After weeks of patient negotiations during the winter recess, the Abbott government has secured a major breakthrough with most of the minor party senators voting to repeal the mining tax, one of the signature promises of the Prime Minister in the run-up to the 2013 election. Clive Palmer At that time Mr Abbott promised that,…
After a month of bitter fighting in the densely-populated Gaza strip, a tenuous ceasefire has been established at the time of writing, which one may hope will evolve into a cessation of hostilities. The media coverage of the event — showing overwhelmingly the Israeli bombardment and its terrible civilian consequences in deaths and injuries, as…
The Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption, established by the Commonwealth government in March this year, has unveiled a web of corrupt practices. Its findings are expected to lead to major legislative changes to improve unions’ accountability to their members and end standover tactics and intimidation perpetrated by some union officials in co-operation…
This November, the Victorian people will go to the polls in what is likely to be another close election, following the Coalition parties’ narrow victory in 2010. In 2010, the Coalition won an amazing 13 seats, snatching a very narrow majority of just two in the 88-seat lower house, the Legislative Assembly. Victorian Labor leader…
