Scam Alert: Fake Government Grant Cold-Calls

Scammers claiming to represent the Australian Government have been targeting Australians.

The Department has identified a cold-call scam operation where the scammer announces themselves as the Australian Government Grants Department and claims ownership of the Government's www.grantslink.gov.au website.

06 September 2010.

Response to ANAO report

The Australian National Audit Office today released its Performance Audit Report into the establishment, implementation and administration of the strategic projects component of the Regional and Local Community Infrastructure Program.

27 July 2010.

Australia's Nominee Wins International Bravery Award

Fijian seafarer James Fanifau has been awarded the International Maritime Organization 2010 Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea for extraordinary bravery and humanitarian concern, and going far beyond the call of duty, in putting his own life at risk during the Australian-coordinated rescue of two crew members from the sunken yacht Sumatra II off the Queensland coast in May 2009.

9 July 2010.