Feature stories - September 2010
Millennium Development Goals Summit
25 September 2010
Foreign Minister Rudd has delivered a statement to the United Nations General Assembly reminding member states of the compact with one another to put shoulders to the wheel to lift a billion people out of poverty.
Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India
24 September 2010
Australians travelling to the Commonwealth Games, which will take place in New Delhi from 3 to 14 October 2010, can access the following information:
Trade Minister Emerson in Washington DC for trade talks
23 September 2010
The Minister for Trade, Dr Craig Emerson, has highlighted the importance of the global services trade to a successful Doha Round meeting during his visit to Washington DC.
Media release: Using services to kick-start global trade talks
Transcript: Discussions with US, Doha Round, Trans-Pacific Partnership
Publication: Quantifying the benefits of services trade liberalisation
Photo: Dr Emerson meets with US Trade Representative Ron Kirk in Washington.
Minister Rudd tours Camp Cockatoo Health Facility, Pakistan
17 September 2010
The Hon Kevin Rudd MP visited the co-led ADF and AusAID Australian Medical Task Force which are treating Pakistani patients at the primary health facility in the flood-affected city of Kot Addu, central Pakistan.
Media release: Australia's Pakistan flood relief now totals $75 million
Canonisation Ceremony for the Blessed Mary MacKillop
17 September 2010
Australians travelling to Rome for the canonisation, which will take place on 17 October 2010 in St Peter's Square, Vatican City, can access the following information: