Feed Editor (Unlicensed) 15 Jan 2008 04:58:09 GMT Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade http://www.dfat.gov.au http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en webmaster@dfat.gov.au Dates, location and topics to be discussed at the next ACTA negotiating round have been announced. DFAT expects to update its call for submissions in early December. 18 Nov 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.dfat.gov.au/trade/acta/ A meeting of the Smartraveller Consultative Group (SCG) was convened by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) to consider the implications for travellers to Indonesia, including Bali, following the executions of the Bali bombers. 13 Nov 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.dfat.gov.au/media/releases/department/d019_08.html Bovis Lend Lease, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Lend Lease Group, has won a public tender to provide construction, exhibition and technical operations services worth $49.15 million for Australia’s pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai World Expo. 06 Nov 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.dfat.gov.au/media/releases/department/d018_08.html From today, the Australian Passport Office will only accept the new passport applications forms which were introduced on 1 July 2008 to strengthen the identity management process that underpins the Australian passport issuing system. 01 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.dfat.gov.au/media/releases/department/d017_08.html Today at the United Nations Foreign Minister Smith attended a Ministerial meeting on child soldiers, co-chaired by the French Minister of State responsible for Foreign Affairs and Human Rights, Ms Rama Yade, UNICEF Executive Director, Ms Ann M Veneman, and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Ms Radhika Coomaraswamy. 26 Sept 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2008/fa-s080926a.html Australia will upgrade its involvement in multilateral efforts to enhance interfaith dialogue. 26 Sept 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2008/fa-s080926.html “In Texas today, Engineers Australia signed a mutual recognition agreement with the Texas Board of Professional Engineers” the Minister for Trade, Simon Crean, said. 25 Sept 2008 03:00:00 GMT http://www.trademinister.gov.au/releases/2008/sc_076.html At a meeting on the emerging international law doctrine of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) held during the United Nations General Assembly in New York today, Foreign Minister Smith outlined details of a $2 million Responsibility to Protect Fund. 25 Sept 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2008/fa-s151_08.html At the United Nations in New York, Foreign Minister Smith met with Afghanistan Foreign Minister Rangin Spanta. 24 Sept 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2008/fa-s148b_08.html Joint Ministerial Statement on the CTBT. 24 Sept 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2008/fa-s080924_CTBT.html At the United Nations in New York, Foreign Minister Smith chaired a meeting of Member States of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT). 24 Sept 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2008/fa-s148a_08.html At the United Nations in New York this week Foreign Minister Smith discussed with Iraqi Foreign Minister Zebari Australia’s commitment to strengthening agricultural management in Iraq. 24 Sept 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2008/fa-aa0857.html Australia is deeply concerned about the food crisis in Ethiopia and will provide $10 million in humanitarian aid for communities adversely affected by severe drought. 22 Sept 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2008/fa-s148_08.html Australia is committed to broadening and deepening its engagement with Africa, Australia's Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said today as he attended the United Nations High Level Meeting on African Development in New York. 22 Sept 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2008/fa-s147_08.html The Australian Government condemns in the strongest possible terms the cowardly suicide bomb attack on the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad on 20 September. 21 Sept 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2008/fa-s146_08.html Foreign Minister Smith will visit New York from 21 to 26 September to attend the opening of the 63rd session of the United Nations General Assembly. 21 Sept 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2008/fa-s145_08.html The Australian Government strongly condemns the terrorist attack on the US Embassy in Sana'a, Yemen, on 17 September. 