Family First Party

Monday, October 16, 2006

Libs make religious Right turn

Libs make religious Right turn
Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia - 2 hours ago
... preference deal at the last federal election between the Coalition and the church-based party Family First. I don't think this is good for Australia's democracy ...

Against the odds, Bracks fails to come up trumps

Against the odds, Bracks fails to come up trumps
The Age, Australia - 10 hours ago
... South Australia's upper house has two "No Pokies" MPs, and other parties (The Greens, Family First, People Power) have views on gambling that go much further ...

Sunday, October 15, 2006

Crikey: Comments, corrections, clarifications, and ...

Comments, corrections, clarifications, and ...
Crikey, Australia - Oct 12, 2006
... That's how Family First operates, as we have said time and time again. ... to hoard and not broadcast live two out of three of the current Australia-NZ Netball ..

Bracks urged to splash out on water tank rebate

Bracks urged to splash out on water tank rebate
The Age, Australia - 11 hours ago
... With backyard tanks estimated to save Victoria 1 billion litres a year, the Liberals, Nationals, Greens, People Power and

Historic media changes pass (15 articles)

Allegiance to nation, not leader, says Joyce
The Age, Australia - Oct 13, 2006
... to protect Australia from over-centralisation of the media had been thwarted by Senator Fielding and asked the question: "What was in it for Family First?". ...
Media jigsaw's missing pieces
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - Oct 13, 2006
... a flurry of activity," says Harold Mitchell, the owner of Australia's largest media ... Steve Fielding, the Family First senator who delivered the deciding vote in ...
Media face biggest changes in
The West Australian, Australia - Oct 12, 2006
... with the support of rebel Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce and Family First Senator Steve ... Andrew Murray said it was a sad day for media diversity in Australia. ...

Senate passes media laws
Border Mail, Australia - Oct 12, 2006
... with the support of rebel Nationals senator Barnaby Joyce and Family First senator Steve ... Minister Helen Coonan said the changes would take Australia into the ...

Laws pass, but start date unknown
Daily Telegraph, Australia - Oct 12, 2006
... Senator Joyce said his attempts to protect Australia from an over-centralisation of the media had been thwarted by Family First. ...

Historic media changes pass
Townsville Bulletin, Australia - Oct 12, 2006
... Senator Joyce said his attempts to protect Australia from an over-centralisation of the media had been thwarted by Family First. ...

AUSTRALIA: Media ready to reshape itself
Asia Pacific Media Network, CA - Oct 12, 2006
... Investors drove up shares in Austereo to their highest since 2002 after Family First senator Stephen Fielding said he would not oppose the bill. ...

Media laws pass Senate
Courier Mail, Australia - Oct 12, 2006
... The changes clear the way for the possibility of mergers in Australia's media sector. After the vote, Senator Joyce hit out at lone Family First Senator Steve ...

Media manoeuvres from early next year
The Age, Australia - Oct 12, 2006
THE most comprehensive shake-out of Australia's media industry in two decades ... Despite a last-minute decision by Family First senator Steve Fielding to back ...

Now for end game with piranhas in the pool
The Age, Australia - Oct 12, 2006
For maverick National Party senator Barnaby Joyce it was a disaster for democracy, and for Family First Senator Steve Fielding, well, who knows exactly what ...

Coonan savours victory on media changes
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - Oct 12, 2006
... party. The legislation was finally passed after the Family First senator, Steve Fielding, voted with the Government when it counted. ...

Takeover speculation as media laws pass
The Age, Australia - Oct 12, 2006
... with the support of rebel Nationals senator Barnaby Joyce and Family First senator Steve ... Minister Helen Coonan said the changes would take Australia into the ...
Media shake up gets green light
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - Oct 12, 2006
Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce and Family First Senator Steve Fielding voted with the ... Joe Ludwig said the Nationals had sold out regional Australia by voting ...
Media laws pass the Senate
The Australian, Australia - Oct 12, 2006
Nationals senator Barnaby Joyce and Family First senator Steve Fielding voted with the Government to approve the changes, despite Senator Joyce expressing ...
Coonan welcomes media laws' passage
ABC Online, Australia - Oct 12, 2006
... He says he is very disappointed that Family First Senator Steve Fielding failed to support an amendment to further protect media diversity. ...

