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26 January 2013
Northern Territory Minister for Local Government Adam Giles RANGE OF OPTIONS FOR IMPROVING LOCAL GOVERNMENT Victor P Taffa Introducing regional councils is one option being considered for the Northern Territory among a range of proposed changes to local government. Local Government Minister Adam Giles said a 21-member Regional Governance Working Group had reviewed the [...]
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21 January 2013
South Australia Opposition Leader Isobel Redmond Don’t Be Fooled It’s The Same Old Labor Victor P Taffa Premier Weatherill wants South Australians to believe that his Cabinet announcement is something different – don’t be fooled, it’s the same old Labor. The same record debt, the same record deficit and the same high taxes still [...]
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29 December 2012
Victoria Minister for Local Government Jeanette Powell Deadline For Online Campaign Donation Returns Victor P Taffa Today is the deadline for the first electronic publication of Victorian council election campaign donation returns, Minister for Local Government Jeanette Powell said. Mrs. Powell said all candidates in council elections had 40 days after the election to lodge [...]
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10 December 2012
Tasmania Opposition Leader Will Hodgman Judge Labor By Their Record, Not Their Latest Promises Victor P Taffa Labor has had 14 years, more than 100 job plans, and 7,000 jobs have been lost since Lara Giddings became Premier, People should judge Labor not by their latest promises, but by their record, Opposition Leader Will Hodgman [...]
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10 December 2012
Tasmania Deputy Opposition Leader Jeremy Rockliff 14 Years Of Failed Jobs Plans From Labor Victor P Taffa Labor has released at least 100 jobs plans and economic strategies in the last 14 years, yet we still have the highest unemployment rate in the country and our economy is still flat lining, Deputy Opposition Leader Jeremy [...]
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10 December 2012
South Australia Opposition Leader Isobel Redmond Labor’s Legacy Of Lavishness Victor P Taffa Documents obtained under Freedom of Information by the Liberal Opposition have revealed that former Premier Rann spent over $100,000 before GST on fit-outs to his State Admin Centre office and adjacent space in the months following the 2010 election. This money was [...]
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26 November 2012
ACT Opposition Leader Zed Seselja LIBERAL SHADOW CABINET: NEW FACES, NEW PORTFOLIOS, NEW STRUCTURE, NEW SOLUTIONS Victor P Taffa Zed Seselja, the Leader of the Opposition, has announced his new Shadow Cabinet. The approach is a distinct evolution of the existing structure and reflects the community needs identified in the last election. “This Shadow Cabinet [...]
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22 November 2012
South Australia Opposition Leader Isobel Redmond Libs Ask Ombudsman And Auditor-General To Investigate Handshin Appointment Victor P Taffa Liberal Leader Isobel Redmond has written to the SA Ombudsman and Auditor-General questioning the appointment of Mia Handshin to the position of Chair of the Environment Protection Authority Board. After questioning in Parliament last week, Environment Minister [...]
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07 November 2012
South Australia Opposition Leader Isobel Redmond Liberal Shadow Cabinet: Strong, Hard-Working, Dynamic Team For SA Victor P Taffa Liberal Leader Isobel Redmond has today announced her revised Shadow Cabinet, revealing a strong, hard-working and dynamic team that will work for South Australians and provide them with a viable alternative government at the March 2014 election. [...]
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07 November 2012
ACT Opposition Leader Zed Seselja DUNNE ELECTED AS SPEAKER Victor P Taffa Today, in the first sitting of the eighth Assembly, Mrs. Vicki Dunne was elected as Speaker of the ACT Legislative Assembly. Mr. Seselja said this is a significant achievement for both Mrs. Dunne and the Canberra Liberals. “I am very proud to not [...]
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07 November 2012
ACT Opposition Leader Zed Seselja ZED WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS Victor P Taffa ACT Opposition Leader Zed Seselja has congratulated the new Members of the eighth Assembly in the ACT. Mr. Seselja said he congratulates all Members, new and re-elected, and wishes them all success in representing the community that has chosen them to serve. “I [...]
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19 October 2012
Dan van Holst Pellekaan MP SA Liberal Party Leadership Victor P Taffa As the media and public are aware, the SA Liberal Party will meet on Tuesday morning next week for a leadership ballot. My colleagues and I all have an extremely important decision to make, and I will do so with nothing but the [...]
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19 October 2012
Martin Hamilton-Smith MP Steven Marshall MP Statement By Martin Hamilton-Smith MP And Steven Marshall MP Regarding Liberal Leadership Victor P Taffa On Tuesday 23rd October the positions of Leader and Deputy Leader of the State Parliamentary Liberal Party will be declared vacant and a ballot will be held. At the request of colleagues, we intend [...]
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13 October 2012
Deputy Nationals Senate Leader Fiona Nash PM’s Problem Is Performance Not Gender Victor P Taffa Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s ‘war on men’ is a politically self-serving strategy that demeans all women and distracts from the Labor Government’s numerous policy failures, according to Deputy Leader of the Nationals in the Senate, Fiona Nash. “Julia Gillard should [...]
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21 September 2012
South Australia Opposition Leader Isobel Redmond Labor’s Five Minutes Of Work Victor P Taffa Despite South Australia lagging behind the rest of the nation the Government shut down Parliament early yesterday and only spent five minutes on Government Business in the House of Assembly today. “It is clear that the Weatherill Labor Government has lost [...]
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07 September 2012
Northern Territory Chief Minister Terry Mills New Ministry Announced Victor P Taffa Following the General Election Chief Minister Terry Mills has announced the new Ministry. Hon Terence (Terry) Kennedy Mills MLA Chief Minister Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services Minister for Public Employment Minister for Lands, Planning and the Environment Minister for Land [...]
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29 August 2012
Northern Territory Chief Minister Terry Mills Northern Territory Deputy Chief Minister Robyn Lambley COUNTRY LIBERALS GOVERNMENT SWORN IN Victor P Taffa Member for Blain Terry Mills and Member for Araluen Robyn Lambley have been sworn in as the Territory’s new Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister. The ceremony was conducted at Government House this morning [...]
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29 August 2012
Northern Territory Chief Minister Elect Terry Mills Northern Territory Deputy Chief Minister Elect Robyn Lambley LAMBLEY ELECTED DEPUTY LEADER Victor P Taffa Member for Blain, Terry Mills, has been re-elected leader of the Country Liberals and Member for Araluen Robyn Lambley his deputy. The party’s wing met this afternoon to finalise leadership positions following Saturday [...]
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28 August 2012
ACT Opposition Leader Zed Seselja ZED CONGRATULATES LIBS ON NT WIN Victor P Taffa ACT Opposition Leader Zed Seselja today congratulated the Country Liberal Party on their strong win in the Northern Territory election. Mr. Seselja said housing affordability and cost of living were major deciding factors in this election, as will be the case [...]
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27 August 2012
Northern Territory Chief Minister Elect Terry Mills A REAL PLAN TO BRING CHANGE FOR THE BETTER Victor P Taffa The Country Liberals will change the Territory for the better, with a suite of policies to crack down on crime, grow the economy and cut debt. Speaking at the Anula home of Darwin bus driver Vern [...]
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