18 Sept 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2008/fa-s144_08.html Parker & Partners, an Australian firm based in Sydney and Canberra, has won a $2 million contract to provide communications and public affairs services for Australia's pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai World Expo. 18 Sept 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.dfat.gov.au/media/releases/department/d016_08.html Australia condemns the bombings in the Indian capital, New Delhi, on Saturday 13 September and offers its deepest sympathies to the victims of the attacks, their families and the people of India. 15 Sept 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2008/fa-s143_08.html Australia is deeply concerned about the food crisis in Ethiopia and will provide $10 million in humanitarian aid for communities adversely affected by severe drought. 22 Sept 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2008/fa-s148_08.html Australia is committed to broadening and deepening its engagement with Africa, Australia's Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said today as he attended the United Nations High Level Meeting on African Development in New York. 22 Sept 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2008/fa-s147_08.html The Australian Government condemns in the strongest possible terms the cowardly suicide bomb attack on the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad on 20 September. 21 Sept 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2008/fa-s146_08.html Foreign Minister Smith will visit New York from 21 to 26 September to attend the opening of the 63rd session of the United Nations General Assembly. 21 Sept 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2008/fa-s145_08.html The Australian Government strongly condemns the terrorist attack on the US Embassy in Sana'a, Yemen, on 17 September. 18 Sept 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2008/fa-s144_08.html Australia condemns the bombings in the Indian capital, New Delhi, on Saturday 13 September and offers its deepest sympathies to the victims of the attacks, their families and the people of India. 15 Sept 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2008/fa-s143_08.html The Indian External Affairs Minister, Hon Pranab Mukherjee, and Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Hon Stephen Smith met in New Delhi today and discussed bilateral, regional and international issues of mutual interest and importance. The discussions covered a wide range of subjects, reflecting the increasingly close ties between India and Australia. 12 Sept 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2008/fa-s142_08.html Austrade’s Business Club Australia (BCA) in Beijing has ended, after delivering more than 50 events and hosting over 4,000 Australian and Chinese business people during the Olympic Games. 12 Sept 2008 03:00:00 GMT http://www.trademinister.gov.au/releases/2008/sc_073.html Speech at the CARE Australia 21st Anniversary Dinner 11 Sept 2008 03:00:00 GMT http://www.trademinister.gov.au/speeches/2008/080911_care.html Speech to the Indian Council of World Affairs, New Delhi. 11 Sept 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/speeches/2008/0809011_newdelhi.html Foreign Minister Smith has used a visit to an Australian-funded agricultural research project in India to emphasise the need to protect the world’s food crops from the adverse impact of climate change. 10 Sept 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2008/fa-s141_08.html Speech to the Confederation of Indian Industries, Chennai 9 Sept 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/speeches/2008/080909_chennai.html Speech at Australian Meat Industry Council: 2008 Conference Opening 9 Sept 2008 03:00:00 GMT http://www.trademinister.gov.au/speeches/2008/080909_mic.html Minister for Trade, Simon Crean today launched the export of GM Holden's Veritas to the Republic of Korea (ROK), while visiting the company's Port Melbourne plant. 5 Sept 2008 03:00:00 GMT http://www.trademinister.gov.au/releases/2008/sc_072.html Speech at the GM Holden 'Export to Korea' launch 5 Sept 2008 03:00:00 GMT http://www.trademinister.gov.au/speeches/2008/080905_gm.html Speech to the The Australian Member Committee of the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific (AUS-CSCAP) 5 Sept 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/speeches/2008/080905_rsif.html The Minister for Trade, Simon Crean, today received the Review of Export Policies and Programs undertaken by Mr David Mortimer AO and Dr John Edwards. 2 Sept 2008 03:00:00 GMT http://www.trademinister.gov.au/releases/2008/sc_071.html The Australia-Russia civil nuclear cooperation agreement is currently before the Parliamentary Joint Standing Committee on Treaties. 1 Sept 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2008/fa-s080901_statement.html Minister for Trade Simon Crean today announced that Australia has concluded negotiations for the region-wide ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (AANZFTA). 28 Aug 2008 05:30:00 GMT http://www.trademinister.gov.au/releases/2008/sc_070.html The Australian government has accepted a Millennium Development Goal 3 Champion Torch from the Danish Government to highlight Australia’s commitment to gender equality. 