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Department unfazed by senator's taxi bill

Created Thu, 2^nd of Sep 2010

The Federal Department of Finance says a Tasmanian senator's three-hour taxi ride would have cost the same as a Commonwealth fleet car trip. Assistant Treasurer Senator Nick Sherry has come under ... more
Greens sign deal to back Labor

Created Wed, 1^st of Sep 2010

Prime Minister Julia Gillard and the Greens have signed a formal deal to join forces as Labor tries to secure a parliamentary majority. The Greens senators and new Lower House MP Adam Bandt held ... more
Senator defends $500 taxpayer taxi

Created Wed, 1^st of Sep 2010

Tasmanian Labor Senator Nick Sherry has defended a $500 taxpayer-funded taxi ride from Tasmania's north-west to Hobart. Senator Sherry has confirmed he took the 280-kilometre ride earlier this ... more
Greens compare Darwin centre to Gitmo

Created Wed, 1^st of Sep 2010

The Greens say the Federal Government is inviting accusations that it is running a Guantanamo Bay-like regime by holding Indonesian crewmen accused of people smuggling indefinitely without ... more
Vote count breach won't affect Flynn outcome: AEC

Created Wed, 1^st of Sep 2010

The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) says counting will continue in the central Queensland seat of Flynn while an investigation gets underway into a breach of electoral handling laws. ... more
Katter country

Created Tue, 31^st of Aug 2010

KERRY O'BRIEN, PRESENTER: Bob Katter and his father Bob Katter Sr. between them have held the huge federal electorate of Kennedy in far north Queensland for 51 of the past 54 years. Katter Sr. ... more
Greens MP resigns from NSW Parliament

Created Tue, 31^st of Aug 2010

There is more movement on the Upper House benches of New South Wales parliament, with yet another resignation. Greens MLC Sylvia Hale was not planning to contest next March's state election but ... more
Labor back in front as election lead see-saws

Created Tue, 31^st of Aug 2010

A political row is raging over what measure should be used to determine who has won the federal election. With about 80 per cent of the votes from the inconclusive poll counted, the lead in the ... more
Independents' home turf

Created Mon, 30^th of Aug 2010

KERRY O'BRIEN, PRESENTER: Two of the independents, Tony Windsor and Rob Oakeshott, come from seats in northern New South Wales, where there's a growing trend away from the major parties, and both ... more
Liberals to hear experts on genetically modified crops

Created Mon, 30^th of Aug 2010

Genetically modified crops and deep sea ports will be among the issues discussed by the South Australian Liberal Party at Port Lincoln today. Stuart MP Dan van Holst Pellekaan says he and his ... more
Bligh braces for caucus meeting over election mess

Created Mon, 30^th of Aug 2010

Queensland Premier Anna Bligh will meet with the state Labor caucus to look for a circuit breaker today to stem the damage from asset sales and federal seat losses. State Labor has been blamed in ... more
Candidates still waiting on Brisbane seat result

Created Mon, 30^th of Aug 2010

Vote counting will continue in the undecided seat of Brisbane today, nine days after the federal election. Liberal National Party (LNP) candidate Teresa Gambaro is leading the vote count over ... more
Nationals chafe as Abbott courts independents

Created Mon, 30^th of Aug 2010

The Nationals will descend on Canberra today for their first party room meeting since the election. The party picked up four seats in the federal election, but some in the party are unhappy that ... more
Greens reaped rewards of emissions backflip: poll

Created Mon, 30^th of Aug 2010

An exit poll commissioned by the Climate Institute shows almost one third of Greens voters in key marginal seats would have voted Labor if the introduction of the emissions trading scheme had not ... more
Wyatt claims victory in Hasluck

Created Sun, 29^th of Aug 2010

The Liberal Party's Ken Wyatt has claimed victory in the West Australian marginal seat of Hasluck. The counting of votes is not yet over, but the Liberals say Mr Wyatt's lead of almost 1,000 votes ... more