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Leader Ted Baillieu has signalled his intention to make next year's state election a referendum on crime and corruption by bolstering the Coalition's firepower in the police portfolio. Declaring that a culture of violence is ruining Melbourne's reputation,...
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When the Opposition party room gave the go-ahead to negotiate with the Government on the amendments, Malcolm Turnbull said that if the Government agreed to them all, he would recommend supporting the bills. But Senator Minchin told Fairfax radio there...
Tags: emissions trading, Nick Minchin, Malcolm Turnbull, Liberal Senate, Coalition, government accepted
The Opposition says the money has been wasted and there are concerns about insulation safety. Greens Senator Christine Milne says her party will support the inquiry with expanded terms of reference. "I genuinely want to look at the improvements, but I...
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The Opposition has moved a motion to delay consideration of the legislation to set up the agency until after the Government announces its response to the preventative health taskforce report...Health Minister Nicola Roxon says she is surprised and disappointed....
Minister Stephen Conroy said opposition attempts to block his reforms, including a plan to force Telstra to separate, would be a blow to consumers but would not derail the government's $43 billion broadband network. Kevin Rudd also ridiculed the Coalition...
Tags: Telstra, Stephen Conroy, Nationals Senate, Coalition, minister stephen
Minister Kevin Rudd and Treasurer Wayne Swan are the new champions of economic management. A majority of voters believed the economy would have been in a worse state from the global economic crisis if the Liberal Party had been in power, a survey released...
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And it wants a commitment from the Coalition that it will vote on the legislation by the end of the year. Negotiations are being held this afternoon between the Climate Change Minister, Penny Wong, and the Opposition emissions trading spokesman, Ian Macfarlane,...
Tags: emissions trading, Coalition, trading scheme
Last night Mr Turnbull won the Coalition party room's backing to push for changes to the scheme. The Coalition amendments will seek to make the scheme more industry-friendly and give more assistance to heavy polluters. But Mr Turnbull will still have...
Tags: Malcolm Turnbull, Mr Turnbull, opposition leader, climate change, leader malcolm, emissions trading, Coalition
Coalition MPs are converging on Canberra for a showdown on emissions trading...Some MPs are supportive of Mr Turnbull's intention to negotiate amendments to the government's emissions trading scheme (ETS) with an eye to passing it, while others oppose...
Tags: Mr Turnbull, Malcolm Turnbull, climate change, emissions trading, Coalition, trading scheme, قاچاق انسان, سازمان ملل, Parliament, Penny Wong
The latest figures from the state's Election Funding Authority show the Coalition garnered $17.5 million in big business pledges over the past two years, compared with Labor's $13.9 million. Donations to the Coalition from finance and lobby firms have...
Tags: big business, Coalition, Labor