In Australian English, the word ‘labour’ is not spelled ‘labor’. The misspelling originated from the proceedings of the Federal Conference in 1902. In 1905 and 1908, they used the spelling ‘Labour’. In 1908, a motion to use the title ‘Australian Labour Party’ was carried by 22 votes to 2. Despite this, they again used the misspelling […]
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Labor’s indifference to Farmer’s plight
If you survive the Drought, will you survive the Labor government? Farmer still fighting $112,000 fine for feeding his starving cattle A Queensland farmer is fighting more than $112,000 in fines after harvesting his own fodder to feed his cattle in drought. Dan McDonald operates his own cattle grazing business north-west of Charleville that is […]