Three years and three days after Julia Gillard knifed Kevin Rudd in the back, and it all goes around again.
Julia Gillard who called the snap leadership vote, stated the conditions of the vote:
Julia Gillard is now retiring from Politics.
With the vote … Read the rest
The 2013 Western Australian state election was held on Saturday 9 March 2013.
This was a win by the Liberal Party, led by Colin Barnett.
The 2015 Queensland state election was held on Saturday 24 March 2012.
This was a win by the Liberal National (LNP), led by Campbell Newman.
Prominent climate change denier Lord Christopher Monckton, is stirring up trouble again.
Lord Monckton is attending a conference in Perth, and will be be speaking on Day three. This conference is being opened by Tony Abbott.
Due to this event, the ALP are attacking Tony Abbott for his link with … Read the rest
What are peoples thoughts about a Brisbane Lord Mayor standing for State Parliament ?
ALP State premier Anna Bligh has her opinion on this, as shown in this newspaper report www.theaustralian.com.au/…/premier-attacks-lord-mayors-bid-for-state-seat:
ANNA Bligh has attacked Brisbane Lord Mayor Campbell Newman’s bid for state politics as a betrayal of the … Read the rest
Using data from the National Centre for Vocational Education Research on Australian Apprentices in training, we can see how the numbers of Apprenticeship start ups has changed over the years. A big increase during the Liberal government 1996-2007, … Read the rest
The Australian 2010 Federal Election was held on 21st August 2010, just 2 years and 9 months after the last Federal election.
The population of Australia at the time of this election is estimated to be: 22,467,101
The number of Australians enrolled to vote in … Read the rest
As it is election time again, and we see all the people out and about placing their votes, the cost of this entire process pops into my mind.
How much will this 2010 Election cost us this year ?
The cost of the … Read the rest
The normal duration of an Australian Federal Government is about three years, although often some people talk about wanting to extend it to a longer period.
Currently a government MUST call an Election within 3 years 20 weeks and 4 days after the last election. This period has been calculated … Read the rest
For those considering voting Green in the 2010 Federal Election, you can see the Australian Greens policies at: http://greens.org.au/policies
Checking the Economics policies, these are a selection of them:
Increase the company tax rate to 33%
Abolishing the 30% Private Health Insurance Rebate in order to increase funding for public … Read the rest
