Category: Federal

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…

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…

Federal Minister for the Arts Peter Garrett has announced two new appointments to the Australia Council – Ms Rosalba Clemente has been appointed as chair of the Theatre Board and…

Former Victorian Labor senator John Button has died after suffering pancreatic cancer at the age of 74. Born in Ballarat, Mr Button served in the Federal Parliament between 1974 and…

Australia’s capital cities experienced strong population growth in the 12 months to June 30, 2007, according to population estimates released today (March 31) by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)….

Historian and Indigenous leader Jackie Huggins has become the second woman to be appointed to the steering committee of the April 2020 ideas summit. Dr Huggins will join actress Cate…

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…

By Staff Writer The Commonwealth Association of Planners (CAP) is calling on Commonwealth governments to have a fundamental rethink of policies and approach to managing urbanisation before it is too…

By Staff Writer Australian voters are becoming more volatile, with a diminishing number rusted on to any particular party, according to the recent Australian Election Study (AES) that examined long-term…

If you arrived at this site in the hope of keeping track of the 2007 Australian Federal Election, fear not, we have compiled an extensive but by no means definitive…