February 17, 2013 Are there any Lessons from the Wanguri By-election Result? On Saturday night the Northern Territory Country Liberal government took a pasting at a by-election in the northern Darwin seat of Wanguri. The by-election had been caused by the resignation of former Labor Chief Minister Paul Henderson. In the circumstances the electorate could Continue Reading →
Tesla electric car row goes up a gear as New York Times journalist hits back John M Broder has responded to claims he deliberately let the electric car run out of power before testdriving the vehicle Share51 inShare.1 Email Adam Vaughan guardian.co.uk, Friday 15 February 2013 13.00 GMT Jump to comments (132) The journalist John Continue Reading →
Labor triumphs in Wanguri by-election ABCFebruary 17, 2013, 12:50 pm tweet1 Email Print Labor’s Nicole Manison has vowed to hit the ground running after an overwhelming win the by-election for the Northern Territory seat of Wanguri. Ms Manison will replace Paul Henderson, who retired from politics last month after leading his party to a crushing Continue Reading →
Xenophon detained at Malaysian airport Updated Sun Feb 17, 2013 2:04am AEDT Video: Nick Xenophon talks to ABC News 24 from Malaysia (ABC News) Related Story: Xenophon caught up in Malaysia protest Related Story: Anwar Ibrahim cleared of sodomy charges Map: Malaysia Federal independent Senator Nick Xenophon has been detained by Malaysian authorities after being Continue Reading →
Parents cry for help from charities LINDA SILMALIS The Sunday Telegraph February 17, 201312:00AM Increase Text Size Decrease Text Size Print Email Share 0 ONE of Australia’s leading charities has reported a 30 per cent increase in calls for help, which it has attributed to the changes in the single parenting payment scheme. The new Continue Reading →
Labor’s secret hit-list reveals NSW hot seats SAMANTHA MAIDEN NATIONAL POLITICAL EDITOR The Sunday Telegraph February 17, 201312:00AM Increase Text Size Decrease Text Size Print Email Related Coverage . Labor’s hot seats . A LEAKED election battle plan has revealed Labor’s list of target seats across NSW for the 2013 poll and sparked accusations Julia Continue Reading →