Thursday, October 12, 2006

Cut & paste: Media industry is driven by dollars, not ideology

Cut & paste: Media industry is driven by dollars, not ideology
The Australian, Australia

Family First's Steve Fielding, in the Senate yesterday, on why the reforms will not limit diversity of opinion

THE real concern ought not be so much the concentration of ownership but the concentration of ideology: the concentration of ideas. Where is the evidence that the key factor that determines ideas is ownership? In other words, that owners dictate ideas? Out there in the real world it's nothing like that...

Olexander calls for establishment of gay and lesbian political ...

Olexander calls for establishment of gay and lesbian political ...
SX News, Australia - 14 hours ago
... Look at Family First, for instance. ... we also need to keep engaging with the mainstream parties, because politically that’s where it’s at in Australia. ...

Media Reforms (12 articles)

Radio giant pans reforms
NEWS.com.au, Australia - 1 hour ago
... reforms to ensure they pass the Senate today, Family First senator Steve ... Katanning, Narrogin, Bridgetown, Esperance, Merredin and Northam in Western Australia. ...

Radio at risk from new laws
Courier Mail, Australia - 9 hours ago
... regional areas. Family First Senator Steve Fielding backed the shakeup despite feeling "uneasy" about aspects of the legislation.

Pawn Fielding holds Joyce in check
The Age, Australia - 9 hours ago
Family First senator Steve Fielding accepted Helen Coonan's legislation, giving the Government insurance that it would get its sweeping media law rewrite ...
Media ready to reshape itself
The Age, Australia - 9 hours ago
... Investors drove up shares in Austereo to their highest since 2002 after Family First senator Stephen Fielding said he would not oppose the bill. ...
Strange world of Senator Fielding
The Age, Australia - 9 hours ago
THE critical shift in the debate on the Federal Government's media laws package happened yesterday morning when Family First senator Steven Fielding rose in ...

Third time lucky: media laws will be overhauled
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - 9 hours ago
... Family First Senator Stephen Fielding announced yesterday he would support the package, ensuring its smooth passage through Parliament, despite an earlier ...

Coonan hopes concessions will get media bill through Senate
ABC Online, Australia - 14 hours ago
... when it's put to a final vote. Family First Senator Steve Fielding is yet to declare his hand. If he and Senator Joyce supported ...

Future of Coonan's media bill could rest with Fielding
ABC Online, Australia - 14 hours ago
... pledge to back Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce's amendments to the media bills, the future of the legislation could rest with the Family First Senator Steve ...

Fielding backs media reforms
The Age, Australia - 17 hours ago
Family First senator Steve Fielding said he was "uneasy'' about aspects of the changes to media laws but would nonetheless support the legislation. ...
Senate debates media reforms
The Age, Australia - 18 hours ago
... Family First senator Steve Fielding said he was "uneasy'' about aspects of the changes to media laws but would nonetheless support the legislation. ...
Fielding to support media law overhaul
ABC Online, Australia - 19 hours ago
Family First Senator Steve Fielding says he will vote in favour of the Federal Government's overhaul of media laws. The Government ...
Coalition 'delusional' on media: Labor
The Australian, Australia - 20 hours ago
... that publishes newspapers including The Australian and the Herald Sun in Australia. ... Family First senator Steve Fielding said he was "uneasy" about aspects of ...

Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Labor's Talks with Greens Ominous (Media Release)

FAMILY FIRST urges Victorians to think very carefully about how they vote in the Upper House on November 25.

