The following is just an amusing snipped from the commentary following an opinion piece on the ABC.net.au's The Drum. While the opinion piece is more comprehensive, the following extract in relation to the Labor Government's Climate Change policy and "carbon tax" led...
Top psychiatrist resigns over anti-gay stand Doctors for the Family also expressed a concern that legalising gay marriage could "normalise" homosexual behaviour... "As the agency responsible for promoting and protecting human rights in Victoria, the Commission sees...
ONE of Australia's leading psychiatrists has joined forces with 150 doctors lobbying the Federal Government to ban same-sex marriage. Professor Kuravilla George, who is Victoria's deputy chief psychiatrist and the State Government's equal opportunities champion, claims...
Anna Burke is only three days into the question time gig but the Deputy Speaker has already shown she ain’t afraid of anyone or anything. Not even Julie Bishop’s atomic death stare. As MPs trickled in for the last question time of the week, it was evident that people...
Don't swallow the surplus spin - The West Australian At a time when WA's resources sector is crying out for labour and capital, the Treasurer's Budget speech frames the mining boom as a giant wealth redistribution exercise. Rather than encourage Australians to relocate...
Palmer to challenge for Swan's seat - ABC News Queensland mining magnate Clive Palmer has denied tempting fate as he revealed plans to run against Wayne Swan for federal parliament on the same day he announced a deal to build a replica of the doomed Titanic. The controversial...
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has been under intense pressure to distance herself from Mr Thomson and the scandal surrounding him. It is believed the recent scandal surrounding Speaker Peter Slipper may have influenced Mr Thomson's decision to stand aside in a bid to...
"This started out as a question of Peter Slipper's character,'' Mr Wilkie said. "But it has become a question of the Government's character. "If the Government mishandles this, I wouldn't rule out supporting a motion of no confidence that could spark an early election...
It is with a sad heart that I receive the news today of the passing of Jacqui. Jacqui brought a new kind of life to the Reception of WorkSafe and anyone who has had the pleasure of meeting, talking, sharing with Jacqui would have to agree, we have lost a special person...
