Election 2015: A Labor Government will honour the real Labor Day

A Labor Government will honour the real Labor Day ??.

and ensure that the public holiday to commemorate the hard-fought advancements of the labor movement is held on the first Monday in May.

http://annastacia.com.au/honouring-the-real-labor-day/

Labour Day Holidays are, and have been listed as follows:

Monday, 7 May 2012
Monday, 7 … Read the rest

Election 2015: Labor Claims that LNP promised 4% unemployment in QLD

LNP promised to drop unemployment to 4 per cent by 2018, during the 2012 election campaign..

TV advertising by Labor states that the LNP have failed to live up their promise to drop unemployment to 4 per cent by 2018.

But is is only 2015 !
LNP still have 3 … Read the rest

Qld bikie gangs set to give Labor support

Queensland bikie gangs appear set to prefer Labor at the QLD 2015 Election.

From The Queensland Times

Opposition Leader Annastacia Palaszczuk told parliament last year the laws must change to safeguard the rights and freedoms of innocent Queenslanders.

“They have gone too far, affecting innocent Queenslanders whose only crime is … Read the rest

Election 2015: Queensland to sell Power Network

Is the LNP going to sell the Power Network in Queensland.

The Queensland government plans to raise $28 billion through a long-term lease of its electricity transmission networks, buoying Treasurer Joe Hockey’s plan to drive economic growth through the sale of state infrastructure.

Facing a lack of interest from ðinvestors, … Read the rest

Bill Shorten wins the ALP leadership with 40% to 60% members vote.

Bill Shorten and Anthony Albanese finalised their Australian Labor Party [ALP] leadership campaign on the 13th of October 2013, with a membership ballot taken from 30,426 members, who decisively voted for Anthony Albanese.

With 40% of the ALP members vote, Bill Shorten was elected the leader of the Australian Labor … Read the rest

2013 Australian Federal Election Result

2013 Australian Federal Election Result.

The 2013 Australian Federal Election was held on Saturday 7th September 2013

House of Representatives.

Win by Liberal/National Coalition with 53.49% of the Vote and holding 60% of the seats.

The Party Leaders:

Tony Abbott – Liberal/National Coalition Party
Kevin Rudd – Australian Labor Party… Read the rest

Labor says NBN will make you $3,800 per year better off.

Australian households would be about $3,800 a year better off in 2020 with super-fast broadband like Labor’s National Broadband Network (NBN), according to new research commissioned by the Labor Government.

[warning]
BUT.. which NBN plans are they referring to?
Telstra NBN plans start at 12Mbps, about HALF the ADSL2+ maximum … Read the rest

Liberal: Parental Leave v Labor: Child Care

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says the Coalition’s paid parental leave scheme would cost more than childcare payments to families.

Paid Parental Leave

The Coalition’s paid parental leave scheme will pay a parent 26 weeks’ leave at full replacement salary. The payment is capped at $75,000.

Expected Costs

$9.8 billion. Two … Read the rest

Western Australia State Election 2013

WA State Election 2013.

The 2013 Western Australian state election was held on Saturday 9 March 2013.

This was a win by the Liberal Party, led by Colin Barnett.

    • Liberal : 557,903 votes giving 31 seats
    • Labor : 392,448 votes giving 21 seats
    • Greens : 99,431 votes with 0 seats
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Queensland State Election 2012

QLD State Election 2012.

The 2015 Queensland state election was held on Saturday 24 March 2012.

This was a win by the Liberal National (LNP), led by Campbell Newman.

  • Liberal/National: 1,214,553 votes giving 78 seats.
  • ALP: 652,092 votes giving 7 seats.
  • Katter’s Australian Party: 282,098 votes giving 2 seats.
  • The
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