The federal opposition and the Greens have branded the prime minister's upcoming trip to Indonesia as a desperate attempt to stop the boats.
June 20, 2013, 5:16 pmThe prime minister has the support of the union movement over Kevin Rudd, as Labor heads to a federal election in three months.
June 20, 2013, 5:06 pmPolitical uncertainty has been a drag on the economy this year, and there is still almost three months to polling day.
June 20, 2013, 5:05 pmAsylum seekers waiting to take boats from Indonesia say the traffic will not stop unless more is done to speed up the resettlement process.
June 20, 2013, 4:17 pmFederal Parliament has paused to pay respect to Liberal stalwart Michael Hodgman who died at a Hobart aged care home on Wednesday.
ABC - June 20, 2013, 3:12 pmA vote on the government's legislation to crack down on 457 skilled migrant visas is unlikely to be taken before next week.
June 20, 2013, 2:16 pmPrime Minister Julia Gillard is deliberately dividing Australia in the same manner as Pauline Hanson says Opposition Leader Tony Abbott.
June 20, 2013, 1:49 pmA leading business group says the early calling of a federal election date has caused greater uncertainty for business.
June 20, 2013, 1:05 pmLabor frontbencher Craig Emerson says he is confident Julia Gillard will still be Prime Minister by the time she travels to Indonesia for talks with president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono next month.
ABC - June 20, 2013, 11:20 amThere have been tributes from all sides of politics after the death of long-serving Liberal politician Michael Hodgman.
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