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Country Alliance – Fishing policy

David — Tue, 21 May 2013 10:57:51 +0000

G’day bunch of dedicated journos!

We’ll soon be at the business end of the federal election with Country Alliance likely to be a small but influential player in Victoria and possibly Tasmania – so you might like to have a dig through our policies (http://www.countryalliance.org/index.php/policies.html)to see what we stand for.

Speaking of which, we’ve just approved a new pro-fishing policy. While this is predominately a state issue, it runs strong with our economic development (ie job creation) theme for the recreational sector as a whole. Note the reference to the Ernst & Young study – the importance and value . . . → :: Read More ::

Sex Party – Budget Reply: TAX CHURCHES NOT FAMILIES

David — Fri, 17 May 2013 02:41:39 +0000

Sex Party Budget Reply: TAX CHURCHES NOT FAMILIES In her reply to the Budget and Tony Abbott’s reply, Fiona Patten, President of the Australian Sex Party, has called on both sides of politics to immediately take action to relieve the tax burden on families by immediately overhauling the tax concessions provided to churches and religious organisations. “ At a time when the latest figures are showing that less than 8% of Australians are regular church-goers it would come as a shock to many Australians that churches are managing to avoid taxes by some billions of dollars”, Patten said. “A . . . → :: Read More ::

Secular Party – RU486, the PBS and the ACL

David — Thu, 02 May 2013 22:54:08 +0000

Secular Party Media Release – May 2, 2013

RU486, the PBS and the ACL

That the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) and DLP senator John Madigan are outraged at the prospect of including RU486 in the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme comes as no surprise to Secular Party of Australia Treasurer, Rosemary Sceats. Ms Sceats was responding to a comment from the ACL that “people with a philosophical or conscientious objection to abortion, which is a great many Australians, would then be forced to pay for something which they believe is wrong”.

“This is a spurious position,” said Ms Sceats. “Have . . . → :: Read More ::

Katter’s Australian Party – KAP State MPs Call for Immediate Moratorium on CSG

David — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 09:09:43 +0000

KAP State MPs Call for Immediate Moratorium on CSG in QLD Following 4 Corners Expose on Monday 1 April

KAP State Leader, Ray Hopper, Shadow Minister for Trade and Treasury, Rob Katter and Parliamentary Leader, Shane Knuth, have all called on the Queensland Government to initiate an immediate 12 month moratorium on all new coal seam gas projects after an expose on ABCs 4 Corners last night highlighting the flawed process in which many of the approvals were given.

The slap-happy way in which the ALP and LNP are treating this industry is becoming more and more obvious . . . → :: Read More ::

Katter’s Australia Party – Hopper calls on Premier to apologise to Queenslands First Australians

David — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 08:11:03 +0000

Hopper calls on Premier to apologise to Queenslands First Australians

After receiving a deputation with a number of First Australians led by Les Muckan at Parliament House yesterday, State KAP Leader, Ray Hopper, asked a question in parliament which mentioned Les who was present in the public gallery at the time.

The question received such jeering and laughter from government members, including the Premier and his Deputy, to the point that Les was extremely embarrassed and hurt.

As a First Australian, Les Muckan is acutely aware of the pain that his peoples have endured since the arrival of the . . . → :: Read More ::

David — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:14:42 +0000

World’s worst billionaires

Socialist Alliance – Celebrate of the life of Hugo Chávez (1954-2013)

David — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 01:52:01 +0000

Celebrate of the life of Hugo Chávez (1954-2013) ‘Todos somos Chávez! We are all Chávez!’

Join us in celebrating and paying tribute to the life of Venezuelan socialist leader Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías. His legacy lives on in Venezuela and around the world.

NEWCASTLE

7.30pm, Wednesday, March 13 Resistance Centre, 470 Hunter St, Newcastle.

Featuring a Venezuela poster display, eulogies from people who have met Chávez and others who have been to Venezuela and witnessed the gains of the revolution. We welcome contributions and comments on the night.

