Australian Government endorses Research Quality Framework
Source: Australia. Minister for Education, Science and Training. Media Release
"The Australian Government will implement a Research Quality Framework (RQF) which will strengthen the assessment of research carried out in Australia, the Minister for Education, Science and Training, the Hon Julie Bishop MP, announced. The RQF, an Australian government initiative to formulate a world’s best practice framework for evaluating research quality and the impact of research, will ensure public funding is being invested in research which will deliver real benefits to the wider community."

Australia and the United States take more climate change action
Source: Australia. Minister for Environment and Heritage. Media Release
"Australia and the United States will work together on five new projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture, accelerate the development of carbon storage technologies, and help Pacific Island countries adapt to climate change, the Minister for the Environment and Heritage, Senator Ian Campbell, said."

Apec Considers Biofuels to Reduce Greenhouse Emissions
Source: Australia. Minister for Transport and Regional Services. Media Release
"Deputy Prime Minister Mark Vaile today announced that the role biofuels like ethanol and biodiesel could play in diversifying the fuel mix and addressing climate change was firmly on the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation agenda. "

The challenge of tackling climate change
Source: Victoria. Labour Party. Election Policy
"Climate change achievements and committments."