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Airport security failings denied

FEDERAL Police Commissioner Mick Keelty yesterday insisted there were no security shortcomings at the nation's airports despite police only learning of the fatal bikie brawl after terrified travellers called triple 0. Up to 20 gang members ...

Driver Fatigue Laws Part 2 - Alan Jones Show

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Driver Fatigue Laws Part 1- Alan Jones Show

http://podcasts.2gb.com/alanjones/alanjonesheffernan240908.mp3

Heavy Vehicle Driver Fatigue Laws continued.

That was a lovely little speech but it neglected to come to terms with what Mick Keelty said last year was the greatest threat to Australia’s sovereignty and that will be climate change.

NSW Heavy Vehicle Driver Fatigue Laws

I want to tell you a scary story.

CASA Inquiry handed down

Senator HEFFERNAN - As Senator Abetz, who is in the chamber, would know, I am not here to talk about Gunns in Tasmania and I am not here to talk about the High Court; I am here to talk about this report.

Horse Disease Response Levy Bill 2008

Horse Disease Response Levy Collection Bill 2008, and Horse Disease Response Levy (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2008 More info: http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/rrat_ctte/horse_disease/index.htm

Establishment of an Australian Football League team for Tasmania

For more information, go to http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/rrat_ctte/afl_tasmania/index.htm

Administration of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) and related matters

For more information visit http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/rrat_ctte/casa/index.htm

Meat Marketing

The Standing Committee on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport is conducting an inquiry into concerns relating to meat marketing, in particular the need for effective supervision of national standards and controls and the national harmonisation ...

Climate Change & the Australian Agricultural Sector

As a Member of the Senate Standing Committee on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport, Senator Heffernan is currently involved in an inquiry investigating the challenges that the Australian Agricultural sector faces given the changing climatic ...

Inquiry into water management of the Lower Lakes and Coorong

On 27 August 2008, the Senate referred water management in the Coorong and Lower Lakes for inquiry. The inquiry will examine the volume of water which could be provided into the Murray-Darling system to replenish the Lower Lakes and Coorong, as ...
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