May 26, 2010 | News Clippings
The department of finance had just a week to assess the initial costings of the Rudd government’s schools building program, a Senate hearing has been told. The cost of the Building the Education Revolution program originally was estimated at $14 billion, but...
May 26, 2010 | News Clippings
A lot of the potential bad news that could affect Telstra shares appears to be already priced in, according to a major shareholder in the telecommunications giant. Future Fund general manager Paul Costello told a Senate hearing yesterday that research by the fund...
May 13, 2010 | News Clippings
Assistant Treasurer Nick Sherry has admitted he once said staying the superannuation guarantee was a Labor election promise. As part of the federal government’s response to the Henry tax review last week, it proposed to gradually boost the money employers pay...
Mar 27, 2010 | News Clippings
Governor-General Quentin Bryce has an exquisite problem: a treasure trove of more than 3000 bottles of fine wine. Ms Bryce, who drinks only sparingly and whose husband Michael is a teetotaller, doesn’t know what to do with the splendid cellars of expensive wines...
Mar 18, 2010 | News Clippings
A federal parliamentary committee has called for much tougher penalties for offences against the Electoral Act. The committee has handed down its report into some Liberals distributing fake pamphlets, which were damaging to Labor, in the seat of Lindsay during the...
Mar 13, 2010 | News Clippings
Medicare Australia has been forced to take on extra staff to cope with a rush of 107,000 home insulation rebate claims, filed during the last days of the Rudd Government’s dumped program. The claims for the $1200 rebate were filed during the program’s...
