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• Concerns raised over NSW terrorism trial venue

  Published: August 13, 2007, 7:11 pm

  Tags: Federal State Issues, Courts Trials, Terrorism, Sydney 2000

  The New South Wales Opposition says the State Government must ensure that there is an appropriate courtroom for the trial of nine men accused of conspiring to plan and commit a terrorist act.

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• Qld Opposition claims Govt knew about horse flu

  Published: September 5, 2007, 12:47 am

  Tags: Government Politics, Federal State Issues, States Territories, Rural, Livestock, Equine Production, Sport, Horse Racing, Australia, Qld, Brisbane 4000

  The Queensland State Opposition says it has proof state authorities were briefed about the horse flu outbreak earlier than the Government admits.

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• Racing industry slams NSW Govt

  Published: September 6, 2007, 7:00 pm

  Tags: Government Politics, Federal State Issues, States Territories, Influenza, Sport, Horse Racing, Australia, Nsw, Newcastle 2300, Sydney 2000, Warwick Farm 2170

  Racing New South Wales has savaged the State Government over what he says is its lack of assistance during the horse flu crisis.

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• Oppn jumps on WorkChoices sackings report

  Published: September 9, 2007, 8:06 pm

  Tags: Business Economics Finance, Industrial Relations, Community Society, Unemployment, Government Politics, Federal State Issues, Law Crime Justice, Work, Australia

  The Federal Opposition says a new report on WorkChoices shows how easily workers can be sacked under the Howard Government's legislation.

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• PM slams states over horse flu response

  Published: September 9, 2007, 5:34 pm

  Tags: Government Politics, Federal State Issues, Rural, Quarantine, Sport, Horse Racing, Australia, Nsw

  Prime Minister John Howard says the New South Wales and Queensland governments have not done enough to help people and businesses affected by the horse flu outbreak.

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• Bishop denies she's quitting Federal Parliament

  Published: September 10, 2007, 7:16 pm

  Tags: Education, Government Politics, Federal Government, Federal State Issues, Federal Parliament, State Parliament, Labor Party, Liberal Party, Perth 6000

  The Federal Education Minister Julie Bishop has dismissed a Labor Party advertisement asking her to reveal if she is planning to quit cabinet and lead the Liberal Party in Western Australia.

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• North-South pipe 'threat to wildlife'

  Published: September 10, 2007, 6:46 pm

  Tags: Environment, Government Politics, Federal State Issues, Science Technology, Animals, Water, Australia, Vic

  A Federal Liberal politician in northern Victoria is accusing the Victorian Government of threatening wildlife with its planned north-south pipeline.

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• Commonwealth urged to rescue NSW carbon scheme

  Published: September 10, 2007, 6:08 pm

  Tags: Business Economics Finance, Environment, Climate Change, Government Politics, Federal Government, Federal State Issues, States Territories, Australia, Nsw

  The Federal Government has been urged to deliver its plans for a carbon trading scheme in order to save a scheme already under way in New South Wales from collapse.

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• PM issues early warning to Bligh

  Published: September 12, 2007, 5:40 am

  Tags: Government Politics, Federal State Issues, Brisbane 4000

  The Prime Minister John Howard has congratulated Anna Bligh on her appointment as the next Queensland Premier, but he has issued her a warning.

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• Warrego water auction scrapped, Bligh not happy

  Published: September 13, 2007, 8:01 pm

  Tags: Federal State Issues, Water, Bega 2550, Broken Hill 2880, Orange 2800, Tamworth 2340, Wagga Wagga 2650, Qld, Longreach 4730, Toowoomba 4350

  Queensland's auction of 8,000 megalitres of water from the Warrego River has been scrapped after the Federal Government withdrew its support for the sale.

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• Gillard gladly takes Hockey's place at IR gathering

  Published: September 14, 2007, 12:01 am

  Tags: Business Economics Finance, Industrial Relations, Government Politics, Federal Government, Federal State Issues, Federal Election 2007, Australia

  Labor's industrial relations spokeswoman Julia Gillard has rejected suggestions that a meeting with state and territory IR ministers this morning was a pre-election stunt.

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• Govt attacks Labor's 'phoney' pokie pledge

  Published: September 14, 2007, 3:00 am

  Tags: Community Society, Gambling, Government Politics, Federal Government, Federal State Issues, Australia

  Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer has accused Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd of running a phoney campaign against poker machines.

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• NT intervention misses the point, group says

  Published: September 14, 2007, 4:41 pm

  Tags: Indigenous, Government Politics, Federal Government, Federal State Issues, Sexual Offences

  The Intervention Crisis Reform Coalition says the Commonwealth's intervention into Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory is missing the point.

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• NSW slams lending regulation takeover

  Published: September 17, 2007, 8:34 pm

  Tags: Business Economics Finance, Banking, Government Politics, Federal Government, Federal State Issues, States Territories, Australia, Nsw

  The New South Wales Government has condemned a Commonwealth plan to take control of the regulation of credit when it comes to home lending, as repossessions and mortgage stress levels follow interest rates upwards.

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• Labor livid over Joyce 'smear campaign'

  Published: September 17, 2007, 8:05 pm

  Tags: Community Society, Child Abuse, Government Politics, Federal Government, Federal State Issues, Parliament, Federal Parliament, Australia, Qld

  The Labor Party says Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce's plan to table a report into allegations against the Queensland Cabinet when Kevin Rudd was the premier's chief of staff is a desperate measure.

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