Steve Bracks, the leader who introduced the Racial and Religious Tolerance Act into Victoria (the law which raged with controversy over 5 years), announced his immediate resignation, followed by his Deputy John Thwaites, also resigning from his position in Parliament. This change of leader to the State Labor party has shocked many. We do know that many people have been and are praying for the best possible leaders to bring Godly influence accross our State & Nation. We continue to expect this in the days ahead.
It is our hope that his replacement, John Brumby, will be someone who has even better values than Mr Bracks. We wish him all the very best & God’s blessings, as he spends time with his family.

Article from: News.com – By staff writers – July 27, 2007 10:40am
Victorian Premier Steve Bracks resigns
VICTORIAN Premier Steve Bracks announced his resignation today. Mr Bracks, who held the job for eight years, told his cabinet colleagues earlier before making the announcement this morning. (more…)

By Mark Schliebs  May 18, 2007 11:42am

Australian readers struggle with some questions would-be Aussies must answer 20 questions from pool of 200 must achieve pass rate of 60 per cent.

NEWS.com.au readers have condemned the Federal Government’s new citizenship quiz after putting themselves to the test today. Many Australian-born readers said that not even they knew the answers to some of the questions the Government wants in the test, which will contain 20 randomly selected questions drawn from a pool of 200.

One reader described it as “idiotic nonsense” and another asked if he should be expelled – or perhaps flogged – for not knowing the name of the nation’s first Prime Minister. (more…)