Like so many others, the detainees in the Manus Island Offshore Processing Centre watched the dramatic political events unfold on Monday night with strong interest and some concern. “Four prime ministers now in just five years,” said a dismayed Asan… Read More ›
Australia’s exhausted satirical writers have jetted off for three well-earned weeks of vacation on a tropical island following the overthrow of Tony Abbott as prime minister. “The past two years have been non stop: Biting onions, winking when listening to… Read More ›
Last night, Australia said good bye to another Prime Minister as the Liberal party room voted for Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull over Tony Abbott in a text-book example of democracy. But what were the events that lead us to… Read More ›
The Liberal Party federal caucus will vote tonight to determine the leader of the party — and therefore the 29th Prime Minister of Australia. The role of Prime Minister is to represent Australia internationally as a statesman and, domestically, be a leader… Read More ›
Labor Voter Evelyn Bannister today confirmed that she had reversed her position on mainstream media outlets eschewing policy discussion in order to focus on leadership matters. The announcement comes after Bannister retweeted some 27 articles in a six-day period, all of which… Read More ›
Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull has been accused of moonlighting for Galaxy Research, one of Australia’s biggest polling companies, according to unnamed Federal MPs. The MPs claimed that Mr Turnbull has been asking respondents who their preferred leader of the Liberal Party would… Read More ›
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