Tag Archives: politics

PM Gillard defines Labor as Greens rise

4 Jul

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has moved to define what the modern Labor Party stands for, as the Australian Greens took the balance of power in the Senate. Nine Greens senators took their seats on Monday as the upper house held its official changeover ceremony following the August 2010 half-Senate election. Greens leader Bob Brown has [...]

ALP in disarray as top man Tony Kelly quits

7 Jun

LABOR in NSW was in disarray last night after the sudden resignation of its state upper house leader, Tony Kelly, amid claims he has become involved in an investigation by the Independent Commission Against Corruption into the purchase by the deposed Labor government of Currawong, a former union retreat on Sydney’s Pittwater. Mr Kelly declined [...]