War cry of faithful

War cry of faithful
Courier Mail - Australia
... move Dr Williams describes as a return to old-fashioned politics with candidates ... was open minded and would offer no special favours for Family First candidates ...

Bid to bar MPs calling homes

Bid to bar MPs calling homes
Australian - Sydney,Australia
... holidays. Family First's Steve Fielding said today politicians should also be banned from calling people at home to try to win votes. ...

MPs pressured on Do Not Call list

MPs pressured on Do Not Call list
NEWS.com.au - Australia
... parties and other groups. Family First Senator Steve Fielding yesterday said politicians should not be let off. "Our calls are just ...

Big issues on the kitchen table

MAY 16, 2006
world according to Senator Steve Fielding
Family First senator Steve Fielding, talks to James Riley about technology issues he has pursued in his first year in politics.

SINCE entering the Senate in July after being elected on the Family First ticket in Victoria, Steve Fielding has surprised many people. Not a lot was known about Family First before the October 2004 federal election, and many people saw it as a one-issue Christian coalition.

Much has changed since then, and Senator Fielding has played a key role either with the Government or against it, as a balance-of-power swinging voter in the Senate...

Fobbing off our human rights responsibilities

Fobbing off our human rights responsibilities
On Line opinion - Australia
... in the dirty games of domestic or foreign politics. ... s invasion of East Timor, Australia opted for ... party sceptics - Joyce, Georgiou, Family First Senator Steve ...

Liberal MP to flout Howard on asylum

Liberal MP to flout Howard on asylum
Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
... senators Marise Payne and Judith Troeth have expressed concern about the bill, as have Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce and Family First Senator Steve Fielding. ...

Family First courts Katter

Family First courts Katter
Courier Mail - Australia
The party's sole federal representative, Victorian Senator Steve Fielding, yesterday said the party was in talks with Mr Katter. ...

Australia: Lone South Australia Democrat MP Even Lonelier -- But ...

Australia: Lone South Australia Democrat MP Even Lonelier -- But ...
Drug War Chronicle - Washington,DC,USA
South Australia Democratic State Member of Parliament (MP) Sandra Kanck is her ... remarks were "beyond belief," conservative Family First MP Dennis Hood told the ...

Family First courts maverick MP

Family First courts maverick MP
Australian - Sydney,Australia
... poll. The party's sole federal representative, Victorian Senator Steve Fielding, today said the party was in talks with Mr Katter. ...

Everybody loves Katter

Everybody loves Katter
Melbourne Herald Sun - Australia
... party, the Nationals. Victorian senator Steve Fielding said yesterday Mr Katter would be a good fit with Family First. "Family First ...

Party aims for state seats

Party aims for state seats
Courier Mail - Australia
Buoyed by its success in garnering a federal seat with Senator Steve Fielding in its first tilt at politics, Family First launched its state campaign with a ...

Katter considers Family First alliance

Katter considers Family First alliance
ABC Online - Australia
... a return. Now Family First Senator Steve Fielding says his party is looking for "people with character and family values". As for ...

Katter being courted by Family First

Katter being courted by Family First
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
Family First's sole federal representative, Victorian Senator Steve Fielding, was in Brisbane to launch the party's bid to win seats at the Queensland state ...

Katter looking to join 'balance of power' party

Katter looking to join 'balance of power' party
ABC Online - Australia
... given him hope. Family First Senator Steve Fielding has also expressed interest in Mr Katter joining him in Parliament. Mr Katter ...

Big issues on the kitchen table - World According to Steve Fielding

Big issues on the kitchen table
Australian IT - Australia
... issues he has pursued in his first year in politics. ... I'm the only senator for Family First, so there ... When we were debating telecommunications in Australia, I'm ...

KANCK'S ECSTASY

KANCK'S ECSTASY
Advertiser Adelaide - Adelaide,South Australia,Australia
... In fact, I believe that we should have a controlled testing program in South Australia, with the government ... Dennis Hood rejected Darwin's theory of evolution. ...

