Search The Directory The Web for Home > Regional > Oceania > Australia > Society and Culture > Politics > Political Parties > Australian Democrats > Articles New! Submit a site   whatUseek Collection Sites (submit a site ):   Give your site great placement in this category in as little as two business days!     whatUseek Directory Site Listings:   ABC: Democrats refuse to change preference policy for Aston by-election - The Australian Democrats say increasing support for green based parties will not change the way they handle preferences for the Aston by-election in Victoria next month.   ABC: Aden Ridgeway to stand for Democrats' deputy role - Now the latest on the division within the Australian Democrats. Democrats' Senator, Aden Ridgeway, has decided to stand for the Party's deputy leadership.   ABC: Driving Aden Ridgeway. - In this portrait of Senator Aden Ridgeway, Liz Jackson accompanies him to his political and spiritual homes. The 37-year-old Senator is Australia's only Aboriginal member of Federal Parliament. With his party, the Democrats, holding the balance of power in the Senate, Aden Ridgeway's power is considerable. Already he has exerted his influence.   ABC: Minor parties slam ALP over support for Border Protection Bill - The Australian Democrats have criticised Labor's apparent support for the Government's new border protection legislation.   Bulletin: Democratic alternative - The higher education sector may be in for some good news at last. It will be a day of renewed hope and optimism when the recent leadership spill in the Australian Democrats reaches its conclusion. If Senator Natasha Stott Despoja replaces Senator Meg Lees as expected, a new era of politics will begin.   Bulletin: Interview, Aden Ridgeway - Democrats' deputy leader - Aden Ridgeway has lunch with Maxine McKew. (requires site subscription to view).   Bulletin: Survival of the youngest - Despite Natasha Stott Despoja sweeping to leadership of the Democrats, her deputy holds the key to her success, says Laurie Oakes. (Requires site subscription to view).   Bulletin: The contender - Detractors may focus on her youth, but would-be Democrats leader Natasha Stott Despoja tells Tony Wright what she can do for her party - and the country.   Bulletin: The young ones - Any political party is always looking for new membership and in the early '90s, Senator Natasha Stott Despoja was involved in a creative initiative that saw the Democrats introduce cheaper than normal student memberships during orientation week at universities.   Bulletin: Who are they kidding - The cry that has been the Democrats' mantra of being the anti-politicians has gone beyond hollow, argues Virginia Trioli.   Bulletin: Why the Democrats matter - Natasha Stott Despoja, a Joan d'Arc in Doc Martens, is poised to take the leadership of the Democrats, says Max Walsh.   Campaign for the Accountability of American Bases: Australian Democrats Say NMD Must not go ahead - Senator Vicki Bourne will today launch an open letter calling on the Government to unequivocally oppose the development of National Missile Defence (NMD).   Daily Telegraph: Senator sobs over child migrant report - Australian Democrats senator Andrew Murray, who was sent to Zimbabwe as a British child migrant at the age of four, broke down in the Senate as a report on child migration was tabled.   Daily Telegraph: Natasha the autocrat - Democrats leader Natasha Stott Despoja is on a collision course with parliamentary colleagues who claim they are being ignored by their disorganised and autocratic boss.   Daily Telegraph: Natasha's birthday break-up. - Power couple Senator Natasha Stott Despoja and Nine Network reporter Hugh Riminton have booked separate rooms at Chateau Kaput.   Ethical Investor: Allison pushes SRI with super fund choice - In a speech given yesterday Senator Lynn Allison, superannuation spokesperson for the Australian Democrats, indicated that the need for further growth in ethical investment was a key reason for the resumption of close negotiations with the Federal Government over introduction of choice of fund in superannuation.   Ethical Investor: Dems Corporate Code of Conduct law faces opposition - Public hearings of the Corporations and Securities Committee, held earlier this month to review the Corporate Code of Conduct Bill, have failed to resolve political differences over the legislation.   Ethical Investor: Inquiry rejects Dems corporate code law - The Corporate Code of Conduct Bill 2000 was rejected as unnecessary and unworkable in the majority report by the Federal Parliament's Joint Statutory Committee on Corporations and Securities released last week.   Financial Review: Democrats assail FIRB over Optus takeover - The takeover of Australia's second-largest telecommunications carrier on Thursday triggered questions about the operation of the Foreign Investment Review Board and its secret assessment of the Singapore Telecommunications bid. (Requires site subscription to view)   Financial Review: Democrats set rules for tax cuts - The Australian Democrats yesterday signalled they were prepared to use their Senate numbers aggressively to block any move by the major parties to cut tax if it was at the expense of spending on education, health and social welfare.     [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 ] Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.   Submit a Site - Open Directory Project - Become an Editor

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