Australian Politics

Scientologists 'targeting' schoolchildren

The New South Wales Government says the Church of Scientology is targeting year-six students using "marketing" material that claims to promote human rights.

Kids used as pedophile targets

BUREAUCRATS have labelled children "targets" in an explosive document, which shows how Victorian children are being deliberately exposed to pedophiles.

Internet makes divorce process easier for Family Court | The Courier-Mail

MORE than 400 Australian couples have applied for divorce with the click of a mouse since e-divorce was introduced two months ago.

Obscene anti-Muslim emails put Nile on the defensive

ABUSIVE emails written by the son of the campaign manager of the Christian Democratic Party containing anti-Muslim and homophobic comments have embarrassed the party's president, the Reverend Fred Nile, only two weeks before the December 5 Bradfield byelection, in which the party …

Security cars tail school buses -

WA school buses have become so lawless that security cars are tailing them to keep order. Transperth has stepped up school bus security in recent weeks as part of State Government measures to increase safety on public transport.

Scientists urge governments to push tax reform

CSIRO scientists have urged the Treasury Secretary, Ken Henry, to use the insights of ''nudge theory'' - the idea that governments should (gently) push citizens into making better personal decisions - when redesigning the nation's tax and welfare system.

Online dating hits sex industry

IN A profession notoriously resilient to hard times, online dating sites threaten to do what the global financial crisis could not - send the sex services industry broke.

National plan to outlaw fake guns

NEW national gun laws will outlaw imitation firearms unless shooters hold a special licence to own them. The move follows a series of attacks using replica guns.

Church of Scientology and inquiry

THE inner workings of the Church of Scientology may face a public examination after the independent senator Nick Xenophon used parliamentary privilege to level a series of accusations against the controversial religion.

Paying for a selection mistake

Just as in sport, the selectors play an important role in government inquiries. Who gets given the job determines the outcome.

Continue reading this entry ...

Australian Politics

Members: 23
Established: 11/2006
Group Type: Public
Join Group

(Avatar by Blue Meanie 42) Australian politics. It's diverse, stunning, under-reported.

Australian Politics's Conversations

Australian Politics has not initiated any private discussions.

Australian Politics's Feeds

Subscribe to Australian Politics's content using the feeds below. Use RSS for your newsreader and JSS to insert onto your own blog:
  • Articles
  • Seeds