Belgian Elections
A Reuter's message states that at the Belgian elections the majority of the Government has been reduced to eight…
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Politics & elections, 1908
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Meeting of Parliament
The State Parliament has been further prorogued from May 26 to June 23. It is anticipated in political circles that the next session will not open…
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In the Senate yesterday, The Vice-President moved the first reading of the Supplementary Estimates Bill. Senator Clemons (Tas.) referred to the…
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In the Senate yesterday, The Seamen's Injuries Compensation Bill was introduced. A message was received from the House of…
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In the House of Representatives to-day, Sir John Quick presented a progress report of the Privilege Committee, embodying the procedure to be adopted to deal with…
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[?] Peter Neild presented the report of the [?] Committee on Privilege. In doing [?] said that with regard to certain [?] libels, the committee had taken…
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We have to go back many years to find an election that has created half the interest that is centred round Mr. Winston Churchill's contest at Manchester. He is up for re-election…
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The Federal Parliamentary Committee which has been investigating the question of the procedure to be taken regarding alleged slanderous .statements concerning…
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There was a heated scene for a few minutes in the House of Representatives on Friday. Sir John Forrest has been of late gradually working up his…
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In the House yesterday, Sir William Lyne, the Treasurer, in reply to Sir John Forrest (W.A.), said about £700,000 had been paid to the States for May. The…
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In the Senate yesterday, The Seamen's Compensation Bill was read a first time. The Surplus Revenue Bill was introduced,…
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Labour member Beeby says the State Parliament should be convened immediately to deal with a number of matters of vital importance. The Federal position had…
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Senator Chataway (Q.) brought up a [?] progress report of the Committee on privilege. It pointed out that owing to the [?] in the law it would not be wise to…
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In the Senate yesterday, Two bills making technical amendments in the Customs and Excise Acts were passed. A bill to appropriate £250,000 for harbour…
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The bill to provide old-age pensions and invalids' pensions was introduced Into the House of Representatives on Wednesday…
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We have to go back many yours to find an election that has created half the interest that is centred round Mr. Winston Churchill's contest at Manchester. He is up for re-election…
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The total sitting days of the House of Representatives during the past session numbered 142. There were three members who did not miss a day Mr. Coon (Vic…
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The Federal session was concluded on Friday after several bills had been rushed through in record time. The Treasurer announced that Parliament…
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The New York correspondent of the "Times" writes that never was there such a lack of interest in a Presidential campaign as exists in the campagin now about…
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Stormy scenes have occurred in the Portuguese Parliament. It has been discovered that the Dowager Queen Maria Pia owes the State £200,000. She explains that her allowance of…
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