Government must act to end savings freeze
The Government must immediately address the worsening situation in Australia’s financial markets. This has been caused by the Government’s rushed and flawed unlimited bank deposit guarantee policy and its inexcusable delay in addressing the matter when the unintended but foreseeable consequences quickly became apparent.
Senate Estimates: policy on the run, broken promises, waste, and heartlessness
This week in Senate Estimates, questioning by Coalition Senators revealed numerous examples of policy on the run, broken promises, waste and heartlessness by the Rudd Government.
Turnbull Doorstop - Deposit guarantee
We’re seeing today the human consequences of Mr Rudd and Mr Swan’s mismanagement of the deposit guarantee. Tens of thousands of everyday Australians have seen their savings frozen as a consequence of Mr Rudd and Mr Swan’s decision to set up an unlimited bank deposit guarantee. Now, we know that last week they were urged by the Reserve Bank to fix this as a matter of urgency. The advice has been published, the written advice has been published, and a week later nothing has been done. Just dithering policy on the run, excuses and today, in probably Mr Swan’s most inept performance of all when confronted with the tragedy that people whose life savings have been frozen, the best he could suggest was that they go down to Centrelink.
Policy on the run leads to crippling savings freeze
In the midst of a so-called ‘rolling national security crisis’ we are being forced to trust a P-plate Treasurer who is now turning tens of thousands of Australians over to Centrelink and causing widespread confusion and worry in the markets and in the lives of ordinary Australians.
Rudd cuts out financial services’ key players in global crisis
Chris Pearce urged Kevin Rudd and Wayne Swan to consider the broader ramifications of their actions and to include all sectors of the financial services industry in their deliberations, as a matter of urgency.
Coalition calls for submissions from non-govt schools
The Coalition today called on all non-government schools concerned about the changes to the Schools Assistance Bill 2008 to make submissions to the Senate Committee on Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.
Parents want a guarantee on ABC Learning, not lip service: Mirabella
Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Education and Childcare, Sophie Mirabella has today slammed Federal Education Minister Julia Gillard for the appalling incompetence over the Rudd Government’s so called contingency plans for ABC Learning Centres.
Conroy office must stop bullying critics of labor internet 'clean feed' censorship plan
It's extraordinary that Minister Conroy’s office has moved from not only wanting to censor the Internet to actually attempting to silence those who don’t agree with him.
Louise Markus congratulates war widows guild
There are 108,023 war widows / widower and the War Widows Guild has worked tirelessly to improve the well-being of its 25,000 members and their families.
Rudd leaves AFP with $43 million deficit
Efficiency dividends enforced by the Rudd Labor Government have left the Australian Federal Police (AFP) with a $43 million deficit.
Where is the urgent infrastructure legislation?
Three weeks ago, in response to the global financial crisis, Mr Rudd said that he wanted ‘to get cracking to bring major infrastructure projects online earlier than would otherwise would have been the case’ and that his challenge to the Opposition was to ‘support this legislation through the Parliament because we want to get on with the business of nation building.’... However, three weeks after first being raised, and despite being on today’s House of Representatives Daily program, there is no legislation to discuss; much less support.
Government must outline its 'contingency plans' for ABC Learning: Mirabella
The Minister for Education, Julia Gillard said today that she is ‘working on contingency plans’ should ABC Learning’s operations collapse, but she has refused to outline what these contingency plans are.
Government treats Senate Estimates with contempt
Either the Government must change the scheduling of Supplementary Budget Estimates for 2009, or guarantee that all Departments’ Annual Reports will be tabled prior to the 19 October commencement of the 2009 Supplementary Estimates.
Not another Rudd 'talkfest' - Small businesses need a rescue plan
I want to know why the Prime Minister thinks tomorrow’s business summit in Brisbane will be any different to the one last week in Sydney which does not appear to have generated any outcome for Australian businesses - Ciobo.
Government delays Innovation, TCF responses
It was revealed today in Senate Estimates that the Rudd Government will delay its responses to both the Innovation Review, and Textile, Clothing, and Footwear reviews into next year, Shadow Minister for Innovation, Senator Eric Abetz, said today.
Labor MP's behaviour falls below standards
The Report by the Committee of Privileges and Members’ Interests of the inquiry into the exchange between the Member for Robertson, Ms Belinda Neal MP and Mrs Sophie Mirabella MP, Member for Indi on 29 May 2008 was tabled today in the House of Representatives.
ANSTO faces more funding cuts: Estimates
It was revealed today in Senate Estimates that the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) faces more funding cuts, Shadow Minister for Science and Research, Senator Eric Abetz said today.
Sustainability relegated to 'optional extra' in taxpayer-backed housing scheme
The Rudd Government today missed a golden opportunity to embed clear sustainability obligations in the taxpayer-funded National Rental Affordability Scheme the Shadow Minister for Sustainable Development and Cities Bruce Billson said.
Treasury modelling dead in the water - white paper must be delayed
Revelations that the Government’s much delayed economic modelling for an emissions trading scheme will inexplicably not take into account the global financial meltdown has left it dead in the water.
Burke asleep in the wheelhouse
Health policy officials and Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) confirmed yesterday that no work is occurring on Labor’s pre-election promise to ‘simplify and strengthen food labelling laws.
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