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New South Wales

NSW Police Department Tells Crims to FaceIt
New South Wales Police Department has asserted its dedication towards improving suspect identification technologies with the selection of a FaceIt® enabled law enforcement management system designed by ImageWare Systems. Read on...

Green Incentives for Young People in Western Sydney
Young environmentalists in Sydney's west have the chance to share in almost $3,000 in cash and prizes on offer from Sydney Water as part of this year's Western Sydney Environment Week. Read on...

Victoria

Federal Funding Gives Scoresby Freeway the Go Ahead
The Prime Minister of Australia announced today that the long awaited Scoresby Freeway in Melbourne's eastern suburbs will be designated a Road of National Importance and allocated $220 million in federal funding to allow a speedy start to construction. Read on...

Minister to 'Blitz' Smoky Vehicles
The Minister for Environment and Conservation, Ms Sherryl Garbutt, today urged Victorian drivers to help protect Melbourne's air quality by reporting vehicles that emit excessive levels of smoke. Read on...

Queensland

$800 Million Power Development to Open in Queensland
Developers InterGen and CS Energy today dedicated the first of two 420 megawatt generating units of the Callide C Power Station in Queensland Australia in a ceremony attended by Queensland Premier Peter Beattie. Read on...

$425m Hail Creek Coking Coal Project Goes Ahead
Rio Tinto and its joint venture partners have approved the development of the A$425 million Hail Creek Coal Project, in central Queensland near Mackay. Read on...

Premier Sets Highest Standards for CEO Performances
All public service Chief Executive Officers must enter into demanding performance agreements under a management policy announced by Premier Peter Beattie today. Read on...

$22 Million Cocaine Bust Off Queensland Coast
The Minister for Justice and Customs, Senator Chris Ellison, announced Australia's sixth largest seizure of cocaine today, after the culmination of a joint operation involving the Australian Federal Police, the Australian Customs Service and the United States Customs Service. Read on...

Premier Outlines Fate of Fraser Island Dingoes
Queensland Premier Peter Beattie said the first dingo had been culled on Fraser Island, following an order today for an immediate cull in camp grounds and townships. Read on...

South Australia

One Dead Following Moomba Explosion
This bulletin features the entire text of a media statement made by John Ellice-Flint, Managing Director of oil company Santos Inc., regarding the tragedy at Moomba. Read on...

Incident at Moomba
Soon after 1.00 pm today an explosion and fire occurred in the Liquids Pumping Station at the Moomba Gas Plant in the far north of South Australia. Four employees have been injured, one seriously. Read on...

AGL Announces $37.5 million South Australian Customer Rebate Scheme
Managing Director of AGL, Greg Martin, today announced details of further AGL initiatives to address South Australian business customer concerns about rising power prices. Read on...

Western Australia

Caught - Exmouth People Smugglers
The Minister for Justice and Customs, Senator Chris Ellison, today announced that the vessel that was allegedly involved in bringing 24 suspected illegal immigrants into Australia on 17 April 2001, in the vicinity of Exmouth in Western Australia, has been impounded at Cocos Island. Read on...

Telstra Cable Boosts Fast Internet Access in Perth
Telstra today announced a significant boost in high speed internet access for residents in Perth now that the optical fibre cable network has been enabled for broadband internet from 7 May. Read on...

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