Victim Impact Statements
Source: Australian Labour Party
"The Opposition justice and Customs spokesman Joe Ludwig has announced a new policy allowing a uniform system for victim impact statements"

Skills for the Future
Source: Australia. Ministerial Statement to Parliament by John Howard
"The purpose of this statement is to announce new investments by the Australian Government towards a more skilled and dynamic workforce. "

New Office of Water Resources
Source: Australia. Media Release by John Howard
"Access to water is a national problem. The sustainable management of Australia’s scarce water resources is one of our nation’s most significant challenges. To provide greater leadership I have decided to establish an Australian Government Office of Water Resources in my department. "

Labor Announces National Water Recycling Target
Source: Australian Labour Party Media Release
"A Beazley Labor Government will help ensure Australia’s towns and cities have a sustainable water supply. The national target of recycling at least 30% of Australia’s wastewater by 2015 is ambitious, but realistic and absolutely necessary. The 30% target is an aggregate national target for recycling wastewater."

Grid Powered Up with $10m eResearch Project
Source: Multimedia Victoria
"The Bracks government launched the Victorian eResearch Strategic Initiative (VeRSI) at the Australian Synchroton in Clayton. Through VeRSI, the Bracks Government is establishing an advanced computer grid to enable scientific researchers to access to shared information in a secure environment."

Health Reform For A Modern Economy
Source: Australian Labour Party Speech Kim Beazley
" From the speech: " My nation building vision for health reform that contributes to a modern economy. A health system that works for middle Australia.I want to leave you with three important messages:
One: for too long health policy has been viewed through the narrow prism of service delivery, when I know it’s much more than that.
Two: health is not merely a confined area of social policy. It’s a crucial economic issue.
And three: a modern Australian economy is a healthy economy. That’s why reforming our health system is a key to my economic agenda."

$600 million Broadband Connect program launched
Source: Australia. Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts. Media Release
"The Australian Government will invest up to $600 million in rural, regional and remote Australia to encourage private sector rollouts of broadband infrastructure, Deputy Prime Minister Mark Vaile and the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, Senator Helen Coonan, have announced"