Oakeshott makes peace with the Devil
CONTROVERSIAL Liberal senator Bill Heffernan has been spotted engaging in some Heff-style diplomacy in the courtyard at Parliament House.
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Julia Gillard delivers a mixed message on climate change when questioned on Labor's agreement with the Greens. Picture: Gary Ramage
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Treasury finds $7bn hole in Abbott costings
Dennis Shanahan and Lanai Vasek TREASURY'S costings of the Coalition's election promises have found a $7bn hole in the opposition's claim that it would save $11.5bn over the next four years.
PM's high-risk Greens embrace
Matthew Franklin and Patricia Karvelas JULIA Gillard has agreed to a historic pact with the Australian Greens in a bid to end the nation's parliamentary deadlock.
Oakeshott put off by 'racism' in Nationals
Kate Legge IF the Coalition fails to persuade Rob Oakeshott to support an Abbott government, his resistance may have to do with racist sentiments he encountered inside the Nationals.
Shockwave sent through mining heartland
Rosanne Barrett and Sallie Don LABOR'S alliance with the Greens has sent a shockwave through Australia's mining heartland.
Crunch time for the Nationals
Peter van Onselen, Contributing editor THE rise of independents and decline of rural areas leave the Nats in a pickle.
Coalition offers MP pokie deal
Lanai Vasek INDEPENDENT MP Andrew Wilkie last night extracted an offer from Tony Abbott on measures to tackle addiction to poker machines.
Brumby avoids scrutiny of school program
Milanda Rout, Victorian political reporter THE Brumby government has again avoided public scrutiny of its implementation of the school stimulus program
Growth spike raises rates threat
David Uren, Economics correspondent A POWERFUL finish to the financial year has put rate rises back on to the Reserve Bank's agenda as consumers spend on cars and holidays.
Indonesian fishermen clogging the courts and prison system
Paul Maley, Paige Taylor With so many Indonesian fishermen s accused of people-smuggling, delays of up to nine months have occurred in bringing charges
Bandt slept with the enemy in campaign
Chip Le Grand THROUGHOUT his campaign to unseat Labor from its prized electorate of Melbourne, Adam Bandt was sleeping with the enemy.
Mining sector warns of new tax battle
Andrew Burrell MINING chiefs have voiced strong concerns over a Labor-Greens ruling alliance.
Indonesian fishermen clogging the courts and prison system
Paul Maley, Paige Taylor With so many Indonesian fishermen s accused of people-smuggling, delays of up to nine months have occurred in bringing charges
House could quash new TPV move: Evans
5:41PM Joe Kelly IMMIGRATION Minister Chris Evans has claimed parliament would have the chance to overrule any move by Tony Abbott to reintroduce temporary protection visas.
Co-op comes a cropper, farms face ruin
Paul Cleary SHARECROPPER David Hall has been forced to sell most of his valuable farm equipment just to stay afloat.
Economic policies from the quaint past
Christian Kerr THE Greens are much more than an environmental party. They say so themselves.
I have pledge on hospital: Wilkie
9:46PM Matthew Denholm ANDREW Wilkie has been assured by Julia Gillard that if he backs Labor, work on the Royal Hobart Hospital will start within months.
Another big stink for BER bureaucrats
Anthony Klan THEY are two of the most senior officials handling the rollout of the federal government's troubled schools stimulus scheme in NSW.
Jakarta plea after detention riot
Paul Maley and Lex Hall INDONESIA has called on Australia to distinguish between the kingpins of the people-smuggling trade and the fishermen who crew the boats.
Adapt 'or face trade barriers'
Nicola Berkovic RURAL independents Rob Oakeshott and Tony Windsor are "well-informed" about climate change, says British Nicholas Stern
A 50-50 finish and a headache for AEC
2010-09-01
CLOSE results are every election administrator’s nightmare. Recall the 2000 US presidential election, which was famously close, mostly in the state of Florida.…
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Member for Lalor (ALP). Julia Gillard deposed Kevin Rudd to become the country’s first female Prime Minister.
Brumby avoids scrutiny of school program
Milanda Rout, Victorian political reporter THE Brumby government has again avoided public scrutiny of its implementation of the school stimulus program
Stellar growth lights fuse
AUSTRALIA'S comeback on the global stage as one of the world's best-performing economies sent the sharemarket and dollar surging yesterday.
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Obama Marks New Focus in Iraq, at Home
Obama formally declared an end to combat operations in Iraq and, during an Oval Office address, planned to vow to refocus the government from prosecuting wars to rebuilding the economy.
Senator Concedes in Alaska's GOP Race
Sen. Murkowski conceded her Alaska primary race to former magistrate Joe Miller, after a partial count of absentee ballots showed her gaining little ground in their tight race.
Candidates Exploit Calif. Town Scandal
Bell, Calif., the little town with the big salaries, is proving an irresistible spur to outrage for candidates across the state, from the governor's race to the contest for controller.
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Leader of Pakistan Taliban charged in CIA bombing
officials launched a broad legal offensive against Pakistan's Taliban on Wednesday, placing the group on its international terrorism blacklist and charging its leader with planning last year's suicide bombing in that killed seven CIA employees.The Pakistani group, known as the Tehrik-e- or TTP, was officially designated a "foreign terrorist
EMS air safety eyed after Arkansas accident
An accident this week in Arkansas boosts to 21 the number of people killed so far this year in medical helicopter and plane crashes, renewing concerns about the safety of such operations. member says that he finds the situation "very alarming."An Air Evac Lifeteam helicopter crashed Tuesday near , Ark., killing the pilot, a nurse and a paramedic.
GOP to pump $2.5 million to help Rubio in Florida
The Republican Party is supplying $2.5 million in advertising support to 's Senate campaign in Florida, a sizable commitment to a candidate the party once tried to push out of the contest.The money from the is the maximum the party can spend in coordination with Rubio. A party official said the money will be devoted to television ads at a time
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PM's high-risk Greens embrace
Matthew Franklin and Patricia Karvelas JULIA Gillard has agreed to a historic pact with the Australian Greens in a bid to end the nation's parliamentary deadlock.
ANZ offers free payments on iPhone
5:40PM Fran Foo ANZ Bank's iPhone users will be able to transfer money to anyone with a mobile phone free of charge, thanks to a new application dubbed goMoney.
Stellar growth lights fuse
Scott Murdoch AUSTRALIA'S comeback on the global stage as one of the world's best-performing economies sent the sharemarket and dollar surging yesterday.
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Pitchforks and pork are no way to run a country
A return to tariffs and protectionism mocks political trailblazers such as Bert Kelly, says Gary Johns.