May 28, 2013 | Homepage, Media, Transcripts
Topics: Gonski reforms and Baby Bonus Melissa Clarke: Hello and welcome to Capital Hill, I’m Melissa Clarke. After two days of pouring over the budget it’s now down to the detail. The Opposition is now looking at further cuts to the baby bonus, formally a signature...
May 9, 2013 | Homepage, Media, Transcripts
David Lipson: G’day and welcome to the program I’m David Lipson. Well, a week out from the budget and the drip-feed of bad news from the Government is continuing, with the Finance Minister, Penny Wong, today telling Sky News that the revenue shortfall for this...
Apr 19, 2013 | Homepage, Media, Transcripts
David Lipson: G’day and welcome to the program, I’m David Lipson. Whether you support or oppose same-sex marriage or if like many Australians you don’t really care, either way the scenes for the New Zealand Parliament last night were pretty uplifting. The chamber...
Apr 17, 2013 | Homepage, Media, Transcripts
Monday, 15 April 2013 Topic: Government’s education funding Melissa Clarke: Hello and welcome to Capital Hill, I’m Melissa Clarke. The Government is gearing up to fight on one of its key policy fronts, education. Over the weekend the Government announced the details...
Mar 18, 2013 | Homepage, Media, Transcripts
Topics: proposed changes to media laws, appointment of the Fair Work Ombudsman to police 457 visas Lyndal Curtis: Hello and welcome to Capital Hill, I’m Lyndal Curtis. Parliament House was replete with media moguls today as two parliamentary inquiries got underway...
Mar 18, 2013 | Homepage, Media, Transcripts
Topic: Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Improving Electoral Administration) Bill 2013 Leon Byner: inaudible Remember if you’re either a resident or a citizen you are entitled to vote. Having said that, there are over a million people who are entitled to vote who...
