January 2014
- Jan 01, 2014: Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s New Year Message
- Jan 01, 2014: 1986-87 Hawke Government Cabinet Papers Released
- Jan 02, 2014: GreenPeace Activist Colin Russell Arrives Home After Russian Detention
- Jan 15, 2014: Commission Of Audit Interrogated By Senate Select Committee
- Jan 16, 2014: Tasmanian Election On March 15; Giddings Sacks Greens Ministers And Recalls Parliament
- Jan 17, 2014: Obama Steers A Middle Course On Intelligence Activities
- Jan 18, 2014: Abbott Government Cuts $650 Million From Foreign Aid
- Jan 22, 2014: Abbott Arrives In Davos For World Economic Forum
- Jan 22, 2014: Shorten Campaigns In Griffith
- Jan 22, 2014: Bill Shorten Launches Terri Butler’s ALP Campaign For Griffith By-Election
- Jan 22, 2014: Asylum Seeker Allegations: I Trust The Navy, Abbott Says
- Jan 23, 2014: Tony Abbott Addresses World Economic Forum In Davos
- Jan 25, 2014: Adam Goodes, Footballer Who Stood Up Against Racism, Named Australian Of The Year For 2014
- Jan 28, 2014: General Peter Cosgrove Appointed Governor-General
- Jan 28, 2014: Eric Abetz: Industrial Relations After The Thirty Years War
- Jan 28, 2014: President Barack Obama’s State Of The Union Address 2014
- Jan 28, 2014: State Of The Union Address: Republican Response From Cathy McMorris Rodgers
- Jan 29, 2014: Tony Abbott Attacks ABC In Interview With 2GB’s Ray Hadley
- Jan 30, 2014: Abbott: A Lot Of Noise Over The Next Year
- Jan 30, 2014: Government Rejects SPC Ardmona’s Bid For $25 Million Rescue
February 2014
- Feb 01, 2014: Abbott Launches Liberal Party Campaign For Griffith By-Election
- Feb 04, 2014: Victorian Speaker Ken Smith Resigns; Christine Fyffe Takes Over
- Feb 06, 2014: LNP Running Anti-Union Campaign In Griffith By-Election
- Feb 06, 2014: Joe Hockey Speech To Lowy Institute: “The Age Of Personal And Corporate Responsibility Has Begun”
- Feb 08, 2014: Terri Butler Wins Griffith By-Election For ALP; Status Quo Result Sees 0.68% Swing To Liberals
- Feb 10, 2014: Abbott Government Establishes Royal Commission Into Union Corruption
- Feb 10, 2014: Australian Car Industry Dies: Toyota To End Local Production By End Of 2017
- Feb 10, 2014: Shorten Says Abbott Plays Politics As Australian Jobs Are Lost
- Feb 11, 2014: Condolence Motions Make For Heartfelt Start To Parliament
- Feb 12, 2014: Abbott Presents Closing The Gap Report 2014
- Feb 18, 2014: Morrison: One Dead, Thirteen Seriously Injured In Manus Island Disturbance
- Feb 21, 2014: Operation Sovereign Borders: Morrison Says People Smugglers On The Back Foot
- Feb 23, 2014: G20 Finance Ministers Commit To 2% GDP Growth Target
- Feb 26, 2014: Government Announces $320 Million Drought Assistance Package
- Feb 27, 2014: Terri Butler (ALP-Griffith) – First Speech
March 2014
- Mar 01, 2014: Afghanistan Troops Welcomed Home In Darwin
- Mar 01, 2014: Hodgman Says Tasmanian Liberals Are Ready To Govern; Offers First 100 Days Plan
- Mar 02, 2014: Lara Giddings Launches ALP Election Campaign In Tasmania
- Mar 03, 2014: Government Refuses Debt Guarantee For Qantas But Will Repeal Foreign Ownership Restrictions
- Mar 03, 2014: ALP Pledges To Keep Qantas Australian; Says Jobs Will Be Lost Under Government Plan
- Mar 03, 2014: Scott Ludlam Invites Tony Abbott To Western Australia: “We Want Our Country Back”
- Mar 04, 2014: SA Election: Weatherill And Marshall Meet In Televised Forum
- Mar 06, 2014: Tasmanian Election: Giddings And Hodgman Meet In Televised Forum
- Mar 09, 2014: Abbott Introduces Marshall At Launch Of South Australian Liberal Party Election Campaign
