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dominionpaper.ca » The Dominion blogs - Sep 23, 2008
The Liberals released their election spending plan on Monday with promises on health care, education, infrastructure, environment and aboriginal affairs. But what about housing? Though housing concerns have been …
webdiary.com.au » Webdiary - Founded and Inspired by Margo Kingston - Webdiary - Independent, Ethical, Accountable and Transparent - Aug 17, 2008
It’s an irony that Australian law provides for mandatory reporting of suspected child abuse by professionals – and mandatory locking up of child asylum seekers. We call both these practices government policy. One …
Also tagged: refugees and immigration
webdiary.com.au » Webdiary - Founded and Inspired by Margo Kingston - Webdiary - Independent, Ethical, Accountable and Transparent - Aug 17, 2008
It is commonly assumed that the live export trade in sheep and cattle to the Middle East is necessary and economically vital. Necessary because Islamic (halal) slaughter demands it, and vital because of the export …
Also tagged: environment and resources, economy and globalisation
webdiary.com.au » Webdiary - Founded and Inspired by Margo Kingston - Webdiary - Independent, Ethical, Accountable and Transparent - Aug 3, 2008
With Bush's former lapdog Alexander Downer now trying to make it in the UN without the aid of his trainers, there aren't too many former Liberal stars left to confuse the spotlight operators. Basically there's Tony …
webdiary.com.au » Webdiary - Founded and Inspired by Margo Kingston - Webdiary - Independent, Ethical, Accountable and Transparent - Jul 30, 2008
He's a product of a Jesuit school, he's been involved in Aboriginal legal aid and as a convenor of an Amnesty lawyers' group. As if that's not enough of a pointer, don't forget his involvement this month in striking …
Also tagged: defending democracy
webdiary.com.au » Webdiary - Founded and Inspired by Margo Kingston - Webdiary - Independent, Ethical, Accountable and Transparent - Jul 29, 2008
In the future the immigration system will be characterised by strong border security, firm deterrence of unauthorised arrivals, effective and robust immigration processes and respect for the rule of law and the …
Also tagged: defending democracy, refugees and immigration
webdiary.com.au » Webdiary - Founded and Inspired by Margo Kingston - Webdiary - Independent, Ethical, Accountable and Transparent - Jul 26, 2008
I hope the dimwits in the National Party and the Liberal Party up there sent their sitting Senators off for health checks before they voted to amalgamate because, by convention, the Governor of Queensland is obliged to …
Also tagged: state politics
webdiary.com.au » Webdiary - Founded and Inspired by Margo Kingston - Webdiary - Independent, Ethical, Accountable and Transparent - Jul 17, 2008
In this month's update: political donations and disclosures in Victoria, guidelines for federal government advertising, protecting whistleblowers in the Australian Government public sector, and the possible formation …
webdiary.com.au » Webdiary - Founded and Inspired by Margo Kingston - Webdiary - Independent, Ethical, Accountable and Transparent - Jul 14, 2008
The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry is, as I write, undergoing its annual tearing out of the hair and rending asunder of its opulent board room curtaining. Yes, you guessed it: the Australian Fair Pay …
Also tagged: economy and globalisation, work changes
newmatilda.com » newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Jul 13, 2008
Kevin Rudd doesn’t care about disenfranchised majorities. Or does he. Does he? You’ll have to excuse me - John Howard dominated my entire adult political life, and since the Ruddslide, I have to admit to feeling a …
Also tagged: hero, australian politics, getup, ed coper, young liberals, luke stickels, noel mccoy