By Angela Dorizas If the Federal Government delivers on its commitment to build a second airport for Sydney, the Federal Opposition frontbencher Joe Hockey will parade naked through the city’s central…
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Report recommends mandatory detention reform
By Adam Coleman Australia has moved closer to reforming its mandatory detention policy with a parliamentary committee recommending no person should be held for longer than 12 months unless they…
COAG meeting vague on feed-in tariffs
By Ju Yeon Jung The latest Council of Australian Governments (COAG) meeting has provided scant details on climate change policy, while hinting some agreements had been made on a national…
Business commends COAG reforms
By Ju Yeon Jung The Business Council of Australia (BCA) has commended the outcomes of the 24th Council of Australian Government (COAG) meeting, saying the long-awaited reforms would finally help cut border…
Health ambassador dumped over homophobic report
By Staff Writer A newly-appointed men’s health ambassador has been sacked over a contentious anti-gay report, just days after the senate passed a bill recognising the rights of same-sex couples. Two…
Public servants give APS tick of approval
By Angela Dorizas The Australian public service has scored positive results in the area of ethics, integrity and employee satisfaction, according to the 2007-2008 State of the Service report tabled…
Gershon ICT review to be implemented ‘in full’
By Adam Coleman Today the Rudd Government announced that it will implement “in full” the recommendations of Sir Peter Gershon’s review of the Commonwealth’s use of information and communications technology…
Rudd reviews first year in office
By Ju Yeon Jung The Rudd Government has celebrated its first year with a self-compiled 75-page progress report, a discreet but confident testament of its performance amid the worst financial…
Stop dumbing down public schools: Murdoch
By Staff Writer International media mogul Rupert Murdoch has made a scathing review of Australian public education, saying the failing education system was “a moral scandal” and government and businesses should aggressively…
Australian Sex Party launched
By Staff Writer The newly established Australian Sex Party has pledged to make Viagra more accessible and convene a royal commission into child sex abuse in the nation’s religious institutions….