- Mar 10, 2014: W.A. Treasurer Troy Buswell Resigns; Premier Colin Barnett Cites Breakdown
- Mar 15, 2014: Liberals Win Outright Majority In Tasmania; Labor Crushed, Greens Punished
- Mar 15, 2014: Liberals Outpoll Labor In South Australia But Weatherill Clings To Power As Two Independents Hold The Balance In Hung Parliament
- Mar 19, 2014: Assistant Treasurer Senator Arthur Sinodinos Stands Aside Over ICAC Investigations
- Mar 23, 2014: Geoff Brock Accepts Ministry From Jay Weatherill And Delivers Minority Government To Labor In South Australia
- Mar 23, 2014: Bill Shorten Takes Aim At Abbott At Launch Of ALP Senate Campaign In Western Australia
- Mar 24, 2014: Paul Howes Quits AWU And Other Political Positions; Disavows Parliamentary Aspirations (For Now)
- Mar 25, 2014: Arise Dame Quentin And Sir Peter: Abbott Reintroduces Knights And Dames For “Pre-Eminent Australians”
- Mar 25, 2014: Dame Quentin Bryce, 25th Governor-General Of Australia, Farewelled In Canberra
April 2014
- Apr 15, 2014: Abbott Government To Build Second Sydney Airport At Badgerys Creek
- Apr 15, 2014: NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell Denies Receiving $2979 Bottle Of Grange; Bruising Encounter With Media After ICAC Appearance
- Apr 16, 2014: Barry O’Farrell Resigns After Handwritten Thank-You Note For Wine Is Tendered At ICAC
- Apr 17, 2014: Mike Baird New NSW Premier; Elected Unopposed With Gladys Berejiklian As Deputy
- Apr 22, 2014: “Towards A Modern Labor Party”: Bill Shorten’s Speech On Party Reform
- Apr 23, 2014: The Case For Change: Joe Hockey’s Pre-Budget Speech To The Spectator Australia
- Apr 24, 2014: Direct Action: Greg Hunt Releases Emissions Reduction Fund White Paper
- Apr 25, 2014: Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s Speech To The National ANZAC Day Service
- Apr 25, 2014: Bishop And Ronaldson Speak At Gallipoli And Villers-Brettonneux ANZAC Services
- Apr 28, 2014: Debt Levy Another Example Of Government’s Twisted Priorities, Says Shorten
- Apr 28, 2014: Still No Sign Of Missing Flight MH370; Abbott And Houston Suggest 8 Months For Ongoing Search
- Apr 28, 2014: Clive Palmer To Sue Campbell Newman Over Vote-Buying Claim
- Apr 28, 2014: In Speech To The Sydney Institute, Abbott Signals Temporary Pain In Nation-Building Budget
- Apr 30, 2014: Infrastructure For The 21st Century: Warren Truss Addresses The National Press Club
May 2014
- May 01, 2014: Government Releases National Commission Of Audit Report
- May 01, 2014: Neville Wran’s Last Great Rally: Former NSW Labor Premier Eulogised In Moving State Funeral
- May 01, 2014: ALP And Greens Condemn Government Over Audit Commission Report
- May 04, 2014: Abbott Emphasises Government’s Budget Strategy As Polls Head South
- May 07, 2014: Cormann Appears To Confirm Deficit Levy In Budget; Unease On Government Backbench
- May 07, 2014: John Howard Attacks History Curriculum In Warrane Lecture
- May 08, 2014: Wayne Swan Attacks Abbott Government As Partisan And Vindictive; Claims Undermining Of Institutions And Conventions Of Government
- May 09, 2014: Scott Morrison Announces Formation Of Australian Border Force; “Reform Dividend Of Stopping The Boats”
- May 09, 2014: Changes To Senate Voting Methods Recommended; Liberals, ALP And Greens Agree To Stamp Out Preference Gaming
- May 10, 2014: Kevin Andrews: The Days Of Easy Welfare For Young Australians Are Over
- May 13, 2014: Treasurer Joe Hockey’s 2014-15 Federal Budget Speech; The Abbott Government Arrives
- May 14, 2014: In National Press Club Address, Hockey Says His Budget Changes The Country For The Better
- May 14, 2014: Budget Dominates Question Time; Repair Job Or Massive Deceit?
