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03 February 2012
Western Australia Premier Colin Barnett New Agent General Announced Victor P Taffa Long-term public servant Kevin Skipworth CVO appointed to European office Focus to include developing relationships with African nations Previous Agent General thanked for her outstanding work Premier Colin Barnett today announced the appointment of Mr Kevin Skipworth CVO to a two-year term from March as Agent General for Western [...]
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03 February 2012
Western Australia Minister for Mines and Petroleum Norman Moore Long-Standing Member To Retire In May 2013 Victor P Taffa Mines and Petroleum, Fisheries and Electoral Affairs Minister, and Mining and Pastoral Region MLC Norman Moore have decided today to not seek pre-selection by the Liberal Party for the next State Election due in March 2013. Mr. Moore said [...]
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25 January 2012
South Australia Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council David Ridgway Labor’s Taxpayer-Funded Campaign Victor P Taffa The Labor Government is up to its old tricks, this time using public funds to campaign in the Port Adelaide by-election. Premier Jay Weatherill used taxpayer monies to pay for an expensive newspaper advertisement which said he wanted public input [...]
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21 January 2012
Victoria State Government Martin Pakula Asks Government To Help Him Brief Shadow Cabinet Victor P Taffa In an extraordinary admission of difficulty in getting across his brief, Shadow Attorney-General Martin Pakula MP has asked the Victorian Coalition Government to help do his job for him. As a Shadow Minister, Mr. Pakula is normally expected to attend Bill [...]
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09 January 2012
Tasmania Opposition Leader Will Hodgman Hodgman To Lay Out Future Directions In 2012 Victor P Taffa After nearly two years of incompetence, instability and economic stagnation it is clear that the Green-Labor experiment has failed Tasmania, Opposition Leader Will Hodgman said. “Tasmania is lacking a government that has a vision or a plan for Tasmania’s future.” “In 2011 the Liberals’ [...]
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01 January 2012
Western Australia Minister for Local Government John Castrilli Further Cuts To Local Government Red Tape Victor P Taffa Administration burden of compliance audit process to be minimised Local government sector to operate more efficiently Local Government Minister John Castrilli has greatly reduced the reporting burden and reduced unnecessary red tape for local governments, by simplifying the compliance audit returns. Last [...]
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20 December 2011
Victoria Premier Ted Baillieu President Obama’s Top Manufacturing Adviser Addresses Coalition Cabinet Meeting Victor P Taffa The Victorian Coalition Government Cabinet meeting today received a high-level briefing on manufacturing exports and trade from Mr. Andrew N Liveris, President, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Dow Chemical Company and Co-Chair of President Obama’s Advanced Manufacturing Partnership. Premier Ted Baillieu [...]
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18 December 2011
South Australia Opposition Leader Isobel Redmond Weatherill Wastes Taxpayers’ Money For Own Political Gain Victor P Taffa Premier Weatherill will prorogue Parliament for his own political expedience, wasting the time and money of South Australian taxpayers. In a blatant attempt to divorce himself from the Rann/Foley Labor legacy, Mr. Weatherill will spend taxpayers’ money giving him a platform [...]
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09 December 2011
South Australia Opposition Leader Isobel Redmond Redmond Announces Shadow Cabinet: Experience And Youth Victor P Taffa Liberal Leader Isobel Redmond has unveiled a new look Shadow Cabinet, bringing in four new faces. Ms. Redmond said her new Shadow Cabinet was a formidable and energetic team, drawing on a range of backgrounds and experiences. “My revitalised Shadow Cabinet is a [...]
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06 December 2011
Western Australia Premier Colin Barnett Cabinet Changes Announced Victor P Taffa Troy Buswell to add emergency services to his portfolio Rob Johnson thanked for his commitment to emergency services Premier Colin Barnett has today announced minor changes to the Ministry. Mr. Barnett said Rob Johnson would continue as Police and Road Safety Minister, while Troy Buswell would add Emergency Services to [...]
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13 November 2011
Western Australia Minister for Finance Simon O’Brien History, Economics With Honours At Hale House Victor P Taffa New State Cabinet offices to be paid for within 10 years Important heritage building restored Hale House in West Perth – the original Hale School – is well on the way to regaining its former glory according to Finance Minister Simon O’Brien. Mr. O’Brien [...]
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09 November 2011
South Australia Opposition Leader Isobel Redmond Rann No Show A Slap At Weatherill Victor P Taffa Mike Rann has delivered a stinging vote of no confidence in Premier Weatherill by choosing not to attend his first week of Parliament as a backbencher. Mr. Rann has requested a pair for the next three parliamentary sitting days citing “unforseen rearrangements [...]
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31 October 2011
Victoria Premier Ted Baillieu Premier Delivers Tough New Code Of Conduct To Reform Political Fundraising And Lobbying In Victoria Victor P Taffa Premier Ted Baillieu has released a tough new Fundraising Code of Conduct that includes sweeping reforms to fundraising practices in Victoria. The landmark reforms will also apply to former members of parliament, senior staff and party officials [...]
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27 October 2011
Northern Territory Shadow Minister for Local Government Willem Westra van Holthe DON’T PLAY POLITICS WITH SHIRES Victor P Taffa The Henderson Government and the Local Government Minister are playing political football with the Victoria-Daly Shire. Shadow Minister for Local Government, Willem Westra van Holthe, said Malarndirri McCarthy met with shire representatives in Peppimenarti last Friday in a desperate bid [...]
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21 October 2011
South Australia Shadow Treasurer Iain Evans Weatherill Starts Day One With Spin And Rhetoric Victor P Taffa L-plate Premier Weatherill has kicked off his leadership with the same spin and rhetoric as his former leader, Media Mike. On radio this morning, Mr. Weatherill told South Australians that Labor backbencher Leon Bignell had not put himself forward for a [...]
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21 October 2011
South Australia Opposition Leader Isobel Redmond Day 1: Weatherill Faces Backbench Revolt Victor P Taffa L-plate Premier Weatherill faces a backbench revolt on day one with Michael Atkinson demonstrating he has no confidence in Multicultural Affairs Minister Portolesi. Mr. Weatherill must again be questioning his commitment to promote embattled Minister Portolesi to a senior portfolio, particularly if her [...]
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17 October 2011
Tasmania Opposition Leader Will Hodgman Giddings Lashes Out – Warped Priorities Exposed Victor P Taffa Premier Lara Giddings has once again shown just how out of touch she and her government is. Instead of constructively looking for savings in areas other than frontline health, the Premier has been too busy harmlessly flailing at the Liberals’ Alternative Budget, Opposition [...]
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17 October 2011
Northern Territory Shadow Minister for Regional Development Adam Giles SHIRES STORY TIME Victor P Taffa The stock in trade of the Territory Labor Party seems to be the telling of tall stories, Shadow Regional Development Minister Adam Giles said today. “It has been recounted to me that several members of the NT Labor Government are wandering through their electorates [...]
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09 October 2011
Western Australia Premier Colin Barnett Community Barbecue With The Queen Victor P Taffa Western Australians invited to meet The Queen State Reception in gardens of Government House The Queen to visit Clontarf Aboriginal College, Bentley Thousands of Western Australians will be able to join Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh at a big community [...]
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09 October 2011
Western Australia Minister for Local Government John Castrilli Make Your Vote Count Victor P Taffa Local government elections are on October 15 People urged to send in their postal votes now Local Government Minister John Castrilli has urged electors participating in postal voting to ensure they return their ballot papers to the WA Electoral Commission prior to October 15, 2011. “I [...]
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