Tag: Parliament
Federal Parliament wraps up for 2008
Federal MPs have left Canberra for the last time this year after a turbulent final two weeks of Parliament.[MORE]
Brumby proud of conscience votes
The Victorian Premier, John Brumby has thanked all Members of Parliament for their conduct during the recent passage of two contentious social reform bills.[MORE]
Donors' blood boils over NSW charges
The Red Cross says donors are angry about NSW plans to charge private hospitals for blood deliveries.[MORE]
Activists welcome Indigenous preamble for Qld Constitution
Activists have welcomed plans to recognise Indigenous Queenslanders in a preamble to the State Constitution.[MORE]
Shoving incident referred to Privileges Committee
The behaviour of NSW MP Andrew Fraser is now the subject of a formal complaint.[MORE]
Premier expects Wriedt back in Parliament next year
The Premier David Bartlett is expecting Paula Wriedt back in State Parliament in February.[MORE]
Bartlett denies knowledge of Wriedt job move
The Premier says he has no knowledge of the sacked cabinet minister Paula Wriedt considering applying for a top business job.[MORE]
Govt moves for Indigenous preamble in Qld Constitution
The Qld Govt wants to insert a preamble into the Constitution recognising Indigenous people.[MORE]
Rudd, Turnbull exchange Xmas greetings
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has temporarily put aside hostilities on the final scheduled parliamentary sitting day to wish the Opposition a Merry Christmas.[MORE]
Ministers deserve $100k pay rise: report
A report from the tribunal which sets the pay of federal politicians says MPs and ministers should receive a hefty pay rise.[MORE]
Qld Govt defeats Oppn push to pass lying laws
The Qld Oppn has failed in a push to reinstate laws that made lying to State Parliament a criminal offence.[MORE]
Forestry defends price for pulp mill wood
Forestry Tasmania insists it's getting a fair price for the wood promised to Gunns' proposed pulp mill, despite the supply deal never going to tender.[MORE]
Opposition claims case growing against waterfront hospital
Tasmania's Opposition has seized on comments by TasPorts in its campaign for the State Government to abandon its waterfront redevelopment of the Royal Hobart Hospital.[MORE]
Bartlett urged to intervene on Wriedt future
The Premier David Bartlett is being urged to talk to the sacked Cabinet Minister Paula Wriedt about her future.[MORE]
Committee dismisses lobbyist's defamation claim
A parliamentary committee has dismissed a complaint by the lobbyist Noel Crichton Bowne that he was defamed by the Labor MP Lljiljanna Ravilich in parliament a year ago.[MORE]
Electricity deregulation questioned in Parliament
The Government says consumers have benefited from the deregulation of the electricity market.[MORE]
Fraser won't be back on frontbench: O'Farrell
NSW Opposition Leader Barry O'Farrell says a Nationals MP accused of shoving a colleague is unlikely to return to the frontbench.[MORE]
NSW Nationals MP resigns over shoving incident
Nationals MP Andrew Fraser has resigned after shoving a female colleague in NSW Parliament.[MORE]
Business groups back Qld Govt's deficit moves
Qld business and industry groups say they are not surprised the State Budget is going into deficit.[MORE]
Speaker apologises for not telling Bligh to withdraw comment
The Speaker of Queensland Parliament has apologised for not telling the Premier to withdraw an offensive comment during Question Time on Tuesday morning.[MORE]
Qld set to introduce digital IDs
Five years after the idea was first put forward, Queensland Parliament has passed laws to introduce digital identification cards.[MORE]
Coalition blasts Labor funding priorities
The WA Government has accused the Opposition of bending the guidelines of the Proceeds of Crime Act when it was in power.[MORE]
Qld Govt flags two-year Budget deficit
The Qld Govt says the next two State Budgets are expected to be in deficit.[MORE]
Rees to introduce new alcohol trading laws
The New South Wales Premier, Nathan Rees, says new legislation will be introduced into Parliament today, aimed at reducing alcohol-related violence.[MORE]
