Recent News Items

2007

2006

2005

2004

Nov 21: Questions: Time To Retire The Rhetoric [Canberra Times editorial]
Nov 17: Anderson Denies Windsor Allegations
Nov 17: Tony Windsor Accuses Anderson And McDonald
Nov 17: First Speech: Louise Markus (Liberal - Greenway, NSW)
Nov 16: Governor-General's Address Opening The 41st Parliament
Nov 16: Opening of the 41st Parliament (Audio files - Windows Media)
Mar 10: Abbott Announces Medicare Plus Deal With Senate Independents - Audio
Mar 08: Text Of The Proposed Iraqi Constitution
Feb 18: Work, Family & Community: Latham Press Club Address - Audio
Feb 12: Latham's Impact Felt As Howard Changes Course On Politicians' Superannuation
Feb 12: Howard Announces Changes To Parliamentary Superannuation
Feb 10: Today's Question Time And The FTA - Audio
Feb 10: Latham Announces Policy To Restrict Parliamentary Superannuation - Audio
Feb 09: People And Parliament Still In The Dark: Democrats
Jan 23: Corporate Welfare Cost $10 Billion In 2002-03

2003

Dec 08: Latham Announces New Shadow Ministry
Dec 08: Costello Releases Updated Budget Outlook, Compares Bartlett With Latham
Dec 06: Democrats Leader 'Stands Aside' Over Drunken Incident In Senate Chamber
Dec 02: Latham Wins ALP Leadership 47-45
Nov 19: As Senate Support Grows, Howard Defends Medicare Changes
Oct 25: Greens Claim Parliament Kowtowed To Chinese President
Oct 23: Text and Audio of President Bush's Address to the Australian Parliament
Oct 23: Text and Audio of Simon Crean's Speech Welcoming Bush
Oct 23: Text and Audio of Howard's Welcome to President Bush
Sep 30: Senator John Faulkner Discusses Senate Reform In Sydney Institute Speech
Jun 03: Howard Decision 'Not My Happiest Day' Says Costello
May 05: Minor Parties Oppose Free Trade Agreement
May 01: Democrats Support Breast-Feeding In Senate
Apr 28: Beattie Provides Support To Depleted Opposition
Apr 24: Writing The Story Of SIEVX: Tony Kevin
Mar 27: Historic Reform Of Victorian Parliament
Jan 23: Democrats Oppose Troops To Iraq, Demand Recall Of Parliament

2002

Dec 19: British Reforms To Parliament's Sitting Times
Dec 11: Liberal Senator Defends Multiculturalism, Calls For More Tolerance
Oct 15: Bali: Sombre Question Time In Parliament
Sep 14: Western Australian Government To Toughen MPs Disclosure Laws
Aug 23: Senator Brian Grieg Appointed Interim Leader Of Australian Democrats
Aug 23: Crean Announces New ALP Shadow Ministry
Aug 21: Senator Natasha Stott Despoja's Resignation Speech
Aug 21: Strong Speech By New Greens Senator
Jul 15: Crean Says Howard Must Come Clean On Heffernan
Jul 14: What Did Howard Know About Heffernan's False Allegations?
Jun 27: Howard Claims Better Record In Question Time Than Keating, Hawke, Or Fraser
Jun 26: Arse-Licking Hypocrisy
Jun 25: Meg Lees Under Attack By Democrats; Senate Numbers At Stake
Jun 15: Labor To Oppose Refugee Excision Plans
Jun 12: The Senate, Terms Of Office, Voting, And "Reform"
Jun 05: Key Terms Explained: Separation Of Powers
May 31: Brown Gives Howard Hope Of Green Support For Telstra Privatisation
May 29: Howard Raises Prospect Of Double Dissolution Over Unfair Dismissal Laws
May 22: Andrew Theophanous, Former MP, Convicted On Four Counts Of Fraud
May 19: Supply and the Budget: An Explanation
May 03: Howard Government Cancels Question Time On Budget Day
Apr 29: Australian Democrats' Statement on Terrorism Legislation
Apr 29: Explanatory Memorandum On Terrorism Legislation
Apr 29: ALP Women Continue Fight For Equal Representation
Apr 24: Parliamentary Reform: Speech by Harry Evans, Clerk of the Senate
Apr 18: Parliamentary Sitting Days In Australia
Apr 04: Crean Welcomes Howard's 'Overdue' Decision On Stem Cell Research
Apr 04: Howard Announces Support For Stem Cell Research
Apr 03: Key Terms Explained: Nexus
Mar 31: The Queen Mother And Old Parliament House
Mar 13: Kirby Responds To Heffernan Allegations
Mar 13: Heffernan's Disgraceful Speech Under Parliamentary Privilege
Feb 19: What's Happening In South Australia?
Feb 14: Key Terms Explained: Address In Reply
Feb 13: Key Terms Explained: Hung Parliament
Feb 13: An Analysis Of Today's Question Time
Feb 12: Key Terms Explained: Minority Government
Feb 12: Text and Audio Of The Governor-General's Speech Opening Parliament
Feb 12: Governor-General Opens Parliament
Feb 11: An Independent Speaker: Crean Highlights Howard's Earlier Comments
Feb 11: A Big Day In Australian Politics
Feb 10: Howard Comments On Parliamentary Reforms
Feb 10: New Parliament Meets This Week; Speaker To Be Chosen
Feb 08: Key Terms Explained: Parliamentary Democracy
Feb 07: Simon Crean Proposes Reform Of Parliament
Feb 07: Key Terms Explained: Executive Government
Feb 06: Key Terms Explained: Constitutional Monarchy
Feb 04: Why Politics Matters: A Case Study - Public Liability Insurance
Feb 04: Key Terms Explained: Westminster System
Feb 01: Reforming The Parliament and the ALP: Wayne Swan's Proposals
Jan 24: Key Terms Explained: Parliament and Government
Jan 23: Key Terms Explained: Representative Government
Jan 22: Key Terms Explained: Responsible Government

2001

2000

Nov 11: 25th Anniversary of the Dismissal of the Whitlam Government
Oct 08: ACT Government Facing Defeat Over Soccer Stadium Fiasco
Sep 09: Blight On The Hill?
Aug 25: Carmen Lawrence Calls For Political Reform
Jul 07: Minority Government in South Australia
Jun 30: ACT Government's Budget Blocked In Assembly
Jun 16: High Court Upholds Industrial Relations Legislation
Jun 02: Mabo Anniversary Amid Reconciliation Controversy
May 10: Victorian Parliament To Be Venue For Commemorative Federation Sitting
Jan 29: Queensland Government's Future Hangs In The Balance

1999

Dec 10: 50th Anniversary of Election of Menzies Government
Nov 30: Democrats Reject Reith's Anti-Union Bill
Nov 24: Historic Deal Between Coalition and ALP on Business Tax
Nov 23: Federal Parliament Broadcasting Live on Internet
Nov 01: Support For Independents Remains Firm
Oct 30: Napthine Announces Shadow Ministry
Oct 27: Hereditary Peers Abolished in Britain
Oct 26: Napthine and Asher Elected To Lead Victorian Liberals
Oct 22: National Party Dissolves Victorian Coalition
Oct 18: Independents To Support Labor In Victoria
Sep 19: Independents May Hold Balance of Power in Victoria
May 14: Harradine Rejects GST

1998

Oct 13: Howard To Accept Colston's Vote

1997

Nov 18: Auditing The Backbones - Kennett, the Auditor-General and government backbenchers

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