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Ads by Google Related Topics United States Democratic Party United States Republican Party United States Whig Party political parties Labour Party United States Federalist Party Jacksonian Party Conservative Party Democratic Party      Liberal Party of Australia - definition of Liberal Party of Australia in Encyclopedia In the 2004 Federal elections the party strengthened its majority in the Lower House and, with its coalition partners, became the first federal government in twenty years to gain an absolute majority in the Senate. The Liberals were in power in Victoria from 1955 (the election in which they defeated John Cain Sr) to 1982 (in which they were defeated by the last Labour Premier's son, John Cain Jr) and in South Australia (under several names) from 1932 to 1965. After the retirement of Menzies in 1966 and the death of his successor, Harold Holt, in 1967, the Liberals went into decline, and they were defeated by Labor under Gough Whitlam in 1972. http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/Liberal_Party_of_Australia   (1003 words)      National Party of Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The current federal leader, Mark Vaile, is Deputy Prime Minister to John Howard and when Liberal Prime Minister Harold Holt died in office, his Country Party deputy John McEwen became Prime Minister for a period of weeks while the Liberal Party elected a new leader. The 1980s were dominated by the feud between Bjelke-Petersen and the federal party leadership, which led to defeat at the 1987 federal election and the fall of the Nationals in Queensland in 1989. Page remained dominant in the party until 1939, when his refusal to serve under Robert Menzies led to his resignation as leader. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Party_of_Australia   (930 words)      Liberal party - Columbia Encyclopedia article about Liberal party Entering Parliament (1868) as a Liberal, he served as secretary to the admiralty (1882–84), secretary of state for Ireland (1884), and secretary of state for war (1886, 1892–95). In 1899 he was elected leader of the Liberal party (succeeding Sir William Harcourt) and led opposition to British policy in the South African War (1899–1902). Entering Parliament as a Liberal in 1876, Chamberlain advocated radical social reform and served under William Gladstone as president of the Board of Trade (1880–85). http://columbia.thefreedictionary.com/Liberal+party   (2591 words)      Australia First Party - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Australia First Party The AFP is a registered political party with the Australian Electoral Commission, but it has no parliamentary representation and not contested a federal election since 1998. Following Campbell's resignation, Diane Teasdale became the national president of the Australia First Party, but at the national level the party has been inactive since the 2001 election, which it did not contest. At the October 1998 federal election, Campbell lost his seat, polling only 22 percent of the vote in a seat he had represented for 18 years. http://www.encyclopedia-glossary.com/en/Australia-First-Party.html   (531 words)      ipedia.com: Liberal Party of Australia Article The Liberals were in power in Victoria from 1955 (the election in which they defeated John Cain Sr) to 1982 (in which they were defeated by the last Labour Premier's son, John Cain jr) and in South Australia (under several names) from 1932 to 1965. After the retirement of Menzies in 1966 and the death of his successor, Harold Holt, in 1967, the Liberals went into decline, and they were defeated by Labor under Gough Whitlam in 1972. Defeated again in 1983 by Bob Hawke, the Liberals lost five elections in a row under four different leaders before returning to power in 1996 under John Howard. http://www.ipedia.com/liberal_party_of_australia.html   (893 words)      National Liberal Party (UK) - Factbites The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in Britain (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdom's three main political parties. The formal name is a vestige from the 1912 merger with the Liberal Unionist Party, and an echo of the party's defence (1886-1921) of the Union of Great Britain and Ireland and subsequent insistence on British sovereignty in Northern Ireland in opposition to Irish nationalist and republican aspirations. The party is led by Scotland's Deputy First Minister Nicol Stephen MSP and is a state party within the Liberal Democrats led by Rt Hon Charles Kennedy MP. http://www.factbites.com/topics/National-Liberal-Party-(UK)   (2458 words)      CBC News Indepth: Australia By 1982, he was elected deputy leader of the Liberal party. Howard went on to study law at the University of Sydney, graduating in 1961. Another Liberal, Robert Menzies, held the office from 1949 to 1966. http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/australia/election_partyleaders.html   (1620 words)      History - Liberal South Australia The delegates were unanimous in their support for the name of the new united party. The conference was convened by Robert