Recent News Headlines : Westminster System

SAME-SEX MARRIAGE, CITIZENSHIP IN FOCUS AS PARLIAMENT SITS FOR FINAL TIME THIS YEAR


Federal parliament is poised to legalise same-sex marriage during the final sittings of the year, but the MP citizenship issue could overshadow the historic change... READ MORE

3rd December, 2017 133

EMBATTLED AUSTRALIAN PM SAYS HE WILL LEAD GOVERNMENT TO NEXT ELECTION


On Friday, the conservative deputy premier of New South Wales state John Barilaro called for Turnbull to step down as a Christmas gift to the nation... READ MORE

3rd December, 2017 158

BELGIAN PRINCE SAYS PROPOSED PAY CUT WOULD BREACH HIS HUMAN RIGHTS


Laurent was given a final warning last December after he went on an unauthorised visit to see the prime minister of Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremesinghe... READ MORE

1st December, 2017 2182

MAY REBUKES TRUMP OVER ANTI-MUSLIM TWEETS


Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May has issued a second rebuke of President Donald Trump for retweeting a British far-right group's anti-Islam videos... READ MORE

30th November, 2017 0

DONALD TRUMP SENDS BIZARRE TWEET ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA USE IN MIDDLE OF ROW WITH THERESA MAY


Theresa May criticised those posts, to which Mr Trump replied telling her not to focus on him ... READ MORE

30th November, 2017 700

US SHOULD DO MORE TO TACKLE FAR-RIGHT EXTREMISM, THERESA MAY SUGGESTS AS SHE ISSUES STINGING REBUKE TO DONALD TRUMPA


Speaking in Jordan the Prime Minister said none of her Cabinet ministers would ever repeat messages posted by Britain First, just days after the President did... READ MORE

30th November, 2017 1279

DASTYARI QUITS AS DEPUTY WHIP ON SHORTEN'S DIRECTION; PM DEMANDS RESIGNATION


For me, the consequences were being called last night by Bill Shorten and being asked to resign from my position in the Labor Senate organisational leadership... READ MORE

30th November, 2017 0

TURNBULL ANNOUNCES ROYAL COMMISSION INTO FINANCIAL SERVICES SECTOR


Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has announced a Royal Commission will be set up to investigate 'misconduct' in the banking and financial services sector... READ MORE

30th November, 2017 31

SHORTEN ASKS DASTYARI TO RESIGN FROM SENIOR POSITIONS, BUT NOT THE SENATE ITSELF


He said he asked Senator Dastyari to inform the Senate of the resignations as soon as possible... READ MORE

29th November, 2017 0

CONSTITUTION COULD FORCE PALASZCZUK TO GOVERN IN A MINORITY


Queensland election What happens if Labor can't form a majority government?... READ MORE

26th November, 2017 107

DRAFT BILL UPS PRESSURE ON AUSTRALIA GOVERNMENT TO PROBE BANKS


However, they said the banks might reject the idea... READ MORE

24th November, 2017 7

THERESA MAY ON THE HOTSEAT, U.K.'S FUTURE IN FLUX


Plenty of blame regarding U.K.'s future is being thrown around, much of it landing on Prime Minister Theresa May... READ MORE

17th November, 2017 10

THERESA MAY ON THE HOTSEAT, U.K.'S FUTURE IN FLUX


Plenty of blame regarding U.K.'s future is being thrown around, much of it landing on Prime Minister Theresa May... READ MORE

17th November, 2017 10

MAY'S BREXIT DEADLINE WILL BE CHALLENGED BY HER OWN MPS[1]


Veteran politician and former cabinet minister Ken Clarke also criticized the government for tying down the date of departure to the second... READ MORE

15th November, 2017 0

AUSTRALIA VOTES YES TO SAME-SEX MARRIAGE


Australians have voted in favour of legalising same-sex marriage - with a majority 61.6 per cent of responses to the Yes vote and 38.4 per cent voting No... READ MORE

15th November, 2017 1298

BORIS JOHNSON APOLOGISES OVER SLIP-UP, BUT HE WON'T RESIGN


Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe Boris Johnson apologises over slip-up, but he won't resign... READ MORE

14th November, 2017 16

'YOU'RE A NASTY PIECE OF WORK'


Sam Dastyari hits back after racist attack in a Melbourne bar Senator Hanson-Young repeated her claim that Senator Hanson should condemn the group... READ MORE

13th November, 2017 7921

THERESA MAY IN TURMOIL AS REBEL MPS PREPARE NO-CONFIDENCE LETTER


Two of May's other senior Cabinet minister, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and First Secretary of State Damian Green, continue to battle demands that they step down... READ MORE

12th November, 2017 0

CITIZENSHIP SAGA: HIGH COURT CONFIRMS THREE NEW SENATORS ONLY, HOLLIE HUGHES UNDER A CLOUD


Opposition Senate leader Penny Wong accused Mr Turnbull of behaving like a tin- pot dictator ... READ MORE

