APP media release:
The Australian Protectionist Party is appalled by reports that an Islamic extremist has taken hostages in Sydney.
According to news reports, an armed man, with an Islamic flag (the black shahada flag, commonly used by ...
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Islamic hostage-taking in Sydney is the fault of the major parties
15 December 2014 8 Comments
The collapse of the car industry could have been avoided
22 February 2014 3 Comments
As news of the collapse of Australia’s automotive industry spread through the country, it comes as no surprise our nation’s politicians step forward playing the collective “blame game” and shedding their crocodile tears.
On one hand, we have Joe ...
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More of the same Ruddy political game-playing
5 July 2013 2 Comments
With Julia Gillard creating a poor name for herself in national politics, with so many Australians likely to vote against Labor with her as leader, it is not surprising that the Labor Party decided to replace her. However, the decision to resurrect ...
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Ford closing its manufacturing plants, whilst the Liberal Party sheds crocodile tears
26 May 2013 1 Comment
Was anyone fooled by Tony Abbott’s award-winning performance following the news that Ford will close its car manufacturing plants in Australia?
With a somber look, mustering all the compassion he could wring out, Abbott intoned that “this is a ...
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Labor and Liberal working together to win the election
23 May 2013 4 Comments
The decision of the Labor and Liberal parties to double the fees for candidates in the run-up to the federal election is an outrageous travesty of democracy.
One report in the media says that “The changes means that a minor party will have to ...
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Clive Palmer’s new party: Another nail in the coffin for Liberal and Labor?
16 May 2013 4 Comments
The advent of billionaire mining baron Clive Palmer’s “Palmer United Party” should be a good thing for Australian politics. Not because of who Clive Palmer is, or what his party’s policies are (as their policies haven’t been released yet, they could ...
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Banana Republic tactics in Queensland reveal political corruption
14 December 2012 2 Comments
The Liberal National Party in Queensland has moved to block Katter’s Australia Party from achieving official party status, by changing the law governing political parties. Shane Knuth , a Member of Parliament with Bob Katter’s party, has described ...
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TPP — Australia Betrayed
This week saw the Australian Parliament quietly pass legislation allowing for the ratification of the Trans Pacific Partnership — a Free Trade Agreement encompassing the ASEAN nations, along with Australia, China, Japan, Korea, India and New ...
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