News Articles for "National Press Club"
Tasmania no leech: Premier
Tasmania's Premier wants to dispel the perception that the island state is a "leech" on the rest of the country....
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Opposition targets Swan over debt and deficit
Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan has spent the day defending the Government's delivery of a $19 billion budget deficit, rather than the surplus promised last y...
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Smiles, jokes from a confident treasurer
Perhaps the threat of losing office is doing Wayne Swan some good.The treasurer's traditional post-budget speech, ahead of what could be a hefty defeat for...
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Government loses superannuation vote after MPs absent
Four Labor MPs have missed a vote in Federal Parliament, leaving the Government short and forcing it to negotiate with the Opposition over recasting the vo...
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