28 Aug 2008 05:30:00 GMT http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2008/fa-aa0854.html The Australian government through its trade promotion arm Austrade is working with the AFL to use Aussie Rules to do business with India. 27 Aug 2008 05:30:00 GMT http://www.trademinister.gov.au/releases/2008/sc_069.html Joint Statement with Stephen Smith, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and His Excellency Mr Celso Amorim, Minister for External Relations of Brazil 27 Aug 2008 05:30:00 GMT http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2008/fa-s080827_joint_statement.html Joint Statement with Simon Crean, Minister for Trade, and His Excellency Mr Celso Amorim, Minister for External Relations of Brazil 26 Aug 2008 05:30:00 GMT http://www.trademinister.gov.au/releases/2008/080826_sc_joint_statement.html The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Stephen Smith and the Minister for Trade, Simon Crean, announced today that Brazil’s Minister for External Relations, Ambassador Celso Amorim, will visit Australia from Tuesday 26 to Thursday 28 August 2008. 26 Aug 2008 05:30:00 GMT http://www.trademinister.gov.au/releases/2008/sc_080826.html The sixth round of the Australia-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue will take place today in Canberra. 26 Aug 2008 05:30:00 GMT http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2008/fa-s136_08.html Newly-formed Sydney company Crest Mining has announced a significant coal mine investment in Inner Mongolia, the first of its kind by an Australian company in the region. 22 Aug 2008 05:30:00 GMT http://www.trademinister.gov.au/releases/2008/sc_067.html The Australian Government is saddened by news of the death overnight of Zambian President Patrick Levy Mwanawasa, and conveys its deepest sympathy and condolences to the Government and people of Zambia and to the late President’s family. 20 Aug 2008 05:30:00 GMT http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2008/fa-s135_08.html Musharraf has announced he will resign "in the interests of the nation". 18 Aug 2008 05:30:00 GMT http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2008/fa-s134_08.html On the Centenary of the first visit to Australia of the United States' Navy's Great White Fleet, a new book has been launched by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. 18 Aug 2008 05:30:00 GMT http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2008/fa-s133_08.html The Pacific Seasonal Worker Pilot Scheme will see up to 2,500 workers from Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Tonga and Vanuatu participate in a three year pilot and work for up to seven months a year in the horticulture industry in regional Australia. 18 Aug 2008 05:30:00 GMT http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2008/fa-s132_08.html Ministers from Australia and New Zealand met in Melbourne today for the annual Closer Economic Relations (CER) Ministerial Meeting and affirmed their commitment to closer economic integration and cooperation. 15 Aug 2008 05:30:00 GMT http://www.trademinister.gov.au/releases/2008/sc_066.html Minister for Trade Simon Crean will meet his New Zealand counterpart, Minister for Trade Phil Goff, in Melbourne on Friday 15 August for the annual Closer Economic Relations (CER) Ministerial Meeting. 14 Aug 2008 05:30:00 GMT http://www.trademinister.gov.au/releases/2008/sc_065.html Australia will provide $1 million to deliver emergency humanitarian assistance to people adversely affected following the conflict in Georgia. 14 Aug 2008 05:30:00 GMT http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2008/fa-s131_08.html A new Board of the Australia-Korea Foundation has been appointed, with Mr David Palmer as Chairman. 12 Aug 2008 05:30:00 GMT http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2008/fa-s130_08.html Speech by the Trade Minister at the BCA Clean Energy seminar. 12 Aug 2008 05:30:00 GMT http://www.trademinister.gov.au/speeches/2008/080812_bca.html Addressing the opening session of a Clean Energy Seminar in Guangzhou in southern China today, Australia’s Minister for Trade, Mr Simon Crean, highlighted the critical role clean energy will play in tackling the global challenge of climate change, and encouraged Australian and Guangdong companies to develop commercial cooperation in clean energy. 12 Aug 2008 05:30:00 GMT http://www.trademinister.gov.au/releases/2008/sc_064.html The Australian Trade Minister, Mr Simon Crean, officially inaugurated the Australian Consulate-General’s new Chancery in Guangzhou in southern China today. 12 Aug 2008 05:30:00 GMT http://www.trademinister.gov.au/releases/2008/sc_063.html Australia will provide $6.5 million (55.25 billion rupiah) over two years to the World Food Programme to address malnutrition caused by chronic food shortages in Nusa Tenggara Timur and Nusa Tenggara Barat in Indonesia. 