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Abbott interview (Radio 2ST) - Visit to Gilmore; roads funding; health; debate with Kevin Rudd

Subjects: Visit to Gilmore; roads funding; health; debate with Kevin Rudd. E&OE NICK LOWTHER: Good morning Tony. TONY ABBOTT: Good morning Nick. How are you? NICK LOWTHER: Not too bad. ... Liberal Party - 4:03 p.m. Friday 19th March 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

House prices will rise under Labor’s NBN

The Government must listen to industry leaders like the Master Builders Association and the Urban Development Taskforce following the Government’s release of a regulation impact statement on the NBN. The ... Liberal Party - 4:02 p.m. Friday 19th March 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

QT tactic was my move: Albanese

ANTHONY Albanese has taken responsibility for the government's tactic to suspend question time yesterday, a move the Opposition claims backfired on the Prime Minister. The Australian - The Nation - 3:30 p.m. Friday 19th March 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

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Abbott interview with Ray Hadley (Radio 2GB) - Mount St Thomas Primary School and Julia Gillard’s bungled school halls programme

Subjects: Mount St Thomas Primary School; Julia Gillard’s bungled school halls programme. E&OE RAY HADLEY: Opposition Leader Tony Abbott, G’day. TONY ABBOTT: Ray, good to talk to you and well ... Liberal Party - 3:21 p.m. Friday 19th March 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

Japan celebrates defeat of bluefin tuna trade ban

The Japanese government, sushi lovers and seafood traders at Tokyo's massive Tsukiji fish market on Friday cheered the defeat of a proposed cross-border ban on trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna. Yahoo! News: World News - 3:13 p.m. Friday 19th March 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

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Optus takes aim at Telstra's assets valuation claims

Optus has condemned Telstra's statement to the Australian Stock Exchange that the Government and NBN Co under value its assets. Computer World - 3:12 p.m. Friday 19th March 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

Metro debacle could cost state $500m

The NSW Government could face ... NEWS.com.au National Breaking News - 3:11 p.m. Friday 19th March 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

Have we outsourced our politics?

It seems like we’ve decided, as a community, to outsource politics to a relatively new class: professional politicians. Perhaps rather than railing at this phenomenon, we should just accept it. ... Business Spectator politics & IR - 2:38 p.m. Friday 19th March 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

Customs Tariff Amendment (Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme) Bill 2010

The purpose of the Bill is to ensure that reductions in fuel excise, resulting from the government’s commitment to cut fuel taxes to offset the initial effect on fuel prices ... Parliamentary Library Web Site Publications - 2:30 p.m. Friday 19th March 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

Telstra issues NBN update: Competitors brand it an "extortion note"

An update on its NBN negotiations with the Government, issued by Telstra, has produced a stinging response from the Competitive Carriers Coalition, which has branded it "little more than an ... iTWire - Latest Headlines - 2:17 p.m. Friday 19th March 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

Exporting uranium to Russia, and domestic nuclear “hedging”

To predictable cries of shock and outrage, the Australian government has taken another step along the road to agreeing to sell uranium to Russia. As far as substantive proliferation risks ... Larvatus Prodeo - 2:14 p.m. Friday 19th March 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

Prominent OHS lawyer to facilitate workers’ compensation reform discussions

SafetyAtWorkBlog has been able to confirm the rumour that Barry Sherriff, a prominent Australian OHS Lawyer who recently joined Norton Rose, has been contracted to facilitate a series of exclusive ... SafetyAtWorkBlog - 2:13 p.m. Friday 19th March 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

Abbott Doorstop - Princes Highway; The Coalition’s Direct Action Plan on the Environment and Climate Change

Subjects: The Coalition’s Direct Action Plan on the Environment and Climate Change; Princes Highway; President Obama’s visit; health; the Coalition’s plan for paid parental leave. E&OE TONY ABBOTT: I did ... Liberal Party - 2:07 p.m. Friday 19th March 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

COAG under Rudd falling behind

Kevin Rudd must not let the COAG reform agenda fall further behind at the next meeting of COAG in April, said Senator Marise Payne, Shadow Minister for COAG and Modernising ... Liberal Party - 1:58 p.m. Friday 19th March 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

Burma's new election laws

Andrew Selth is a Research Fellow at the Griffith Asia Institute and author of the forthcoming 'Civil-Military Relations in Burma: Portents, Predictions and Possibilities'. The international outcry over Burma's new ... The Interpreter - 1:41 p.m. Friday 19th March 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend