Ceremonial flag burning

Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Small Business and Fair Competition Senator Scott Ryan has expressed surprise that protesters could easily circumvent proper processes in a tense environment and light a fire outside Parliament – a fire that was eventually used to...

Make my day

The nation’s politicians have made their way back to Canberra for the start of the parliamentary year today. Yesterday, Prime Minister Julia Gillard said that 2012 will be a year-long debate on the Australian economy. Well as Tony Abbott told the Coalition Party...

A month of silence from a faceless man

Australians could be forgiven for thinking that the new Minister for Small Business Mark Arbib is out of his depth. The ALP “faceless man” was given the ambitious portfolio of Minister for Small Business, Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Sport one...