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boilermaker bill s rum hospital nsw politics from behind the big fig skip to content boilermaker bill s rum hospital menu about nsw politics from behind the big fig political party memberships in nsw parliamentary parties 2014 18 november 27 2018 stephen murray leave a comment as part of the electoral disclosure regime in nsw registered political parties are required to disclose funds raised from membership fees and subscriptions the following sets out the membership numbers for the years 2014 18 reported to the nsw electoral commission by each party represented in the nsw parliament since 2015 continue reading political party memberships in nsw parliamentary parties 2014 18 posted in alp liberal party minor parties national party parliament political parties uncategorized tagged membership political party membership numbers of ministerial staff commonwealth states and territories as at november 2018 november 19 2018 november 22 2018 stephen murray leave a comment numbers of ministerial staff at the commonwealth and each of the states and territories drawn from the most recent most authoritative source publicly available numbers reflect what is reported as ministerial staff in each jurisdiction so if personal support staff such as administrative assistants or drivers have been reported these are included in the figures below number of ministers and office holders are those numbers reported against the most recent staff numbers where available continue reading numbers of ministerial staff commonwealth states and territories as at november 2018 posted in government ministers premier premier and cabinet staffers tagged ministerial staffers staffers mp travel claims and elections were the rules broken or stretched may 4 2018 stephen murray leave a comment in a series of deirdre chambers like coincidences at least three parliamentarians made claims for travel and travel allowances that coincided with election activities in queensland and nsw towards the end of 2017 labor mp and former treasurer wayne swan and pauline hanson one nation senator brian burston made claims for tax payer funded travel to or around queensland on the weekend of that state s election in november 2017 the following week nationals senator for nsw john williams claimed travelling allowance for an overnight stay in tamworth on the evening of the by election in new england that saw barnaby joyce returned to parliament after his disqualification in the high court continue reading mp travel claims and elections were the rules broken or stretched posted in alp elections government members of parliament minor parties national party parliament political parties tagged brian burston john williams travel allowance travel claims wayne swan how the australian high court came to be nauru s court of appeal a history may 2 2018 may 3 2018 stephen murray leave a comment the decision of nauru to bring to an end its relationship with australia s high court as the ultimate appeals authority for a limited class of cases marks the end of a 50 year history in which nauru made strenuous efforts to have access to the court only to suffer tepid and lukewarm acceptance and delays and on one occasion defeat in achieving its aim of having access to an appeals court of sufficient stature to instil confidence in the judicial proceedings of a small fledgling nation the ten year history of negotiations for an appeals court is detailed in a series of volumes held in the national archives of australia this history is drawn from that rich vein of material continue reading how the australian high court came to be nauru s court of appeal a history posted in high court ministers parliament research tagged high court appeals nauru numbers of ministerial staff in australia as at april 2018 april 21 2018 april 23 2018 stephen murray leave a comment numbers of ministerial staff drawn from the most recent most authoritative source publicly available numbers reflect what is reported as ministerial staff in each jurisdiction so if personal support staff such as administrative assistants or drivers have been reported these are included in the figures number of ministers and office holders are those numbers reported against staff numbers where available victoria does not have a regular reporting regime for ministerial staff numbers so i m still reliant on the numbers in a 2015 foi return nsw last reported its figures in june 2017 failing to report the figures at 30 december 2017 northern territory has a global budget for executive support with 295 employees but does not have a breakdown to the numbers of personal staff provided to support ministers shout out to tasmania which provides staffing numbers regularly and in the clearest format continue reading numbers of ministerial staff in australia as at april 2018 posted in department of premier and cabinet government ministers public administration staffers tagged ministerial staffers philip ruddock on 1440 a day to inquire into freedom of religion february 22 2018 february 27 2018 stephen murray leave a comment updated on 27 february 2018 to incorporate material canvassed at senate finance and public administration committee estimates on the evening of 26 february philip ruddock chair of the federal government s panel on religious freedom is being paid 1440 a day for the role according to documents tabled this week on behalf of the department of prime minister and cabinet dpmc the rate is equal to the highest daily fee paid to holders of part time office and is well in excess of the daily fee paid to such office holders as the chairs of the administrative law council family law council and national mental health commission ruddock entitled to a parliamentary pension estimated to be worth 215 000 a year also attracts a mayoral allowance o f 65 230 in his capacity as mayor of hornsby after his election to that position in september 2017 on being appointed to the religious freedom role ruddock reportedly