- May 14, 2014: Kevin Rudd Appears At Home Insulation Royal Commission: Argument Over Cabinet Secrecy
- May 15, 2014: Budget Reply Speech: Bill Shorten Says Budget Is Built Upon Broken Promises And Lies
- May 15, 2014: Christine Milne Delivers Greens Response To Federal Budget; Pledges To Oppose Key Measures
- May 17, 2014: Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s Weekly Message: Reducing Labor’s Debt
- May 17, 2014: Daniel Andrews Promises Victorian Royal Commission Into Family Violence
- May 18, 2014: Premiers Rebel Over Federal Budget Cuts; Demand COAG Meeting Before July 1
- May 21, 2014: Treasurer Joe Hockey Responds To ACOSS Concerns About Federal Budget
- May 21, 2014: Government’s Values Are Not The Nation’s Values: Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen At National Press Club
- May 21, 2014: Gloria’s Adult Sex Line, Tony Abbott’s Wink, And Politics At Its Most Trivial
- May 26, 2014: Scott Morrison Releases Robert Cornall Report Into Manus Island And Death Of Reza Berati
- May 27, 2014: Martin Hamilton-Smith, Former South Australian Liberal Leader, Defects And Becomes Minister In Weatherill Labor Government
- May 29, 2014: Truss: Search Fails To Find Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370
June 2014
- Jun 01, 2014: Tony Abbott’s D-Day Message: Landings, Trade And Democracy
- Jun 03, 2014: Napthine Government On The Brink As Shaw Supports No-Confidence Motion And Governor Consults Opposition Leader
- Jun 03, 2014: Defiant Napthine Says He Won’t Be Held To Ransom By Shaw; Says It’s Now Up To Andrews
- Jun 03, 2014: Daniel Andrews Commits To Passing Victorian Budget; Calls On Napthine To Consult Governor
- Jun 06, 2014: June 6, 2014: President Barack Obama Speaks At Normandy On The 70th Anniversary Of D-Day
- Jun 09, 2014: Tony Abbott In Canada
- Jun 10, 2014: Denis Napthine Moves To Suspend Geoff Shaw Until September 2
- Jun 10, 2014: Tony Abbott Visits New York Stock Exchange
- Jun 11, 2014: Joe Hockey Defends His Budget In Speech To The Sydney Institute
- Jun 11, 2014: Geoff Shaw Suspended By Victorian Parliament; Ken Smith Votes With Government To Defeat ALP Expulsion Move
- Jun 13, 2014: Tony Abbott Meets With Barack Obama At White House
- Jun 14, 2014: Tony Abbott Reflects On His Overseas Trip; About To Depart U.S.
