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History repeating as hung parliament looms
In the 2010 federal election, the incumbent Australian Labor Party, led by Prime Minister Julia Gillard, won a second term ...
Major parties must support reform for nation’s sake
If the pundits and pollsters are right, we’re headed for another hung parliament, one in which neither of the major parties ...
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In a new book, cricketer Pat Cummins interviews former Australian PM Julia Gillard and others
you should think about running for Parliament.” Julia Gillard. Image by UK Department for International Development/Russell Watkins/CC BY 2.0 In 1986, Julia graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and ...
Back to basics – and familiar faces – as Greens eye balance of power
The minor party will issue a list of key demands of minority government ahead of the federal election. This is one of them.
Crossbenchers say hung parliament would have to negotiate bill by bill
The current crossbench is making no promises to guarantee support to either Labor or Coalition in a hung parliament — with nearly all saying they would force a minority government to deal with them ...
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Queen Camilla celebrates the work of women at starry Buckingham Palace event
Queen Camilla has hosted a reception at Buckingham Palace to celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of the Women of the World ...
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Australian PM wants to cut ties with British monarchy and establish a republic
Australia should drop its ties to the British monarchy when the Queen’s reign ends, Prime Minister Julia ... Gillard’s party wants to replace the governor general with a president. Parliament ...
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Crossbenchers say hung parliament would have to negotiate bill by bill
Kennedy MP Bob Katter is one of just two remaining independents who was part of the 43rd parliament, in which former prime minister Julia Gillard formed a minority government. In that term ...