Tony Windsor, the independent member for New England, has attacked Opposition Leader Tony Abbott during a motion to suspend Standing Orders in Parliament today.
Dealing With Craig Thomson: An Impressive MPI Debate
May 22, 2012
An impressive Matter of Public Importance debate took place in the House of Representatives this afternoon.
The MPI was devoted to the issue of how the House should treat Craig Thomson, the member for Dobell, in the light of allegations against him and his statement to the House yesterday.
Debate revolved around the nature of a censure and the arguments for and against suspending Thomson from the service of the House. [Read more…]
Video: Sunday Political Talk Shows
Feb 12, 2012
Video of Meet The Press and The Bolt Report.
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott and independent Tony Windsor appeared on Meet The Press. Liberal Dennis Jensen appeared on The Bolt Report, Grace Collier discussed industrial relations, whilst John Della Bosca and Alexander Downer discussed the political week.
Funding And Disclosure Report: 2010 Federal Election
Nov 14, 2011
This is the election funding and disclosure report for the 2010 federal election.
The report was published by the Australian Electoral Commission and contains detailed statistics on election donations during the 2010 election.
The report shows that the AEC made total payments of $53,163,385.36 ($53.1 million) to candidates and parties in the 2010 election. The payments were based on a rate of $2.31191 for each vote received by a candidate or party, provided they reached the threshold of 4% of the primary vote.
Amongst political parties, the ALP received $22.2 million, the Liberal Party $21 million, the National Party $2.4 million and the Australian Greens ($7.2 million). [Read more…]