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ABCC 'anti - union' Cameron - BigPond News |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 13:15 |
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Senator Cameron said the commission, established by the Howard government following a royal commission, was a 'biased political operation'. 'It was anti-union,' he told reporters in Canberra on Wednesday, adding it was not about improving productivity, ....
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Gillard wants auto workers to push Libs - Sydney Morning Herald |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 11:15 |
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Representatives from the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) were in Canberra on Wednesday and saw the prime minister ahead of a meeting with opposition industry spokeswoman Sophie Mirabella. The workers will ask Ms Mirabella to push for a ....
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Digital copyright law under review after Optus court win - Sydney Morning Herald |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 11:15 |
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Attorney-General Nicola Roxon this morning said that she had commissioned the Australian Law Reform Commission to conduct the review. She said it had been in the planning for some time but its announcement today was timely. The review will be conducted ....
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Canberra: Australia's undiscovered tourist gem - CNNGo.com |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 09:15 |
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By Bruce Holmes 8 February, 2012 For anyone who thinks that Canberra isn'ta travel destination, that it's just for politicians and bureaucrats, think again. Australia's capital has everything from the iconic symbols of a nation's heart to the downright ....
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Doyens of 'smart power' steer change - The Australian |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 09:15 |
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The top 50 most influential thinkers in Australian higher education typify a new class of leaders in the knowledge era. They're university educated, politically savvy, networked with government and media, and ultimately willing to risk public furore in ....
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Big four banks contemplate rate rise - The Australian |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 09:15 |
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Crackdown: Press gallery journalists have been warned not to talk to MPs or senators in the corridors of Parliament House, in a crackdown aimed at shielding politicians from the media (report) Front pages: The Australian; The Herald Sun; ....
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Politics Live: February 8, 2012 - Sydney Morning Herald blog |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 09:15 |
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You can also follow me on Twitter @murpharoo 9.45am: With debate about interest rates and a high Aussie dollar continuing to wash through the news cycle this morning, workers from the automotive industry are in Canberra for talks with the shadow ....
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No mould, male or female - The Canberra Times |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 09:15 |
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''If we look across Australia's political history, when Bob Hawke was there, or Paul Keating was there, I don't recall there being constant demands for them to show more personality,'' she told Mike Willesee on Sunday night. ''I don't remember people ....
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Australia: owned and operated by the USA and China - ABC Online |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 07:15 |
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They have been aided and abetted by prime ministers, premiers and luminaries on both sides of Australian politics and business leaders. The trickle at the beginning of the American networking campaign occurred at the end of the influence of Britain....
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Daylight robery as grand new Speaker sinks the slipper - Sydney Morning Herald |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 07:15 |
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There were a few intakes of breath from those versed in both Canberra politics and the Bible when it became clear that Mr Abbott's reading involved the most infamous sellout in Christian history. It related that as Jesus washed the feet of his ....
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Sport chiefs want legal change over Optus ruling - Sydney Morning Herald |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 07:15 |
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The Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, ''stopped by the meeting'', her spokesman said, which included the AFL chief executive, Andrew Demetriou, the Cricket Australia chief, James Sutherland, and the NRL boss, David Gallop. The sports, with netball, .... Read more...
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Democracy needs reform: Human rights, housing policy ' Australia and China ... - Sydney Indymedia |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 07:15 |
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Australia is comparatively at a much stronger position than China to offer affordable housing policy. However, as Michael Pascoe (a Business Day contributing editor) rightly observed in September 2010 that, 'With the major parties concentrating on a ....
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Grim warnings don't stand up - Herald Sun |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 05:15 |
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Communications Minister Steve Conroy even claims we need new laws on media ownership, given what some clown in the Fairfax papers squeals is Rinehart's apparent plot to 'change the nature of Australia's media and politics'....
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Labor cannot deliver on promises: Hockey - ABC Online |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 01:15 |
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JOE HOCKEY: Well that was more detail than any Opposition has ever provided in the history of Australian politics. We will provide a similar level of detail before the next election. You will see how we will pay for our promises....
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World leaders failing, says Lindsay Fox - The Australian |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 01:15 |
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... company Linfox is one of the largest supply chain companies in the world, said countries now needed 'statesmen' who could rise above politics to provide leadership and outcomes. 'Whoever is in power today will be replaced,' he told The Australian....
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All about the economy as Parliament resumes - ABC Online |
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Tuesday, 07 February 2012 23:15 |
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Political correspondent Tom Iggulden has more from Canberra. TOM IGGULDEN, REPORTER: A song and a prayer at a local church to open the political season in Canberra. CLERGYMAN: Give strength and wisdom to the leaders and members of both houses of ....
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Should Canada's immigrants play by Australian rules? - Globe and Mail |
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Tuesday, 07 February 2012 23:15 |
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Is it Australia's track record of economic growth? Something about the way wages are determined in Australia? Or is it Australia's immigration policy, a model that has captured the imagination of policy makers in Ottawa? In the late 1990s, ....
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Economy needs smarter strategy - The Australian blog |
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Tuesday, 07 February 2012 23:15 |
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IN response to Wayne Swan's criticism of Australia's banks as 'powerful vested interests', business leaders such as Future Fund chairman David Murray have shown a sound grasp of the nation's interests. In response to the Treasurer's complaint about the ....
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Rudd versus Gillard: Who is Labor's biggest loser? - The Australian |
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Tuesday, 07 February 2012 23:15 |
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Welcome to the turmoil within the grand old party of Australian politics. With the new parliamentary year underway and leadership tensions simmering along, the unspoken parlour game for nervous backbenchers and embarrassed factional leaders must surely ....
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Report card for first day back in Canberra - ABC Online |
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Tuesday, 07 February 2012 21:15 |
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KEVIN RUDD, FOREIGN MINISTER: It's a wonderful day in Canberra. I think it's good that we've had some time at church this morning. If you're in the business of politics you've got a lot to confess... you do too, by the guilty look on your face....
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