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11 Sep 2014:
Warwick Smith: A consequence of a donation-driven approach to politics is that areas of political debate are in policy areas that the wealthy elite don’t care about, like same sex marriage or abortion
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10 Sep 2014: Opposition groups say changes could mean fewer jobs for Australians, but business welcomes the proposals
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9 Sep 2014:
Senate leader Glenn Lazarus says party will oppose changes to the fee structure and any increases to the cost of Hecs
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9 Sep 2014:
It has been a year since the Abbott government was elected, and The Roast team have a few nice words for pretty much no one
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9 Sep 2014: Guardian Australia: Conservationists ‘waiting to see details’ of proposed land-based sediment disposal before dropping challenge to sea dumping
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8 Sep 2014:
Newspoll puts prime minister’s net approval rating at minus 19, with Bill Shorten’s at minus seven
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4 Sep 2014: Report says more studies needed into impacts of dredging and calls for end to cuts to government agencies that protect reef
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2 Sep 2014: Guardian Australia: Senators will vote against Coalition’s plan to hand the states decision-making powers over development projects
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2 Sep 2014:
Developers are set to submit a new proposal in which dredged sediment is disposed of on land rather than at sea
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2 Sep 2014:
Opposition leader Bill Shorten reiterates his support for the supply of 'light arms' to Kurdish forces after Iraq's ambassador to Australia made a call for weapons. Meanwhile, the Greens' Adam Bandt questions the legality of any such mission without Iraqi government consent.
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1 Sep 2014: Prime minister says Australia has no intention to commit combat troops on the ground but ‘is not inclined to stand by’
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1 Sep 2014:
Both major parties argue deployment should remain a matter for executive government to decide
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28 Aug 2014: Civil rights groups and security analysts express renewed concern about the Abbott government push to store metadata
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28 Aug 2014: Labor and Greens combine to defeat attempt to limit ‘reasonable excuses’ for missed interviews to prevent payments being cut
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28 Aug 2014:
Labor and the Greens release dissenting Senate committee reports after complainant’s mother asks for it to be rejected
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