Greece to get New Prime Minister – Greek leaders are due to agree the name of a new prime minister to lead a unity government until fresh polls are held. The deal came after Prime Minister George Papandreou agreed to stand down. It followed days of upheaval caused by his decision – now revoked – [...]
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Detention Center Protest Continues – Five local residents have travelled Canberra at their own expense in a bid to lobby the prime minister and independent MPs to delay the centre’s opening. Weeks of community mediation over the Inverbrackie centre have failed to quell local concerns that health and education services will be stretched to the [...]
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Still No Prime Minister For Australia – It has now been a week since all of Australia voted and there is still no government, and no prime minister chosen. The future of Australia rests in the hands of a handful of independents and they are milking it for all it is worth. Not only are [...]
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Election To Be Decided On Saturday – Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced an expanded paid parental leave scheme as she makes one of her final big pitches to voters to give her a second chance. Ms Gillard is addressing the Canberra press pack on why voters should give Labor another term. She has focused [...]
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Julia Gillard Defends Modest Home – The prime minister said on the 2DayFM breakfast show she was in no rush to move into her official residence if she won Saturday’s election, saying she was happy at her Altona home in Melbourne’s southwest. Sandilands told Ms Gillard he wanted her “out of that rat hole … [...]
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