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But to no avail. Deputy Opposition leader Julie Bishop - the other Bishop - moves to suspend standing orders. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen Two questions later, Ms Gillard had to respond to manager of opposition business Christopher Pyne, who wanted to...

Andrew Bolt Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 05:42pm Julie Bishop today to Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd: I refer the minister to last week’s coup d’etat in the Maldives, where the democratically elected head of government was ousted by rival forces and his...

Maldives, a dreamy sprawl of 1200 islands in the Indian Ocean, is rarely the subject of parliamentary discourse in Australia. Thus, it seemed curious when the Deputy Opposition Leader, Julie Bishop, asked in question time what Foreign Minister Kevin...

"While the new leader of the Maldives says he did not bring about the coup, reports have surfaced that he was involved in coup preparations that began weeks earlier," said opposition foreign affairs spokesperson Julie Bishop. "Does the foreign minister...

Julie Bishop was kicked out of question time for rowdiness. Today, the opposition foreign affairs spokeswoman tried a more subtle approach, firing back at the government with a cheeky double entendre. In question time this afternoon, Ms Bishop asked...