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2013/05/19 20:26

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Inland rail likely to trump Cross River under Abb...

A $4.7 billion plan for an inland freight rail line from Melbourne to Brisbane via Parkes and Toowoomba will push aside Brisbane’s Cross River Rail project, Shadow Infrastructure Minister Warren Truss...

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2013/05/15 08:16

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Rail funding to be weighed up: Truss

THE future of federal funding for rail projects in Melbourne and Brisbane could be in doubt under a coalition government, with opposition transport spokesman Warren Truss saying it would have to be...

2013/05/15 06:16

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Labor MPs to fight for Newstart increase

SOME Labor MPs will continue the fight for an increase in the Newstart Allowance after it was left alone in the Gillard government's latest budget. The government ruled out a $50 increase to the...

2013/05/14 08:52

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MPs fire their last pre-budget shots | Budget

You wonder why they bother on a day like this. There was about five-and-a-quarter hours between Tony Abbott firing the first shot in question time and Wayne Swan starting his budget speech. That...

2013/05/13 22:48

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Politics of transport delivers only gridlock

Budget live: Follow our breaking-news coverage from 7.20pm with video streaming from our Parliament House studio, including Wayne Swan's speech to the nation, headlines, analysis, reaction and your...

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2013/05/12 07:15

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Both parties fail to pick an airport site

Sydney may not have a designated site for a second Sydney airport for years, after both major political parties appeared to stall in a hunt that has gone on for more than three decades. A first-term...

2013/05/08 19:57

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Albanese: Carbon Tax has added little to Pacific ...

Albanese: Carbon Tax has added little to Pacific Hwy costs Story Tools INCREASED costs for the upgrade the Pacific Hwy due to the carbon tax are a myth according to the the Minister for...

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2013/05/06 13:17

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Abbott under pressure on leave policy

COALITION MPs have broken ranks on Tony Abbott's paid parental leave scheme, calling on the Opposition Leader to justify why the policy is needed Liberal backbenchers Alex Hawke and Mal Washer...

2013/05/03 00:34

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Carbon tax on trucks adds to food cost: LNP's War...

Carbon tax on trucks adds to food cost: LNP's Warren Truss Story Tools SHADOW Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Warren Truss yesterday slammed the Labor Government and the carbon tax during...

2013/05/02 00:13

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Bruce Hwy flood plan is achievable

Bruce Hwy flood plan is achievable Story Tools NATIONAL'S leader Warren Truss and his federal team arrived in Rockhampton yesterday and reaffirmed that $4 billion to flood-proof the Bruce Hwy was...

2013/04/30 01:15

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'I jolly-well hope Clive gets over the line': Wel...

... jolly-well hope Clive gets over the line': Wellington Story Tools Related Items STAUNCH Sunshine Coast independent Peter Wellington has come out swinging in support for billionaire magnate Clive...

2013/04/29 02:11

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News Ltd bites hand that feeds vast local paper n...

Is News Ltd officially campaigning against the idea that democratically elected local community representatives should be constitutionally allowed to receive direct funding from the federal...