Archive for the ‘politics’ Category
Saturday, May 10th, 2008
As the Olympic flame continues its tumultuous journey, the lives of two young Chinese women have taken centre stage in the black and white world of Chinese public opinion, which views one as an angel and the other as a traitor.Read the full story
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Friday, May 9th, 2008
The addition to a welter of oafish indiscretions of sexist overtone by Western Australia's opposition leader Troy Buswell says plenty about the Liberal Party there, and adds to a lingering suspicions about the place that despite marketing itself as the State of Excitement is too often too willing to conduct ...
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Friday, May 9th, 2008
New South Wales Treasurer Michael Costa's bully-boy tactics may have hurt Labor but not the Premier or the state government plan's to sell-off its power industry.Read the full story
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Friday, May 9th, 2008
There's a lot for the Wayne Swan to worry about, as getting his first budget right is vital for the Australian economy, crucial politically for the new Rudd Government and critical for the Treasurer personally.Read the full story
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