told sky news that he did not know if he was getting paid for the role and he was not interested in the money continue reading philip ruddock on 1440 a day to inquire into freedom of religion posted in government inquiries liberal party members of parliament parliament public administration tagged part time office holders philip ruddock prime minister and cabinet religious freedom choosing an ombudsman revelations from the 1987 nsw cabinet papers january 4 2018 january 5 2018 stephen murray leave a comment the choice for new south wales ombudsman in 1987 came down to a senior departmental head and a solicitor with a familiar name in labor circles the latter promising a less contested relationship between the government and the ombudsman s office after years of strife between the two cabinet papers for the nsw government recently released under the 30 year rule still applicable in nsw offer an insight into the appointment of david landa as nsw s third ombudsman while the selection panel narrowed the eventual choice to landa a prominent solicitor with strong labor connections and trevor haines the then secretary of the attorney general s department an impressive shortlist was interviewed with gender and relative youth no bar to inclusion however reducing the eventual choice to landa and haines seemingly reflected a desire to create a more harmonious relationship between government and watchdog than existed during the term of george masterman qc who held the post between 1981 and 1987 continue reading choosing an ombudsman revelations from the 1987 nsw cabinet papers posted in alp department of premier and cabinet elections government icac ombudsman parliament premier premier and cabinet public administration tagged cabinet records david landa george masterman ombudsman section 44 is elected local government office an office of profit under the crown december 10 2017 december 12 2017 stephen murray leave a comment the section 44 juggernaut just keeps rolling the next substantive question likely to come before the court as a consequence of jacqui lambie s disqualification on dual citizenship grounds is whether her likely replacement devonport mayor steve martin is himself disqualified for holding an office of profit under the crown with respect to his office in local government martin maintains that he is on solid ground citing advice given by the then clerk of the senate ahead of the 2016 election indeed history suggests he has a strong case continue reading section 44 is elected local government office an office of profit under the crown posted in elections high court members of parliament minor parties parliament political parties senate tagged fortyfouriade office of profit section 44 under the crown how the wa greens conducted a pre selection for the wrong senator december 4 2017 december 5 2017 stephen murray 1 comment a question barely considered in the ongoing section 44 crisis is what would be the outcome of the filling of places for which senators were disqualified where they held a six year term rather than a three year term following last year s double dissolution election would any of the new senators elected after a special recount be entitled to a seat that would not see them go to re election until 2021 22 it seems this question has not even considered by the wa greens who put their newest senator jordon steele john through a fresh pre selection at the weekend even though the highly likely outcome of the high court s ruling on him replacing scott ludlam is that he now doesn t have to face voters for up to five years continue reading how the wa greens conducted a pre selection for the wrong senator posted in elections high court minor parties political parties senate tagged jordon steele john section 44 wa greens cut and paste one nation senator s ethanol speech on marriage equality bill november 29 2017 november 29 2017 stephen murray leave a comment observers of the senate debate on the marriage equality were left puzzled and bemused in equal measure yesterday when pauline hanson one nation senator for nsw brian burston made a comparison between water and ethanol to argue against marriage equality burston now the second most senior phon senator after the departure of malcolm roberts has a relatively low profile but his party biography touts his background in trades and higher education culminating in a four year stint at newcastle university having gone over burston s speech with if not a fine tooth comb then a hair brush with big bristles i d say he d find himself in some difficulty if his contribution was measured against any academic integrity policy just about every segment of his speech including the notorious water ethanol comparison was lifted word for word or cribbed without attribution from a handful of sources continue reading cut and paste one nation senator s ethanol speech on marriage equality bill posted in members of parliament minor parties senate tagged ethanol marriage equality plagiarism posts navigation older posts rum parliament stephen murray search search for rum cloud aec akira investments allowances alp anzac day apprehended bias baird barwick boadicea brandis cayman islands charlie lynn court of disputed returns crime commission disqualification eddie obeid election funding ellicott emblems fairfax florida free enterprise foundation gleeson government heydon high court hoffmann hollie hughes howard hughes icac legislation legislative council liberal liberal party liberals lynda voltz malcolm roberts marie ficarra marriage equality matthew mason cox melinda pavey ministerial staffers monaco natasha maclaren jones nsw government nsw police ombudsman panel of experts parakeelia parliament parliamentary secretary pecuniary interests phelps philip ruddock pic plagiarism police police integrity commission political donations political party membership prospect publications public funding reg grundy richard torbay schott section 44 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