1. Australia.
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MACKERRAS, MALCOLM
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LABOR laws , *CABINET officers , *GOVERNMENT policy ,AUSTRALIAN politics & government, 1945- - Abstract
The article looks at politics in Australia in 2006. Changes made to the cabinet of Prime Minister John Howard are reviewed, noting the replacement of Minister for Defence Brendan John Nelson, Minister for Finance and Administration Nicholas Hugh Minchin, and Minister for Family and Community Services Kay Christine Lesley Patterson. Major political issues in Australia are discussed, including the Workplace Relations Amendment Act of 2005, the removal of Kim Beazley as leader of the Labor Party, and his replacement by Kevin Rudd.
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- 2007
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