10th November, 2017 196

BRITISH AID MINISTER PATEL RESIGNS IN NEW TEST FOR PM MAY


FILE PHOTO Britain's Employment Minister Priti Patel, leaves after a cabinet meeting in Downing Street in central London, Britain June 27, 2016... READ MORE

9th November, 2017 315

AUSTRALIAN LEADERS AT LOGGERHEADS OVER CITIZENSHIP CRISIS


Several Labor lawmakers in the House of Representatives are also under a cloud, including Justine Keay... READ MORE

9th November, 2017 0

PRITI PATELS RESIGNATION ADDS TO PRESSURE ON THERESA MAY


Her private meetings included one with Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and it later emerged that she discussed sending aid money to the Israeli authorities... READ MORE

8th November, 2017 738

FROM ONE CRISIS TO THE NEXT BREXIT-TORN BRITAIN STUMBLES


Two cabinet ministers, Priti Patel and Boris Johnson, committed blunders that in normal times could get them fired. But these are not normal times... READ MORE

8th November, 2017 134

THE MIXED LEGACY OF 'ABENOMICS' IN JAPAN


Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is hoping for a landslide win in snap elections this Sunday... READ MORE

3rd November, 2017 107

SA LOWER HOUSE REJECTS UPPER HOUSE AMENDMENT TO BANKING TAX


Labor MP Kyam Maher yesterday told the Upper House the Liberal Party was trying to wreck the budget... READ MORE

2nd November, 2017 47

ABE REELECTED AS PM AFTER ELECTION VICTORY


Despite his overwhelming victory, Abe's popularity ratings are relatively low and most observers attribute his election success to a weak and fractured opposition... READ MORE

2nd November, 2017 693

FORMER PRIME MINISTERS COULD'VE BEEN DUAL CITIZENS


His claim came as Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull criticised Senate President Stephen Parry after he resigned because of his dual citizenship... READ MORE

1st November, 2017 36

JAPANS PARLIAMENT RE-ELECTS SHINZO ABE AS PRIME MINISTER


Abe easily won the race Wednesday with 312 votes in the 465-seat lower house... READ MORE

1st November, 2017 23

JAPAN'S ABE REELECTED AS PM IN SPECIAL PARLIAMENTARY SESSION


Abe, as Japan's 98th prime minister, will hold talks with Komeito leader Natsuo Yamaguchi, and inaugurate a new cabinet later in the day... READ MORE

1st November, 2017 0

DOES THE TURNBULL GOVERNMENT HAVE ANOTHER CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUE ON ITS HANDS?


This is how Attorney-General George Brandis put it Most decisions that ministers make are in fact made by the Cabinet on the recommendation of ministers... READ MORE

30th October, 2017 1280

Trending News Headlines : Westminster System

NDP LEADER JOHN HORGAN TO BE NEXT PREMIER OF BRITISH COLUMBIA


NDP Leader John Horgan will become premier of British Columbia and have the opportunity to test the confidence of the House... READ MORE

30th June, 2017 28277

CANADA EXPECTED TO LEGALIZE POT BY 2018


Canada would be the largest developed country to end a nationwide prohibition of recreational marijuana... READ MORE

29th March, 2017 12464

DAPHNE CARUANA GALIZIA KILLED IN MALTA CAR BOMB BLAST


Daphne Caruana Galizia investigated wrongdoing in Malta's political, business and criminal worlds, said Robert Mahoney, CPJ deputy executive director... READ MORE

16th October, 2017 7774

B.C.'S NEW NDP GOVERNMENT SWORN INTO OFFICE


John Horgan has been sworn in as British Columbia's 36th premier, along with his cabinet... READ MORE

19th July, 2017 5634

DUTTON SAYS 'BEST OUTCOME' FOR AUSTRALIANS FIGHTING IN SYRIA IS TO GET 'KILLED OVER THERE'


Asked whether a US-style homeland security department was being considered, Mr Dutton said the prime minister would make whatever decisions he needs to ... READ MORE

25th May, 2017 4121

'IT IS NOT A FUNCTIONAL PLACE'


NDP Leader John Horgan formally introduced a non-confidence motion against the B.C... READ MORE

29th June, 2017 4051

INSULT, OFFEND AND HUMILIATE PROVISIONS TO BE REMOVED FROM RACIAL DISCRIMINATION ACT


Racial abuse will become more common in Australia if the changes go ahead, according to Labor... READ MORE

21st March, 2017 4050

JUSTIN TRUDEAU TAKES A LOT OF QUESTIONS, BUT DOESN'T ALWAYS ANSWER


The Conservatives then underlined Mulcair's point putting a relatively straightforward question to the prime minister and then repeating it when he failed to answer directly... READ MORE

7th May, 2017 3603

THERESA MAY WILL SACK SEX PEST CABINET MINISTERS, AS 36 OF HER OWN MPS ARE ACCUSED OF INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOUR


Theresa May will sack sex pest Cabinet ministers, as 36 of her own MPs are accused of inappropriate behaviour... READ MORE

30th October, 2017 2843

SECRET PLANS TO 'PROTECT' FRANCE IN THE EVENT OF LE PEN VICTORY EMERGE


France's constitution does not oblige a prime minister to step down when a new president is elected... READ MORE

19th May, 2017 2747

'HOW MANY MORE LIVES DO WE HAVE TO LOSE?'


