Tag: One Nation
MPs reassess futures amid Qld electoral boundary changes
A Queensland Government Minister is house hunting and a shadow minister needs a new seat after the Queensland Electoral Commission's (QEC) final boundary changes.[MORE]
WA politicians granted a pay rise
WA politicians have been granted a 4.2 per cent payrise, taking the base salary of a MP to just under $130,000 a year.[MORE]
Liberals call emergency election meeting
The major political parties will begin their first full day of campaigning today ahead of Western Australia's September election.[MORE]
Politicians don't need payrise: Carpenter
The Premier Alan Carpenter does not want State MPs to receive a payrise this year.[MORE]
Fischer throws weight behind Family First in WA
Former One Nation MP John Fischer says he is not planning to run for the newly formed WA Family First Party but has thrown his full support behind it.[MORE]
Perth's new court complex officially opened
The State Government has officially opened Perth's $190 million District Court building on Hay Street.[MORE]
Labor Party moves to change electoral laws
The Western Australian Government will today move to change the electoral laws in another sign it is gearing up for an early election.[MORE]
New sexual harassment laws for Parliament House
The State Government is to introduce legislation into Parliament this week aimed at trying to stop Members of Parliament sexually harassing staff.[MORE]
MPs to be subject to sexual harassment laws
The Attorney General Jim McGinty has told Parliament he is considering legislative changes to make MPs subject to sexual harassment laws.[MORE]
WA Parliament not sexist: Constable
An independent female MP has disputed comments by Liberal MP Katie Hodson-Thomas that the West Australian Parliament can be a difficult place for women to work.[MORE]
Upper House inefficient: Carpenter
The Premier, Alan Carpenter, has again attacked the Upper House, describing it as being hopelessly inefficient.[MORE]
Coalition merger still on: Springborg
Queensland Opposition Leader Lawrence Springborg says it is full steam ahead for the Nationals and his push for a new conservative party, even though the Liberals have delayed the process.[MORE]
MP says merged Coalition should include One Nation, Family First
A north Queensland Nationals' MP says any merger of the state Coalition must include other conservative parties like Family First and One Nation.[MORE]
Carpenter fails to have Archer, Fels expelled
The State Government has failed to have MP's Shelley Archer and Anthony Fels expelled from Parliament.[MORE]
Quigley attacks police and justice system
The Labor MP John Quigley has used parliamentary privilege to reveal the identities of two undercover police officers while defending himself against allegations made at a Corruption and Crime Commission (CCC) inquiry.[MORE]
Liberals vote strong in WA despite election loss
Western Australia was the only state where the Liberal vote held up.[MORE]
Labor could lose two seats in WA
A swing to the Liberal Party in Western Australia could see Labor lose up to two seats.[MORE]
Wilkie set to lose Swan for Labor
Western Australia is the one state that has held up for the Liberal Party.[MORE]
Labor retains Parramatta despite re-distribution
Labor has retain the western Sydney seat of Parramatta, despite being deemed nominally Liberal since a major re-distribution.[MORE]
Liberals pick up support in WA
In Western Australia, almost 25 per cent of the vote has been counted.[MORE]
Combet takes out safe Labor seat
Labor candidate and former ACTU secretary Greg Combet has won the safe Labor seat of Charlton, near Newcastle, in New South Wales.[MORE]
Heat takes its toll on WA Voters
St John Ambulance in Western Australia says about 12 people who have collapsed while waiting to vote have been taken to hospital.[MORE]
Polls closed in WA
The polling booths for the 2007 federal election have closed in Western Australia.[MORE]
ALP set to win leaflet scandal seat
The ABC's election computers are predicting a win for Labor's David Bradbury in the western Sydney seat of Lindsay, which has been embroiled in a scandal surrounding bogus ALP election pamphlets. [MORE]
Doctors' group pushes Senate vote for Greens, Dems
A health care reform group says people should consider voting for the Greens or the Democrats in the Senate at next weekend's federal election. [MORE]
