Liberal Party

...sales taxes into a Harmonized Sales Tax. But the proposed HST has been politically unpopular in British Columbia, and the federal Liberal Party is weighing whether to join other opposition parties in voting down the proposal by the...

In this article: British Columbia, Revenue, Fiscal year, BC Liberal Party, and Ottawa

At the Walkley awards on Thursday night in Sydney, when journalists chatted about politics, there was a general feeling that the Liberal Party is about to split irrevocably over climate change. This theory holds that climate change will be...

In this article: Malcolm Turnbull, Joe Hockey, Climate change, Liberal Party, Labor Party, Cory Bernardi, Tony Abbott, Tax, and Liberalism

...or altering its stance on the Rudd government's Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme. As one senior Liberal observed this week: "The Liberal Party is now a circus without a tent." There is no direction nor leadership in the party, as...

In this article: Joe Hockey, Malcolm Turnbull, Tony Abbott, Conservatism, Liberal Party, and Dubai

JULIA Gillard expects the Liberals to honour their agreement on the government's carbon pollution reduction scheme (CPRS) on Monday, whoever is in charge of the embattled opposition party. The acting prime minister says the government is...

In this article: Climate change, Coal, Liberal Party, House of Representatives, Joe Hockey, Tony Abbott, and Malcolm Turnbull

...to honour their agreement to pass the legislation. Senator Evans said the government had reached a good-faith agreement with the Liberal Party which had now been reneged upon. "What we have seen is deliberate filibustering, a refusal...

...team up with Antonescu. The presidential election was an obstacle to political stability in recent months, with Basescu's Democrat-Liberal Party and Geoana's Social Democats unwilling to back each other's efforts to solve the crisis, hoping...

In this article: Traian Basescu, Mircea Geoana, Crin Antonescu, Romania, Klaus Johannis, Competitive advantage, Social Democrats, Recession, and Liberal Party

...anyway but the death will be slower. And it was your twit husband's greedy grasp at power that was the death nail. The lefties in the Liberal Party will make a deal with Jack and join the NDP. Good to hear Ms. Kreiber's thoughts.

In this article: Stephane Dion, Michael Ignatieff, Jean Chretien, Paul Martin, Detainee, Toronto, and Canada

...style has made him enemies among other political groups, raising questions about his ability to form a stable coalition. His Democrat-Liberal Party cannot rule alone. Confirming these concerns, Liberal Party leader Crin Antonescu, who...

In this article: Traian Basescu, Mircea Geoana, International Monetary Fund, Romania, European Union, Communism, Social Democrat, Recession, and Barclays Capital

FORMER tennis champion John Alexander has put up his hand to contest the federal northern Sydney seat of Bennelong for the Liberal Party. Alexander, 58, will be favourite to win preselection for the seat, which The Australian has learned...

In this article: Liberal Party, Maxine McKew, Sydney, Church of Scientology, Liberal Party, and GE Capital

...us wondering, if the Liberal Party runs about like Chicken Little for this, what would they do in the face of a real crisis -- except pout because they weren't in government? Which next dead horse are you going to flog, global warming ......

In this article: Medical advice, Parole, Absenteeism, Climate change, Global warming, and Toronto Star