Menzies, the then leader of the United Australia Party (UAP). After a period in opposition, the Liberals were returned in 1993, with Dean Brown as Leader. http://www.sa.liberal.org.au/content/History.asp   (670 words)      Liberal Party of Australia Federal Women's Committee - Australian Women Corporate entry The Federal Women's Committee (FWC) was established at the inaugural meeting of the Federal Council of the Liberal Party in August 1945. Each State and Territory Division of the Liberal Party has a women's section, with constituted powers and representation at senior Party levels. The President of the Committee is also a member of the Advisory Committee on Federal Policy.The voting membership of the Federal Women's Committee comprises the Chairperson of each state and ACT Women's Section, the woman Federal Vice-President of the Party, the President and Immediate Past President of the Federal Women's Committee. http://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/AWE0807b.htm   (405 words)      DD Units - Mid. Sec. - Parties Control Parliament As a small party, the Democrats have not won seats in the House of Representatives (as at September 1998), but the voting system for the Senate can sometimes give them five or six seats (and the balance of power) in the Senate. Like the Democrats the Greens have not won seats in the House of Representatives but the voting system in the Senate has given them up to two seats in the Senate (as at September 1998). White Australia - a whites-only immigration policy supported by major parties until 1966. http://www.curriculum.edu.au/democracy/ddunits/units/ms1fq2acts.htm   (4010 words)      Sir Robert Menzies. People of the Liberal Party of Australia. Liberals.Net: Liberal Party of Australia In 1932, he joined the United Australia Party and when they won the Victorian State Election, he became Attorney General, Minister for the Railways and Deputy Premier. He won the federal seat of Kooyong in 1934 and became deputy leader of the UAP. On 26 January 1966, Menzies retired and named Harold Holt as his successor. http://www.liberals.net/sirrobertmenzies.htm   (600 words)      Closing Address to the Liberal Party of Australia Federal Council Hyatt Hotel, Canberra - 26 June 2005 Surely that’s something that the elected government’s of this country decide ought to happen, and the very idea that you’ve got to argue for it, and establish a right for it before the industrial relations commission of this country, is an absurdity. Closing Address to the Liberal Party of Australia Federal Council Hyatt Hotel, Canberra - 26 June 2005 What’s happened is that the Australian people took a decision, they decided to give us a majority in both Houses, and the person in terms of counting towards that majority, that gave us that majority, is one of ours, Russell Trood, the Queensland Liberal Senator, who’s here today. http://www.pm.gov.au/news/speeches/speech1442.html   (2296 words)      Australian Prime Ministers - skeletons in the closet So unpopular did Whitlam become, the opposition was able to block supply and the governor-general broke convention by dismissing his government. Hung separately after being expelled by the party for supporting In 1962, gave the Commonwealth vote to all Aborigines (Aborigines had been entitled to vote in federal elections under State laws dating back to the 1850s.) http://www.convictcreations.com/history/primemine.htm   (3788 words)      Australian Liberal Party - Australia Votes As leader of the Government in the senate, he must pursue government legislation, whilst leader of a chamber where his party does not hold the balance of power. Robert Hill has been serving as a Senator for over 20 years, and hence a member of many senate committees and delegations. Alexander Downer has been Foreign affairs minister since his government first took office. http://users.bigpond.net.au/drshrink/ozvotes/who/Lib_members.htm   (226 words)      Australia: Liberal Party Senator Smuggled Cash To Iraq. Senior Liberal Senator and acting Deputy President of the Senate Ross Lightfoot has admitted to smuggling $25,000 into Iraq on behalf of Woodside Petroleum. The Coalition will hold the Senate by only one seat come July 1, and if the senator resigned or was forced from the party, the balance of power would be lost. Australia: Liberal Party Senator Smuggled Cash To Iraq. http://www.atsnn.com/story/127162.html   (1951 words)      Home - Liberal Party SA Liberal Leader Iain Evans has today announced the new Opposition Shadow Cabinet following last month’s state election. Liberal Leader Iain Evans says the Rann Government must act quickly to remedy below-target response times for police and ambulance services. An unprecedented four-month delay in the State Budget means the Rann Government is again preparing to break its election promises, Shadow Treasurer http://www.saliberals.org.au   (116 words)      Address to South Australia Liberal Party State Conference Enterprise Forum Luncheon Festival Centre, Adelaide 75% of the Federal seats in South Australia are held by the Liberal Party. There haven’t been many governments in Australia that have won four elections in a row. They’re