Media releases 2008

July

• Minister opens new facility for a sustainable lighting future - 17 July 2008
• National Landscapes program to include Australian Alps - 14 July 2008
• International experts conclude Tasmanian wilderness is well-managed - 7 July 2008
• $3 million boost to indigenous heritage protection - 7 July 2008
• Significant step in Kimberley Hub site search - 4 July 2008

June

• Chile-Australia Statement of Intent - 27 June 2008
• Research proposal receives wide support at IWC - 26 June 2008
• Minister departs for milestone IWC meeting - 22 June 2008
• Importation of Savannah Cats under review - 20 June 2008
• Ice runway man awarded Antarctic Medal - 20 June 2008
• Garrett funds emissions testing facility for heavy duty vehicles - 20 June 2008
• First Board appointed for the New Screen Australia - 20 June 2008
• New Board appointed for National Film and Sound Archive - 20 June 2008
• Aeroplane Jelly and Pub With No Beer among 10 sounds honoured - 18 June 2008
• Long term protection for the Great Barrier Reef - 18 June 2008
• Plan to protect Antarctic home of Australian pioneer - 18 June 2008
• New report bolsters Australia's whale conservation plan - 14 June 2008
• Low-income households a priority for Coburg Solar City - 10 June 2008
• Myall Creek massacre recognised 170 years on - 7 June 2008
• Australia's first Centre for Climate Law opens at the ANU - 6 June 2008
• New measures tackle spiralling energy consumption in homes - 5 June 2008
• Indigenous protection of Cape York - 4 June 2008
• Garrett backs national cycling program - 4 June 2008
• New funding for real science in lead-up to whales meeting - 4 June 2008

May

• Increased support for Aboriginal Art Centres - 28 May 2008
• Australian Convict Sites World Heritage nomination update - 27 May 2008
• Diverse places being considered for heritage honour - 26 May 2008
• China shares its priceless history - 24 May 2008
• New scheme to help cut trade in wildlife products - 23 May 2008
  • Video: New scheme to help cut trade in wildlife products - 23 May 2008
• Australia's coasts to win in $100 million package - 23 May 2008
• New home for Australia's Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) - 22 May 2008
• Minister approves module E of Gunns Pulp Mill project - 22 May 2008
• Iceland's resumption of Whaling - a retrograde step - 22 May 2008
• Australian Government supports Picasso exhibition - 21 May 2008
• Heritage recognition for Indigenous protest site - 20 May 2008
• Minister affirms Nobbys Lighthouse decision - 19 May 2008
• Strong public access role for the National Film and Sound Archive - 15 May 2008
• Budget 2008-09
  • $3.0 billion for a sustainable Australia - 13 May 2008
  • Green Loans for Aussie homes - 13 May 2008
  • Rebates for landlords, energy cost savings for renters - 13 May 2008
  • Government makes it easier to be green in one easy stop - 13 May 2008
  • Energy efficiency of electrical appliances - 13 May 2008
  • Increased funding for solar rebates in 2008-09 - 13 May 2008
  • Securing the future for Australian screen industry - 13 May 2008
  • New initiatives for a creative Australia - 13 May 2008
  • Resale royalty rights for Australia's visual artists - 13 May 2008
  • $200m to rescue the Great Barrier Reef - 13 May 2008
• Garrett drives home the message - 11 May 2008
• Gippsland community to benefit from new weather radar - 9 May 2008
• Endangered fish, wetlands protected by Lake Crescent decision - 9 May 2008
• Minister welcomes consultation on waste tyres - 6 May 2008
• Film programs to continue under Screen Australia until end of year - 5 May 2008
• Environment and heritage groups to receive funding - 1 May 2008

