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The Leader of the Opposition, Malcolm Turnbull, has announced that the coalition will move to defer passage of the Emissions Trading Scheme legislation until next year.
Speaking at a joint press conference with the Nationals leader, Warren Truss, Turnbull argued that the legislation should be delayed until after the Copenhagen conference at the end of the [...]
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The ACT Labor government of Jon Stanhope has lost its majority in today’s elections.
The ALP seems likely to be reduced from 10 to 7 seats in the Legislative Assembly. The Liberal Party appears to have also won 7 seats, whilst the Greens have picked up 2 seats to take their total to 3.
Negotiations between [...]
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The outgoing Deputy Prime Minister and leader of The Nationals, Mark Vaile, has announced that he is stepping down.
Vaile said it was time for generational change in the party. He said he would continue to represent his NSW electorate of Lyne.
Vaile’s departure means that the top three names in the Howard government have now effectively [...]
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