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2013/05/22 12:55
2013/05/22 12:55
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Data proves the debt argument is absurd
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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Australian Government
BARNABY JOYCE
Howard government
The Daily Telegraph
Google
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2013/05/22 09:28
2013/05/22 09:28
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Hockey maintains criticism of the budget
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...
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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BigPond News
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Sky News Australia
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Australian Taxation Office
National Press Club in Canberra
Alex Malley
ASIC
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2013/05/22 07:05
2013/05/22 07:05
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Tax office needs reform, says Hockey
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...
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Illawarra Mercury
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Northern Daily Leader
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Mathias Cormann
Wayne Swan
Joe Hockey
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2013/05/22 05:28
2013/05/22 05:28
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Joe Hockey defends Howard government tax cuts aft...
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...
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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The Morning Bulletin
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The Daily Mercury
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Howard government
Wayne Swan
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2013/05/22 02:46
2013/05/22 02:46
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Tax cuts blamed for structural deficit
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...
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Howard government
Parliamentary Budget Office
Wayne Swan
OECD
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2013/05/21 21:13
2013/05/21 21:13
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Tony finally pays Ipswich a visit
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...
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2013/05/21 04:00
2013/05/21 04:00
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Brisbane protesters stop traffic for marriage equ...
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...
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Jake Harrison
Liz Ross
Brisbane
Adelaide
Howard government
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2013/05/19 21:55
2013/05/19 21:55
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Gillard's budget boost
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...
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Julia Gillard
Howard government
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2013/05/19 21:05
2013/05/19 21:05
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Claire Harvey on middle class welfare
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...
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Medicare
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Peter Costello
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2013/05/19 20:47
2013/05/19 20:47
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PM shows a gain from budget pain
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...
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Canberra Times
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International Business Times
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The Daily Mercury
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Tony Abbott
Wayne Swan
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Joe Hockey
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2013/05/19 13:04
2013/05/19 13:04
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Alexander Downer: You do the crime, but you shoul...
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...
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Alexander Downer
Tom
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Australian Institute of Criminology
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2013/05/19 09:33
2013/05/19 09:33
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Budget offers $2000 for asylum seekers to go home
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...
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The Courier Mail
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2013/05/19 08:06
2013/05/19 08:06
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Gillard backs Bracks for US job
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...
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Steve Bracks
NEW YORK
Bob Carr
Julia Gillard
Gillard Government
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2013/05/19 02:28
2013/05/19 02:28
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Hockey says Labor 'wrecking the joint on the way ...
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:...
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Barry O'Farrell
David Bradbury
Tony Abbott
Joe Hockey
Sky News
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2013/05/17 22:49
2013/05/17 22:49
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World war spree is declared
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...
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Brisbane Times
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WA Today
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Tony Shepherd
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2013/05/17 06:26
2013/05/17 06:26
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Swan trumpets Labor's financial plan
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...
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Chris Uhlmann
Wayne Swan
Rudd government
Howard government
Labour Party
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2013/05/17 06:26
2013/05/17 06:26
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Gillard comments on interest rate rise talk
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...
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Julia Gillard
Chris Uhlmann
Labor
Howard government
Tony Eastley
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2013/05/17 06:26
2013/05/17 06:26
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Rudd discusses Labor's election policies
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...
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Kevin Rudd
Chris Uhlmann
John Howard
Tony Eastley
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2013/05/17 04:55
2013/05/17 04:55
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Hope raised for inspections of offshore detention...
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...
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Northern Daily Leader
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Scoop.co.nz
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Sarah Hanson-Young
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2013/05/17 02:59
2013/05/17 02:59
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Australia to stock up on US drones
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...
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Adelaide Now
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