This is the text and partial audio of the Council of Australian Governments meeting in Canberra.
Agreement was reached on the Water issue, but the State and Territory leaders walked out of the meeting because of disagreement over Health. [Read more…]
Prime Minister John Howard has had a willing encounter with an ABC interviewer who quizzed him over Tony Abbott’s involvement in the legal action against One Nation.
Howard appeared on the AM program. He was interviewed by Catherine McGrath.
Transcript of John Howard’s interview with Catherine McGrath on AM.
MCGRATH:
Mr Howard, good morning. Tony Abbott said last night that in 1998 he thought it was very important that the One Nation juggernaut, he called it, be stopped. Did you think that back then? [Read more…]
This is the full text of the COAG Communique released today.
The communique follows a meeting of Federal, State and Territory Chief Ministers in Canberra.
Text of COAG Communique.
INTRODUCTION
The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) today held its 11th meeting in Canberra. The Council, comprising the Prime Minister, Premiers and Chief Ministers and the President of the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA), had wide ranging discussions on important areas of national interest. [Read more…]
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