Jan 31, 2008 - Audio Clips, Australian Democracy, Constitution, Executive Government, Federal Elections, Foreign Policy, Howard Government, Issues, Parliament, Political Parties, Political Words, Pressure Groups, Rudd Government, States, U.K., U.S.A., Voting & Elections | comments(0)
Regular readers of australianpolitics.com will have noticed that the site has a completely new design and structure.
So, what’s happened? Continued
Jan 29, 2008 - Australian Democracy, Media, Terrorism | comments(0)
The Federal Police Commissioner, Mick Keelty, has made a controversial speech in which he argues for a gag on media coverage of terrorism arrests.
The speech was delivered to the Sydney Institute.
Jan 28, 2008 - 2008 Election, Audio Clips | comments(0)
Senator Edward Kennedy has endorsed Barack Obama for this year’s presidential election. The senior senator from Massachusetts, and the sole surviving brother of John and Robert Kennedy, was accompanied by JFK’s daughter, Caroline, who endorsed Obama in an op-ed piece in the New York Times on the weekend.
Kennedy paid tribute to Senators Hillary Clinton and John Edwards but said his choice was based on “the candidate who inspires me, who inspires all of us, who can lift our vision and summon our hopes and renew our belief that our country’s best days are still to come”.
Jan 28, 2008 - U.S.A. | comments(1)
President George W. Bush has delivered his seventh and final State of the Union Address to a joint session of the United States Congress.
This is the text and audio of President George W. Bush’s final State of the Union Address:
Jan 26, 2008 - Audio Clips, Liberal Party | comments(0)
This is the transcript and video of Dr. Brendan Nelson’s address to an Australia Day ceremony at Wahroonga Park, Sydney. Continued
Jan 22, 2008 - Media | comments(0)
Australian Consolidated Press Magazine today announced that The Bulletin magazine is to close after 128 continuous years of publication. Continued
Jan 20, 2008 - Governor-General, Rudd Government | comments(0)
Kim Beazley will not be appointed Governor-General, according to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. Continued
Jan 15, 2008 - 2008 Election, Audio Clips | comments(0)
The Republican Party primary election in Michigan has been won by Mitt Romney. Continued
Jan 1, 2008 - U.K. | comments(0)
A very limited amount of material on British politics is available HERE.