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Gone Girls is a drag revenge fantasy that focuses on two of Australia’s most memorable female elected representatives who have recently left the political arena. Julie Bishop and Julia Gillard rose to the top of Australian politics until it all came crashing down. They may have left politics, but that doesn’t mean they’re over it. […]
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5 Feb 2020 /
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In an office along Stirling Highway sits a series of unoccupied desks, only a few people are in the space, and there’s no signage on the outside to explain what is going on within. But within a few weeks the desks will be filled with volunteers and the space will be a hub of activity […]
Tags: Curtin, Election 2019, Julie Bishop, Louise Stewart
29 Apr 2019 |
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Former Deputy Liberal leader Julie Bishop has announced her retirement from politics, she will not contest the next federal election. Bishop had recently said she “intended” to be the Liberal candidate for her seat of Curtin, but has now ended speculation on her political future. Since last year’s leadership spill Bishop has sat on the […]
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21 Feb 2019 |
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Western Australian politician Julie Bishop has announced that she no longer wants to be Foreign Minister and will head to the backbench when parliament resumes. Bishop was knocked out in the first round of the Liberal leadership battle with just eleven of her colleagues voting for her to become leader. After five years in the […]
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26 Aug 2018 |
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Breaking News Scott Morrison will be sworn in as Australia’s 30th Prime Minister after toppling Malcolm Turnbull in a long and drawn out leadership battle. Morrison defeated Peter Dutton who had been driving the push for leadership change. Western Australian Julie Bishop has also stood for leadership but knocked out in the first round of […]
Tags: Julie Bishop, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Dutton, Scott Morrison
24 Aug 2018 |
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ASEAN parliamentarians for Human Rights have publicly urged Indonesia’s parliament not to criminalize homosexuality. The Indonesian parliament is currently debating a proposal to amend the country’s criminal code, the changes would make homosexuality illegal in Indonesia and also criminalise all sex outside of matrimony. During the debate last week one Indonesian MP argued in favour […]
Tags: ASEAN, Homosexuality, Indonesia, Janet Rice, Julie Bishop
13 Feb 2018 |
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Greens senator Janet Rice has written to the Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop, calling for action against Indonesia for the discrimination of its LGBTI community. Senator Rice posted a letter to Twitter earlier this week arguing that Australia had a responsibility to protect the human rights of LGBTI people in Indonesia. In recent months there […]
Tags: Indonesia, Janet Rice, Julie Bishop, The Greens
4 Feb 2018 |
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Australians have voiced their support for marriage equality with 61.6 per cent of people taking part in the marriage postal survey on marriage ticking the YES box on their survey forms. Every state has voted in favour of change. Support was strongest in the Australian Capital Territory where 74 per cent of people voted ‘Yes’. […]
Tags: Andrew Hastie, Ian Goodenough, Julie Bishop, Marriage, marriage equality, Same Sex Marriage, Western Australia
15 Nov 2017 |
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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s popularity has taken a nose dive, plunging five percentage points in the latest Newspoll released today. Turnbull’s support as preferred Prime Minister dropped from 41 points, to just 36 points, over the last fortnight. His lowest approval rating since he took office. Opposition Leader Bill Shorten now trails the PM by […]
Tags: AusPol, Julie Bishop, Malcolm Turnbull, Newspoll, Peter Dutton, plunge, The Australian, Tony Abbott
12 Nov 2017 |
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Deputy Liberal Leader Julie Bishop has revealed that she voted ‘Yes’ in the marriage postal survey. The member for Curtin told reporters that everyone had the right to “be with the person they love”. Bishop has previously only given vague responses to her position on marriage equality. Back in 2015 she told The Project that she […]
Tags: AusPol, Curtin, Dean Smith, gay marriage, Julie Bishop, Liberal, Marriage, marriage equality, marriage survey, Same Sex Marriage
6 Nov 2017 |
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