Wayne Swan

                   

Price of business the issue when China comes shopping

brisbanetimes.com.au     16 hrs ago          

CHINA has a stupendous $US1800 billion ($1880 billion) in foreign reserves, a big chunk of it parked in US Treasury bonds that have lost their relative value dramatically because of the steady rise of the Chinese yuan against...                

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Tax reforms won't 'burden individuals' (AAP)

yahoo.com     17 hrs ago   4 related          

Sweeping tax changes planned for Australia will not include shifting the tax burden from the corporate sector onto individuals, Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan says. Mr Swan said the government's tax review will deliver long-term...                

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Coasts face climate threat

news.com.au     23 hrs ago   2 related          

Climate change threatens Queensland's coasts THE Queensland Government has admitted its strategy to protect coastal towns and suburbs from climate change is a failure. Top scientists: Super-cyclone warning In a disturbing...                

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Honour for PM's Digger dad

news.com.au     23 hrs ago          

Nambour RSL honour for Kevin Rudd's father EMOTIONS are expected to run high when Kevin Rudd's father and almost 270 other Nambour sons and daughters are recognised today. They will be honoured in a new military memorial wall...                

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abc.net.au: Julie Bishop says the Budget has added to inflation pressures. abc.net.au

Labor alone to blame for high inflation: Bishop

yahoo.com     yesterday   6 related          

Deputy Opposition leader Julie Bishop says the Federal Government should stop blaming the previous government for high inflation figures and start taking the blame itself. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has blamed global trends such...                

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Rio Tinto to buy ore from mine in WA

yahoo.com     Jul 24, 2008   14 related          

Rio Tinto Ltd has signed an agreement to purchase ore from a junior explorer as the mining giant seeks to prevent third parties gaining access to its railway in Western Australia. The world's second largest iron ore producer...                

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news.com.au: 160,000 homes Iemma's forgot to build news.com.au

160,000 homes Iemma's forgot to build

news.com.au     yesterday   1 related          

State Government's plan for 160,000 new homes 'hot air' By Clare Masters, Political Reporter AS families struggle paying peak prices for rents due to record low housing levels, the State Government's grand plan for new cities...                

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yahoo.com: It may be a year before families benefit from a federal scheme to ease soaring rental costs. yahoo.com

Govt rental scheme a practical step: PM (AAP)

yahoo.com     Jul 24, 2008   6 related          

It could be at least a year before struggling families benefit from a federal government scheme to ease soaring rental costs. The government on Thursday officially launched its National Rental Affordability Scheme (NRAS), which...                

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Rental affordability scheme a 'long-term' plan (ABC)

yahoo.com     Jul 24, 2008   4 related          

Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan says the recent tax cuts were designed to help people struggling with the cost of living. He was speaking in Sydney at the prospectus launch of the Government's National Rental Affordability Scheme...                

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abc.net.au: Malcolm Turnbull: 'Government decisions adding to the rising cost of living' abc.net.au

Australia's inflation surges to 4.5 percent on oil prices, bank charges and housing costs

iht.com     Jul 23, 2008   95 related          

Australia's inflation surges to 4.5 percent on oil prices, bank charges and housing costs : Australia's annual inflation rate surged to 4.5 percent in the latest quarter fueled by rising oil prices, bank charges and housing...                

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