12 Aug 2008 03:30:00 GMT http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2008/fa-aa0853.html Today Indonesian Foreign Minister Dr Hassan Wirajuda and Foreign Minister Stephen Smith opened Pallanga junior secondary school in Gowa, South Sulawesi, marking the 1,000th school in an Australia-Indonesia Partnership project in which Australia is assisting with the building or expansion of 2,000 junior secondary schools in Indonesia. 12 Aug 2008 03:30:00 GMT http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2008/fa-aa0852.html Mr Greg Urwin - who was both an outstanding Australian and a legend in the Pacific - has passed away during the weekend in Apia. 11 Aug 2008 09:00:00 GMT http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2008/fa-s129_08.html Australia will provide up to AUD 2.5 billion (21.25 trillion rupiah) over the next five years to Indonesia to tackle poverty and assist it to achieve its social and economic development priorities. 11 Aug 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2008/fa-aa0851.html Today Austrade's Business Club Australia (BCA) staged a financial services event in Beijing, designed to connect Australian capability with the burgeoning financial services sector in China. 10 Aug 2008 05:30:00 GMT http://www.trademinister.gov.au/releases/2008/sc_062.html Austrade's Business Club Australia and the Australian International Sporting Events Secretariat (AISES) last night staged a Sports and Industry event in Beijing, designed to connect Australian capability to major sports business customers from China and around the world. 10 Aug 2008 05:30:00 GMT http://www.trademinister.gov.au/releases/2008/sc_061.html The Foreign Minister, Stephen Smith, will visit Indonesia from 11 to 13 August. 10 Aug 2008 03:45:00 GMT http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2008/fa-s128_08.html Australia is developing a new niche export sector in digital game development services which were estimated to be worth $108.3 million, according to a trade analysis report released by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. 7 Aug 2008 03:45:00 GMT http://www.dfat.gov.au/media/releases/department/d015_08.html Australia’s Ambassador for HIV, Mr Murray Proctor, Canada’s Minister for Health, the Hon. Tony Clement and New Zealand’s Chargé d’Affaires Rachel Bennett today (6 August) opened a shelter for children living with HIV in Mexico City. 7 Aug 2008 03:45:00 GMT http://www.dfat.gov.au/media/releases/department/d014_08.html The Australian Government condemns the car bomb attack on the Indian Embassy in Kabul on 7 July and extends its deep sympathies to the Afghan Government and people and to the Indian Government and people. 8 Jul 2008 05:10:19 GMT http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2008/fa-s108_08.html B1B12E3C-12DE-49D5-BFAD-539784A668AF Melbourne-based manufacturer Biograde Ltd has secured a landmark deal to supply official biodegradable packaging materials to the Beijing Olympic Organising Committee (BOCOG). 4 Jul 2008 08:36:56 GMT http://www.trademinister.gov.au/releases/2008/sc_080708.html {3dbecdbc-4013-6c48-6cc4-eb05fd651f0} Foreign Minister Stephen Smith visited two great examples of collaboration between the people of Thailand and Australia, which underscore the strength and depth of bilateral relations between our two nations. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:37:33 GMT http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2008/fa-s105_08.html {201bbf1a-d3e2-2161-b408-ad70bc6416da} Australia will provide up to $500,000 to help train senior members of the Communist Party of Vietnam and the Government of Vietnam in fighting corruption. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:38:09 GMT http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2008/fa-aa0848.html {ee33eb0b-3654-6827-e2a3-5103b86d85f8} Australia is helping the Asian region meet its rapidly growing energy demands in a sustainable way. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:38:34 GMT http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2008/fa-aa0847.html {a3c8b3a0-9d60-613b-afe9-3e3d6b7cef14} Australia has recorded its first trade surplus in more than six years in April, according to revised estimates of these figures released by the ABS this morning. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:39:06 GMT http://www.trademinister.gov.au/releases/2008/sc_080703.html {1f272dbe-3ecf-1b97-ecb-f3425af1a86b} The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, HE Mr Noppadon Pattama, and the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia, the Hon Stephen Smith MP, met in Bangkok on 4 July 2008, during Mr Smith’s first visit to Thailand as Foreign Minister. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:36:04 GMT http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2008/fa-s107_08.html {5a45d590-9c49-ff16-a288-f1d821e1aad7} Australia will this week sign the official Contract of Participation for the 2010 Shanghai World Expo. Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:37:40 GMT http://www.trademinister.gov.au/releases/2008/sc_080629.html 303AF535-D62F-4A6D-9361-AEB36E3F03F1 The Minister for Trade, Simon Crean, is encouraging Australian business and community groups to contribute to the Government's wide-ranging review of trade policy. Sun, 06 Apr 2008 02:42:15 GMT http://www.trademinister.gov.au/releases/2008/sc_025.html {4b6ad8bb-c7ba-c2db-3b07-51b289087eaf} Australia welcomes the announcement that the DPRK has provided a declaration of its nuclear programs to China, as Chair of the Six‑Party Talks. Fri, 27 Jun 2008 03:31:40 GMT http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2008/fa-s101_08.html 61169EA1-B745-49B7-836E-F8644B9F4DFA The WTO Director General Pascal Lamy has suggested a meeting of WTO Trade Ministers be held in Geneva in the week of 21 July, with the aim of pushing the Doha negotiations to a successful conclusion. Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:28:32 GMT http://www.trademinister.gov.au/releases/2008/sc_050.html EC1936D9-EEBB-4FE3-8A81-7F4F68213999 Australia will double its annual assistance to developing country capacity building at the World Trade Organization, Minister for Trade, Simon Crean, and Parliamentary Secretary for International Development Assistance, Bob McMullan, announced today. Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:47:55 GMT http://www.trademinister.gov.au/releases/2008/sc_080626.html {5a5c99e8-d934-f041-9c6a-5caabe6eed1f} The decision by the President of the Opposition Movement for Democratic Change, Morgan Tsvangirai, not to contest the presidential run-off election on 27 June, demonstrates the extremes to which the brutal Mugabe regime has pushed Zimbabwe. Mon, 23 Jun 2008 04:47:55 GMT http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2008/fa-s099_08.html {5a5c99e8-d934-f041-9c6a-5caabe6eed1e} At the Australia-India Foreign Ministers Framework Dialogue in Canberra on 23 June, the Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Stephen Smith, and the Indian Minister for External Affairs, Pranab Mukherjee, underlined the strong bonds and enduring shared interests which underpin the Australia-India relationship. Mon, 23 Jun 2008 02:19:48 GMT http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2008/fa-s080623.html {51a9277b-fcf5-1e15-fc0e-9317583ca324} The Minister for Trade, the Hon Simon Crean MP, will showcase the 2007 Australian Export Awards winners and Hall of Fame alumni to Members and Senators at the Mural Hall in Parliament House today. Mon, 23 Jun 2008 02:19:05 GMT http://www.trademinister.gov.au/releases/2008/sc_049.html {e936865d-d18e-7007-b712-54f4d86fb3c7} The Australian Government will provide further assistance of up to $750,000 to help disaster recovery and risk reduction activities in earthquake affected areas of Sichuan Province. Mon, 23 Jun 2008 02:18:43 GMT http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2008/fa-aa0845.html {7eaa10eb-be1b-f549-92d6-3b7b36bf6ac0} Trade at a Glance 2008, a concise summary of Australia’s trade performance. Mon, 23 Jun 2008 02:20:50 GMT http://www.dfat.gov.au/trade/tag/index.html {83e2666b-47c8-73bc-f643-aa1188f0b2e2} The Minister for Trade, the Hon Simon Crean, said the release today of WTO negotiating text on services – the third pillar of the Doha Round market access negotiations – was another important step in bringing the Round to a successful conclusion Tue, 27 May 2008 11:01:34 GMT http://www.trademinister.gov.au/releases/2008/sc_041.html {ba9ac33d-79df-4d56-2986-7a3637c59cfa} Simon Crean will visit Beijing and Shanghai 16-20 April for meetings with senior Chinese government and party leaders. Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:27:18 GMT http://www.trademinister.gov.au/releases/2008/sc_029.html {13f7dcfa-d7fc-d09d-9126-793efb4f980d} The Minister for Trade, Simon Crean, today announced that Australia and India have agreed terms of reference for the Australia-India free trade agreement (FTA) feasibility study. Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:27:01 GMT http://www.trademinister.gov.au/releases/2008/sc_028.html {3a0878ff-a7d7-e34-8ad5-15acf1c39853} Speech by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Stephen Smith, to the Australian Strategic Policy Institute National Security Dinner on 9 April. Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:26:42 GMT http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/speeches/2008/080309_nsd.html {64789a37-5835-154d-8014-e6ebbf30d50f} Speech by the Minister for Trade, Simon Crean, at the Crawford School of Economics and Government, Australian National University. Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:26:23 GMT http://www.trademinister.gov.au/speeches/2008/080408_multilateral_system.html {eb439844-f207-eceb-4a7c-baf4c9a386} From 1 July 2008 the identity management process that underpins the Australian passport issuing system will be strengthened through the introduction of new passport application forms. Fri, 27 Jun 2008 03:32:21 GMT http://www.dfat.gov.au/media/releases/department/d012_08.html 5B311FF3-7A4C-4EC8-A639-B5EEBD9C8DEB