Joe Hockey

Fed MPs weigh in on Question Time row

abc.net.au     Feb 21, 2008   1 related          

Opposition frontbencher Joe Hockey says the Prime Minister is avoiding scrutiny following the Government's move to hold Parliament on Fridays without Question Time. ... The Government announced that the House of Representatives will sit on Fridays, but there will be no...                    

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Hockey attacks extended parliamentary sittings

abc.net.au     Feb 21, 2008          

The Federal Opposition has stepped up its attack on the government's plan to include Fridays for parliamentary sittings. But the former Foreign Minister Alexander Downer is also under attack for missing yesterday's Question Time. ... The World Today - But this morning the...                    

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Rudd’s young son is facing a great challenge

news.com.au     Feb 20, 2008   14 related          

CONGRATULATIONS to our Prime Minister and his wife for modelling responsible parenting by providing someone to look after their 14-year-old son when they are otherwise... ... CONGRATULATIONS to our Prime Minister and his wife for modelling responsible parenting by...                    

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apn.co.nz: Kevin Rudd enjoys a 61-point lead over beleaguered Opposition Leader Brendan Nelson. Photo / Reuters apn.co.nz

Rudd basks in endless honeymoon

apn.co.nz     Feb 19, 2008   37 related          

Almost three months after ending John Howard's 11-year administration, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is still riding a surge of support that has reached record highs and underwritten a sweeping reform agenda. The Opposition has been... ... Page 1 of 2 View as a single page...                    

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Work Choices’ rejection should have been no shock

news.com.au     Feb 19, 2008   4 related          

ASTONISHMENT and dismay. Astonished that Joe Hockey would admit that some of his cabinet colleagues did not know that the Work Choices legislation would create... ... ASTONISHMENT and dismay. It seems that John Howard had such control over these people that some of them...                    

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Death of Workchoices

smh.com.au     Feb 19, 2008   12 related          

The opposition will not oppose the overturning of IR laws blamed for ousting them in the last election. ... Staff reporters | February 19, 2008 - 2:40PM The Liberal Party will not oppose Labor's new Workplace Relations Bill overturning the former coalition government's...                    

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Brace for more rises, says RBA

news.com.au     Feb 19, 2008   37 related          

THE Reserve Bank considered the shock tactic of putting up interest rates by 0.5 per cent this month as it put out a new red alert that inflation would spike to almost 4 per cent over the next three months. ... The warnings comes as a leading economic group says the Rudd...                    

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Turnbull puts Swan to test on 'basic economic concept' (ABC)

yahoo.com     Feb 18, 2008   21 related          

Opposition treasury spokesman Malcolm Turnbull says his counterpart Wayne Swan has shown himself to be ignorant of a basic economic concept. ... During Question Time Mr Turnbull asked Mr Swan a technical economic question on the non-accelerating inflation rate of...                    

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smh.com.au: Peter Costello and John Howard. smh.com.au

MPs 'should reminisce' over Howard years (AAP)

yahoo.com     Feb 18, 2008   22 related          

Liberal frontbencher Tony Abbott says he and his colleagues are entitled to reminisce about the former Howard coalition government. ... Mr Abbott is one of several senior Liberal MPs who appear in an ABC Four Corners program on Monday night documenting the final weeks of...                    

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Opposition to grill PM over Burke

abc.net.au     Feb 18, 2008   61 related          

The Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is coming under increasing pressure to clarify the reason he cancelled a meeting with the disgraced former Premier of Western Australia, Brian Burke. Last year, Mr Rudd said he pulled out of a dinner because the event made him feel uncomfortable. But emails show he...                    

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