Oct 9, 2012 | Homepage, Media, Transcripts
Topic: Peter Slipper’s suitability as Speaker of the House of Representatives Lyndal Curtis: Hello and welcome to Capital Hill, I’m Lyndal Curtis. Just one vote is all it took for the Government to save its Speaker today. Tony Abbott, the Opposition Leader,...
Sep 20, 2012 | Senate, Speeches
Senator RYAN (Victoria) (16:24): Before I commence my remarks on this report by the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters I would like to specifically thank the secretariat of the committee. I have on one occasion run out of time and failed to do so. The...
Sep 18, 2012 | Articles, Homepage, Media
Senator Scott Ryan writes that government imposed congestion charges are just an attempt by lawmakers to create a market where one does not exist. Read more in his article Congestion charge equals just more regulation.
Sep 17, 2012 | Homepage, Media, Transcripts
Topics: Opinion polls, same-sex marriage, GST Lyndal Curtis: Hello and welcome to Capital Hill, I’m Lyndal Curtis. The impact of opinion polls on politics and whether it should be so is a much discussed topic. Today, you couldn’t get away from the opinion polls. There...