May 30, 2012 | Homepage, Media, Media Releases
The true value of the Gillard Government’s Small Business Commissioner is in doubt after questioning by Senator Scott Ryan in Senate Estimates revealed that the Commissioner won’t have any powers of its own. Shadow Minister for Small Business Bruce Billson said it...
May 30, 2012 | Homepage, Media, Media Releases
While the Prime Minister is adamant prices will only rise by one per cent under the soon-to-be-introduced carbon tax, ACCC Rod Sims has confirmed no such rule applies. Prime Minister Julia Gillard has repeatedly promised Australian families that prices will not rise...
May 29, 2012 | Homepage, Media, News Clippings
Questions from Senator Scott Ryan in Senate Estimates discovered more about the nature of threats against climate scientists at Canberra’s ANU. Read more in The Australian’s No death threats in emails.
May 24, 2012 | Homepage, Media, News Clippings
During Senate Estimates, Senator Scott Ryan discovered the Prime Minister had forked out $53,000 of taxpayers’ money for unpopular blogs that will only run for three months. Read The Courier Mail story Outcry over $53k blogs here.
May 24, 2012 | Homepage, Media, News Clippings
Neil Mitchell played a clip of an Estimates hearing in the Senate Finance and Public Administration Committee on Wednesday May 23, where Senator Scott Ryan questioned a Department of Finance and Deregulation official about the decision to approve...