Parliament News

Iceland's Pirate Party has won parliamentary representation for the first time in Iceland by landing three seats in the Icelandic Parliament.

Sydney - About 3,000 people attended a ‘No Hunting in National Parks’ rally outside NSW Parliament House, Macquarie St in Sydney.

Sydney - Campaigners against hunting in national parks handed in a petition at the NSW parliament today with over 10,000 signatures.

After winning the ballot to choose the adjournment debate Huw Irranca-Davies, MP for Ogmore got personal and shared his story in the hopes to raise awareness for Ankylosing Spondylitis at the House of Commons located in the United Kingdom

Prague - The lower house of the Czech Republic parliament has approved legislation to make use of marijuana for medical purposes legal in that country.

Lisbon - Portugal has taken three years of economic crisis, and has swallowed the bitter pill of EU/IMF-imposed austerity, with little resistance - until now, when the Portuguese have finally started to rebel.

London - The government ban on the planned EDL Walthamstow march has backfired, as the EDL move Saturday’s demonstration to Westminster - outside the Houses of Parliament!

Ottawa - University of Ottawa medical school students protested outside Parliament Hill Monday afternoon in response to a letter from Conservative MP Kelly Block regarding spending cuts to refugee health care coverage.

Ottawa - Canadian Members of Parliament voted overwhelmingly to reject a motion that would have reopened the debate over abortion. But 10 Conservative cabinet ministers are under scrutiny for supporting the motion, including the minister for the Status of Women.

London - This morning Conservative Chief Whip, Andrew Mitchell, made a public apology for not showing police officers "the respect they deserve". Yet, it was a very odd apology, for Mr Mitchell denied the offending words "attributed" to him.