This year should, at least in theory, be relatively free from the spectre of campaigning politicians. Last year Queenslanders had to endure both local and state government contests, and the next election is the federal one not due until 2022. Yet the chatter coming out of Canberra in recent weeks is that the Federal Government may now be thinking of going early - and that it is eyeing off election dates between August and November this year. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has attempted to hose down this talk, saying earlier this month: I have only one priority this year and that is getting Australia continually through this pandemic and ensuring the economic recovery is achieved .
Federal Labor split on Jackie Trad return Jackie Trad has remained silent on a speculated federal tilt, as Queensland Labor figures warned they did not need to “deal with the Jackie problem”.
Politics by Matthew Killoran, Jessica Marszalek 16th Jan 2021 6:02 AM
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Subscriber only POLARISING political figure Jackie Trad remains silent about a speculated federal tilt, as Queensland Labor figures warned they did not need to deal with the Jackie problem . Fears the former Deputy Premer running federally would restart the billboards campaign that dogged the party at the state election and damaged its electoral prospects in the regions have already caused backlash within the party.
‘Help is on the Way’ has been Biden’s promise to America. To deliver, he needs an experienced, battle-tested team able from day one to tackle the herculean tasks of rebuilding the economy, containing the catastrophic pandemic while addressing the twin urgent issues of climate change and racial injustice. His choices have been guided by talent, and the need for diversity, rather than age. And there has been no pushback.
Just the opposite. In November Biden’s announcement that a 74-year-old woman, Janet Yellen, would take the reins at Treasury saw the Dow react with a record-breaking 30,000 points.
But because age is not a barrier it does not mean it is not an issue: last November Senator Dianne Feinstein, who at 87 is the oldest person in Congress (by a mere three months) was forced to relinquish her position as the senior Democrat on Senate Judiciary Committee after a mortifying account in a
Northern Territory senator Malarndirri McCarthy says it s beyond time for NT to make its own laws on assisted dying
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Senator Malarndirri McCarthy says the ultimate goal of the NT should be statehood.
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All four of the Northern Territory s federally elected members want the NT to be able to make its own laws on assisted dying, but a bill passed by the Commonwealth in 1997 is still preventing them from doing so.
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The NT in 1995 became the first place in the world to legalise voluntary euthanasia
But a federal bill passed two years later repealed it, and continues to prevent territories form passing assisted dying laws
Coon Cheese Rebrands as Cheer Following Pressure by Activist
The makers of Coon cheese have announced that Cheer will be the rebranded name for its famous Australian product following pressure from an Aboriginal activist who said the original name was racist.
Saputo Dairy Australia on Jan. 13 said the name change to Cheer was to honour its consumers by aligning with “current attitudes and perspectives.”
The move comes after Aboriginal activist Stephen Hagan reignited his campaign first attempted in 1999 after seeing Nestle rebrand Allen’s Red Skins and Chicos lollies to Red Rippers and Cheekies in 2020.
Amid the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement’s resurgence which was founded by Marxist organisers in July 2020 Hagan was successful in convincing Saputo to change the name.