Howard Government Ministerial Reshuffle

Dec 19, 2000

Prime Minister John Howard has reshuffled his ministry, following the departure of three ministers.

The ministers departing are Senator Jocelyn Newman, John Moore and Senator John Herron.

The changes see Peter Reith become Defence Minister, whilst Senator Amanda Vanstone becomes Minister for Family and Community Services. Tony Abbott becomes Minister for Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business.

Text of statement released by the Prime Minister, John Howard, announcing changes to the federal ministry.

The departure from the Ministry of three senior, long serving colleagues will result in a significant restructuring of the Ministry. [Read more…]

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250,000 Walk For Reconciliation Week

May 28, 2000

A quarter of a million Australians today walked across Sydney Harbour bridge as part of the fifth annual National Reconciliaton Week.

Sydney Harbour Bridge

Dubbed Corroboree 2000, the event saw three federal government ministers, Philip Ruddock, Senator John Herron and Joe Hockey, join the marchers.

Prime Minister John Howard did not attend. Earlier, a Cabinet decision banning other ministers from attending was leaked.

Treasurer Peter Costello declined to join the march after news of the ban leaked out. [Read more…]

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Howard Government Submission On The Stolen Generations Report

Mar 31, 2000

This is the Howard government’s submission to the Senate Legal Constitutional References Committee “Inquiry into the Stolen Generation”.

The submission was presented by Senator John Herron, the Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Affairs.

The first document below is the Executive Summary of the submission. The second document is the full submission. Both PDF files can be expanded and downloaded. [Read more…]

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