Tag: Political Parties
Push for 4-year parliamentary terms
The Western Australian Government is drafting legislation to allow fixed four-year parliamentary terms.[MORE]
Nationals' Nash quits over tree plantation tax break
The Nationals deputy leader in the Senate, Fiona Nash, has quit her position as an opposition parliamentary secretary.[MORE]
Tuckey hits out over Bishop attacks
A Federal Opposition backbencher has blamed a number of Liberal MPs in the eastern states for speculation that there is pressure on Julie Bishop to stand down as Shadow Treasurer.[MORE]
State Government under attack over crime fighting fund
There has been criticism of the State Government's announcement that it is increasing funding to police and the director of public prosecutions to investigate outlaw bikie gangs and other organised crime.[MORE]
Singh quiet on mill after swearing-in
Tasmania's newest Cabinet Minister Lisa Singh has reined in her comments about Gunns proposed pulp mill.[MORE]
Wriedt expected to quit politics
The sacked Cabinet Minister Paula Wriedt is understood to be preparing to quit politics.[MORE]
Aird reassures Gunns on pulp mill support
Tasmania's Treasurer has reassured the timber company Gunns that the State Government supports its two billion dollar pulp mill project.[MORE]
New plan to reduce surgery waiting lists
Tasmania's Health Minister Lara Giddings has launched a plan to reduce the elective surgery waiting list by 1,500 operations over the next year.[MORE]
Stewart won't be expelled: Rees
NSW Premier Nathan Rees says sacked minister Tony Stewart will not be expelled from the ALP.[MORE]
Sacked NSW minister starts legal fight
Sacked NSW minister Tony Stewart has begun legal action in the Supreme Court.[MORE]
'Get with the program': Rees tells MPs
New South Wales Premier Nathan Rees has spent the morning soothing Caucus concerns over plans to change the free student travel scheme.[MORE]
Rees urged to backflip on student travel
The NSW Government is still facing rumbling internal dissent over its plans to scrap free student travel.[MORE]
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]
