The world gasps dumbstruck in the wake of the Connecticut shootings, but don’t expect it to be a catalyst for profound reform of American gun laws.
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Barnaby Joyce press release 14 Dec 2012
Labor caps CO2 but not H2O buybacks The Labor Government has been telling farmers that they must become more efficient with water and they have by converting free-flow open channels to overhead laterals and pumps. Now the Labor Government tells them they must become more efficient with power. In fact they have put up the [...]
READ MOREConroy announces first tranche of media reforms
Stephen Conroy has unveiled the first stage of the government’s response to the Convergence Review.
READ MOREThe Taliban, Julian Assange, and Dilbert-moments
Oh, Dilbert. From Afghan religious extremists to silver-haired Melbourne cyber-hipsters – you know us so well.
READ MOREGillard announces royal commission into child abuse
The government has reacted to growing pressure for a royal commission into child abuse by the Catholic Church by announcing a federal royal commission into institutional child abuse, with terms of reference to be developed in coming weeks by the Attorney-General and Families Minister Brendan O’Connor working in consultation with the states. The inquiry will [...]
READ MOREHumpty-Dumpty goes to Parliament House
Dictionaries are seldom headline news, but the Macquarie dictionary is at the centre of political debate today after deciding to revise its definition of the word “misogyny” in the wake of recent political events. Christopher Pyne and Julie Bishop do not approve. In their opinion, words do not change on a Prime Ministerial whim. Perhaps they [...]
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Congratulations to the European Union for winning the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize. But is it deserved? And so, the European Union has been awarded this year’s Nobel Peace prize for transforming from a “continent of war to a continent of peace”. The $1.2 million paycheck would certainly be welcomed by Brussels in wake of [...]
READ MOREPooping Gillard’s Party
Gillard’s eloquence on the subject of misogyny was not the most important feminist issue in federal parliament yesterday.
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Statement from Peter Slipper 9 October 2012
Speaker Peter Slipper has released a statement following this afternoon’s unsuccessful attempt by the Coalition to oust him:
READ MORETranscript of press conference by Tony Abbott 4 Oct 2012
TRANSCRIPT OF THE HON. TONY ABBOTT MHR JOINT DOORSTOP INTERVIEW WITH SENATOR SCOTT RYAN, SHADOW PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY FOR SMALL BUSINESS AND FAIR COMPETITION GLENROY, MELBOURNE Subjects: Julia Gillard’s carbon tax; the Coalition’s $1.5 billion commitments to Melbourne’s East West Link and Sydney’s M4 East; Michael Williamson; Health Services Union; wheat industry; David Murray’s comments; Peter [...]
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