MIL-OSI Australia: Interview with Brian Carlton, LAFM Tasmania Talks
Source: Australian Treasurer Subjects: ABC; Lucy Gichuhi; Braddon by-election; Tax relief for working Australians; Treasury costings reveal embarrassing $10 billion black hole in Labor’s retiree tax revenue; Australian Embassy in Israel. BRIAN CARLTON: Good morning Treasurer. How are you going? TREASURER: G’day Brian, how are you going? CARLTON: I am very well. It truly is […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Australia: Enrol now for the federal by-elections [15 June 2018]
Source: Australian Electoral Commission Updated: 15 June 2018 Federal by-elections for the electoral divisions of Longman (QLD), Mayo (SA), Braddon (TAS), Fremantle and Perth (both WA) will be held on Saturday 28 July. Australian Electoral Commissioner, Tom Rogers said people must act now to ensure they’re enrolled, and their details are up to date by 8pm local […]
Read More →MIL-Evening Report: Protesters in PNG’s Highlands torch plane, shut Mendi airport
The destroyed Air Nuigini Dash 8 at Papua New Guinea’s Mendi Airport. Image: Melvin Levongo/RNZ Pacific By RNZ Pacific Protesters in the Papua New Guinea Southern Highlands town of Mendi have torched a plane and closed the airport. Earlier, the local police station commander Gideon Kauke had said police were guarding the aircraft to ensure […]
Read More →MIL-Evening Report: Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Questions over Grant Robertson’s “cash for access” fundraising
Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Questions over Grant Robertson’s “cash for access” fundraising Dr Bryce Edwards. It was labelled “corrupt” and “cash-for-access” when the last government did it. But now that Labour Government ministers are fundraising by holding exclusive dinners for the wealthy, it’s suddenly OK. This is the story of how the Minister of Finance […]
Read More →MIL-Evening Report: Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Lessons from a boring by-election
Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Lessons from a boring by-election Dr Bryce Edwards. Lesson #1: Boring by-elections produce disengaged citizens. By and large, voters stayed away from the polling booths in Northcote, leading Newshub political editor Tova O’Brien to pronounce that democracy was the biggest loser of this campaign – see: Clear loser in Northcote, and it […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Australia: 2017 Bennelong by election disclosure returns published today [04 June 2018]
Source: Australian Electoral Commission Updated: 1 June 2018 Disclosure returns lodged with the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) by candidates following the 2017 Bennelong by‑election held on Saturday 16 December 2017 have been released for public inspection. The election disclosure returns are now available to view on the AEC website at http://electiondisclosures.aec.gov.au/. The returns cover receipts and expenditure by candidates […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Australia: Changes to nomination process for candidates [31 May 2018]
Source: Australian Electoral Commission Updated: 31 May 2018 The nomination process for people wishing to stand as candidates in elections and by-elections has been updated to include an option to provide information on their eligibility to be elected to Parliament, the Australian Electoral Commission announced today. A qualification checklist has been included in the candidate […]
Read More →MIL-Evening Report: Savu border unsolved, but Timor-Leste leader praises ‘amazing’ Indonesia link
Fretilin’s former Prime Minister Dr Mari Alkatiri … “we look forward to guaranteed stability, ongoing development and to bring people out of poverty” in Timor-Leste. Image: Agora Timor By Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata in Dili East Timor’s outgoing Prime Minister Dr Mari Alkatiri says that after almost two decades of separation from Indonesia, the country’s relations […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Australia: 2017 New England by election disclosure returns published today
Source: Australian Electoral Commission Updated: 18 May 2018 Disclosure returns lodged with the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) by candidates following the 2017 New England by‑election held on Saturday 2 December 2017 have been released for public inspection. The election disclosure returns are now available. The returns cover receipts and expenditure by candidates who contested the 2017 New England by‑election. All […]
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