David Hawker chosen as new Speaker
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MARK COLVIN: To the election of a new speaker and it&#39;s not the one who everybody expected. It&#39;s not Bronwyn Bishop or Bruce Baird.
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Following are brief profiles of the main speakers at the Republican National Convention beginning on Monday:
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John Howard has been formally sworn in as Prime Minister with his new fourth term ministry by Queen Elizabeth II's Australian representative Governor-General Michael Jeffery.
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New Lib Dem leader appoints defeated rival Chris Huhne to his first 'shadow cabinet'
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WINNIPEG - Prime Minister Paul Martin was in Winnipeg Friday to introduce Dr. David Butler-Jones as the country&#39;s new chief public health officer.
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Science & environment: Profile: From Antarctica to south Kensington - the Science Museum's new director.
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The Governmentâs chief scientist was today drawing attention to the problem of global warming. Professor Sir David King will address the issue in the Greenpeace business lecture tonight.
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Interview: The former Liberal party leader Jeremy Thorpe gives his first major interview since being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease
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The husband of charity fund-raiser Jane Tomlinson speaks publicly for the first time since her death.
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LONDON: Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi will deliver a keynote address at the Malaysia-UK Business Forum on Oct 1 in conjunction with his visit to the United Kingdom end of this month.
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A member of the audience gives his take on the show and host.
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CANBERRA : John Howard has been formally sworn in as Prime Minister with his new fourth term ministry by Queen Elizabeth II&#39;s Australian representative Governor-General Michael Jeffery.
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A month ago, I'd mentioned Nigel Pocklington's appointment to the newly created role of director of online publishing for the Financial Times .
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The wig will be gone, but the cushy seat known as a Woolsack will still await the winner of an unprecedented election in the House of Lords. Their Lordships voted Wednesday to choose their first Lord Speaker, an innovation to replace the centuries-old office of Lord Chancellor. The winner will be announced July 4.
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LONDON, June 28 -- Gordon Brown, the new British prime minister, named political veteran Alistair Darling, 53, to the powerful post of chancellor of the exchequer and David Miliband, 41, the current environmental secretary, to be foreign minister, the second-youngest in British history.
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Peter Hain has been confirmed as the new secretary of state for work and pensions.
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Charles Kennedy gives his first major speech to the Lib Dem conference since resigning as leader earlier this year.