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• Australians Who Travel Overseas To Vote In Same Sex Marriage Referendums To Be Stripped of Dual Citizenship

  By theunozblog on 27/05/2015

  

  The federal government has unveiled a controversial new plan that will allow Immigration Minister Peter Dutton to strip Australian dual citizens who travel overseas to participate in equal rights referenda of their Australian citizenship. The move comes as up to… Read More ›

• Christopher Pyne Calls For A National Maths Debate

  By theunaustralianblog on 27/05/2015

  

  Federal education minister Christopher “The Fixer” Pyne has called on Australia to all come together for a national maths debate. The member for Sturt has threatened to pull funding to schools if they don’t master the debate around maths. Pyne’s… Read More ›

• Brandis Competency In Question Over Too-Generous Arts Budget

  By theunozblog on 27/05/2015

  

  A fortnight after its delivery, Joe Hockey’s ‘dull’ budget is causing unexpected consternation within the LNP, with sources close to the leadership saying questions have been raised over George Brandis’ future after the Arts Minister and Attorney-General was forced to… Read More ›

• Greens Reshuffle: Sarah Hanson-Young Loses Her Ponies And Rainbows Portfolio

  By theunaustralianblog on 26/05/2015

  

  The Greens today announced a reshuffle of their federal members portfolios, following former leader Christine Milne’s resignation. Adam Bandt, the Greens only lower house, was promoted to Treasury spokesperson, whilst his fellow Green, Senator Sarah Hanson-Young, lost her portfolio as spokesperson… Read More ›

• Nerds Commit Biggest Financial Fraud In History In Lamest Way Possible

  By theunaustralianblog on 26/05/2015

  

  Barclays, Citigroup, J.P. Morgan and the Royal Bank of Scotland plead guilty on Wednesday to distorting foreign exchange markets in what the US Justice department has described as “the biggest financial scandal since the last one”. A fifth bank, UBS,… Read More ›

• Robbie Farah Sacked As Blues Captain For Failing Tattoo Quota

  By theunozblog on 26/05/2015

  

  In a shock move, NSW coach Laurie Daley has sacked blues captain Robbie Farah just days before State of Origin game 1 for not having the requisite number of tattoos required to play in the NSW Blues squad. Daley spoke… Read More ›

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