Prime Minister Tony Abbott has promised to consult more widely before awarding any future knighthoods during a media conference announcing the establishment of an advisory panel on violence against women. The Prime Minister stood by his decision, but accepted that… Read More ›
Politics
Abbott Tipped To Appoint Prince Andrew Head Of Royal Commission Into Child Abuse
Following the success of his ‘Captain’s pick’ in knighting Prince Philip, Prime Minister Tony Abbott is tipped to announce later this week that Prince Andrew will be appointed head of the Royal Commission into Child abuse. The contentious appointment comes as… Read More ›
Make It Harder To Get Elected The Way I Was: Xenophon
Independent Senator Nick Xenophon, who was first elected to the South Australian legislative council with less than 3% of the vote through a string of complex preference deals will seek to change the Senate voting rules to make it harder… Read More ›
Government To Re-name Manus Island Cahill Island
The Coalition Government has today released a draft paper that explores the idea of re-naming Manus Island, Tim Cahill Island in honour of Socceroos’ star Tim Cahill. Manus Island a province of North Papua is currently being used by Australia… Read More ›
Live Earth Concert to Raise Awareness of Al Gore
During an address to the World Economic Forum in Davos, former cartoon voice actor Al Gore has announced a multi-national Live Earth concert series in an effort to raise awareness of Al Gore. “We are in critical times” the Grammy… Read More ›
Tony Abbott To Be Paid 22 Dollars An Hour In New Enterprise Agreement
An unhappy prime minister Tony Abbott has been told that there are plenty of other people willing to do his job if he doesn’t like the terms of his new enterprise agreement. “How am I supposed to afford to put… Read More ›