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2013/05/22 12:55
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IF YOU’D read some recent NDL opinion pieces, you might be mistaken for thinking that Australia is drowning in debt. It’s clear that some people have either been paying too much attention to...
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2013/05/22 09:28
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DAVID MARK: The Federal Opposition has maintained its attack on the accuracy of the budget figures, despite the head of the Treasury strongly defending the independence of his department's work. In a...
2013/05/22 07:05
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Tax office needs reform, says HockeyUpdated: 15:08, Wednesday May 22, 2013 A coalition government will consider breaking up the tax office to separate its policeman functions from its tax...
2013/05/22 05:28
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Joe Hockey defends Howard government tax cuts after reports say they contributed to structural deficit Opposition Treasury spokesman Joe Hockey has defended the personal income tax cuts delivered by...
2013/05/22 02:46
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The federal budget will remain in structural deficit for several years after it is officially forecast to return to surplus in 2015-16, Federal Treasury has estimated. In an embarrassment for...
2013/05/21 21:13
2013/05/21 21:13
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Tony finally pays Ipswich a visit Story Tools FEDERAL opposition leader Tony Abbott has finally made his way back to Ipswich, more than five years since he last visited the city. Mr Abbott's last...
2013/05/21 04:00
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This past Saturday, Brisbane saw one of its largest Equal Love rallies for marriage equality with what was estimated to be over 1,000 protesters who gathered in Queen’s Park to not only demonstrate...
2013/05/19 21:55
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Julia Gillard has arrested a three-month decline in her standing with voters, to be back level with Tony Abbott as preferred prime minister, although Labor would still be beaten if an election were...
2013/05/19 21:05
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JUST as I clamber towards the tap, I can see the last drops dribbling out. Middle-class welfare, the great decade-long gush of free stuff for lucky people, is about to dry up. And I'm a few moments...
2013/05/19 20:47
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Julia Gillard has arrested a three-month decline in her standing with voters to be back level with Tony Abbott as preferred prime minister, although Labor would still be defeated if an election were...
2013/05/19 13:04
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Putting people in prison isn't always a good idea for the prisoner or society, writes Alexander Downer. HAVE you ever wondered what it would be like to end up in jail? Locked in a cell at night for...
2013/05/19 09:33
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THE government will try to entice thousands of boat arrivals to accept millions of dollars in handouts to go home. Faced with a record influx, the government will offer an average of $1500 to $2000...
2013/05/19 08:06
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Gillard backs Bracks for US jobUpdated: 17:59, Sunday May 19, 2013 Prime Minister Julia Gillard has defended the appointment of former Victorian Labor premier Steve Bracks as Australia's next...
2013/05/19 02:28
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BARRIE CASSIDY, PRESENTER: We'll go straight to our program guest now, the Shadow Treasurer, Joe Hockey, who joins us from our Sydney studios. Good morning, welcome. JOE HOCKEY, SHADOW TREASURER:...
2013/05/17 22:49
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Here we are sitting pretty at the tail end of the biggest boom in history. What with interest rates at a 50-year low, unemployment at just 5.5 per cent, economic growth about 3 per cent and very...
2013/05/17 06:26
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TONY EASTLEY: Much to the chagrin of the Howard government, the Labor Party has made a virtue of spending less than the Coalition in this campaign. But during the course of the year, and the campaign...
2013/05/17 06:26
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TONY EASTLEY: As we mentioned, for most Australians the key date this week is tomorrow afternoon's Melbourne Cup. But for the nation's political class it's 9.30 on Wednesday morning. That's when the...
2013/05/17 06:26
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TONY EASTLEY: The political stage is set, the players ready. All that is left is for the Australian audience to take its seat at Australia votes 2007. From eight o'clock tomorrow morning in polling...
2013/05/17 04:55
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Prime Minister Julia Gillard has held open a chance of human rights inspection of offshore detention centres, despite the Senate's rejection of legislated access. Ms Gillard said the government still...
2013/05/17 02:59
2013/05/17 02:59
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FIVE years after it walked away from a US Navy program to provide unmanned surveillance aircraft for Australia, the government has asked the US for renewed access to the technology. Giant American...