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A new bill allows religions to discriminate against those who offend against their moral values in employment. The current law is similar, but this new proposal spells it out. It also provides a lot of grounds for discrimination.
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Sydney -
You have to wonder what sort of animal gives policy advice to the Australian government sometimes. Under a new plan OK’d by PM Julia Gillard, 100,000 Australian single mothers will be put on the dole when their kids turn eight years old.
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Sydney -
You have to wonder if anyone in Australian government has a clue about economics at any level. The massive increase in electricity prices we’ve seen in recent years proves that they don’t. Costs have gone berserk.
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Verbal acne seems to be the theme of the current Federal election. Zits of wisdom from all corners have been “entertaining” the Australian public. Both sides seem to have people who iron their feet to make sure they’re flat enough.
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Canberra -
Julia Gillard’s first moves as PM have been to take the initiative on issue management. The change in tone and direction is marked, and has been backed up by coordinated media releases, shutting down some issues, and creating new focal points.
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Canberra -
Australia has its first female PM. In an unusually realistic display of political pragmatism, the woman who “didn’t have the numbers” according to pundits on the weekend has sailed through the leadership vote.
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Canberra -
In less than one hour, Australia will know if it has a new Prime Minister. The Labor Party has done its numbers, and the papers all say it’s all over bar the post mortems. If they’re right, Julia Gillard will become Australia’s first female PM.
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President Barack Obama holds a joint press conference with Prime Minister Julia Gillard of Australia at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Nov. 16, 2011.
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