- Jun 17, 2014: Valedictory Speech: Senator Ron Boswell (Nats-Qld)
- Jun 17, 2014: Valedictory Speech – Senator Mark Bishop (ALP-WA)
- Jun 18, 2014: (Not A) Valedictory Speech: Senator John Hogg (ALP-Qld)
- Jun 18, 2014: Valedictory Speech: Senator Sue Boyce (Lib-Qld)
- Jun 18, 2014: Valedictory Speech: Senator Alan Eggleston (Lib-WA)
- Jun 23, 2014: Abbott Submits Carbon Tax Repeal Bills To House Of Representatives For Third Time
- Jun 23, 2014: Anthony Albanese Denies Undermining Bill Shorten’s Leadership Of The ALP
- Jun 23, 2014: Julie Bishop Treads Carefully In Reaction To Jailing Of Australian Journalist Peter Greste
- Jun 24, 2014: Senator Mehmet Tillem (ALP-Vic) – Valedictory Speech
- Jun 24, 2014: Senator Lin Thorp (ALP-Tas) – Valedictory Speech
- Jun 24, 2014: Senator Louise Pratt (ALP-WA) – Valedictory Speech
- Jun 24, 2014: Senator Ursula Stephens (ALP-NSW) – Valedictory Speech
- Jun 25, 2014: Senator Helen Kroger (Lib-Vic) – Valedictory Speech
- Jun 25, 2014: With Al Gore On Hand, Clive Palmer Says PUP Will Vote To Abolish Carbon Tax But Supports An ETS
- Jun 25, 2014: Senator Mark Furner (ALP-Qld) – Valedictory Speech
- Jun 25, 2014: Senator Don Farrell (ALP-SA) – Valedictory Speech
- Jun 25, 2014: Greg Hunt Says Carbon Tax Set To Be Abolished But Government Will Negotiate With Palmer
- Jun 25, 2014: The Result Of Clive Palmer’s Al Gore Stunt: Carbon Tax Abolished, ETS Dead
- Jun 28, 2014: Tony Abbott’s Speech To The Liberal Party Federal Council: “We Are The Party Of Menzies, Fraser And Howard”
July 2014
- Jul 06, 2014: Bill Shorten Addresses New Zealand Labour Party Congress
- Jul 07, 2014: Clive Palmer Addresses The National Press Club; Confirms PUP Opposition To Budget Cuts
- Jul 08, 2014: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Addresses Australian Parliament
- Jul 08, 2014: Palmer Party Senate Leader Glenn Lazarus Heckled During First Speech On Repealing Carbon Tax
- Jul 08, 2014: Jacqui Lambie Asks Her First Question As A Senator; Wants Billions And Special Economic Zone For Tasmania
- Jul 08, 2014: Abbott Signs Free Trade Agreement With Japanese Prime Minister Abe
- Jul 09, 2014: Sen. David Leyonhjelm (LDP-NSW) – Maiden Speech
- Jul 10, 2014: Carbon Tax Repeal Bill Defeated In Senate As Palmer Squabbles With Government Over Amendments
- Jul 11, 2014: Gough Whitlam At 98; John Faulkner On A Life Of Endurance, Longevity, Resilience And Extraordinary Contribution
- Jul 11, 2014: Abbott Says It’s Situation Normal: A Government Without A Senate Majority
- Jul 14, 2014: Bill Shorten’s Speech On The Carbon Tax Repeal Legislation
- Jul 14, 2014: Palmer, Claiming Victory, Explains What Happened Last Week – Right?
