It appears that the current government is being held hostage to the opposition's agenda, though this is problematic as the Opposition appear not to know quite what the agenda is themselves.
The Australian Greens have said they will pursue tax recommendations made by Treasury head Ken Henry in a comprehensive review released in Canberra on Sunday.
A report released today by a public policy think tank, has criticised the Federal Government's proposed ETS scheme, describing it as a waste of taxpayers' money.
By Rich Bowden: The Australian Greens have said the 2010 federal election will be fought on the issue of climate change saying the country should now show world leadership in cutting carbon emissions after the failure of the Copenhagen climate talks. Leader of the Greens, Senator Bob Brown has criticised Prime Minister Rudd’s policy...
By Rich Bowden: Recently deposed Liberal leader Malcolm Turnbull has launched an extraordinary attack on his colleagues calling the opinion of Tony Abbott, the man who replaced him as leader, “bullshit” on the subject of an emissions trading scheme. Mr Turnbull was rolled in a very public leadership spill last week after Mr Abbott...
By Simon Hukin: The outcome of the leadership ballot today has demonstrated Tony Abbott will find it devastatingly difficult to unite his party room. With only one vote in it, it should be clear to the newly anointed leader that the party does not stand resolutely behind him. The wets – led as ever...
By Alex Schlotzer: Well what a whirlwind week in Australian politics that was, starting with the defection of most of Malcolm Turnbull’s frontbench and culminating in the win by Tony Abbott (by one vote) in today’s leadership spill. The tragedy (for Turnbull supporters) was that it was bound to happen as the now former...
By Rich Bowden: Five Liberal frontbenchers have resigned over its leadership’s decision to ram through an agreement with the Government on an emissions trading scheme. Tony Abbott, Sophie Mirabella, Tony Smith and Senators Nick Minchin and Eric Abetz have handed in their resignations saying they cannot agree with their leader Malcolm Turnbull’s decision to...
