Australian Labor Party

Agriculture Minister Tony Burke flunks Media Presentation 101

North Coast Voices - June 2, 2008 - 1:05am

Like a lemming over the proverbial cliff, Federal Agricultural Minister Tony Burke went to the defence of his leader Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on the weekend.

"VOTERS don't want Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to slow down, a senior minister says. Read more »

Six months on from election of the Rudd Government and Cynthia is no longer willing to sleep on the wet patch

North Coast Voices - May 24, 2008 - 1:15am
As today marks six months since the November 24 election brought the Rudd Government to power, this piece serves as a gentle reminder that all is not well with Kevin On Earth's agenda.
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Electricity privatisation: NSW Speaker opposes it

North Coast Voices - May 12, 2008 - 8:42pm

The Member for Northern Tablelands and Speaker in the NSW Legislative Assembly, Richard Torbay, has put his cards about the privatisation of electricity on the table.
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Iemma jacks up electricity price ahead of planned privatisation of NSW power industry and pensioners shiver

North Coast Voices - June 23, 2008 - 1:12am

NSW North Coast low-income earners, retirees and pensioners can expect their household electricity bills to rise by between $31 and $90 a year on average depending on which power company supplies the house. Read more »

They say that laughter's the best medicine

North Coast Voices - May 28, 2008 - 12:59am

There's one thing you can always rely on a Aussie pollie for - a good laugh.

Liberal Party leader Brendan Nelson raised a laugh on Monday for calling the values police out on the Labor candidate in the Gippsland by-election because he was a Water Water cultural festival director when Beautiful Losers was performed. Read more »