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RTD Tax Hike is a Tax Grab: Opinion
In this week's instalment of citizen journalism, Independent Distillers executive chairman, Doug McKay, says the Budget revealed the Government is more interested in raising revenue than tackling binge drinking.
The Shout - Published 29 minutes ago
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Government releases draft Personal Property Securities Bill
Attorney-General Robert McClelland has released a draft of a Commonwealth Bill for personal property securities (PPS). It will replace over 70 pieces of Commonwealth, State and Territory law. PPS involves taking a security interest in all types of property other...
Australian Regulartory Compliance Review - Published 1 hour, 2 minutes ago
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A Budget stuck in the past
Instead of replying to the details of the Rudd-Swan Budget, I decided this year to use their backward-looking, future-phobic presentation as the launching pad for a broader discussion of what we might do if we had a Government with the vision and guts necessary to take on the twin challenges of climate change and peak [...]
Greens Blog - Published 1 hour, 13 minutes ago
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NT e-health system cleans up doctor's handwriting
The Northern Territory government has launched a new electronic prescription service that aims to reduce discrepancies caused by doctor's handwriting and improve patient care.
CIO Executive Briefing Government News - Published 1 hour, 44 minutes ago
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RUDDS SOLAR MISTAKE PUTS PRESSURE ON LENNON TO ACT IN BUDGET
The Tasmanian Greens today said that Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s appalling decision to means test the federal rooftop solar rebate increases pressure on the state government to use this year’s State Budget to improve electricity feed-in tariffs and create state-based rebates for energy efficiency measures and solar hot water systems. Greens Shadow Climate Change Spokesperson Nick McKim MP said that increasing the rate of feed-in tariffs, which are paid to households that sell electricity back into the grid, would encourage faster uptake of distributed generation systems in Tasmania and help reduce Tasmania’s greenhouse gas emissions. Mr McKim said that other states are taking the lead in this area, with only Tasmania and Queensland not providing a rebate for solar hot water systems, and Victoria recently announcing a feed-in tariff of 60c per kilowatt hour, while Tasmania’s is languishing at under 20c per kilowatt hour. “The state government is doing nothing to encourage Tasmanians to install solar systems and use less power, and if Paul Lennon wants to be taken seriously on climate change he is going to have act, and act fast,” Mr McKim said. “Any failure to address these issues in the upcoming state budget will expose Paul Lennon’s ...
Tasmanian Greens - Published 1 hour, 55 minutes ago
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MP says allocations proof of election pledges
The first Rudd government Budget has delivered on a swag of election promises, says Federal Member for Longman Jon Sullivan.
Quest Community Newspapers - Published 2 hours, 11 minutes ago
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Government: there won’t be tough safety regulations for recycled drinking water
The State Government proved their callous disregard for public concern over the safety of drinking recycled water, by voting down accountability measures in the Queensland Parliament yesterday for the Water Supply Bill ...
Queensland Coalition - Published 2 hours, 20 minutes ago
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Govt shut down, 'hacker' charged
AN EXPERT hacker allegedly shut down the Northern Territory Government computer system and deleted thousands of employees' identities, a Darwin court heard yesterday.
Northern Territory News - Published 2 hours, 21 minutes ago
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Union strikes over electricity 'stupid'
NSW Treasurer says government won't be intimidated. 16 May 2008 10:36 AM
Business Spectator politics & IR - Published 2 hours, 58 minutes ago
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Chinese market a government-directed casino
The plunge in Chinese stocks and regulators' attempts to revive them make one wonder whether China's bourse is a government-directed casino.
The Age - Published 3 hours, 42 minutes ago
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Federal funds for Violet Town GP clinic
Federal Government funding has been secured for a doctors clinic in Violet Town.
ABC News federal politics - Published 3 hours, 46 minutes ago
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Stamp Duty Sucking the Life out of Markets
Like Dracula, our state governments know they are sucking the life out of the property industry through the continuation of unfair stamp duty on residential property but they just can't help themselves. Lets get one thing straight. I am not an advocate of abolishing stamp duty for affordability reasons. I just think it is this countries worst tax and stymies investment. Whilst a tax review is on the table, state governments should immediately commit to working toward the abolition of stamp duty. Don't forget, we were led to believe they would do this when they negotiated the GST intergovernmental agreement. They won't agree voluntarily. You see, the states are hooked on over $5 Billion of stamp duty revenue. The level of stamp duty on homes is out of control. In major states the median priced home will attract stamp duty over $20K. This compared to less than $5K per property 15 years ago. Now before you point out that wages have also increased and that the comparison is unfair you should consider this. Whilst Stamp duty has increased by a factor of four fold since 1993, wages over the same time are only up 75%. Growth on stamp duty takings ...
Domain.com.au - Published 4 hours, 17 minutes ago
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Teachers up-beat about Govt getting pay message
The Australian Education Union is confident its message will be heard by the South Australian Government after the latest of its regional rallies.
ABC News industrial relations - Published 4 hours, 55 minutes ago
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Hale St work commences, despite silence on tolling authority
A Queensland Government decision on tolling powers for Brisbane's Hale Street Bridge is likely to be several weeks away.
ABC News industry - Published 5 hours, 19 minutes ago
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Egan to add traction for G9 group
Battling against a rival that has rapidly rehabilitated its standing with the federal government, the G9 consortium has given itself more bite in Canberra with the appointment of former NSW treasurer and ALP heavyweight Michael Egan to chair its bid to build a $4.7 billion national broadband network.
MIS Financial Review - Published 5 hours, 24 minutes ago
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