Tag: Government and Politics
Mount Isa votes - on daylight saving
The residents of the north-west Queensland city of Mount Isa will go to the polls this weekend - to vote on daylight saving. [MORE]
Shire residents feel 'bullied'
A Dimboola man says he believes there is strong community support for residents arguing that the Hindmarsh Shire is neglecting the town.[MORE]
'Hysterical' comments no help: expert
A former head of the mining industry's top lobby group has described the industry's response to the Federal Government's resources tax as "hysterical."[MORE]
Govt quizzed over Snowy flows
The Liberal Party Member for Eastern Victoria, Philip Davis, is calling on the State Government to explain its approach to restoring flows in the Snowy River.[MORE]
Minister denies Shenhua power station talks
The New South Wales Minister for Mineral Resources says he never had any discussions with Chinese coal giant Shenhua about building coal-fired power stations in the Hunter Valley or anywhere else.[MORE]
Council forum aims to achieve budget changes
Armidale Dumaresq Council will today meet regional delegates from health, education, community services and police at a forum in Armidale.[MORE]
SA may look at 30kph speed limits
SA's road safety thinker-in-residence says cutting some speed limits to 30 kilometres per hour may be warranted.[MORE]
Miners may hold tongue despite tax fury: analyst
Industry experts say it is likely Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton will hold back from confronting the Commonwealth on its proposed super mining tax because of their proposed joint venture in the Pilbara.[MORE]
McLindon 'not interested' in returning to LNP
Former LNP MP Aidan McLindon says he is not interested in returning to the party despite a plea from former prime minister John Howard.[MORE]
Nurses' pay bungle prompts call for old system
The Member for Gladstone says the Queensland Government should go back to the old health payroll system until the problems with the new one can be sorted out.[MORE]
Radio station breaches ad standards
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) says no further action is planned against a Cairns commercial radio station, despite breaching advertising standards.[MORE]
Another company reviews project in light of resources tax
Queensland Gas Corporation says it is also reviewing the implications of the Federal Government's proposed resources tax on its proposed Gladstone liquefied natural gas plant. [MORE]
MP wants impoverished community shut down
An Indigenous housing group says residents of a remote Aboriginal community on the Western Australian Goldfields are living in squalor.[MORE]
Miners need to negotiate over tax: Bowler
Kalgoorlie MP John Bowler is urging Goldfields' mining companies to continue pressuring the Federal Government over its super profits tax.[MORE]
Exit polls point to British hung parliament
Before the Queen can handover the keys to Number 10, she has to be convinced that the leader she chooses commands the confidence of the House of Commons. If the exit poll is to be believed, then none of the leaders can justly expect the Royal call-up.[MORE]
42nd Parliament puts the hype in hyperbole
One of the Government's best, Lindsay Tanner, invents and collects political aphorisms and one of his best is "in politics everyone exaggerates everything all the time".[MORE]
More talks urged over council merger plan
A proposal to merge smaller councils in the Hunter region into 'super' councils could be back on the New South Wales Government's agenda.[MORE]
More respect urged for shire rangers
The Tweed Shire Council is working to protect its rangers from public abuse.[MORE]
Strain in unlikely friendship
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The unlikely friendship between the WA Premier Colin Barnett and the Prime Minister Kevin Rudd appears to be unravelling.[MORE]
Paluzzano resigns as MP after corruption probe
Karyn Paluzzano has resigned from the New South Wales Parliament after a corruption probe.[MORE]
Call to ban burka 'cynical politics'
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says the Opposition is playing a cynical political exercise by floating the idea of banning the burka.[MORE]
Minister now says stand-by teachers won't be paid
Queensland Education Minister Geoff Wilson now says relief teachers arranged to supervise national literacy and numeracy tests do not need to be paid.[MORE]
$2.3m to target flood-hit roads
The New South Wales Government has announced more than $2.3 million in funding to fix flood damaged roads in the Central Darling Shire.[MORE]
UK voters turned away from polls
Hundreds of British voters stuck in queues outside polling stations were unable to cast their ballot on election day and police were called to calm angry crowds in several areas, according to officials.[MORE]
Councillor to fight conflict of interest charges
Mildura rural city councillor Susan Nichols is defending charges in relation to breaches of the Local Government Act.[MORE]
