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• Cut stamp duty to boost housing investment: survey

  Published: August 13, 2007, 5:05 am

  Tags: Business Economics Finance, Industry, Housing, Government Politics, Federal Government, Labor Party, Nationals, Tax, Australia

  A survey has found reducing stamp duty would encourage investors to buy more rental properties.

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• Downer says Labor candidate's Iraq comments offensive

  Published: August 13, 2007, 5:00 am

  Tags: Defence National Security, Defence Forces, Army, Government Politics, Federal Government, Foreign Affairs, Labor Party, Unrest Conflict War, Australia, Iraq

  Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer has criticised a former high-ranking Army officer who has described Australia's involvement in Iraq as "window dressing".

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• Labor's housing plan inefficient: Costello

  Published: August 13, 2007, 3:04 am

  Tags: Business Economics Finance, Industry, Housing, Government Politics, Federal Government, Labor Party, Liberal Party, Australia

  Federal Treasurer Peter Costello says Labor's plan to increase the affordability of rental housing is terribly inefficient.

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• Lead contamination report finds 'litany of failures'

  Published: September 5, 2007, 11:19 pm

  Tags: Mining, Maritime Accidents, Workplace Accidents, Emergency Incidents, Environmental Management, Air Pollution, Water Pollution, State Parliament, Labor Party, Liberal Party, Nationals, Democrats, Greens, One Nation, Minor Parties, Esperance 6450

  The State Government has apologised to the people of Esperance after a parliamentry committee attacked several agencies for allowing lead contamination in the town.

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• Rudd urges Howard to set election date

  Published: September 8, 2007, 3:16 am

  Tags: Government Politics, Elections, Federal Government, Labor Party, Australia

  Federal Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd is urging Prime Minister John Howard to make the date of the next election clear on Monday.

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• Aust-Indo forestry deal a good start, says Labor

  Published: September 9, 2007, 1:02 am

  Tags: Business Economics Finance, Industry, International Aid Trade, Environment, Climate Change, Forests, Government Politics, Federal Government, Foreign Affairs, Labor Party, Timber, Apec 2007, Australia, Indonesia

  Federal Labor says a $30 million deal with Indonesia to help cut greenhouse gas emissions by 700 million tonnes is a step in the right direction.

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• Labor gears up for manufacturing talks

  Published: September 9, 2007, 8:25 pm

  Tags: Business Economics Finance, Industry, Manufacturing, Government Politics, Political Parties, Labor Party, Australia

  The Labor Party is today hosting a round table discussion about the future of manufacturing in Australia in a bid to improve its credentials with the business community.

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• Election will be tough, Howard says

  Published: September 10, 2007, 10:26 am

  Tags: Government Politics, Elections, Federal Government, Political Parties, Labor Party, Liberal Party, Australia

  Prime Minister John Howard says the election "won't be a bloodbath" for the Coalition, despite dismal opinion polls.

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• Howard to hold off calling election

  Published: September 10, 2007, 6:05 am

  Tags: Government Politics, Elections, Federal Government, Parliament, Labor Party, Australia

  Prime Minister John Howard has quashed speculation he will call an election as early as this week.

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• Bishop denies she's quitting Federal Parliament

  Published: September 10, 2007, 7:16 pm

  Tags: Education, Government Politics, Federal Government, Federal State Issues, Federal Parliament, State Parliament, Labor Party, Liberal Party, Perth 6000

  The Federal Education Minister Julie Bishop has dismissed a Labor Party advertisement asking her to reveal if she is planning to quit cabinet and lead the Liberal Party in Western Australia.

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• Bligh, Lucas set to lead Qld

  Published: September 11, 2007, 3:17 am

  Tags: Government Politics, Labor Party, States Territories, Qld

  Anna Bligh and Paul Lucas are soon to be Queensland's new leadership team, with the matter now just a question of formalities.

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• Labor targets Govt over PM's retirement plans

  Published: September 13, 2007, 3:31 am

  Tags: Government Politics, Federal Government, Political Parties, Labor Party, Liberal Party, Australia

  The Federal Opposition has used Question Time to attack the Government over the Prime Minister's retirement plans.

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• Builders Association stands firm on workplace reform

  Published: September 13, 2007, 1:30 am

  Tags: Business Economics Finance, Industrial Relations, Government Politics, Federal Government, Labor Party, Activism Lobbying, Australia

  The Master Builders Association (MBA) has put itself at odds with Federal Labor by indicating that workplace reform must continue.

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• Nurse training plan inadequate, Rudd says

  Published: September 13, 2007, 11:25 pm

  Tags: Government Politics, Federal Government, Political Parties, Labor Party, Liberal Party, Health, Doctors Medical Professionals, Federal Election 2007, Australia

  Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd says a proposal by the Federal Government to return to hospital-based training for some nurses will do nothing to address current nurse shortages.

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• Labor resurrects Howard's phone message tactic

  Published: September 14, 2007, 5:27 am

  Tags: Government Politics, Federal Government, Political Parties, Labor Party, Federal Election 2007, Australia, Adelaide 5000

  The Federal Opposition is using two high-profile Labor figures to head a phone campaign urging voters to back the party's Adelaide candidates.

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