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Three Liberal frontbenchers - Joe Hockey, Julie Bishop and Greg Hunt - were thrown out for an hour during a feisty question time in which both sides accused each other of "class warfare". Opposition Leader Tony Abbott said Prime Minister Julia Gillard,...
In August 2010, just before the election and Ms Gillard’s vow not to introduce a carbon tax, she led Mr Abbott 48 per cent to 40 per cent… In 2008, as the GFC hit, Mr Swan was preferred as federal treasurer by a margin of more than two to one over the...
Deputy Opposition leader Julie Bishop (R), introduces parliamentary members to US President Barack Obama (2nd-L), after he had addressed the Australian Parliament in Canberra on November 17, 2011. Stressing the rising economic influence of the... View Photo »
In fact my view is it should be mandatory
Source: The Australian GINA Rinehart celebrated her 58th birthday in style yesterday, hosting a lavish party with friends at her Dalkeith mansion. Close to 100 people turned out for the black-tie birthday bash, including deputy Liberal leader Julie...
For good measure, he suggested - without anything approaching actual evidence - that Thomson's fate was in the hands of ''a protection racket being run out of the Prime Minister's office''. Ms (Julie) Bishop wanted to know whether Ms Gillard would give...
Earlier in Parliament, Deputy Opposition Leader Julie Bishop presented a ''family tree'' that connected officials and former executives of the health services union with Ms Gillard, other Labor parliamentarians and officials of other unions. The...
CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 17: Deputy Opposition leader Julie Bishop (R), introduces parliamentary members to US President Barack Obama (2nd-L), after he had addressed the Australian Parliament on the second day of his 2-day visit to Australia, on... View Photo »
This is a direct challenge to the prime minister
Health Services Union secretary, misused union credit cards for prostitutes and cash withdrawals. Mr Thomson on Thursday repeated he had done nothing wrong. "I have fully cooperated with the investigations and I look forward to them concluding," he said...
The Leader of the Opposition asked only one question in question time today and left the censure motioning to his Coalition colleagues. It was left to Deputy Opposition Leader Julie Bishop to headline their attack this afternoon - going after the...
Julie Isabel Bishop (born 17 July 1956), Australian politician and Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of Australia as deputy leader of the Liberal Party of Australia. She is the party's first female Deputy Leader. Full Article
CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 17: Deputy Opposition leader Julie Bishop (R), introduces parliamentary members to US President Barack Obama (2nd-L), after he had addressed the Australian Parliament on the second day of his 2-day visit to Australia, on November 17, 2011 in Canberra,...
View Photo »World Bank President Robert Zoellick of the US (4th from L) and Australian Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan (5th from L) with other delegates at the 19th Australian American Leadership Dialogue in Perth, 12 August. The Australian American Leadership Dialogue is a private bipartisan...
View Photo »CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 17: Deputy Opposition leader Julie Bishop (R), introduces parliamentary members to US President Barack Obama (2nd-L), after he had addressed the Australian Parliament on the second day of his 2-day visit to Australia, on November 17, 2011 in Canberra,...
View Photo »In fact my view is it should be mandatory
This is a direct challenge to the prime minister
Tony didn't make him an offer
In fact he was very keen and, through an intermediary, asked me to get Tony Abbott to nominate him
She's proven herself once more to be a ruthless opportunist
They are treating the Australian people with contempt by doing these backroom deals and not revealing the detail
The point I was making is that we are not going to be railroaded into releasing policies at Labor's bidding
Julia Gillard should make this decision immediately ... It should not be dependent upon her begging for approval from the union bosses. It is in Australia’s interest to do so.
