Faction fighting at ALP conventionThe national ALP conference may no longer be that relevant, but the Left faction is still bound to heat things up on issues like gay marriage and 457 visas.
457 visa
Andrews defends the indefensible on 457s – so nothing new really
Fresh from failing as employment and workplace relations minister and botching his Haneef case, Kevin Andrews has made a goose of himself defending the way he runs the 457 guest worker racket.
Economy and IR are most concerning: Morgan Poll
The economy and industrial relations are the issues most concerning Australian voters, according to new Morgan polling.
S-x in politics: we don’t really give a rat’s
In France they kiss on main street, Joni Mitchell sang - or so say the liner notes. Anyway, it will serve as a working summary of French politics, which has been transfixed this past week by contemplation of Nicholas “Sarko” Sarkozy.
Haneef’s fleeting freedom: section 501 strikes again
Section 501 of the Migration Act has been used to detain terror suspect Dr Mohamed Haneef, and it has given rise to considerable dissent in the legal fraternity. Thomas Hunter reports.
Who puts down “terrorist” on immigration forms?
Pretend for a moment that you’re a terrorist travelling to another country as a tourist/migrant/conference delegate/competition winner. Under “occupation” in the forms you must complete , do you write …
