Kevin Rudd

No more financial stimulus needed: Hockey

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The Opposition's finance spokesman, Joe Hockey, comments on Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's statements that he'd be prepared to spend more taxpayers' dollars in another stimulus package to stave off a major downturn, but only if...

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voanews.com: British PM Gordon Brown seen during meeting as part of the G-20 summit on the global financial crisis in Washington, 15 Nov 2008 voanews.com

Washington Financial Summit Promises to Renew Efforts to Expand Trade

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A one-day summit of leaders from 20 developing and advanced economies, and the European Union agreed Saturday in Washington to take action to combat economic slowdown and keep markets open. And there was a sense that something...

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Rudd's popularity strong, despite economic woes: polls (ABC)

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Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's standing with voters remains solid in the latest opinion polls despite the fallout from the global financial crisis. The Nielsen poll published in the Melbourne Age shows 68 per cent of voters...

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Australian market trades lower, led by financial stocks

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The Australian stock market was trading lower Monday, at four-year lows, tracking Wall Street's steep triple-digit losses on Friday. The G20 meeting in Washington during the weekend, attended by Australian Prime Minister Kevin...

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Australian Dollar Recovers From 4-day Low Against Majors

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The Australian dollar that opened lower against its major counterparts in early Monday Asian trading reversed direction shortly. The aussie thus recovered from a 4-day low against the greenback, the euro, the yen and the loonie.

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The G20: Who is there and how desperate are they?

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The G20: Who is there and how desperate are they?Ed Pilkington The Guardian, Saturday November 15 2008 Argentina - $150bn public debtAttending: Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, presidentArgentina last month decided to...

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ACNielsen and Galaxy: 55-45

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The latest federal ACNielsen poll, published in today’s Fairfax broadsheets, has Labor’s two-party lead down to 55-45 from 56-44 last month. Malcolm Turnbull’s approval rating is down four points to 51 per cent and his...

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Business warning on wages umpire

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THE Rudd Government's decision to bring back a central wage umpire with the power to settle pay claims was a return to the "bad old days" and could fuel rising unemployment, an influential business leader has warned.

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Emerging economic nations underline status at G20 summit

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The growing status of emerging nations in the new economic world order was underlined at the G20 summit. By James Quinn in Washington Western nations began to cede some control as countries including Brazil, India and China –...

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smh.com.au: Oil shock … Brendan Nelson in his parliamentary office last week in front of a portrait by Greg Wilson. smh.com.au

Nelson happy to throw fuel on the fire

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Brendan Nelson may not enjoy politics, but he is happy to break his silence to send a message to his new boss, writes Phillip Hudson. Two months ago Dr Nelson's fledgling command of the post-Howard Liberals was terminated when...

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