Tag: Political Parties
Redpath voted Labor's new branch secretary
The former president of the ACT Law Society, Bill Redpath, has been elected unopposed as the Labor Party's new ACT branch secretary.[MORE]
LNP pushes latest pitch to voters
The Queensland Opposition is launching another mid-term advertising campaign.[MORE]
Ex-Law Society president nominated for ALP branch secretary
ACT Law Society former president Bill Redpath will contest the position of ALP branch secretary.[MORE]
Fielding makes support for political donation changes conditional
Family First Senator Steve Fielding says he will not support changes to political donations, unless public funding for election campaigns is limited to $10 million for the major parties.[MORE]
Rural Qld will miss out under infrastructure fund: Opposition MP
The Federal Opposition says rural and remote areas of Queensland will miss out on big grants under the Federal Government's new local government infrastructure fund.[MORE]
Student travel: O'Farrell targets Labor MPs
The New South Wales Opposition is taking its campaign against the Government's plans to axe free student travel to Labor seats.[MORE]
No action against 'I'd Taser you' Minister
Premier Nathan Rees has refused to take action against a Minister who said he wanted to attack insurance reps with a stun gun.[MORE]
NSW Minister 'wanted to Taser insurance reps'
NSW Minister Tony Kelly has been accused of expressing a wish to "Taser" insurance reps last month.[MORE]
Rees tells wavering MPs 'stiffen up'
NSW Premier Nathan Rees is refusing to back down, despite growing internal unrest over the mini-Budget.[MORE]
Senior MPs downplay internal rumblings
Senior Labor MPs are moving to dampen growing internal unrest over the New South Wales Government's mini-Budget.[MORE]
MP defends partner's investment portfolio
The Minister for Mines and Petroleum, Norman Moore, says Opposition attacks regarding his wife's share portfolio are baseless. [MORE]
LNP 'welcome back' after dinner dispute
The owner of a Greek restaurant in Cairns says he would be happy to host another Liberal National Party function.[MORE]
MP 'not matey' with LNP colleagues amid dinner dispute
Qld Opposition MP Ray Stevens says he's not 'matey' with any of his LNP colleagues.[MORE]
Senator tries to stop controversial pipeline
Senators are expected to work together to try to stop the controversial north-south pipeline in Victoria from going ahead. [MORE]
WA Premier urged to discipline senior MP
The WA Opposition has called on the Premier to discipline the Upper House Minister Norman Moore, after he tabled a petition on behalf of the lobbyist Noel Crichton-Browne.[MORE]
Govt urged to provide internet filtering details
The Greens are pushing the Federal Government to provide more details about a plan for an internet filtering system.[MORE]
NSW Budget overhaul 'bad for business'
The NSW Budget overhaul was a missed opportunity to stimulate the economy, say business groups and economists.[MORE]
Analysis: Public confidence in deficit
All the bad news was there - land tax up, a new congestion tax, green slips up, mineral royalties up, new parking space levies, a devastating reduction in GST and tax share from the feds and co-payments for the once generous school travel allowance.[MORE]
'Strong medicine': Congestion tax and mini-metro for Sydney
Sydneysiders have been promised a CBD metro but will also become the first Australians to have a congestion tax.[MORE]
From splurge to salvage: Five months in NSW
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The fortunes of the New South Wales Government have shifted dramatically since the release of the State Budget five months ago.[MORE]
Milne named first Greens deputy leader
Tasmanian Greens Senator Christine Milne has been elected as the party's federal deputy leader to Bob Brown.[MORE]
Brown calls for more Govt action on Tibet
Australian Greens leader Bob Brown is calling on the Federal Government to increase its efforts to stop the mistreatment of Tibetans in China.[MORE]
Brown calls for public childcare system overhaul
Greens leader Bob Brown says the Govt must improve the public childcare system to protect families.[MORE]
Banning political donations 'may be invalid'
A constitutional lawyer commissioned by the New South Wales Government to examine a proposal to ban all political donations says it makes more sense for it to be done on a national basis.[MORE]
Rees backs away from political donation ban
The Premier says placing a ban on political donations without federal help presents significant constitutional and legal barriers.[MORE]
