Australia's immigration minister, Scott Morrison, released a statement on Wednesday saying the determinations were a "key milestone" for both governments.
"It's a key milestone if we are to hit our target of Victoria successfully obtaining her licence with a view to riding at Cheltenham next year".
"It is a key milestone in both the conservation of the iconic species and the wider movement to conserve endangered cetaceans worldwide".
OK, I should get out more, but stay with me: VAT is a key milestone on my road to e-citizenry.
Third, the Afghan elections of September 2009 are a key milestone — we can't just muddle through, and the key problem is political: delivering effective and legitimate governance that meets Afghans' needs.
Saturday's vote is a key milestone in a nine-month transition toward democracy for the country after a bitter civil war that ended Gaddafi's four-decade-long rule.
It's worth thinking about now as the EU attempts to hammer out an overall budget for the next seven years, with the summit of the European Union heads of state on 22 and 23 November being a key milestone.
The rail minister, Paul Maynard, said: "We are making the biggest investment in the railways since the Victorian era and today is a key milestone in giving passengers better journeys right across the Cross Country network.
Scotland's fisheries minister, Richard Lochhead, said: "This negotiation is a key milestone on the road to a discard-free Europe and delivers a compromise plan which is both realistic and workable.
"This is a key milestone as we build the new Enron and work to establish a platform for restructuring the company and emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection," Kenneth L. Lay, Enron's chairman and chief executive, said in a statement.
