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SENATOR THE HON JOE LUDWIG Cabinet Secretary Special Minister of State

2009 Media Releases

2008 | 2009 | 2010

December

Cabinet Secretary
Date Title Ref.
22 December 2009 Freedom of Information Annual Report 2008-09 54/2009
18 December 2009 Government releases documents under new FOI rules 52/2009
4 December 2009 2009 Senate wrap-up 51/2009

Special Minister of State
Date Title Ref.
22 December 2009 Gov 2.0 Taskforce reports to Rudd Government 53/2009
(joint)
7 December 2009 Government 2.0 Taskforce releases draft report 55/2009
(joint)

November

Cabinet Secretary
Date Title Ref.
26 November 2009 Government welcomes FOI Bills into Parliament 50/2009
23 November 2009 Opposition blocks Government’s agenda in the Senate 48/2009
24 November 2009 Introduction of Freedom of Information reforms 47/2009
12 November 2009 Minister presents 2009 Australian Privacy Awards 45/2009

Special Minister of State
Date Title Ref.
26 November 2009 Office Holders and Staff Travelling Allowance and Expenses from 1 January to 30 June 2009 49/2009
24 November 2009 Tabling of Members of Parliament (Staff) Annual Report 46/2009
8 November 2009 Get online to discuss electoral reform 44/2009

October

Cabinet Secretary
Date Title Ref.
15 October 2009 Prime Ministers Centre Fellowships 42/2009
14 October 2009 Enhancing National Privacy Protection for the 21st Century 41/2009

Special Minister of State
Date Title Ref.
30 October 2009 Four weeks to lodge a submission on electoral reform 43/2009
9 October 2009 Government welcomes submissions to the Parliamentary Entitlements Review Committee 40/2009

September

Cabinet Secretary
Date Title Ref.
15 September 2009 New Law Passed to Abolish Conclusive Certificates 37/2009
10 September 2009 Committee to Consider Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 36/2009
3 September 2009 Australian National Flag Day 32/2009

Special Minister of State
Date Title Ref.
30 September 2009 Full Year Report on Government Advertising Campaigns 39/2009 (joint)
23 September 2009 Launch of Green Paper II for electoral reform 38/2009
8 September 2009 Reform of parliamentary entitlements 35/2009
8 September 2009 Audit of the Government Advertising Framework 34/2009 (joint)
3 September 2009 Australian Government Signs 33/2009

August

Cabinet Secretary
Date Title Ref.
31 August 2009 Passing of noted author and journalist Fred Brenchley 31/2009
12 August 2009 Less than three weeks to nominate for Australian of the Year 2010 29/2009

Special Minister of State
Date Title Ref.
13 August 2009 Departmental Secretary and Public Service Commissioner 30/2009

July

Cabinet Secretary
Date Title Ref.
17 July 2009 School Facility Opened at Assisi Catholic College 26/2009
9 July 2009 New Recruitment Advertising Guidelines 25/2009 (joint)

Special Minister of State
Date Title Ref.
28 July 2009 One million voters encouraged onto the electoral roll 28/2009
10 July 2009 Appointment of the Chairperson of the AEC 24/2009
1 July 2009 Closing the gap for Indigenous electoral participation 27/2009

June

Cabinet Secretary
Date Title Ref.
30 June 2009 Reappointment of Privacy Commissioner 23/2009
22 June 2009 Rudd Government Launches Government 2.0 Taskforce 20/2009 (joint)
15 June 2009 Meeting with the United Kingdom Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation 19/2009 (joint)

Special Minister of State
Date Title Ref.
25 June 2009 Office Holders and Staff Travelling Allowance and Expenses from 1 July to 31 December 2008 22/2009
23 June 2009 Tabling of 2007 Election Report 21/2009

May

Cabinet Secretary
Date Title Ref.
13 May 2009 Funding Conserves Home of Australia’s WWII Prime Minister 18/2009 (joint)
12 May 2009 $13.0 Million to Help Improve Indigenous Electoral Participation 17/2009
12 May 2009 Budget Measures: Promoting Integrity and Accountability 16/2009
6 May 2009 Launch of the Ethics Advisory Service 15/2009
5 May 2009 Information Awareness Month 14/2009

March

Cabinet Secretary
Date Title Ref.
24 March 2009 FOI Reform 12/2009
5 March 2009 Audit of Administration of Advertising Contracts 08/2009

Special Minister of State
Date Title Ref.
30 March 2009 New Report on Government Advertising Expenditure 13/2009 (joint)
18 March 2009 Opposition Blocks Electoral Reform - Again 11/2009
11 March 2009 Political Donations Bill Voted Down by Liberals 10/2009
6 March 2009 Electoral Reform Green Paper Submissions Released 09/2009

February


Cabinet Secretary
Date Title Ref.
25 February 2009 Tabling of Whistleblower Report 07/2009
18 February 2009 The Museum of Australia Democracy to open at Old Parliament House 05/2009
18 February 2009 Celebrated Australian actor appointed Chair of Old Parliament House 04/2009
4 February 2009 FOI Annual Report 03/2009
2 February 2009 Hidden Donations Demand Transparency Reforms 02/2009

Special Minister of State
Date Title Ref.
21 February 2009 AEC's 25 years of service to the Australian community 06/2009

January


Cabinet Secretary
Date Title Ref.
20 January 2009 Gough Whitlam’s longevity record 01/2009

 

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