Politics - Crikey - 2010-09-02 22:46:05.
Bob Katter’s wish-list
Independent MP Bob Katter announced his key 20 demands from the leaders. In true Katter style, they focus on bananas, sugar and the Coles-Woolworths supermarket monopoly.
Politics - Crikey - 2010-09-02 22:46:05.
Only parents and guardians should be able to buy booze for minors
Sarah Jaggard from he Australian Drug Foundation, is hoping that a new call to ban the secondary supply of alcohol to minors may be taken up by the Victorian Government.
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Porn and gambling are small chips for NSW Labor
NSW minister Paul McLeay was forced to resign from office after being busted indulging in porn and gambling. But these are comparatively small chips for a government linked to an ignominious record including pedophilia, domestic violence, travel rorts and sexual assault, writes Joe Hildebrand.
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Tony Abbott’s very bad week
Crikey media wrap: Tasmanian independent MP Andrew Wilkie gave his thumbs up to a Gillard government yesterday, putting the PM job within Julia Gillard's grasp.
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The loud but secretive world of Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin manages the difficult feat of being simultaneously loud-mouthed on many matters and tight-lipped on others. Those who know Palin are unusually reluctant to talk, perhaps protecting her from what she dubs the "lamestream" media.
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Shanahan: Gillard is carefully maneuvering towards the finishing line
Using a precisely choreographed dance routine consisting of forging alliances with independent MPS and shaming Tony Abbott, Julia Gillard is gradually ticking off the boxes she'll need to form a minority government, writes Denis Shanahan.