A condolence book for signatures which will be forwarded on to . . . → :: Read More ::

David — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 23:12:58 +0000

Daily Telegraph goes full retard

Katter’s Australia Party – Katter requests One Third of Staffing Resources From “Lazy ALP”

David — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 04:13:56 +0000

Katter requests One Third of Staffing Resources From “Lazy ALP” Shadow Minister for Treasury and Trade, Rob Katter has hit back at the ALP’s criticism of Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Members of Parliament over the weekend, by requesting the government direct one third of the ALP’s resources to the state KAP team. Opposition leader, Annastacia Palaszczuk’s response to the KAP shadow cabinet was that the KAP Members of Parliament were “lazy”, but Mr Katter said ALP had effectively taken all the opposition staffing resources. “It’s a bit raw for any of the ALP members to have a go at . . . → :: Read More ::

Country Alliance – Bringing a real country boy to the Senate

David — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 09:08:53 +0000

Bringing a real country boy to the Senate

He’s a hunting, fishing, four wheel driving kind of guy from the Yarra Valley.

He’s also the sort of candidate other political parties wish they had. One of the major parties even tried to poach him after the last state election, offering him a safe seat. Yet Andrew Jones from the Yarra Valley chose to stay with the Country Alliance party, preferring to be able to speak his mind of issues of importance to him.

Jones will now run for Country Alliance as its lead candidate for the Victorian Senate at . . . → :: Read More ::

David — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:19:59 +0000

The fix is in, the media have chosen their anointed one

Joint micro party statement – Increased Electoral Deposit Fees To Decimate Minor Parties

David — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 22:43:41 +0000

http://www.sexparty.org.au/Media-Releases/increased-electoral-deposit-fees-to-decimate-minor-parties.html

Increased Electoral Deposit Fees To Decimate Minor Parties New laws to double the deposits lodged by candidates contesting federal elections, realistically threaten to take small parties out of the electoral process and have highlighted the fact that the ballot paper is no longer a suitable means to record votes at a federal election, according to a coalition of Australia’s minor parties. Sex Party president Fiona Patten, Australia Democrats President, Darren Churchill, Hemp Party Secretary, Graham Askey and Stable Population Party President, William Bourke said the new fees were a form of economic censorship directed at small parties by . . . → :: Read More ::

KAP Shadow Ministers named

David — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 22:41:42 +0000

KAP Shadow Ministers named

Katters Australian Party, State Leader Ray Hopper has today released the names of each of the KAPs Shadow Ministry.

What we have seen transpire in the last 24 hours in Queensland politics is the emergence of Queenslands real opposition and each of these shadow ministers will take up the battle over the next two years who all have experience and expertise in each of their portfolios Mr Hopper stated.

The Shadow Ministry is outlined below:

Science, Info technology and Arts

Barry Searle

Owns independent local newspaper former KAP candidate for the seat of . . . → :: Read More ::

David — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 01:01:39 +0000

Albanese says we might not get high speed rail because it’ll be too loud – seriously.

David — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:53:20 +0000

Assange successfully enrols to vote

David — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 03:31:57 +0000

Bank Reform Party officially registered

David — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 23:04:15 +0000

“Left has also come to mean anyone with an informed opinion contrary to the simplistic slogans of the extreme right”

David — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 09:59:58 +0000

Meet the Mainstream Party

Secular Party – Geert Wilders has the right to be heard

David — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 06:12:15 +0000

Media Release – Secular Party of Australia

Numerous venues refused to host the talks by visiting Dutch MP Geert Wilders, and his Perth talk had to be cancelled. “Whatever anyone thinks of his views, Wilders should be given the opportunity to speak,” said Dr John Perkins, President of the Secular Party of Australia. “The right to free speech is vital for a liberal democracy, and this is true even when some find the message offensive. If we are intimidated into silence by fear of recrimination, our basic freedoms are eroded.”

Dr Perkins said that the Secular Party is . . . → :: Read More ::

David — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:30:24 +0000

Pirate Party completes registration

both kinds of politics

Country Alliance – Fishing policy

Sex Party – Budget Reply: TAX CHURCHES NOT FAMILIES

Secular Party – RU486, the PBS and the ACL

Katter’s Australian Party – KAP State MPs Call for Immediate Moratorium on CSG

Katter’s Australia Party – Hopper calls on Premier to apologise to Queenslands First Australians

Socialist Alliance – Celebrate of the life of Hugo Chávez (1954-2013)

Katter’s Australia Party – Katter requests One Third of Staffing Resources From “Lazy ALP”

Country Alliance – Bringing a real country boy to the Senate

Joint micro party statement – Increased Electoral Deposit Fees To Decimate Minor Parties

KAP Shadow Ministers named

Secular Party – Geert Wilders has the right to be heard

Katter’s Australia Party – Hopper calls on Premier to apologise to Queenslands First Australians