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• Nats push to stop under-18s body piercing

  Published: August 12, 2007, 8:04 pm

  Tags: Environment, Government Politics, Law Crime Justice, Laws, Social Policy, Australia, Vic

  The Victorian National Party has called for stricter measures to stop young people getting their bodies pierced.

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• The Future of the European Model of Agriculture

  Published: September 27, 2007, 5:12 am

  Tags: Fianna Fail, Enda Kenny, Policy, Taoiseach, Taxation, Bertie Ahern, Longford Westmeath, Fianna F Il, Housing, Confidence, Sligo North Leitrim, Social Policy, Politics, Video, Europe

  of European Agricultural Policy in Trinity College Dublin. The debate was then be opened up to the Forum membership which includes all the political parties and key civil society organisations. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons...A matter of confidence  The Honest HackFianna F il Press Office: Experts on Rugby  Waffler

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• Formal complaint against the Federal Government for African comments

  Published: October 4, 2007, 9:00 pm

  Tags: Community Society, Ethics, Immigration, Multiculturalism, Race Relations, Federal Government, World Politics, Refugees, Social Policy, Australia

  An African immigrants support group is making a formal complaint against the Federal Government to the Human Rights Commission.

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• How to reform welfare

  Published: November 5, 2007, 1:17 pm

  Tags: Social Policy

  The Adam Smith Institute has published a paper on welfare reform today. Among other positive attributes it provides a useful summary of US welfare reform initiatives. Among the paper's proposals this caught the eye: Jobcentre Plus offices should be privatized,...

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• Greens accuse Libs of misleading over drugs policy

  Published: November 14, 2007, 11:28 pm

  Tags: Federal State Issues, Labor Party, Liberal Party, Social Policy, Federal Election 2007, Tas

  The Greens leader Bob Brown has criticised the Liberal Party over a brochure that attacks the party's policy.

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• Major new survey on LGBT Mental Health and Wellbeing Underway

  Published: November 22, 2007, 10:02 am

  Tags: Screenwriters, Lgbt, Screenwriting, Queer, Guild, Lesbian, Weekly Release Calendar, Social Policy, Web, Ireland, Business, Dublin, Opencoffee, Paddysvalley, Industry

  Social Policy, Web, Ireland, Business, dublin, opencoffee, paddysvalley,

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• What does Cancer look like?

  Published: November 23, 2007, 4:03 am

  Tags: Health, Irish Politics, Mary Harney, Hse, Brendan Drumm, Cancer Scandal, Portlaoise Hospital, Fine Gael, Irish Election, Government, Laoighis Offaly, Failure, Social Policy, Politics

  Laoighis-Offaly, failure, Social Policy, PD,

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• Harney’s not the only one should quit

  Published: November 26, 2007, 7:14 pm

  Tags: Health, Mary Harney, Ireland, Irish Politics, Brendan Drumm, Government, Laoighis Offaly, Failure, Social Policy, Gobshites, Politics, Bastards, Healthcare, Incompetence

  Laoighis-Offaly, failure, Social Policy, gobshites, PD, Politics, bastards, healthcare,

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• HOOKE AND MCDONALD: TURTLES ALL THE WAY DOWN

  Published: November 26, 2007, 7:13 pm

  Tags: Latest Releases And Publications, Economy, Housing, Social Policy

  Economy, housing,

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• Take in homeless rellies: Tas Health Mininster

  Published: December 20, 2007, 6:16 pm

  Tags: Homelessness, Welfare, Government And Politics, Housing, Labor Party, Social Policy, Activism And Lobbying, Tas

  Tasmania's Health Minister, Lara Giddings, has called on families to take in relatives they know are homeless this Christmas.

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• Homeless not bumped off waiting list by family charity: Minister

  Published: December 20, 2007, 8:09 pm

  Tags: Homelessness, Welfare, Government And Politics, Housing, Labor Party, Social Policy, Activism And Lobbying, Tas

  Tasmania's Human Services Minister, Lara Giddings has denied homeless people would drop off a housing waiting list if family members took them in over the Christmas period.

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• Number of children at risk doubled

  Published: January 21, 2008, 12:15 am

  Tags: Child Abuse, Family And Children, Welfare, State Parliament, Labor Party, Liberal Party, Social Policy, Tas

  The Tasmanian Opposition says State Government figures show the number of Tasmanian children considered at risk of abuse has doubled in the past 3 years.

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• NATO: [Looking eastwards] Um, actually, missile defense sounds like a dandy notion.

  Published: April 3, 2008, 6:48 pm

  Tags: A Child Wearing An Adult Amp 039 S Clothes, Democrats Should Stick To Social Policy, Foreign Affairs

  How else to explain this departure from Accepted Reality? NATO to endorse U.S. missile shield: U.S. official BUCHAREST (Reuters) - NATO leaders meeting in Bucharest... I'm sorry, but there are times, even today, where I just have to stop for a second and recognize the implications of phrases like that. The monster of my

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• 2008 Vic budget delivers for families, homebuyers

  Published: May 6, 2008, 1:50 am

  Tags: Government And Politics, The Budget, State Parliament, Social Policy, Programs And Initiatives, Australia, Vic, Ballarat 3350, Bendigo 3550, Horsham 3400, Melbourne 3000, Mildura 3500, Sale 3850, Shepparton 3630, Swan Hill 3585, Warrnambool 3280

  Young families, prospective homebuyers and businesses are the big winners in this year's Victorian Budget.

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• Nelson still not committed to pension hike

  Published: May 17, 2008, 9:05 pm

  Tags: Aged Care, The Budget, Federal Government, Social Policy, Australia

  Federal Opposition leader Brendan Nelson says there is a very strong argument for lifting the base rate of the aged pension, but he has not yet committed to doing so.

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