Darling Of Australia's Hard-Right Goes AWOL Amid Election Battle
World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday May 11, 2019
Australia's conservatives control the ruling Liberal Party and occupy key positions in government, but a week out from tight elections their talisman has gone into hiding and the movement is on the back foot.
Australian Leader, "A Family Man", Quits Senate Race Over Strip Club Clip
World News | Siobhan O'Grady, The Washington Post | Wednesday May 1, 2019
It's been one scandal after another for Pauline Hanson's One Nation - a right-wing, anti-Muslim Australian political party that won four Senate seats in 2016.
Breastfeeding Australian Senator Larissa Waters In Political First
World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 10, 2017
A Greens senator has made Australian political history by becoming the first person to breastfeed a baby in the nation's parliament.
Sex Party And Micro Players Give Australians Polling Choice
World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday June 29, 2016
Voters sick of the Liberal-Labor duopoly in Australian politics have plenty of choice at polls on Saturday with more than 50 minor players on the ballot, including a sex party, one for car enthusiasts and another with no policies.
Ex-Australia PM Says West Should 'Proclaim Superiority Over Islam'
World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday December 9, 2015
Deposed Australian prime minister Tony Abbott declared today "cultures are not all equal" and the West should proclaim its superiority over Islam, sparking accusations he is trying to "Trumpify" the nation's politics.
Australia Backs Turning Northern Territory into Seventh State
World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday July 23, 2015
Australian political leaders today backed the establishment of the country's seventh state -- the Northern Territory -- by mid-2018, with Prime Minister Tony Abbott conceding the national flag could be changed.
Former Australian Politician Held on Return From Fighting Islamic State: Report
World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday April 5, 2015
A former unionist and Australian political figure has been detained at Darwin Airport after returning from the Middle East where he is believed to have been fighting against the Islamic State group, a report said today.
Kevin Rudd: A volatile but polished politician
People | Agence France-Presse | Thursday June 27, 2013
A charismatic but hot-tempered politician with an ear for the zeitgeist, the prodigal son of Australian politics Kevin Rudd sealed his remarkable resurrection as leader, pleading with the public to renew the faith.
Australia gets its first female PM as Rudd ousted
World News | Associated Press | Thursday June 24, 2010
Australia got its first female Prime Minister on Thursday after the ruling party dumped Kevin Rudd and installed his deputy as leader.Julia Gillard will lead the government to elections due within months.She stood unopposed at a vote of the Labor Party's 112 lawmakers at a meeting Thursday, hours after a revolt against Rudd."I feel very honor...
Darling Of Australia's Hard-Right Goes AWOL Amid Election Battle
World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday May 11, 2019
Australia's conservatives control the ruling Liberal Party and occupy key positions in government, but a week out from tight elections their talisman has gone into hiding and the movement is on the back foot.
Australian Leader, "A Family Man", Quits Senate Race Over Strip Club Clip
World News | Siobhan O'Grady, The Washington Post | Wednesday May 1, 2019
It's been one scandal after another for Pauline Hanson's One Nation - a right-wing, anti-Muslim Australian political party that won four Senate seats in 2016.
Breastfeeding Australian Senator Larissa Waters In Political First
World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 10, 2017
A Greens senator has made Australian political history by becoming the first person to breastfeed a baby in the nation's parliament.
Sex Party And Micro Players Give Australians Polling Choice
World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday June 29, 2016
Voters sick of the Liberal-Labor duopoly in Australian politics have plenty of choice at polls on Saturday with more than 50 minor players on the ballot, including a sex party, one for car enthusiasts and another with no policies.
Ex-Australia PM Says West Should 'Proclaim Superiority Over Islam'
World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday December 9, 2015
Deposed Australian prime minister Tony Abbott declared today "cultures are not all equal" and the West should proclaim its superiority over Islam, sparking accusations he is trying to "Trumpify" the nation's politics.
Australia Backs Turning Northern Territory into Seventh State
World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday July 23, 2015
Australian political leaders today backed the establishment of the country's seventh state -- the Northern Territory -- by mid-2018, with Prime Minister Tony Abbott conceding the national flag could be changed.
Former Australian Politician Held on Return From Fighting Islamic State: Report
World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday April 5, 2015
A former unionist and Australian political figure has been detained at Darwin Airport after returning from the Middle East where he is believed to have been fighting against the Islamic State group, a report said today.
Kevin Rudd: A volatile but polished politician
People | Agence France-Presse | Thursday June 27, 2013
A charismatic but hot-tempered politician with an ear for the zeitgeist, the prodigal son of Australian politics Kevin Rudd sealed his remarkable resurrection as leader, pleading with the public to renew the faith.
Australia gets its first female PM as Rudd ousted
World News | Associated Press | Thursday June 24, 2010
Australia got its first female Prime Minister on Thursday after the ruling party dumped Kevin Rudd and installed his deputy as leader.Julia Gillard will lead the government to elections due within months.She stood unopposed at a vote of the Labor Party's 112 lawmakers at a meeting Thursday, hours after a revolt against Rudd."I feel very honor...
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