Parliament
Is a hung parliament a good thing for democracy?
“Cliff hanger”, “knife’s edge” and “too close to call” are all terms you would have heard a lot if you......
PNG suspends parliament
As Australia’s election campaign rolls on, to our north in Papua New Guinea, there are signs that all is not......
Parliament of Australia’s youth sits in NSW
Young Australians are making their voices heard today, on the first day of this year’s Youth Parliament. They say governments......
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women meet with federal parliamentarians
Over the next three days in federal parliament a group of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women will meet with......
Greens want war to go before parliament
After new revelations that Howard government ministers ignored advice when joining the war in Iraq, the Greens are calling for......
A tumultuous day in parliament
Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon has fallen on his sword today, after admitting to accepting yet more “gifts”, this time from......
Progress on Indigenous issues questioned on first day in Parliament
Today marks the one year anniversary since the Rudd Government formerly apologized to the Stolen Generation. But for the protesters......
Parliamentary debate time squeezed
Today the Government has successfully moved a motion to clamp down on the amount of time allowed for debating matters......
Media laws to hit parliament this week
This week, the Federal Government’s media ownership amendment bill will go before parliament and given the emergence of some spirited......