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Senator Robert Ray retires

Senator Robert Ray has announced his retirement from the Australian Senate after 27 years in federal politics.   The 61-year-old Victorian Labor senator retired yesterday two months ahead of the…

DMO gets permanent CEO

Dr Stephen Gumley has been reappointed chief executive officer of Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO). Dr Gumley's employment status has moved from a fixed term contract to ongoing Australian Public Service…

Female candidates get fewer votes: study

By Staff Writer Female candidates get fewer votes, according to Australian National University (ANU) research released last month that analysed the performance of nearly 17,000 candidates who ran for the…