News Muncher - category federal parliament

2 weeks, 3 days ago

Queensland parliament to roll back 'family friendly' hours to benefit regional MPs

ABC

The Queensland government has scrapped so-called "family friendly" hours at state parliament, arguing the change will allow more debate time and benefit regional MPs. "By moving committee meetings from Mondays to Wednesdays, regional MPs will be able to maximise community engagement on the weekends and fly in for parliament on Monday morning." Queensland MP and Katter's Australian Party leader Robbie …

Family Labor Change Changes House Hours More Time

5 months, 1 week ago

Ken Wyatt: A trailblazer in Australian politics

ABC

In what was a triumph for Indigenous Australians, Ken Wyatt broke new ground when he won his Perth seat in the 2010 federal election, as he became the first Aboriginal person to be elected to the House of Representatives. "Aboriginal kids in those missions were expected to marry non-Indigenous people," Wyatt said. Stream Ken Wyatt's interview with ABC Conversations Photo …

Indigenous Conversations Indigenous People Federal Town Person Parliament

8 months ago

Retiring Gold Coast MP Karen Andrews says she couldn't convince a woman to run for Liberal preselection

ABC

In short: Karen Andrews says she could not get a woman "over the line" to run for preselection in the seat she has held for 14 years. Karen Andrews says she could not get a woman "over the line" to run for preselection in the seat she has held for 14 years. No women were in the running for the …

Women Election Party Federal Woman Run Parliament

1 year, 6 months ago

Anthony Albanese says No campaign is 'underestimating Australians' in lead-up to Voice referendum

ABC

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will use a major speech to express his confidence the No campaign in the Voice referendum is "underestimating Australians", who will not "succumb to their appeals to fear". Key points: Federal parliament spent last week debating a bill that will enable the Voice referendum The prime minister says he is confident the No campaign will not …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Parliament has decided on how the Voice referendum will work. Here's what to expect

ABC

With the federal government and opposition striking a deal on how to run the coming referendum on a Voice to Parliament, we now know how it will work. The government wants voting in the referendum to feel as similar as possible to voting in a federal election, so people feel familiar with the process. After some argy-bargy with the opposition, …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Federal Labor MPs Alicia Payne, Luke Gosling to introduce legislation to remove euthanasia ban in Northern Territory and ACT

ABC

A bill to overturn a 25-year-old ban on the ACT and the Northern Territory legislating voluntary assisted dying could be brought before federal parliament within weeks. Key points: All Australian states have now legalised voluntary assisted dying Two Labor MPs will attempt to remove a Commonwealth ban on the NT and ACT legislating for euthanasia The issue of territory rights …

Commonwealth Federal Act Bill Andrews Territory Senator

2 years, 10 months ago

Russia, Donations and Distractions

ABC

STAN GRANT Tonight, playing politics with our national security. STAN GRANT I’ll get you to hold that thought, because we are going to come to the question of Russia. STAN GRANT Allegra Spender, you’re seeking to enter parliament at a time when we are really at a bit of a hinge point. Because she wasn’t rich and she wasn’t really …

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3 years, 2 months ago

Parliament does not reflect culturally diverse Australia, says former Fowler hopeful Tu Le

ABC

A young Vietnamese Australian lawyer who was overlooked by Labor to run in the federal election says political parties must do more to increase cultural diversity in federal parliament. Key points: Lawyer Tu Le had hoped to be selected by Labor to run in the federal seat of Fowler at the next election Ms Le says Labor needs to continue …

Community Labor Australia Political Parties Senate Federal Told

3 years, 3 months ago

Tanya Plibersek says Tu Le has experience needed in parliament, avoiding comment on Kristina Keneally move

ABC

Senior Labor frontbencher Tanya Plibersek has declined to say whether she supports her party's decision to parachute Kristina Keneally into a safe Labor seat, at the expense of a Vietnamese-Australian lawyer who lives in the electorate. Key points: Ms Plibersek said she was proud of the diversity in Labor, but said the party could always do more She said she …

Community Labor Diversity Party Federal Parliament Seat

3 years, 8 months ago

The Base Tapes: Inside a neo-Nazi recruitment drive in Australia

ABC

A composite image showing Rinaldo Nazzaro, founder of The Base, and two men targeted for recruitment who did not join The Base. At the time of the recordings, The Base's secretive founder Rinaldo Nazzaro was known publicly only by his online aliases "Roman Wolf" and "Norman Spear". In the dead of night, Volkskrieger put posters for The Base in Perth's …

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