Monthly Archives: June 2019

Clive Palmer says Jackie Trad is to blame for Labor’s poor showing in Queensland. ‘Jackie Trad needs to take responsibility for Labor’s poor showing in central Queensland where she ensured the Labor Party would not support coal mining in this state’, Mr Palmer said. ‘The result was Labor in Queensland only polled at 22%. ‘Jackie […]

Anne Aly baulks at tax cuts citing fears the economy is in recession High profile WA Labor MP Anne Aly has said she won’t be backing all of the Coalition’s tax cuts because of fears the economy is sliding into recession. “But what about the fact that … our economy is in a recession, or […]

“I’m from the Palasczczuk government and I’m here to help” Palaszczuk Government to scrap small business fund after taxpayer grants sent overseas Government listed as a small business recipient from Queensland is really a Swedish giant with 50,000 employees.     Source: 7NEWS.com.au So now they want to scrap the fund, cutting of REAL small […]

Tanya Plibersek rules out ever running for party leader ‘I’m absolutely determined to make sure Anthony Albanese becomes the prime minister of Australia and that he stays the prime minister of Australia for a good long time’, she told ABC radio. ‘What I wouldn’t want people to take from this is the idea that a […]

Daniel Andrews defends ‘conservative’ new assisted dying laws Premier Daniel Andrews says that terminally ill Victorians can now have a ‘good death’ by legally ending their lives under the nation’s only euthanasia laws, which came into effect today. Depending on who you talk to, allowing assisted dying is either a great leap forward or a […]

Premier Daniel Andrews says the new laws will boost equality in Victoria The Victorian Parliament will debate a bill which would allow people to change their gender on their birth certificate without needing to undergo surgery.     Source: ABC News It follows a pattern: Virtual electricity (“big step” batteries) Virtual law enforcement (“there are […]

‘Celebrity gym’ launches fat-busting training programme for kids A ‘Celebrity gym’ in Artarmon, in Sydney has announced a new training program specifically aimed at high school students.  F45 Training at Artarmom[sic], in Sydney, hosted parents and teenagers, along with former Olympian Matt Shirvington and shadow health minister Chris Bowen at an open day on Sunday. […]

Labor under union pressure to re-write climate policy The Australian Workers’ Union is calling on the Labor Party to rethink its climate change and energy policy to better support its members Source: news.com.au

NSW Labor leadership battle heats up “If only we could get a leader like Bob Hawke, or Neville Wran for that matter. But they don’t come along every day. You don’t go down to the shop and buy a leader like that, it’s something that just happens” – Mick Sheils, a Labor member for more […]

Albanese urges government to consider New Zealand refugee offer Labor leader Anthony Albanese has reminded the federal government that it could take up New Zealand’s offer to resettle refugees from Australia’s offshore detention centres. Peter Dutton confirmed on Sunday that about 800 asylum seekers remain on Nauru and Manus Island. Of the group, 300 have […]