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Senate Forces Henry to Appear to Explain New Super Tax
Thu, 13 May 2010
The Senate has today voted that the Secretary of the Treasury, Dr Ken Henry, appear before the Senate Economics Legislation Committee sometime before June 30 to explain the new Super Tax on Australia’s mining... Read more »
Retirement Savings Slashed by Kevin Rudd's Tax on Mining
Mon, 10 May 2010
The retirement savings of self-funded retirees have been struck down by Kevin Rudd’s great big new tax on mining with billions of dollars wiped off the value of their superannuation.
Senator David Bushby,... Read more »
Bartlett's focus diverted from Kevin Rudd's 30% tax grab dressed-up as 'health reform'
Sun, 18 Apr 2010
“Premier Bartlett’s support for Kevin Rudd’s 30% GST Tax Grab dressed up as ‘health reform’ shows he is far more interested in currying the favour of his national leader than delivering... Read more »
Should taxpayers pay the bill for Kingston bypass election stunt?
Wed, 31 Mar 2010
Liberal Senator for Tasmania, David Bushby, today asserted it was not right that taxpayers should be stuck with the bill for Labor’s election stunt designed to falsely back claims by Federal and State Labor that... Read more »
Has Labor misled over Kingston bypass commencement?
Sun, 28 Mar 2010
Senator David Bushby, Liberal Senator for Tasmania and Deputy Whip in the Senate, has today asked whether the 'commencement' of the Kingston by-pass was nothing more than a Labor State election stunt timed to coincide... Read more »
Senator Sherry confirms Government backing away from its CPRS
Thu, 11 Mar 2010
In question time today, Senator Nick Sherry stated in response to a Dorothy dixer question on parental leave from a Government Senate backbencher, that ‘the last thing Australia needs is a big new tax’.... Read more »
Keep the ban on importing beef from countries which have had Mad Cow Disease
Wed, 24 Feb 2010
Liberal Senator for Tasmania, David Bushby, has raised concerns about the decision by Rudd Labor to lift the ban on imported beef from countries which have had BSE outbreaks from the 1st of March 2010 could put... Read more »
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