- Jul 15, 2014: Sen. Linda Reynolds (Lib-WA) – Maiden Speech
- Jul 15, 2014: Abbott Government Does Deal With Palmer To Loosen Financial Advice Laws
- Jul 15, 2014: As Defeat Looms, Christine Milne Speaks Against Repeal Of Carbon Tax
- Jul 15, 2014: Rupert Murdoch And Tony Abbott Speak At 50th Anniversary Celebration Of The Australian
- Jul 16, 2014: Sen. James McGrath (Lib-Qld) – Maiden Speech
- Jul 16, 2014: Sen. Matthew Canavan (Nats-Qld) – Maiden Speech
- Jul 17, 2014: Carbon Tax Abolished; Senate Crossbenchers Back Government
- Jul 17, 2014: Labor Reacts To Repeal Of Carbon Tax With Commitment To Emissions Trading Scheme
- Jul 17, 2014: Greens React To Repeal Of Carbon Tax
- Jul 18, 2014: Abbott And Shorten Address Parliament On Shooting Down Of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17
- Jul 18, 2014: Abbott Says The News Just Gets Worse On A Grim Day For Australia And The World
- Jul 18, 2014: Obama Calls For Ceasefire In Ukraine; Says US Will Increase Pressure On Russia
- Jul 19, 2014: Shorten: A Pall Of Shock Hangs Across The Australian Nation
- Jul 19, 2014: Abbott Calls For Independent Investigation Of MH17; Foreign Minister Off To UN To Co-Ordinate Campaign
- Jul 21, 2014: MH17 Rescue Effort Shambolic, Says Abbott; Like Putting Criminals In Charge Of A Crime Scene
- Jul 22, 2014: United Nations Security Council Adopts Australian-Led Resolution 2166 On Flight MH17
- Jul 22, 2014: Julie Bishop Called It For Australia And The World, Says Abbott; Operation Bring Them Home Underway
- Jul 23, 2014: Bill Clinton’s Address To 20th International AIDS Conference In Melbourne
- Jul 23, 2014: Abbott Gives Update On Recovery And Repatriation Of MH17 Victims
- Jul 24, 2014: Co-Operation: Bill Clinton’s Speech At The Launch Of Torrens University Australia
- Jul 24, 2014: Abbott Says 50 Australian Police Deployed For Operation Bring Them Home
- Jul 24, 2014: Greg Combet Says Julia Gillard Offered To Stand Aside For Him
- Jul 25, 2014: Morrison Announces Tamil Asylum Seekers Will Be Brought To Mainland For Processing
- Jul 25, 2014: Another 100 Federal Police Deployed For MH17 Recovery; We Just Want To Bring Home Our Dead, Says Abbott
- Jul 26, 2014: Abbott Holds Sixth Press Conference In Six Days On Flight MH17
- Jul 27, 2014: Bill Shorten Focuses On Medicare In Address To NSW Labor Conference
August 2014
- Aug 05, 2014: Abbott Kills 18C Repeal; New Counter-Terrorism Measures To Cost $630m Over Four Years
- Aug 05, 2014: Shorten Says Brandis Has Been Humiliated By Cabinet Over 18C Repeal
- Aug 06, 2014: 40th Anniversary Of The 1974 Joint Sitting Of Parliament
- Aug 06, 2014: Attorney-General George Brandis Stumbles In Metadata Interview
- Aug 06, 2014: Christopher Pyne Addresses National Press Club On Higher Education Changes
- Aug 18, 2014: The Good Fight: Wayne Swan Launches Memoirs Of The Rudd-Gillard Years
- Aug 26, 2014: Sen. Chris Ketter (ALP-Qld) – Maiden Speech
- Aug 26, 2014: Sen. Joe Bullock (ALP-WA) – Maiden Speech
- Aug 27, 2014: Paul Keating Launches Cabinet Diaries By Gareth Evans With Another Swipe At Bob Hawke
- Aug 27, 2014: Terrorism Threats: ASIO Director-General David Irvine Addresses National Press Club
- Aug 27, 2014: Sen. Janet Rice (Greens-Vic) – Maiden Speech
- Aug 30, 2014: Rebuilding Australia: Warren Truss Addresses Nationals Federal Council
September 2014
- Sep 01, 2014: Royal Commission Says Home Insulation Program Was Poorly Planned And Poorly Implemented
- Sep 01, 2014: Ministerial Statement On Iraq: Abbott And Shorten Unite In House
- Sep 02, 2014: Mining Tax Abolished As Government Deals With Palmer
- Sep 02, 2014: Geoff Shaw Apologises To The Victorian Parliament; Expulsion Averted
