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Australian Manufacturing Workers Union believes Ford will decide to stay
Category: Australia Written by Chris Harper
Ford has decided to pull out of Australia, leaving 1200 Australian car industry workers and thousands more unemployed. The announcement made on Wednesday states that the company will shut its operations in three years.
Reportedly, 650 jobs will be lost at Broadmeadows, in northern Melbourne, while
Last Updated on Thursday, 23 May 2013 06:03
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Parliamentary committee to oversee the Australian Tax Office
Category: Australia Written by Chris Harper
Opposition Treasury Spokesman Joe Hockey in his budget reply announced to form a committee assigned to oversee the Australian Tax Office in order to ascertain that the money being paid by taxpayers is not mishandled.
Hockey was addressing to the National Press Club today where he promised to
Last Updated on Wednesday, 22 May 2013 04:06
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All eyes on Tony Abbott’s budget reply speech
Category: Australia Written by Chris Harper
Opposition leader Tony Abbott will declare his stand on the budget on Thursday. Prime Minister Julia Gillard says Australians should know what the opposition leader has planned for government when he delivers his budget reply speech.
"At the forthcoming election, the leader of the opposition will
Last Updated on Saturday, 18 May 2013 07:00
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Tony Abbott invites trouble by denying MP pair
Category: Australia Written by Chris Harper
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott invited trouble by rejecting a ‘pair’ sought by a female Labor backbencher. Michelle Rowland, the MP for Greenway in Sydney's west, had sought a ‘pair’ from the coalition because her infant daughter Octavia was unwell.
Explaining the rejection, Warren Entsch said the
Last Updated on Thursday, 16 May 2013 06:07
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PM Gillard and Treasurer Swan take pride in their budget
Category: Australia Written by Chris Harper
Treasurer Wayne Swan is confident that his budget strikes an exemplary balance and had been put together in some of the most unprecedented circumstances in Australia's post-Federation history. Swan was addressing to the National Press Club in Canberra on Wednesday.
“I do think there's a sweet
Last Updated on Wednesday, 15 May 2013 03:55
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Adelaide Hills fire might not be controlled before Sunday
Category: Australia Written by Chris Harper
Fire on Adelaide Hills is quickly spreading as it reportedly engulfed a house on Friday. The risk to properties and lives has also significantly heightened. According to the Country Fire Service, the fire also destroyed a shed and has burnt down everything on 250 hectares of land. People have fled
Last Updated on Friday, 10 May 2013 05:21
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Abbott confirms Australia will not return to Howard-era Work Choices system
Category: Australia Written by Chris Harper
Opposition leader Tony Abbott has confirmed that the much anticipated workplace relations policy is fair to both businessmen and union workers. He assured that the policy does not require any additional modifications. If alterations are been proposed, the coalition government will critically
Last Updated on Thursday, 09 May 2013 06:46
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