Archive for August, 2010
31
Aug
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Tasmanian Parliament holds surprise debate on gay-marriage
Posted by Claire Connelly in Politics, Religion, Sexuality
tagged: Alex Greenwich, Andrew Wilkie, Australian Marriage Equality, gay marriage, Liberal Party, Marriage Equality, Michael Ferguson, Rene Hiddings, Tasmania
29
Aug
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It may be expensive, but here is why we need an NBN:
Posted by Claire Connelly in Politics, Technology
tagged: "Big Australia", employment, Exports, farming, GFC, Global Financial Crisis, illegal immigration, infrastructure, Labor Party, Liberal Party, Malcolm Turnbull, NBN, Rural Australia, stop the boats, Telstra, USA
29
Aug
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Learning from the Independents: Local MPs need to step up
Posted by Claire Connelly in Politics
tagged: Adam Bandt, Australia, Barnaby Joyce, Bob Katter, Hung Parliament, Labor Party, Liberal Party, Nationals, Parliament, Rob Oakeshott, The Greens, The Nationals, Tony Windsor
23
Aug
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Closing the city country divide – independently
Posted by Myles Harris in Politics
tagged: Armidale, broadband, Health care, Independent, NBN, NSW, Politics, Rural Australia, rural cities, Tamworth, Telstra, Twitter
21
Aug
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HUNG: Making the best out of a bad situation
Posted by Claire Connelly in Politics, Sexuality
tagged: asylum seekers, gay marriage, Hung Parliament, internet filter, Julia Gillard, Kevin Rudd, Labor Party, Liberal Party, Malcolm Turnbull, Marriage Equality, NBN, Prime Minister, Stephen Conroy, Steve Fielding, The Greens, Tony Abbott
21
Aug
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Election twitterthon: The Final Countdown
Posted by Claire Connelly in Politics
tagged: Brand, election, Family First, Greenway, Hung Parliament, Independent, Julia Gillard, Labor Party, Liberal Party, Lindsay, Longman, Morgan poll, Politics, Prime Minister, The Greens, Tony Abbott, Twitter
20
Aug
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The Day of Reckoning is Upon Us
Posted by Claire Connelly in Politics
tagged: Coalition, election, Family First, Liberal Party, Senate, The Democrats, The Greens, The Sex Party
19
Aug
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Fear and Loathing on Election Day
Posted by Claire Connelly in Politics
tagged: boat people, deficit, Education, gay marriage, Health care, infrastructure, internet filter, Julia Gillard, Kevin Rudd, population growth, Prime Minister, Republic, taxes, The Democrats, The Greens, The Liberal Democrats, The Secular Party, The Sex Party
7
Aug
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Gillard vs Latham: The Plot Thickens
Posted by Claire Connelly in Media, Politics
tagged: 60 Minutes, Andrew Crook, Channel 9, Crikey, Julia Gillard, Kevin Rudd, Labor Party, Laurie Oakes, Lindsay Tanner, Mark Latham, Medicare, Politics, Socialist Forum
5
Aug
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Will the real Prime Minister please stand up?
Posted by Claire Connelly in Humour, Media, Politics
tagged: election, Julia Gillard, Kevin Rudd, Labor Party, Laurie Oakes, Politics, Prime Minister, The Media, Tony Abbott, Twitter
"I think he may be on to something with this stadium idea of his.
I don't have a..."
- Racist Wallaby
"As a tail end baby boomer please accept my apologies for my generations raping of ..."
- Gunther Grambo
"I don't think that it is right for you to be bias about a name. Heath was right, n..."
- Zachary Newman
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