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Greens open conference to media, public
Sydney :: Canada | 7 months ago
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IT might be better described as a door-ajar than an open-door policy, but journalists and members of the public will be welcomed to select sessions of the Australian Greens national conference in Sydney this weekend. Greens have previously voted to
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Sad tale of lame ducks and a Swan
Sydney :: Australia | 7 months ago
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According to Smith and Bandt, not only did these senior officials fail to act appropriately on warnings of alleged corruption inside the Reserve Bank's note printing subsidiaries, they were not as upfront as they should have been when questioned
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NSW to draft same sex marriage bill
Canberra :: Australia | 8 months ago
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NSW parliament will draft a bill to legalise same-sex marriage in the state, in case federal legislation fails. Coalition MPs will be allowed a conscience vote on the bill, a spokesman for Premier Barry O'Farrell said...We want to change that," the
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Pressure grows to protect those who reveal misdeed
Melbourne :: Australia | 8 months ago
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Labor faces growing pressure to introduce laws to protect public servants who expose suspected corruption, after long delays in its pledge to shield whistleblowers. A leading expert on whistleblowing and a Labor MP yesterday said gaps in the law were
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Labor calls on Liberals to dump preferencing of Greens MP Bandt
Union :: NJ :: USA | 8 months ago
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ALP national executive member Paul Howes has urged the Liberals not to preference Greens MP for Melbourne Adam Bandt, as the Greens suffered a swing in key areas in the weekend council elections in New South Wales...With a still relatively new leader
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Federal MPs' code of conduct on the way
Moscow :: Russia | 9 months ago
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MPs and the divisive gay marriage issue will be debated when federal parliament resumes next week. Independent MP Rob Oakeshott's push for new standards for MPs will be one of the first pieces of business in the House of Representatives on Monday,
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ALP recycles candidate to tackle Bandt
Melbourne :: Australia | 9 months ago
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THE woman who lost a former Labor inner-city stronghold to the Greens at the 2010 election, Cath Bowtell, has been overwhelmingly endorsed by her party to tackle Greens deputy leader Adam Bandt at the next election. The state ALP's selection
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Liberals pick new man for Bendigo
Melbourne :: Australia | 9 months ago
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Daryl Pinder THE Liberal Party has preselected small business owner Greg Bickley to run in retiring Labor backbencher Steve Gibbons' Bendigo seat, against union official Lisa Chesters. In Melbourne yesterday, Labor preselection voting in the inner
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Melbourne rallies for gay marriage
Melbourne :: Australia | 9 months ago
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Rainbow banners, flags and mohawks adorned the youthful crowd who flocked to the city's state library, cheering and waving placards. Greens deputy leader and federal Melbourne MP Adam Bandt, who has tabled a bill in parliament on the issue, asked the
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ALP leader nominates
Melbourne :: Australia | 10 months ago
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Craig Sillitoe The ALP's Victorian president, Cath Bowtell, has nominated for preselection for the federal seat of Melbourne, setting up a rerun of the 2010 election when she lost to Greens Deputy Leader Adam Bandt. Ms Bowtell said she would campaign
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