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  • Shorten concedes, stands down as leader (Official - conservative coalition wins Australian election)

    05/18/2019 6:54:50 AM PDT · by naturalman1975 · 13 replies
    news.com.au ^ | 18th May 2019 | Sam Clench
    Bill Shorten has conceded defeat and called on Labor's supporters to respect the election result, revealing he is standing down as leader of the party in the wake of its defeat. "I know that you're all hurting. And I am too," he told supporters in Melbourne just after 11:30pm. "It is obvious that Labor will not be able to form the next government. And so, in the national interest, a short time ago I called Scott Morrison to congratulate him. "I wish Jenny and their daughters all the very best, and above all, I wish Scott Morrison good fortune and...
  • Report: Palestinians targeted former Aussie PM

    01/01/2007 2:03:39 PM PST · by West Coast Conservative · 15 replies · 444+ views
    Ynet ^ | January 1, 2007
    The Sidney Morning Herald reported that 30 years ago former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke, then Labor Party and ACTU president, faced assassination at the hands of Palestinian militants for his strong pro-Israel views. According to the report, the Australian Security Intelligence Organization (ASIO) also believed prominent pro-Jewish figures, Isi Liebler and journalist Sam Lipski, were on the hit list. The Herald report said Cabinet documents for 1976 - released by the National Archives of Australia today under the 30-year rule - reveal security authorities and the government were deeply concerned about the rising tide of Palestinian terrorism. Most worryingly,...