The 2017 Western Australian state election was held on Saturday 11 March 2017.
This was a win by the Australian Labor Party (ALP), led by Mark McGowan.
There have been a total of 11 Aboriginal Ancestry Federal Politicians in Australia, with 4 being current at the beginning of 2017
Ken Wyatt ( Noongar ) from 21-Aug-10
Patrick Dodson ( Yawuru ) from … Read the rest
Australia is governed by three tiers of Government: Federal, State and Territory and Local (local councils).
Australia’s Commonwealth Parliament consists of two sections, The House of Representatives and The Senate. The Federal Government creates and administers National laws in relation to such things … Read the rest
This is a list of the 10 shortest serving Prime Ministers in Australia.
Under this policy it is a requirement that ??unlawful non-citizens’ (a national from another country without a valid visa) in Australia’s migration zone are detained unless they have been afforded temporary lawful status through the grant of a bridging visa while they make … Read the rest
Much has been said about Foreign Ownership of Land in Australia, with 80% of people appearing to be concerned about this.
A Register of Foreign Ownership report has recently shown that only 13% of Australian Agricultural land is foreign owned, but there appears to … Read the rest
In Pauline Hanson maiden Speech in September 2016, she made the following statement:
“If they cannot rein in the budget with overpaid public servants – one being the head of Australia Post, who is on $4.8 million per year … Read the rest
Immigration was again the main topic in Pauline Hansons maiden speech in the Australian Senate, a similar speech to her 1996 maiden speech in the House of Representatives.
A selection of her comments:
On the 24 Jun 2016. after a week of arguing to the contrary, the Federal Opposition leader Bill Shorten has conceded that the Government is not considering the privatisation of Medicare.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-24/bill-shorten-concedes-liberal-government-did-not/7541448
On July … Read the rest
Leader of the Liberal Party:
Malcolm Turnbull became the Leader of the Liberal Party after defeating Brendan Nelson at the 2008 Liberal leadership ballot on 16 September 2008 by four votes.
This ended on 1 December … Read the rest
