Former Australian Deputy Prime Minister Tim Fischer dies at 73
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Former Australian Deputy Prime Minister Tim Fischer, whose rural voter base was critical for the introduction of tough gun control laws in the aftermath of the country’s worst mass shooting in 1996, has died aged 73. Fischer was the quintessential, laconic rural Australian, always wearing a rabbit-skin Akubra hat. He described campaigning for […]
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ESSAY: CONSOLATIONS FROM THE LIBERAL PARTY MESS
In an article first published on Eureka Street, FRANK BRENNAN, CEO of Catholic Social Services Australia, finds consolations and abiding concerns in the Liberal Party vote that led to the ousting of Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull…
Australia’s Prime Minister-elect Scott Morrison tells country the next generation of Liberal leadership is “on your side”
Australia’s Prime Minister-elect, Scott Morrison, has told the country he and new party deputy Josh Frydenberg – who is expected to take on the job of Treasurer in the new government – are “on your side”. “There has been a lot of talk this week about whose side people are on in this building,” he told a press […]
NO ‘VIBE’
After watching politics for over 20 years, to borrow a line from The Castle: “Might I say, Mr Kerrigan, how disenchanted I am with the whole political system.” The Australian Parliament. PICTURE: Social Estate/Unsplash Talking to 80-year-olds, the system has never been so strained. Modern media, a critical education system and individualism have all had a […]
ESSAY: YES/NO DIVIDE OF SAME-SEX MARRIAGE DEBATE FAILS TO TACKLE BIGGER POLITICAL QUESTIONS
Sight contributor BRUCE C WEARNE argues that the yes/no debate over same-sex marriage fails to address the “deep problems” at the heart of the Australian political system…
Australian Christian Lobby welcomes new PM but thanks Rudd for commitment to homelessness, poverty, reconciliation and marriage
The Australian Christian Lobby said it would expect Labor under new Prime Minister Julia Gillard to “confirm its concern for the poor and the disadvantaged” along with “the values in society that proved attractive to many Christians throughout Australia” under former PM Kevin Rudd. Ms Gillard was sworn in as Australia’s 27th prime minister at […]
ESSAY: LEADERS’ QUESTION TIME REVEALS STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES
A former Federal Greens candidate, JIM REIHER was among the tens of thousands who watched the live event. He gives his view on how he thought the two leaders performed…