Budget cuts hit PM’s international advisers

The Office of National Assessments, which reports direct to the Prime Minister and is Julia Gillard’s principal source of assessments on international developments, has downgraded its focus on Europe and the Americas at a time when European instability threatens...

Saving jobs in Broadmeadows

Together with Opposition Leader Tony Abbott, Senator Scott Ryan toured Modern Baking Company in Broadmeadows on Wednesday morning, as employees baked Anzac biscuits in time for Anzac Day next week. Senator Scott Ryan, the patron senator for Calwell, held discussions...

More lies from more ministers

Labor’s lies about small business spread to the Senate today, with the Government continuing to mislead on the number of small businesses who will benefit from company tax cuts. After Treasurer Wayne Swan incorrectly told the House of Representatives yesterday that...

Lundy’s furphy shows Labor’s true colours

Labor has proven it can’t even fool its own frontbench when it comes to its newfound passion for small business. During Senate Question Time today, Senator Kate Lundy, representing the Minister for Small Business, stunned the chamber when she declared: “What we know...