Federal Parliament
The Federal Government met the House of Representatives on Tuesday, with a determination to force through the Surplus Revenue Bill during the sitting…
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Politics & elections, 1908
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The Honour of Parliament
SYDNEY, Friday.—The Select Committee appointed to report on matters of privilege subrsitted a second progress report to both Federal Houses…
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The extraordinary feature of the session of the Federal Parliament just closed was the slow progress that was maintained right up till the last hour, when, with a rush, the legislative car…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—Mr. Lloyd-George moved in the House of Commons for a limitation of the discussion on the Oldage Pensions Bill to seven days. A lengthy…
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LONDON, Sunday.—The bye-election at Pudsey, Yorkshire West Riding, due to the elevation of Lord Whitley to the pecrage, resulted in Mr. Oddy (Conservative)…
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In regard to the resolution passed at the recent conference of Chambers of Commerce in Brisbane urgin that bodies representative of the mercantile manufacturing community should be…
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LONDON, Tuesday,—Mr. T. W. Lawson (the American banker, author of "Frenzied Fiance") urges Mr. W. J. Bryan, who seeks nomination by the Democratice Party…
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The State Parliament has been further prorouged till July 21st, when it will meet for the despatch of business…
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Mr. T. W. Lawson the American banker, author of "Frenzied Finance") urges Mr. W. J. Bryan, who seeks nomination by the…
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Mr. J. Thompson, M.H.R., is advised by the Commonwealth Chief Electoral Officer, Mr. R. Oldham, under date June 19., that it is…
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President Rooseveldt would certainly have stood for reelection, and would have swept the polls, but for the superstition—for it is hardly…
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The Federal Parliament has been further prorogued until August 19. It is not intended to call the members together until after the visit of the…
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The Tasmanian Parliament was opened at Hobart yesterday by the Acting-Governor. The Speech stated that a large surplus of revenue over…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—The State Parliament opens to-morrow. It is understood that the programme will include a Land Bill to confer certain rights on Crown lessees, to…
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The Opposition in the State Parliament have practically decided to move a vote of censure motion when Parliament meets to-morrow, for the alleged…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Statoe Parliament was opened at noon to-day. In the Governor's speech lengthy reference was made to the…
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Parliament was opened on Tuesday with the usual ceromanies. The Governor's speech was unusually lengthy. If states that considering the…
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Willi the opening of the State Parliament on Tuesday came the motion of censure upon the Government. In the position to which State politics have drifted, the two…
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AFTER a somewhat lengthy recess, Parliament has again been called together and our legislators have resumed their deliberations, ostensibly…
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When the Legislative Assembly met on Tuesday afternoon, Mr. M'Gowen, leader of the Opposition. said, "I desire to ask the Premier a…
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