Labor and Liberal working together to win the election

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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?

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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, ...
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Banana Republic tactics in Queensland reveal political corruption

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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 ...
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Are some federal politicians in parliament illegally?

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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 ...
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Liberal Party’s referendum hypocrisy

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The Liberal Party has recently called for a referendum on the issue of the Carbon Tax (although this has been termed a plebiscite; such a vote would not be binding on the government). As a public exercise to demonstrate widespread national opposition ...
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“I believe in a diverse and multicultural Australia.”

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That is what you'll get if the Liberal party wins the next election, according Greg Hunt: "Our approach should be colour-blind, ethnicity-blind, background-blind and simply focused on their ability to contribute,'' he said. "I believe in a ...
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Liberal party soft on Islam

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The Sunday Telegraph can reveal that David Barker, a self-confessed "man of strong Christian faith", has been forced to shut down his Facebook account by Liberal Party officials after accusing Labor of bringing the nation "closer to the hands of a ...
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Tony Abbott: Meet new boss, same as old boss

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After the defeat of the Howard government, the newly installed Rudd government managed to co-opt the gutted liberal party then lead by Brendan Nelson. Who could forget the “sorry day” farce where we saw Kevin Rudd and Brendan Nelson with a ...
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