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Liberal leadership questions unfair: Chapman

Created Tue, 16^th of Mar 2010

Opposition frontbencher Vickie Chapman says some media outlets are unfairly targeting the Liberals with questions about future leadership. At a news conference on Monday, Ms Chapman did not rule ... more
Brown vows to lead Labour past election

Created Tue, 16^th of Mar 2010

British prime minister Gordon Brown says he will stay on as the Labour Party's leader even if it fails to win a majority at the general election expected in May. After 13 years of Labour ... more
Poll shows hung Tasmanian Parliament likely

Created Mon, 15^th of Mar 2010

The latest opinion poll in Tasmania shows the state is headed for a hung Parliament. Tasmanians will vote this Saturday and all indications are that after 12 years in power Labor will lose its ... more
Keneally, O'Farrell to go head-to-head in debate

Created Mon, 15^th of Mar 2010

A presidential-style leaders debate will be held later this month between the New South Wales Premier Kristina Keneally and the opposition leader Barry O'Farrell. The debate will be held exactly ... more
Opposition backs call for population inquiry

Created Sun, 14^th of Mar 2010

The Federal Opposition is supporting a call by the Greens for an independent national inquiry into Australia's population target. The population is projected to reach 36 million by 2050 but the ... more
Jobs, health focus of Tasmanian leaders' debate

Created Sun, 14^th of Mar 2010

Jobs and health were the focus of the Tasmanian election debate in the State Parliament in Hobart tonight. The debate, organised by the Premier's office and broadcast on pay television, was the ... more
Greens call for population inquiry

Created Sun, 14^th of Mar 2010

The Greens have raised concerns about Australia's growing population and are calling for a national inquiry into the issue. Greens Leader Senator Bob Brown has told Channel Ten he is writing to ... more
Greens seek assurance for regional hospitals

Created Sun, 14^th of Mar 2010

The Greens say they will be seeking assurances from the Federal Government that regional hospitals will not close under its new health funding plan. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has previously ... more
'Calculated' Keneally's celebrates 100 days in job

Created Sat, 13^th of Mar 2010

Kristina Keneally is today marking her 100th day as New South Wales Premier. Last December she took charge of a State Government which had, politically speaking, hit rock bottom. But the new ... more
Security guards allowed high-powered guns

Created Fri, 12^th of Mar 2010

The New South Wales Greens have raised concerns about new gun laws which mean security guards can now carry high-powered firearms. The new regulations were gazetted just before Christmas, and in ... more
I'm still a 'conservative', Labor minister assures voters

Created Thu, 11^th of Mar 2010

National Party MP and River Murray Minister in South Australia's Labor Government, Karlene Maywald, has made clear her political views remain conservative. Mrs Maywald says being part of the ... more
States to meet hospital boards bill: Redmond

Created Thu, 11^th of Mar 2010

Opposition Leader Isobel Redmond says South Australia will have to meet the bill for hospital boards under the Federal Government's proposed hospitals takeover. Ms Redmond has been given a ... more
NSW Liberal leader shrugs off Abbott 'insult'

Created Wed, 10^th of Mar 2010

The New South Wales opposition leader Barry O'Farrell has shrugged off reports of a back-handed insult from his party's federal leader. Tony Abbott is reported to have told a partyroom meeting ... more
Forestry workers heckle Greens

Created Wed, 10^th of Mar 2010

Forestry workers have gate-crashed the launch of the Tasmanian Greens election campaign in Hobart. About 100 members of Timber Communities Australia and the Forestry Workers Union have rallied ... more
Greens' forestry plan 'pie in the sky'

Created Wed, 10^th of Mar 2010

Tasmania's forest industry has rejected a Greens plan to ban logging in high conservation value forests. Yesterday, the Greens released the party's Forest Transition Strategy proposing new and ... more