Published on July 19, 2010 by Technology Slice
Work Place Laws To Get The Axe – Tony Abbott has signed a “contract” promising that WorkChoices is dead and buried but he continues to muddle his message on the controversial laws. “Give me a bit of paper, I’ll sign it here,” Mr Abbott said to 3AW host Neil Mitchell as he tried to end [...]
Tags: Abc Radio, Absolute Guarantee, asylum seekers, Climate Change, Coalition Support, Controversial Laws, Federal Election, Industrial Legislation, Julia Gillard, Knife Edge, Last Election, Mr Abbott, Neil Mitchell, Newspoll Survey, Opinion Polls, Time Labor, Tony Abbott, Work Act, Workplace Laws, Workplace Relations
Posted in Politics
Published on July 18, 2010 by Technology Slice
Christine Nixon Has Been Hospitalised – The departing head of Victoria’s bushfire reconstruction authority was taken to hospital in the early hours of Sunday morning with a non-life threatening illness. She is expected to undergo surgery on Monday. It’s believed Ms Nixon’s concerned husband called an ambulance when she fell ill during the night.
Tags: ambulance, bushfire, Bushfires, Caps, Chief Commissioner, Christine Nixon, Disaster, Federal Election, Haircut, Hospital Admission, job, Memoirs, Ms Nixon, Police Chief, Reconstruction, Spokeswoman, Sunday Morning, Tenure, Victoria Police
Posted in General
Published on April 27, 2010 by Technology Slice
Labor Slipping In Victoria – The Newspoll, conducted in March and April and published in The Australian, shows the Victorian Coalition’s primary vote at 41 per cent compared to Labor’s 37 per cent under Premier John Brumby. Labor’s lead on a two-party preferred basis has been halved since the previous poll, with the ALP still [...]
Tags: Alp, australians, Climate Change, Climate Institute, Conservation Foundation, Federal Election, John Brumby, Keneally, kevin rudd, Kristina, New South Wales, Newspoll, Preferred Basis, Preferred Support, Previous Poll, Seven Months, South Australia, State Election, Tasmania, Two Thirds
Posted in Politics
Published on April 13, 2010 by Technology Slice
Consumers Still Spending Cautiously – There are early signs the Australian retail industry is recovering from the global economic crisis, but shoppers remain cautious and continue to carefully budget household finances, a national survey has found. With interest rates rising and a federal election looming, Australian women in particular will need a confidence boost before [...]
Tags: 12 Months, Amp, Australian Women, Cafes And Restaurants, confidence, Conscious Buyers, Consumers, Federal Election, Global Economic Crisis, Household Finances, interest rates, Marketing, National Survey, Retail Industry, Shoppers, Shopping Centre, Shopping Centres, Signs
Posted in Money
Published on March 23, 2010 by Technology Slice
Westpac Wants To Increase Rates Again – Westpac is under financial pressure to impose more interest rate rises on its customers, the bank’s chief executive, Gail Kelly, has warned. But, in a private briefing to big shareholders, Mrs Kelly suggested that the prospect of a political backlash from Canberra could make it difficult to hit [...]
Tags: banks, Basis Points, Business Customers, Canberra, Chief Executive, Election Year, Federal Election, Home Loan, Interest Rate, Mrs Kelly, Offshore Fund, Opts, Political Backlash, Political Storm, Quarterly Earnings, Reliance, Shareholders, Speculation, Westpac
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