Eric Ripper, leader of the Labor Party in Western Australia, is to be congratulated for his promotion of a Skilled Local Jobs Bill, in an attempt to keep jobs in Australia instead of them being sent overseas. Peter Tinley, the WA Labor Party’s spokesperson for Local Jobs, said “The Bill would make it a requirement [...]
The first of September is Wattle Day in Australia, marking the day which has traditionally been denoted as the first day of spring. In 1909 Wattle Day was proposed as a way of celebrating our national flower and as a day where Australians could show their patriotism for their native land (which had only become [...]
Contributed article by MattM I’ve been thinking about things very hard for weeks and am still struggling to put together coherent thoughts, but there’s little argument for further delay so for what it’s worth, here they are. The APP is one of the first parties I’ve felt enthusiastic about for some time and I can [...]
The Craig Thomson saga gets bigger all the time. It has now moved into the area of his New Zealand citizenship and whether he ever renounced it before taking his seat in Parliament. As most politicians would know, the High Court has ruled that it is unconstitutional to hold citizenship of a foreign country and [...]
Today we pause to remember the lives lost of those Australians and other allied personnel who died at the hands of the Japanese military during the infamous Sandakan Death Marches which occurred near the end of the Second World War. The Sandakan Death Marches are considered to be the worst war crime committed against Australian [...]
The 27th of August marks the 103rd anniversary of the birth of Don Bradman, Australia’s greatest sporting icon. Bradman was born in 1908 at Cootamundra, New South Wales; he grew up in Bowral (NSW) and had an avid interest in cricket. When he was twelve years old, he obtained his first century in a school [...]
[The following is a response made to the Stock Journal, a South Australian rural newspaper, following the creation of a petition with issues raised by its readers to Australian politicians regarding concerns about the effects of economic and political changes upon their livelihood. The newspaper has a readership of approximately 30,000 per week.] Printed in [...]
Join the APP protest against the bogus refugee intake, Sunday 5th February 2012 I agree Unity is Strength Someonewhocares and I am the last person on earth who would want to use any weapon. My point was that as a socieity who has no mea... 
Yet more Australian jobs are being sent to India I am sick of it too,what can we do about this? A rich country like ours does not want to pay its workers a decent wage,its all about greed and profit,lets vo... 
Join the APP protest against the bogus refugee intake, Sunday 5th February 2012 Good day River,
We do not need fire arms my friend.We are better then those savages.We have the love and passion for ourselves,our c... 
National Flag Day, 3rd September
National Flag Day commemorates the first time that the Australian national flag was flown, on the 3rd of September 1903. It is a day for Australians to proudly [...]