MP Todd Doherty said his heart broke after receiving word a Saskatchewan RCMP member took his own life on Tuesday... READ MORE

15th October, 2017 2336

DAVID GAUKE SIGNALS HE WILL PRESS ON WITH BENEFIT CHANGES


UC is revolutionising the welfare system by making work pay and transforming lives... READ MORE

25th August, 2017 1997

BRITISH PM MAY REACTS TO CALLS FOR HER TO QUIT DOWNING STREET


British Prime Minister Theresa May gave her first reaction Friday to a plot by a group of Conservative MPs to end her reign at 10 Downing Street... READ MORE

6th October, 2017 1513

PM'S TWEET RANT A SIGN OF PRESSURE


Opposition Leader Bill Shorten says a 'tweet meltdown' by Malcolm Turnbull shows he is feeling the pressure of running the government... READ MORE

19th March, 2017 1340

TURNBULL SAYS 'NO PLANS TO CHANGE' SAME-SEX MARRIAGE POLICY


Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull went to last year's election with Tony Abbott's plan for a plebiscite on same-sex marriage... READ MORE

26th June, 2017 1297

THERESA MAY PERFORMS MAJOR U-TURN ON PLANS TO CAP HOUSING BENEFIT


PM says government will no longer roll out changes that would have capped benefit for social housing and supported homes... READ MORE

25th October, 2017 1072

'IS HE COMING?' MP DAVID DAVIES FILMS PANIC INSIDE PARLIAMENT DURING WESTMINSTER TERROR ATTACK


The footage, obtained by The Sun, shows the Prime Minister emerging from the building and walking towards her car... READ MORE

24th March, 2017 1010

CAR ATTACKER MOWS DOWN CROWDS AND STABS POLICEMAN OUTSIDE UK PARLIAMENT


Prime Minister Theresa May was declared safe and is due to chair a meeting of the government's emergency committee... READ MORE

24th March, 2017 693

SHORTEN SAYS DUTTON 'SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF HIMSELF' OVER ASYLUM SEEKER RESETTLEMENT CLAIM


Bill Shorten has rejected Peter Dutton's criticism of Labor's stance on asylum seekers and border security, arguing he should be focusing on resettlement negotiations... READ MORE

21st July, 2017 687

CAR ATTACKER MOWS DOWN CROWDS AND STABS POLICEMAN OUTSIDE UK PARLIAMENT


Prime Minister Theresa May was declared safe and is due to chair a meeting of the government's emergency committee... READ MORE

24th March, 2017 685

BRITISH POLICE ARREST SEVEN IN PROBE INTO ATTACK ON PARLIAMENT


Rowley said police had searched addresses in London, Birmingham and other parts of the country in their investigation... READ MORE

23rd March, 2017 656

'THE CARETAKER PRIME MINISTER STAYS, BUT WILL NOT FIGHT ANOTHER GENERAL ELECTION'


Analysis 'The Caretaker Prime Minister stays, but will not fight another general election'... READ MORE

18th June, 2017 608

ABE DENIES FAVOURS FOR FRIEND KAKE AMID FALLING SUPPORT


Japan's prime minister rejects allegations he misused influence to help a friend open veterinary school... READ MORE

25th July, 2017 598

ICELAND PM CALLS FOR SNAP VOTE AFTER GOVERNMENT FALLS


Iceland's previous government had collapsed over the Panama Papers scandal that embroiled several ministers and forced former prime minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson to resign... READ MORE

15th September, 2017 583

BUILDING MATERIALS USED ON GRENFELL TOWER MAY HAVE BEEN BANNED, BRITISH MINISTERS SAY


London fire Building materials used on Grenfell Tower may have been banned, British ministers say... READ MORE

18th June, 2017 560

ANALYSIS | JAPANESE PM'S POPULAR WIFE GETS SCHOOLED OVER SCANDAL


TOKYO -- Akie Abe has long been considered the Japanese prime minister's secret weapon... READ MORE

13th March, 2017 506

TIMELINE: THE B.C. ELECTION THAT TOOK 52 DAYS


Day 17 With the final count done, the Greens begin negotiations in earnest with both the NDP and the Liberals... READ MORE

30th June, 2017 495

TUNISIA HEALTH MINISTER SLIM CHAKER DIES AFTER CHARITY RUN


Mr Chaker was appointed health minister last month in a major cabinet reshuffle... READ MORE

9th October, 2017 420

THERESA MAY TO DISCUSS PARIS ACCORD WITH DONALD TRUMP AT G20


But a senior government official said the prime minister would be stressing that the UK remains fully committed to the Paris agreement... READ MORE

6th July, 2017 419

THERESA MAY FACES BREXIT REBELLION OVER EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE RED LINE


Ed Vaizey, the former culture minister, calls for the Prime Minister to reverse plans to leave a European nuclear body which is underpinned by the ECJ... READ MORE

8th July, 2017 414


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