Australian Federal Politics
Senator Matthew Canavan elected Leader of The National Party of Australia
Senator Matthew Canavan Canavan has been elected leader of the National Party of Australia, calling the moment “extremely humbling” and pledging to fight for regional communities and a stronger Australian economy. Speaking at Parliament House after the leadership vote, Canavan thanked outgoing leader David Littleproud MP for his service and highlighted the strength of The…
Read MoreBudget night reactions
Following the announcement of the 2023-24 Federal budget community and business leaders lined up in the press gallery at Parliament House to give their reactions. Below are some photos and text from the night. Innes Willox – Chief Executive of the Australian Industry Group While fiscally prudent, this year’s Federal Budget unfortunately lacks the urgency and…
Read MoreOK Nats, We See that Muscle
By Michelle Grattan on Fri, 29-11-2013 Joe Hockey decided to end the agony early. He had given himself until December 17 to pronounce on the $3.4 billion Archer Daniels Midland bid for agri-giant GrainCorp. But more delay would only deepen the divisions – especially with Senate committee hearings scheduled for Monday and Tuesday next week.The Treasurer’s decision…
Read MoreKeating Channels De Gaulle
It wasn’t only clocks that Paul Keating brought back from Paris: in his interview with Kerry O’Brien on Tuesday night the former Prime Minister, in a statement eerily reminiscent of President De Gaulle’s famous declaration: “L’état c’est moi”, said “The public record shows that from 1984 on I was the driving force of the Government”.This…
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