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2012/05/28 00:00

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THE National Party has vowed to run a candidate in the federal NSW seat of Hume despite the Leader of the Opposition, Tony Abbott, sending a blunt message yesterday that he wanted the Liberal...

2012/05/28 00:00

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2012/05/24 06:58

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Fair Work stands by report on Thomson

FAIR Work Australia (FWA) general manager Bernadette O'Neill is standing by her organisation's report on the Health Services Union's national office and former union boss Craig Thomson. Mr Thomson...

2012/05/24 02:02

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News | The University of Sydney

University of Sydney to hold its largest ever Reconciliation Week24 May 2012 Our Reconciliation Week events will engage the entire University community to recognise the importance of Aboriginal and...

2012/05/23 18:06

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Liberals uncover $200,000 donations

THE NSW Liberal Party has discovered more than $200,000 worth of donations received during the last financial year that it had not previously revealed to the Australian Electoral Commission. The...

2012/05/23 02:55

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Govt pounces on Libs IR reform talk

AAPThe Gillard government has pounced on reports the coalition has been emboldened on workplace reform by the Health Services Union scandal.Liberal MPs say a political shift is under way in coalition...

2012/05/22 11:23

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Committee to consider statement

PARLIAMENT'S Privileges Committee will consider whether embattled MP Craig Thomson misled the House of Representatives with his 59-minute statement on Monday. Manager of Opposition Business...

2012/05/22 08:05

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Greens and Xenophon resist pokies change

Greens and Xenophon resist pokies changeUpdated: 17:11, Tuesday May 22, 2012 The federal government has secured independent MP Andrew Wilkie's reluctant vote for its watered-down poker machine...

2012/05/21 04:44

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Estimates reveal more blow outs on way as boat ar...

Estimates reveal more blow outs on way as boat arrivals exceed 18,000 under Labor The arrival of two more boats, with over 80 people, means more than 18,000 people have arrived under Labor and over...

2012/05/21 04:17

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Thomson 'has IQ over 50 and can give it a real go'

THE acting president of the Health Services Union says only a court can clear the name of former HSU national secretary Craig Thomson. Mr Thomson has used an hour-long speech to Parliament to deny...

2012/05/21 01:00

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Complaint may be revenge, say Heffernan colleagues

SENIOR Liberals claim the NSW senator Bill Heffernan, accused of assault and vilification by a staffer, could be the victim of payback for exposing alleged breaches of electoral donation laws.Liberal...

2012/05/20 15:42

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A glimpse of how it could be

A glimpse of how it could be It is a comforting thought that the country has a number of serious and capable people it can use as reserves when the going gets particularly tough. We saw this when...

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