April

• Museum Victoria acquires Phar Lap's tonic book - 24 April 2008
• Minister invites small business action on climate change - 24 April 2008
• Lost American silent films to be preserved - 24 April 2008
• PNG and Australia agree action on Kokoda - 23 April 2008
  • Joint Understanding between PNG and Australia on the Kokoda Track and Owen Stanley Ranges
• Appointments to the Visions of Australia Committee - 22 April 2008
• Appointments to Australia Council boards - 22 April 2008
• Government action to end delays for solar rebate - 22 April 2008
• Musical celebration of national apology - 21 April 2008
• Bundanon Trust 15th birthday celebrations - 19 April 2008
• EPHC communique: Ministers seek sustainable solutions  - 17 April 2008
• Australia and New Zealand affirm close relationship on whale conservation - 17 April 2008
• Playing Australia - $3.1 million funding round announced - 16 April 2008
• Minister celebrates Bureau's centenary - 16 April 2008
• Return of Japanese whaling fleet to port - 15 April 2008
• New appointments to the Australia Council - 11 April 2008
• Public submission period closes on Nobbys Lighthouse - 10 April 2008
• Minister approves Module C of Gunns Pulp Mill Project - 2 April 2008

March

• $180 million to build the National Reserve System - 31 March 2008
  • Factsheet: Building the National Reserve System
  • Video: National Reserve System funding announcement - 31 March 2008
• Action to protect our biodiversity from climate change - 30 March 2008
• Judges announced for 2008 Prime Minister's Literary Awards - 29 March 2008
• Government takes earth hour long term - 29 March 2008
• Review of the Australia Business Arts Foundation - 28 March 2008
• Minister welcomes channel deepening decision - 28 March 2008
• Minister invites public views on Nobbys Lighthouse development - 26 March 2008
• Improved renewable power for Umuwa - 20 March 2008
• Boost for Indigenous broadcasting services - 20 March 2008
• Australia urges Iceland and Norway to respect whaling ban - 19 March 2008
• OECD report supports Rudd Labor Government's action on climate change and environment - 19 March 2008
  • Video: Launch of OECD Environment Performance Review of Australia - 19 March 2008
• New film body establishment a step closer - 18 March 2008
• Protection for HMAS Sydney and Kormoran shipwrecks - 17 March 2008
• Australia boosts Tsunami detection capability - 14 March 2008
• Caring for Our Country - better land management, less red tape - 14 March 2008
• New film agencies herald exciting era for the Australian film industry - 13 March 2008
• Solar Power Stations for Indigenous Communities - 10 March 2008
• Building a Green Future for Australia's Red Centre - 10 March 2008
• Australia's whaling reforms on IWC agenda - 10 March 2008
• Plastic bag levy reports incorrect - 9 March 2008
• Special funding recognises the value of Indigenous arts organisations - 7 March 2008
• Australia Charts New Course on International Whale Conservation - 1 March 2008
• Green sawfish listed as vulnerable in Seaweek - 1 March 2008

February

• Liberals still hanker for nuclear power - 29 February 2008
• Environmental scholarships for north Queensland - 28 February 2008
• Nuclear power still on Coalition agenda - 28 February 2008
• Resolution to fisheries appeal welcomed - 27 February 2008
• Minister congratulates Australian Oscar winner - 26 February 2008
• Heritage honour for stone hatchet quarry - 25 February 2008
• Prime Minister's literary awards - call for entries - 22 February 2008
• Export approval extended for Southern Bluefin Tuna - 22 February 2008
• Minister welcomes report on documentary production - 20 February 2008
• New agency for Australian film makers - 20 February 2008
• $7.1M solar power plant for Coober Pedy - 19 February 2008
• Death of Smoky Dawson - 14 February 2008
• Minister orders repair works at Clarkes Cove - 10 February 2008
• Call for public comment on film agency legislation - 8 February 2008
• Port Phillip Bay Environment Management Plan approved - 5 February 2008
• Big picture study of Australia's Kimberley - 5 February 2008
• Minister approves first two modules of Gunns pulp mill project - 1 February 2008
• Kangaroo Island group wins national environment award - 1 February 2008
• Paving the solar highway for businesses in Blacktown, NSW - 1 February 2008

January

• Convict sites in running for world heritage - 30 January 2008
  • Video: Convict sites in running for world heritage - 30 January 2008
• Bondi Beach honoured as heritage icon - 25 January 2008
  • Video: Bondi Beach honoured as heritage icon - 30 January 2008
• Priceless history protected as fossils returned to China - 15 January 2008
  • Chinese Fossils - photographs
• Minister on historic flight to Antarctica - 10 January 2008
• Inaugural Airlink flight to Antarctica - 8 January 2008
• Port Phillip Bay Project - Correction and clarification - 8 January 2008