Politics – Australian Information

Prime Ministers of Australia

Prime Ministers of Australia since 1901.

Australia became an independent nation on 1 January 1901 when the British Parliament passed legislation allowing the six Australian colonies to govern in their own right as part of the Commonwealth of Australia.

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Newspoll: Gay marriage to be decided by politicians NOT a Plebiscite.

Gay marriage to be decided by politicians ??says Newspoll.

Headlines from the Australian 28 Sep 2016

More people now support a vote by politicians to decide on same-sex marriage rather than a plebiscite, Newspoll says.

A special Newspoll has revealed more Australians now support a vote by politicians in parliament

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Peter Garrett

Peter Garrett on his stand on Uranium mining in Australia.

2006
Peter Garrett, on 23rd May 2006 stated “I don’t think we should be expanding our uranium mining industry. I’m not supporting any uranium mining of any kind actually. It’s the Liberal government that’s in favour of uranium mining.”

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