It is predicted the Greens will win the Balance of Power. This would be a disaster for Victoria.
The fact that Labor has already sat down with the Greens to discuss how the Parliament will operate after the election is an ominous sign of things to come.

Changes to the Upper House mean that, for the first time, minor parties have the chance to win seats in Parliament. The Greens yesterday revealed that Labor Minister Gavin Jennings has already spoken to them about bringing Parliament back in December after the election.

FAMILY FIRST Victorian leader Cameron Eastman said: "We can't risk the Greens winning the Balance of Power and controlling everything. The Greens are extreme and do not represent ordinary Victorian families.

"For example, the Greens plan to give free heroin to addicts, open injecting rooms across the state and abolish all criminal sanctions for drug users. They also plan to shut Hazelwood power station in the Latrobe Valley. If the extreme Greens have control, jobs will go, communities will be destroyed and crazy ideas will be the order of the day.

"FAMILY FIRST believes no Government should have control of both Houses of Parliament. FAMILY FIRST thinks it would be best if the balance of power was held by parties with mainstream values such as FAMILY FIRST, which wants to reduce petrol tax, curb the pokies plague and make housing more affordable."

Media inquiries to Cameron Eastman 0425 724 170

Stem cells create tumours, says expert

Stem cells create tumours, says expert
Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia - 1 hour ago
... Family First senator Steve Fielding, who hosted Prof Sherley's visit, said the debate in Australia had largely focussed on the ethics of cloning instead of the ...

Embryonic stem cells 'create tumours'
The Age, Australia - 1 hour ago
... Family First senator Steve Fielding, who hosted Prof Sherley's visit, said the debate in Australia had largely focussed on the ethics of cloning instead of the ...

Police won't come to party

Police won't come to party
Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia - 11 hours ago
... Formal meetings had been held with Labor, the Liberals, the Nationals and conservative party Family First, while correspondence had been exchanged with Left ...

Amen to Christian social activists

Amen to Christian social activists
The Australian, Australia - 11 hours ago
... And Family First is not too impressed with John Howard's industrial relations legislation. ... Australia was as agnostic a society as Britain, as secular as Japan. ...

Make media deal or I'll walk away: PM

Make media deal or I'll walk away: PM
The Australian, Australia - 11 hours ago
... as making the same contribution to a diversity of opinion in Australia as talkback ... Government would be forced to rely on the vote of Family First senator Steve ...

Mateship fails 'values' test

Mateship fails 'values' test
The Age, Australia - 12 hours ago
... Supporters of Family First were most likely (53 per cent) to believe religion did ... The executive director of the left-leaning Australia Institute, Clive Hamilton ...

Monday, October 09, 2006

Medibank Private posts $200m profit

Medibank Private posts $200m profit
The Canberra Times, Australia - Oct 5, 2006
... But Family First senator Steve Fielding - who has launched a "Hands Off Medibank Private" campaign - said the record profit was evidence that the health fund ...

Bring troops home from Iraq now: poll

Bring troops home from Iraq now: poll
The Age, Australia - 11 hours ago
... The ALP is ahead in all mainland states except Western Australia. ... on five points, the Democrats unchanged on 2 per cent, the same rating as Family First. ...

Beazley weighs into preselection process

Beazley weighs into preselection process
The Australian, Australia - Oct 6, 2006
... Labor candidates for three must-win marginal seats in South Australia will not be ... in Makin in the 2004 election, losing narrowly on Family First preferences to ...

Rudd's unholy row

Rudd's unholy row
The Australian, Australia - Oct 6, 2006
... and Pentecostal Christians by the Liberals, the Nationals and Family First," he says ... voting in favour of making the abortifacient RU486 available in Australia. ...

Monday, October 02, 2006

Family First plan to scrap stamp duty

Family First plan to scrap stamp duty
Ninemsn, Australia - Sep 24, 2006
Family First has pledged to give struggling house hunters a leg-up in the housing market by abolishing stamp duty for first homebuyers. ...