Can Howard find refuge?

Can Howard find refuge?
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
... in the Senate, one Government senator voting with the other side can defeat a bill (provided it doesn't get the support of Family First senator Steve Fielding ...

MP says ecstasy isn't dangerous

MP says ecstasy isn't dangerous
Advertiser Adelaide - Adelaide,South Australia,Australia
... by far the biggest drug problem'' facing Australia. ... She claimed ``progressive politics'' was the loser ... campaigner Ann Bressington, Family First's Dennis Hood ...

Joyce joins doubters on border bill

Joyce joins doubters on border bill
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
... Family First senator Steve Fielding is also yet to decide how he will vote but warned it was ludicrous to keep people in detention for years. ...

Last SA Democrats MP to quit

Last SA Democrats MP to quit
NEWS.com.au - Australia
... the death of the Democrats in South Australia, once the ... lost seats to the Christian-based Family First Party and ... may be lobbied to switch to state politics. ...

Welfare relief not enough

Welfare relief not enough
Tasmania Examiner - Launceston,Tasmania,Australia
... Even the Coalition's Senate ally, Family First's Steve Fielding, lashed out at the Government, saying that "this is a Budget for the top end of town". ...

Tax cuts 'can't ease' petrol pain

Tax cuts 'can't ease' petrol pain
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
... high.". Both the RACV and Family First senator Steve Fielding attacked the government for not reducing the petrol excise. Senator ...

Schools 'must come first'

Schools 'must come first'
NEWS.com.au - Australia
... said. If the Budget is really about helping families it will contain a cut to petrol tax, Family First senator Steve Fielding said. ...

Cautious praise from Family First

Cautious praise from Family First
Daily Telegraph - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
... welcomes the relief that families receive in this budget, with the spiralling petrol prices and higher interest rates," said Family First leader Steve Fielding ...

Health and schools: survey

Health and schools: survey
NEWS.com.au - Australia
... said. If the budget is really about helping families it will contain a cut to petrol tax, Family First senator Steve Fielding said. ...

Families to get windfall in tonight's budget

Families to get windfall in tonight's budget
Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
... cuts.". If the budget is really about helping families it will contain a cut to petrol tax, Family First senator Steve Fielding said. ...

MPs back abortion aid to poor nations + Fiscal feasts fill MPs' coffers

MPs back abortion aid to poor nations
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
... we provide aid will seek abortions despite the lack of safety," he said. But Family First senator Steve Fielding backed the ban.

Fiscal feasts fill MPs' coffers
Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
... any invitations. "Australian families are doing it tough and so is Family First," the Family First senator Steve Fielding said. "We ...

Cappo pledges action, passion

Cappo pledges action, passion
Advertiser Adelaide - Adelaide,South Australia,Australia
... the State Government keeps its promise to cut homelessness in South Australia. ... Family First Legislative Council member Dennis Hood said he hoped Monsignor ...

Priest's job 'no threat' to separation of powers

Priest's job 'no threat' to separation of powers
Australian - Sydney,Australia
Monsignor David Cappo, South Australia's second-highest ... as a "muddy mix of religion and politics". ... attacked Christian conservative party Family First in state ...

Upper House abolition opposed

Upper House abolition opposed
Advertiser Adelaide - Adelaide,South Australia,Australia
... Both the Opposition and independent MPs such as Family First's Dennis Hood have been ... achieve much of their program for the past 30 years in South Australia. ...

Interest rate promise intact: Howard

Interest rate promise intact: Howard
ABC Online - Australia
... The Family First Senator, Steve Fielding, has stepped up his call for the Federal Government to cut the fuel excise by 10 cents a litre to help families. ...

National TV ads protest proposed detention laws

National TV ads protest proposed detention laws
ABC Online - Australia
... Family First Senator Steve Fielding and Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce also say they are waiting to see what impact the proposed laws will have on family and ...