PM demands Abbott 'substantiate' claims
AAP Prime Minister Julia Gillard has taken the unusual step of suspending question time in...
View ArticleFresh claims Julia Gillard argued for union body
THE Prime Minister will enter parliament for the last day this year under intense pressure to explain new allegations she was heavily involved in the creation of a union body later used as a "slush...
View ArticleBishop attack misfires after phone gaffe
Deputy Opposition Leader Julie Bishop during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday 28 November 2012. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen / Fairfax THE government has branded the opposition...
View ArticleOnly one should survive mudfight
By rights, observers should see Julie Bishop as being in a death roll with Julia Gillard, locked in a struggle from which only one of them can, or should be allowed to, survive. The struggle this week...
View ArticleJulia Gillard survives tough year, but polls defeat looms
Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard heads into an election year with her leadership bruised over a union scandal dating back 20 years and with her government struggling to gain voter support...
View ArticleJulie Bishop maintains AWU attack on Julia Gillard
COALITION attempts to ask if Julia Gillard gained any personal benefit from the establishment of the AWU Workplace Reform Association have been blunted by a Speaker's ruling. Deputy Opposition Leader...
View ArticleBitter year ends in vitriol
PRIME MINISTER Julia Gillard has told Tony Abbott to put up or shut up, as his allegation that she broke the law ensured a vicious parliamentary year ended on a vitriolic note. After a weeklong...
View ArticlePM goes on attack in AWU episode
Julia Gillard. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen Prime Minister Julia Gillard blunted the opposition's attack over the Australian Workers Union scandal on Monday, savaging her chief accuser - union official...
View ArticleMy word against that of a 'liar, sexist pig, imbecile', make your mind up: PM
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View ArticleGoals and outrage show parliament's extremes
While the Government launched its education plans and Tony Abbott underlined opposition to the carbon tax, Canberra also heard more scandal and Twitter-inspired outrage in a varied day in Australian...
View ArticleGillard suspends question time
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has taken the unusual step of suspending question time in...
View ArticleJulia Gillard's position untenable after new revelations on AWU scandal,...
JULIA Gillard is today facing opposition calls for her to resign over the AWU slush fund scandal, with Tony Abbott accusing her outside parliament of giving false information to authorities in what he...
View ArticleNo knockout for Bruiser Abbott or Bloodnut Gillard
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra. As cage fights go - and this was an event built to the proportions of a massacre in pre-fight publicity - it was a...
View ArticleAbbott's greatest hits in book form is 50 shades of free
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott signs copies of his book, at the launch of his book, 'A Strong Australia', at Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen Provided you have an...
View ArticleJulia Gillard unleashes fiery attack on union 'bagman' Ralph Blewitt,...
JULIA Gillard unleashed a fiery attack on union "bagman" Ralph Blewitt, calling him an imbecile and a "sexist pig" as she rejected claims of wrongdoing in her past, saying it was "his word against...
View ArticleAWU claims and counterclaims dominate parliament
Prime Minister Julia Gillard answered questions over the AWU scandal in parliament while the Government took exception to the direction Deputy Liberal Leader Julie Bishop took the accusations....
View ArticleJulia Gillard's challenge to Tony Abbott won't end scrutiny over the AWU...
JULIA Gillard decided to put Tony Abbott on the spot this afternoon in parliament, delaying question time and giving the Liberal leader 15 minutes to "put up or shut up". It was an attempt by the...
View ArticleAustralia's Gillard survives tough year, but polls defeat looms
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard heads into an election year with her leadership bruised over a union scandal dating back 20 years and with her government struggling to...
View ArticleGillard introduces NDIS bill
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View ArticlePolitics wrap: November 29, 2012
Welcome to our live coverage of politics from the national capital. All times in AEDST. You can follow us on Twitter @murpharoo @mearesy @ellinghausen 5.26pm: The Age's wonderful Tony Wright has done...
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