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Attorney-General, Robert McClelland, today received the report of the National Human Rights Consultation Committee. The Government will release the Consultation Committee's report and outline a formal response in the coming months. Further information on the National Human Rights Consultation is available at.

The Government welcomes the release today of the Productivity Commission's discussion draft of its report Executive Remuneration in Australia. The draft report makes recommendations on a number of issues. The Government is determined to ensure that executive pay practices are in line with both community standards as well as sustainable business practices, and today's draft report is a key part of that commitment.

Today Australia will embark on what is potentially the biggest vaccination program in its history, offering free pandemic (swine flu) vaccine to every person in the country. The average age of Australian deaths from pandemic influenza is 51 years. There is also a chance of the pandemic flu returning as a more virulent disease.

A new report from Australian Institute of Health and Welfare shows that after years of decline, the Commonwealth Government's share of total health funding increased from 42.0% in 2006-07 to 43.2% in 2007-08, as a result of the Rudd Government's increases in health funding. In particular, the Rudd Government's increases to public hospital funding in the 2007-08 financial year have begun to reverse the decade-long trend of declining total health funding under the Howard Government. Increased funding to relieve pressure points in our hospital system is one of the ways the Rudd Government has acted to improve the health system.

The Government welcomes the release today of the Productivity Commission's discussion draft of its report Executive Remuneration in Australia. The draft report makes recommendations on a number of issues. The Government is determined to ensure that executive pay practices are in line with both community standards as well as sustainable business practices, and today's draft report is a key part of that commitment.

The Hon Martin Ferguson AM MP. SMART GRID, SMART CITY. Smart Grid, Smart City will provide valuable information that will drive industry investment in smart grid technologies in the future.

Parliamentary Secretary for Social Inclusion and the Voluntary Sector, Senator Ursula Stephens, this morning launched the and invited interested organisations to become involved in the new national Golden Gurus program. The Golden Gurus program will harness the skills and experience of Australians aged. Through the Golden Gurus program, we'd like to recognise the Australians who already give to their communities.

The Minister for Employment & Workplace Relations, Julia Gillard, today announced that 258 Australian small businesses will share in $1.69 million worth of grants to help them become more family friendly. The Government's $12 million Fresh Ideas for Work and Family program is an election commitment and was designed to encourage and support small businesses in developing innovative solutions to the work and family challenge. The first round of Fresh Ideas for Work and Family will help support small businesses with grants of up to $15 000 to set up family friendly arrangements in their workplaces.