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Tasmanian 2010 Election Result Confirmation and New Cabinet
The 20 March Tasmanian election resulted in a hung parliament with the Labor and the Liberal parties gaining 10 seats each and the Greens five. After several days of uncertainty, Labor was put back into power on 9 April by Governor Peter Underwood with negotiations between the Labor party and Greens finally concluding today. Labor… Continue reading Tasmanian 2010 Election Result Confirmation and New Cabinet
New South Australian Ministry and Shadow Ministry
On Saturday 20 March 2010, Mike Rann’s Labor Government was re-elected to serve its third term. It is only the third three-term Government in South Australia since the end of the Playford gerrymander in the 1960s, the previous two also being Labor Governments under Don Dunstan and John Bannon. This is the first majority South Australian… Continue reading New South Australian Ministry and Shadow Ministry
South Australian Election Result Confirmation
Today the South Australian Electoral Commission finalised the Upper and Lower house results of the 20 March election. Despite the Rann Government experiencing a 8.4 per cent two-party preferred swing against them, the Liberal Party only managed to win three seats from the Labor party (Adelaide, Norwood and Morialta). Labor on the other hand won… Continue reading South Australian Election Result Confirmation
Tasmanian 2010 election overview
Summary The Tasmanian Labor Government has been in power since 1998. Now led by David Bartlett, Labor is aiming to win a fourth consecutive election at the March election. Historically, Tasmanian politics has been dominated by Labor. Since 1934, non-Labor parties have only held government for 16 years. More recently, the situation has been more… Continue reading Tasmanian 2010 election overview
Health Ministers Conference
Health Ministers’ Conference The Australian Health Ministers Conference was held today (13 November 2009) in Adelaide. The following matters were addressed at the meeting: Endorsement of the National Breastfeeding Strategy 2010-2015. Endorsement of the Australian-adapted World Health Organisation Surgical Safety Checklist. Commitment to establish national healthcare identifier numbers, including a commitment to introduce the legislation… Continue reading Health Ministers Conference