- Sep 02, 2014: Hockey And Cormann Hail Mining Tax Repeal As Best Possible Deal In The National Interest
- Sep 02, 2014: Sen. Glenn Lazarus (PUP-Qld) – Maiden Speech
- Sep 03, 2014: Sen. Bob Day (Family First-SA) – Maiden Speech
- Sep 03, 2014: Sen. Jacqui Lambie (PUP-Tas) – Maiden Speech
- Sep 04, 2014: DLP Senator John Madigan Quits Party; Alleges Cancer Of Political Intrigue; Will Sit As Independent
- Sep 09, 2014: Jingoistic, Xenophobic, Protectionist: Bill Shorten’s March To The Fringe In Speech To Submarine Workers
- Sep 10, 2014: Julia Gillard Testifies At Trade Union Royal Commission
- Sep 12, 2014: Terror Alert Raised To High; Abbott Says No Imminent Threats But People With Intent And Capability Are Here
- Sep 14, 2014: Combat Aircraft To Join Coalition Against ISIL; Advisers But No Combat Troops; Australia Responds To US Request
- Sep 14, 2014: ALP Supports Military Commitment To Iraq, Greens Opposed
- Sep 17, 2014: Better Together: In Powerful Speech, Gordon Brown Argues For A No Vote On Scottish Independence
- Sep 18, 2014: Islamic State Beheadings Plot Alleged Following Terrorist Raid Arrests In Sydney And Brisbane
- Sep 19, 2014: Abbott Says Federal Police Now Handling External And Internal Security At Parliament House
- Sep 19, 2014: Scotland Votes NO In Referendum On Independence
- Sep 20, 2014: New Zealand PM John Key Wins Third Consecutive Election; National Triumphs, Labour Humiliated; “A Victory For Those Who Kept The Faith”
- Sep 21, 2014: G20 Finance Ministers And Central Bank Governors Meeting Concludes In Cairns
- Sep 22, 2014: Tony Abbott Statement On National Security: “Balance Between Freedom And Security Will Have To Shift”
- Sep 22, 2014: Shorten Maintains Support For Abbott Government On Iraq; Also Outlines Conditions
- Sep 22, 2014: Melissa Parke’s Speech On Iraq; ALP Member Questions Commitment
- Sep 23, 2014: Senator Zhenya Wang (PUP-WA) – Maiden Speech
- Sep 23, 2014: Julia Gillard’s Interview With Ray Martin
- Sep 24, 2014: From The Fringe: Sen. Jacqui Lambie’s Tirade Against Sharia Law
- Sep 24, 2014: Truss And Shorten Address Parliament On Shooting Of Melbourne Teenager
- Sep 25, 2014: 2013-14 Budget Comes In With $48.5 Billion Deficit
- Sep 25, 2014: Tony Abbott’s Address To The United Nations General Assembly
- Sep 26, 2014: My Story: Julia Gillard’s Book Launched By Quentin Bryce
- Sep 27, 2014: Julie Bishop And Bill Shorten Speak At AFL Grand Final Breakfast
October 2014
- Oct 03, 2014: Abbott Government Commits Defence Aircraft To Coalition Airstrikes Against ISIL In Iraq
- Oct 03, 2014: Shorten Gives ALP Support To Iraq Commitment; Greens Opposed
- Oct 07, 2014: Government Widens Terms Of Reference For Trade Union Royal Commission; Criminal Conduct Probe, Reporting Date Extended
- Oct 07, 2014: Public Pessimism, Political Complacency: Restoring Trust, Reforming Labor – John Faulkner Speech
- Oct 10, 2014: COAG Discussions Focus On Terrorism, Federation And Taxation
- Oct 12, 2014: Abbott On The Liberal Party’s 70th Anniversary
- Oct 12, 2014: Pyne Releases Review Of National Curriculum
- Oct 12, 2014: Kate Ellis Accuses Christopher Pyne Of Distraction Tactics Over Curriculum Review
- Oct 13, 2014: We Shirtfront The Tsar; Abbott Says He Will Confront Putin Over MH17 At G20
- Oct 14, 2014: Government Announces Industry Innovation And Competitiveness Agenda
- Oct 18, 2014: Cormann Says Shorten Is An Economic Girlie Man
- Oct 19, 2014: Widodo Inauguration: Abbott Stresses Jakarta Focus In Foreign Policy
November 2014
- Nov 15, 2014: Tony Abbott’s Remarks At G20 Leaders’ Retreat
- Nov 15, 2014: Barack Obama Highlights Climate Change In Speech At University Of Queensland
December 2014
