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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07SYDNEY459 |
THE BATTLE FOR PM HOWARD'S ELECTORATE [...] SUMMARY: Prime Minister Howard faces a stiff challenge for reelection in his own electorate of Bennelong, located in western Sydney. Howard has represented the constituents of Bennelong in Parliament since 1974. Changes to the electorate's boundaries over the years, however, have reduced Joh [...] |
2007-10-22 02:06:00 | Consulate Sydney | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR AS |
| 07SYDNEY461 |
QUEENSLAND'S LEICHARDT SEAT WITHIN LABOR'S REACH [...] (SBU) Summary. Both the Liberals and the AFP have grounds to hope that they will win the northern Queensland constituency of Leichardt, according to local political observers and the candidates themselves. With the advantages of incumbency and a lively candidate, the Liberals have a fighting [...] |
2007-10-23 19:52:00 | Consulate Sydney | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AS PGOV |
| 07SYDNEY465 |
HOWARD,S COALITION BARELY HANGING ON IN CENTRAL [...] (C/NF) The National Party and Labor Party are engaged in a knife's-edge contest in the central Queensland seat of Flynn, where a heavily-funded campaign by the unions and repeat visits by opposition leader Kevin Rudd have chipped away at the National Party's lead. A newly created parliamentary [...] |
2007-10-26 02:19:00 | Consulate Sydney | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR AS |
| 08SYDNEY254 |
PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATION BY AUSTRALIAN SYRIAN COMMUNITY [...] (U) On Sunday, November 16, 2008 at 1600, there was a peaceful demonstration by a group calling itself the "Australian - Syrian Community" directed against the United States Government. According to local authorities, the group had intended to rally at the Sydney Town Hall before proceeding ap [...] |
2008-11-18 22:44:00 | Consulate Sydney | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC AS |
| 09SYDNEY13 |
MINISTER EXPECTS FEDERAL BUDGET DEFICIT, [...] (C/NF) The Australian Government has accepted it is heading towards its first federal budget deficit in eight years, according to Federal Infrastructure Minister Anthony Albanese, but remains committed to a muscular fiscal policy to prevent a deep or protracted recession. In a private lunch [...] |
2009-01-12 23:45:00 | Consulate Sydney | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN AS |
| 09SYDNEY227 |
SEPTEMBER 2009 FRAUD SUMMARY - MISSION AUSTRALIA [...] Country Conditions: Australia is a low-fraud environment for consular services. Local economic and governmental conditions make for a qualified visa applicant pool. Host country identity documents are highly reliable. Challenges in the area of consular work are mostly a result of the growin [...] |
2009-10-28 00:48:00 | Consulate Sydney | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC AS |
| 09SYDNEY246 |
BLUE LANTERN: BROKER BARRY J. BARNES: BROKER INQUIRY [...] (SBU) U.S. Consulate Sydney conducted a site visit of BDBC PTY LTD, located at 168 Warrimoo Avenue, St.Ives, NSW (a suburb of Sydney) on November 2. The following information was gathered during an on-site interview and inspection of the business premises: -- BDBC was founded in 2006 by Bar [...] |
2009-11-08 22:28:00 | Consulate Sydney | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC AS |
| 09SYDNEY247 |
BLUE LANTERN: BROKER CARL LUNDBERG: BROKER INQUIRY K-2389 [...] (SBU) U.S. Consulate Sydney conducted a site visit of APAC SECURITY PTY LTD, located at 9/32 Campbell Avenue, Cromer, NSW (a suburb of Sydney) on November 2. The following information was gathered during an on-site interview and inspection of the business premises: -- APAC was founded in 20 [...] |
2009-11-08 22:28:00 | Consulate Sydney | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC AS |
| 09SYDNEY272 |
BLUE LANTERN: BROKER JOHN WILLIAM KINGSTON: BROKER INQUIRY [...] (SBU) U.S. Consulate Sydney conducted a broker check of Strategic General Services (SGS) PTY LTD, located in Buderim, Queensland, on December 17. The following information was gathered during a phone interview and email exchange with SGS: -- SGS was founded in 1998 by John William Kingston a [...] |
2009-12-21 07:24:00 | Consulate Sydney | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC AS |
| 09SYDNEY60 |
FORMER OPPOSITION LEADER COMMENTS ON RUDD AND AN [...] (C/NF) Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has taken a tactical, rather than strategic approach to the economic crisis, according to former opposition leader Brendan Nelson. As a result, Nelson predicts Rudd will back off of other strategic efforts, like the proposed emissions trading scheme and defen [...] |
2009-03-13 05:01:00 | Consulate Sydney | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR MASS AS |
| 09SYDNEY70 |
LABOR COULD FALL IN QUEENSLAND STATE ELECTION [...] (C/NF) Queensland's Labor state government is dangerously close to losing reelection in the state's March 21 polls. The Labor party has dominated state politics for the last eight years, winning three consecutive elections and amassing a commanding 15-seat majority in Parliament. Public opinio [...] |
2009-03-19 06:53:00 | Consulate Sydney | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR AS |
| 09SYDNEY81 |
MARCH 2009 FRAUD SUMMARY - MISSION AUSTRALIA [...] Country Conditions: Australia is a low-fraud environment for consular services. Local economic and governmental conditions make for a qualified visa applicant pool. Host country identity documents are highly reliable. Challenges in the area of consular work are mostly a result of the growin [...] |
2009-03-30 03:01:00 | Consulate Sydney | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC AS |