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Wilson Tuckey TV Advertisement

Jul 18, 2010

Wilson Tuckey, the Liberal member for O’Connor in Western Australia, has produced a television advertisement for the 2010 election.

Tuckey, 75, was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1980.

Filed Under: 2007 Federal Election, Liberal Party, Video Tagged With: ,

Costello Jousts With Journalists Over National Accounts, Iraq, Tuckey, Ethanol And Hanson

Sep 02, 2003

This is Treasurer Peter Costello’s press conference, in Canberra, today.

Costello took questions on the June quarter National Accounts figures released today.

He also answered questions on Iraq, Wilson Tuckey, ethanol and the jailing of Pauline Hanson. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Audio, Australia, Economy, Howard, Iraq-Afghanistan, Liberal Party, One Nation Tagged With: , , ,

A Statistical Analysis Of Question Time

Feb 13, 2002

The tabling of a government report into the supposed throwing overboard of children from the Tampa was the dominant issue in Question Time in the House of Representatives this afternoon.

The Prime Minister, John Howard, tabled the report which argued that the government had been misled about the incidient which featured prominently in last year’s election campaign.

The first Questions Without Notice for the 40th Parliament followed the official opening of the Parliament the day before. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Audio, Howard, Question Time Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Sack Call On Liberal Plotters

May 22, 1989

In May 1989, a well-planned coup toppled John Howard and re-installed Andrew Peacock as leader of the Liberal Party.

The week after the leadership change, the main organisers of the challenge appeared on the ABC’s Four Corners program to explain and gloat about how they overthrew Howard.

John Moore and Wilson Tuckey were the main spokesmen for the plotters. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Howard, Liberal Party, Video Tagged With: , , , , ,
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