Written by Lambie unsuccessful in suspending standing orders to put forward protest motion The Senate has just voted on Jacqui Lambie’s motion to suspend standing orders. She was seeking permission to put forward what was basically a protest motion against the government’s decision to “guillotine” bills. But the vote was 33 to 33, and a dead heat […]
The United Kingdom formally occupied the Maltese Islands from 1814 to 1964, and in that time, the islands functioned as a strategic military outpost for the empire. In the 19th century, the British military sought to improve the largest island’s land defenses to protect the vitally important harbors at Valletta. Constructing the fortifications close to […]
Leading economists predict $33.5bn budget deficit for this financial year Australia is waving goodbye to budget surpluses and returning abruptly to deficit, facing a $49bn deterioration in the bottom line in forecasts from leading economists, AAP reports. The $15.8bn surplus logged in the last financial year to Deloitte Access Economics’ prediction of a $33.5bn deficit […]
The heartbroken families of Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles are calling on the public to help cover mounting costs to bring their daughters’ bodies home after their deaths from methanol poisoning in Laos. The 19-year-olds from Beaumaris, in Melbourne’s Bayside, are among six foreign tourists who died after a mass poisoning in the south-east Asian […]
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Housing standoff continues after government rejects Greens’ Help to Buy compromise Josh Butler The government has rejected the Greens’ latest compromise offer to pass the Help to Buy housing bill, continuing the long-running stand-off into the parliament’s final week for 2024. […]
The adjacent pavilion accommodates a games room, bar and brilliant bunk room. A little further afield is a full-sized tennis court. “It’s a real coast meets country feel here,” Gibson says. “Equestrian paddocks as a backdrop and just a few minutes drive to the beach.” The private sale has a guide of $7.5 million to […]
Brereton denies ‘widespread’ disquiet about Nacc Sarah Basford Canales The Nacc commissioner, Paul Brereton, does not accept there is “widespread” disquiet about the federal integrity body after the fallout of its decision not to investigate robodebt referrals. Under questioning by Greens senator David Shoebridge, and Liberal MP Keith Wolahan, Brereton accepted there was some public […]
If the greyhound abuse industry in NSW is a particularly sordid mess presided over by the gambling-addicted NSW Labor Party, things are even grubbier in Victoria. Greyhound Racing Victoria’s annual report emerged at the end of October and the outlook is bleak for citizens in Australia’s highest-taxed state. Despite the Victorian government handing $40 million […]
Ellen DeGeneres y su esposa, Portia de Rossi, dejaron su vida en Estados Unidos para mudarse a Inglaterra tras la victoria de Donald Trump. Source link
Bill Shorten begins valedictory speech The NDIS minister and former Labor leader, Bill Shorten, has begun his valedictory speech in parliament. He will retire from politics next year before taking up the role of University of Canberra VC next February. His family is in parliament to watch the speech, as are various other luminaries – […]