next year, announcing a new campaign to promote the tournaments and Australia to cricket fans in India. Federal Minister for Tourism Simon Birmingham said the $5 million campaign would be used for marketing activities to drive visitation to both the women’s and men’s tournaments, as well as increase Australia’s broader destination appeal in India. “Australia stands ready to welcome the world to the ICC T20 World Cup tournaments, which are set to deliver significant benefits to our tourism industry and the broader economy,” Minister Birmingham said. “We know from research that major sporting events have far reaching impacts and are significant drivers of visitor demand, with 16 per cent of all international visitors attending a sporting or cultural event during their trip. “These visitors are also known to stay longer and spend more than the average international traveller. “The Indian tourism market is currently worth $1.7 billion and is our fastest growing inbound tourism market, with visitation forecast to grow four-fold to reach nearly 1.2 million by 2035. “The recently released India Economic Strategy specifically identified the need for increased tourism marketing activity in India to ensure the market reaches its full potential. -
Resume Moses July 2020
A. Dirk Moses Department of History University of North Carolina 554A Hamilton Hall 102 Emerson Dr., CB #3195 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3195 Email: [email protected] Web: www.dirkmoses.com ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS Frank Porter Graham Distinguished Professor of Global Human Rights History, University of North Carolina, July 2020 Lecturer (later Professor of Modern History), University of Sydney, 2000-2010, 2016-2020 Professor of Global and Colonial History, European University Institute, Florence, 2011–2015. Research Fellow, Department of History, University of Freiburg, 1999–2000. EDUCATION Ph.D. Modern European History, University of California, Berkeley, USA, 1994–2000. M.A. Modern European History, University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA, 1992–1994. M.Phil. Early Modern European History, University of St. Andrews, Scotland, 1988–1989. B.A. History, Government, and Law, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, 1985–1987. FELLOWSHIPS, PRIZES, VISITING PROFESSORSHIPS Ina Levine Invitational Senior Scholar, Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies, Washington, DC, 2019-2020. Declined. Senior Fellow, Lichtenberg Kolleg, University of Göttingen, October 2019 – February 2020. University of Sydney-WZB Berlin Social Science Center Exchange Program, September-October 2019. Visiting Professorship, Department of History, University of Pennsylvania, January-June 2019. Visiting Fellow, Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen/Institute for Human Sciences, Vienna, November 2017-February 2018. Declined. Visiting Professor, Haifa Center for German and European Studies, University of Haifa, May 2013. Membership, Institute for Advanced Studies, Princeton, January–April 2011. Declined. Australian Scholar Fellowship, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, DC, October-December 2010. Visiting Senior Fellow, Vienna Wiesenthal Institute for Holocaust Studies, August-September 2010. Visiting Scholar, Center for the Study of Human Rights, Columbia University, September- November 2009. -
Fletcher/Payne
SENATOR THE HON MARISE PAYNE Minister for Foreign Affairs Minister for Women SENATOR THE HON SIMON BIRMINGHAM Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment THE HON PAUL FLETCHER MP Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts MEDIA RELEASE SONGLINES EXHIBITION TO JOIN UK/AUSTRALIA SEASON The National Museum of Australia’s Songlines: Tracking the Seven Sisters exhibition will tour to The Box Plymouth in the United Kingdom in 2021. The joint UK/Australia Season initiative by the British Council and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade will help support Australia’s major performing arts companies, with the Government to provide $350,000 to support the tour. The Songlines exhibition is a unique cultural asset and the first of its kind, using Indigenous techniques of passing on knowledge, in an exhibition space. Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women, Senator the Hon Marise Payne, said the UK/Australia Season will consider the theme, “Who are we now”, looking at the shared history and culture of both nations. “The Australian Government’s support will build on Australia’s cultural reputation, foster international relations and grow cultural understanding. This exhibition will be particularly helpful in maintaining our strong multigenerational ties with Britain, at a time where overseas travel is extremely limited," Minister Payne said. The Melbourne Symphony, Australian Chamber Orchestra and Australian World Orchestra will present innovative productions to showcase the best of Australian artistic innovation, integrity and collaboration. Works for children and young people will also be on show by the Sydney Dance Company, circus performance from Circa, and performance and masterclasses by Queensland Ballet. -
MEDIA RELEASE 19 July 2016 RUN Welcomes Revamped Turnbull Ministry
MEDIA RELEASE 19 July 2016 RUN welcomes revamped Turnbull ministry The Regional Universities Network (RUN) welcomes the Turnbull Government’s expanded new ministry. The Chair of RUN, Professor Jan Thomas, welcomed the reappointment of Senator the Hon Simon Birmingham as the Minister for Education and Training, and the Hon Greg Hunt MP, as the new Minister for Industry, Innovation, and Science. “The education and industry portfolios are critical for our higher education sector. RUN urges the ministers to work closely to ensure the sustainability and quality of higher education, international education, research, science and innovation for Australia’s future,” Professor Thomas said. “RUN welcomes the renewed appointments of Deputy Prime Minister the Hon Barnaby Joyce MPs as Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources; Senator the Hon Fiona Nash as Minister for Regional Development, Regional Communications, Rural Heath, and Local Government and Territories, and the Hon Darren Chester MP, as Minister for Infrastructure and Transport. “We congratulate Senator the Hon Matt Canavan on his new role as Minister for Resources and Northern Australia. Senator Canavan brings a deep understanding of regional issues which will benefit the national debate,” Professor Thomas said. “RUN congratulates the Hon Angus Taylor MP as Assistant Minister, Cities and Digital Transformation and we urge the minister to work to maximise the benefits for all Australians, regardless of where they live. “We congratulate the Hon Craig Laundy MP on his appointment as Assistant Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science and the Hon Karen Andrews MP as Assistant Minister for Vocational Education and Skills. “We commend the appointment of Dr David Gillespie MP as Assistant Minister for Rural Health. -
History of the Australian Gene Patent Bill
The Patenting of Biological Materials: A brief history of a concerted attempt to bring this practice to an end in Australia. Luigi Palombi Introduction In 2008 four Australian patents granted to Myriad Genetics were used by Genetic Technologies, a Melbourne company that had patented junk DNA and was also Myriad’s exclusive licensee, to try and do in Australia what Myriad had done in the United States - to monopolize the genetic testing for the human BRCA gene mutations linked to breast and ovarian cancers. With the patent ‘rights’ to these gene mutations, found on human genes BRCA 1 (located on human chromosome 17q) and BRCA 2 (located on human chromosome 13), Genetic Technologies could legally exclude anyone from making, using, selling or dealing with these gene mutations for any purpose for 20 years. On July 7 the company sent a letter to every Australian laboratory known to be providing BRCA gene testing to Australian patients. The letter, signed by its president, Michael B Obanessian, gave each of them 7 days to cease “using the Patents” and “refer the performance of all BRCA 1 and BRCA 2 testing” to the company or be sued for patent infringement. Mr Obanessian stressed the urgency of the threat: “Our lawyers have prepared a detailed Statement of Claim and are ready to file an Application with the Federal Court if necessary.” I am very pleased to advise that it never became necessary. What Mr Obanessian and Genetic Technologies hadn’t realized was that this letter, far from being a “warning shot fired across the bow”, as one patent attorney was to later describe it to a Senate Committee charged with investigating the impact of gene patents on the Australian healthcare system, lit a fuse - a fuse which is slowly sizzling towards its ultimate goal - the obliteration of patents over naturally occurring biological materials in Australia.