always a very tough opponent and in the 29 years that I’ve been in Federal Parliament there has only been four elections during that period of time when you’ve really had landslide results. http://www.pm.gov.au/News/Speeches/speech460.html   (1896 words)      Liberal Party of Australia --  Encyclopædia Britannica The Boston Tea Party was the first openly rebellious act of the American Revolution. Also covers information on leaders, setup structure, women council, members of government offices, and election procedure. Despite his leadership of the renegade Liberals known as the Adullamites, he served as chancellor of the Exchequer (1868–73) and home secretary (1873–74) in the first... http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9048117   (800 words)      Liberal Party Australian Liberal Party bigwig calls the US a war criminal Evan Bayh, a leading Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, disagrees, put the case for the war against Saddam very well when he said: John Valder, a prominent member of Australia's conservative Liberal Party, called America a war criminal and the liberation of Iraq "the greatest act of aggression by any Western nation since the days of Hitler's Germany", neatly putting Bush, Blair and Howard on par with Adolf Hitler. http://www.brookesnews.com/030812valder.html   (1115 words)      Canberra Liberals Authorised by Andrew Wilsmore, Canberra Liberals, Deakin House, 50 Geils Court, Deakin West ACT 2600 Our aim is to ensure a strong voice for the Liberal cause at Federal and Territory level. The Canberra Liberals are the only political party in the ACT dedicated to representing the interests of all Canberrans. http://www.canberraliberals.org.au   (167 words)      Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division) This Platform was adopted by resolution of the State Council of the Party in March 2002. This platform sets out the principles which guide the State Parliamentary Party in the development of policies to be implemented by the government. The Victorian Division is an integral part of the Liberal Party of Australia and this State Platform should be read inconjunction with the Federal Platform of the Party. http://www.vic.liberal.org.au/AbouttheParty/platform.htm   (703 words)      Liberalism - Liberal South Australia Australian liberalism supports the Constitution, not as a lifeless record of the compact of federation, but as a living framework capable of development by discussion and consent. Within government, Liberals encourage decentralisation decision making by State and local governments, which are closest to those affected. The Liberal Party is the political organisation that is the most representative of the Australian people. http://www.sa.liberal.org.au/content/Liberalism.asp   (1263 words)      Tasmanian Liberals The Deputy Leader of the Party is Jeremy Rockliff. Throughout the four terms that the Liberal Party has held office at a Federal level we have sought to focus on those issues relevant to mainstream Australians and to make decisions in the national interest. The Liberal Party in Tasmania has made significant progress in recent times. http://www.tas.liberal.org.au   (462 words)      Reform must continue beyond economics to social policy - On Line Opinion - 30/6/2000 A truly progressive liberal agenda must address issues such as multiculturalism, euthanasia, equal age of consent and drug law reform. This revolution in the direction of government is the result of progressive, reforming Liberal Governments. John Brogden is the Leader of the Opposition for NSW and Liberal party member for Pittwater. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=904   (1150 words)      Liberal Party of Australia. This was a piece of election propaganda distributed by the Liberal Party during the Federal election on 26 November 1966. Copyright © 2005 Monash University ABN 12 377 614 012 - Caution - Privacy - CRICOS Provider Number: 00008C It's your choice: where do you draw the line against Communist aggression? http://www.lib.monash.edu.au/exhibitions/communism/com052.html   (79 words)      Gerard Henderson - Director It is the story of Liberal successes - and failures - at both national and State levels judged against the background of the failures and successes of its Labor opponents. Menzies Child: The Liberal Party of Australia 1944-94, A Howard Government? And it analyses the reasons for the Liberals' successive Federal election losses of recent memory. http://www.thesydneyinstitute.com.au/gh.htm   (603 words)      ACT Electoral Commission - Party Register Postal address: PO Box 773, DICKSON ACT 2602 Postal address: PO Box 50, MITCHELL ACT 2911 Postal address: PO Box 66, DEAKIN WEST ACT 2600 http://www.elections.act.gov.au/Partyreg.html   (460 words)      Liberal Party and the social contract Nevertheless, it is a mistake to think that genuine liberals see government (the state) as a necessary evil. Liberalism* (meaning classical liberalism) is a doctrine wedded to small government and individual sovereignty. The striking thing about Australia’s Liberal Party is the extent to which many of its supporters, including some in Parliament, are divorced from genuine liberal principles. http://www.brookesnews.com/050108pyne.html   (1090 words)      Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division) - 10 Ron Wilson, chief of staff to the Leader of the Opposition, will leave his current post to take up a position in the private health insurance industry. Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division) - 10 The Liberal Party today announced it would abolish the Bracks Government’s unfair and discriminatory $53.90 motorcycle safety levy. http://www.vic.liberal.org.au   (521 words)      Crosby/Textor - SourceWatch Their website states that the company offers "high-level strategic advice, based on opinion research, to clients who need to run campaigns targeted at various stakeholders — such as customers, voters or politicians". The company was created in 2003 by former Australian Liberal Party federal director Lynton Crosby and former Liberal Party pollster Mark Textor. Following their successful campaign to get conservative Australian Prime Minister John Howard re-elected in October 2004, Lynton Crosby was appointed to head the British Conservative Party's election campaign while Mark Textor advised the British Conservative Party leader, Michael Howard, in the run up to the May 2005 general election. http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Crosby/Textor   (447 words)      LDP - Liberal Democratic Party Australian Federal Police in the business of law and order or Left Wing Public Relations? The Liberal Democratic Party is a political party standing for greater freedom, smaller government and personal responsibility. This is an example of what Dr. Thomas Szasz referred to as Pharmacracy: the state-sanctioned violation of civil liberties under medical pretenses. http://www.ldp.org.au   (547 words)      Country Liberal Party - Energy For The Territory The Member for Katherine, Fay Miller, has called on the Federal Government to send a representative to see what they can do to assist with the recovery of Katherine from the floods. The Country Liberal Party is the only true Territory Party [ Northern Territory Country Liberal Party Philosophy and Platform]. Country Liberal Party - Energy For The Territory http://www.clp.org.au   (412 words)      Australian Conservative Politics: news, information and links Young Liberal Movement of Australia 1999 National Convention The Liberal Party of Australia is Australia's main conservative poltical party. It maintains links to other parties overseas including the Republican Party (GOP) in America and the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/4975/liberal.htm   (67 words)      Liberal Party of Australia Federal Women's Committee - Australian Women Published Sources Fitzherbert, Margaret, Liberal women: federation to 1949, Federation Press, Annandale, NSW, 2004, 305 pp. Liberal Party of Australia Federal Women's Committee (1945 -) Liberal Party of Australia, The Australian woman: her future and opportunity, Liberal Party of Australia, Federal Women's Committee, Sydney, NSW, 1949, 8 pp. http://www.womenaustralia.info/bib/AWE0807p.htm   (187 words)      Resources - Leaders of Australia Opposition Leader: Mr Matthew (Matt) Birney, MLA (Liberal Party of Australia). Opposition Leader: Mr Robert Doyle, MLA (Liberal Party of Australia). Opposition Leader: Mr Brendan Smyth, MLA (Liberal Party of Australia) http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/web/common.nsf/key/ForSchoolsLeadersofAustralia   (198 words)      Australia 2004 Legislative Election Source: Electionworld.org / Elections around the World (Elections in Australia). Liberal Party of Australia (LPA) / National Party of Australia (NPA) http://www.binghamton.edu/cdp/era/elections/aul04par.htm   (84 words)      [No title] The Liberal Party has become Australia's most successful postwar party; it was elected to Government for 23 years from 1949 to 1972, and for another term of more than seven years from 1975 to 1983. Sir Robert Menzies went on to lead Australia and the Liberal Party for 17 years, before he retired from politics in 1966. The meeting was called by the then Leader of the Opposition (United Australia Party), Robert Menzies. http://www.yconservatives.com/Reedy-57.html   (310 words)      ozpolitics.info The present Liberal Party of Australia was established from the UAP in 1944 under (later Sir) Robert Menzies. Henderson, for example, argues the Liberal Party is a little over 50 years old; whereas Jaensch argues the prior existence of non-Labor parties makes the Liberal Party more than 100 years old. Prior to their fusion in 1909 to form the (Deakin) Liberal Party, there were two non-labor parties: the Free Traders (renamed the Anti-Socialists in 1906) and the Protectionists. http://www.ozpolitics.info/parties/lib.htm   (806 words)      Liberal Party of Australia Liberal Party Policy documents released during the 1998 Election campaign The Liberal Party and the Philosophy of Benevolence - a speech delivered by John Howard in March 2001 in which he discussed social policy and his philosophy of benevolence, volunteerism and the responsibilities of the business sector. Beyond Ideology - - Philosophical and policy differences between the liberal and conservative wings of the Liberal Party are discussed in a speech by Tony Abbott, the Minister for Workplace Relations in the Howard government. http://www.australianpolitics.com/parties/liberal   (166 words)      Liberal Party of Australia - Liberals Net - Unauthorised Liberal Party of Australia News. Liberal Party of Australia - Liberals Net - Unauthorised Liberal Party of Australia News. Disclaimer: This is not the official site of the Liberal Party of Australia. John Howard becomes only fourth Prime Minister out of 25 to win 3 elections. http://www.liberals.net   (112 words)      The Australian Journal of Politics and History: National and Permanent? The Federal Organisation of the Liberal Party ... The Federal Organisation of the Liberal Party of Australia 1944-1965. The Federal Organisation of the Liberal Party of Australia 1944-1965.(Review) The Federal Organisation of the Liberal Party of Australia 1944-1965.(Review)@ HighBeam Research http://www.highbeam.com/library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:78564665&refid=holomed_1   (222 words)      Australian Liberal Party Condemns Iraq Church Bombings, Calls for Safe Haven for Christians The Young Liberal Movement of NSW is the most influential youth political organisation in Australia, and is the youth wing of the centre-right conservative Australian Liberal Party, led by the current Prime Minister of Australia, The Hon. On Saturday the 27th of November the state council, a meeting of branches from the state of NSW gather to discuss policy, issued a policy motion made by the Smithfield branch, which has many Assyrian members and is located near Fairfield, which has the largest concentration of Assyrians in Australia. The motion was passed unanimously by over 100 delegates in the presence of Federal members of Parliament and is now a part of the official policy of the NSW Young Liberals. http://www.aina.org/news/20041201104520.htm   (255 words)      About The Liberal Party The Liberal Party of Australia was created so as to provide members with the greatest possible influence and interaction over both the policy and activities of the Party. The Liberal Party is a party of initiative and enterprise, valuing the importance of the family, individual freedom and private enterprise while caring for those in need. Leaders of the Liberal Party: Past and Present http://www.nsw.liberal.org.au/about   (159 words)      Representative Democracy Links GOP Republican Party (Republican National Committee, official site) Parties with only a Google or archive link are retained, because a web site may reappear during an election campaign. Save the ADI Site Party (ADI Residents Action Group) http://ao.com.au/ddf/repdemlinks.htm   (187 words)      The Liberal Party (Political Resources on the Net) The Liberal Party (Political Resources on the Net) http://www.politicalresources.net/au-lib.htm   (8 words)      Australia: Liberal Party Leader Resigns, Attempts Suicide It followed the 36-year-old's resignation as Liberal leader on Monday after admitting he had groped a female journalist, propositioned another and made "racist remarks" about former premier Bob Carr's wife Helena at a social function on July 29. The New South Wales Liberal Party was still in shock last night after the attempted suicide of former leader John Brogden (pictured), who is recovering in a private clinic on the North Shore. Brogden referred to her as a "mail order bride". http://www.nationalvanguard.org/story.php?id=5925   (249 words)      Home You may also like to visit the website of the Tasmanian Division of Tasmanian Liberal Party. http://www.taslib.net   (25 words)      The Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party recognises that success in achieving a reduction in problem gambling will result in lower revenue for governments, and is prepared to accept that revenue loss. This will represent a saving for problem gamblers and their families of up to some $650 million per annum. At the same time, a Liberal Government will strengthen measures to: http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/32444/20021202/www.vic.liberal.org.au/mediacentre/StateIssues/27-11-2002-gaming.htm   (334 words)      Digital Collections - Books - [Liberal Party of Australia : ephemera material collected by the National Library of ... [Liberal Party of Australia : ephemera material collected by the National Library of Australia]. Digital Collections - Books - [Liberal Party of Australia : ephemera material collected by the National Library of Australia]. http://nla.gov.au/nla.aus-vn1072848   (33 words)      The Conservative Party David Cameron has urged Conservatives to "fast forward to a new Conservative Party" in his first conference speech as leader. The Conservative leader told his Party's Spring Conference in Manchester that the way it selects candidates, the way it governs locally and the causes it champions all need to reflect that pace of change. He declared, "this change in our Party has to get faster. http://www.conservative-party.org.uk   (148 words)

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