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That appeared to be the question facing Gordon Brown on Saturday when he gate-crashed the Group of 20 meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors...Attempt the most daunting spin operation, simultaneously giving different messages to many...
Tags: Treasurer Wayne Swan, Gordon Brown, finances ministers, climate change, Scotland, Indian, St Andrews, Mr Brown, Australia
The Government wants a vote in November and the Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says the Opposition needs to be fair dinkum. "We need a result for Australia and that's why we're prepared to negotiate in good faith," he said. The Treasurer Wayne Swan remains...
Tags: Treasurer Wayne Swan, Reserve Bank of Australia, National Australia Bank
Mr Swan has today released the final figures for the 2008-09 Budget, which put the deficit at $27b instead of the $32b forecast in May. The Treasurer has described the new figures as a "marginally better outcome" but says Australians must still expect...
Tags: Treasurer Wayne Swan, Australia, housing price, budget deficit, Reserve Bank
No evidence' of risky CEO salaries Posted September 6, 2009 08:50:00 The Australian Bankers' Association says there is no evidence that high executive salaries have caused problems in Australia, despite backing calls for reform within the industry. It...
Tags: Australian Greens, Australian Bankers, London, finance ministers, Treasurer Wayne Swan, financial crisis, federal government
Australian Treasurer Wayne Swan on Tuesday said the worst of the global recession may be over as he welcomed a new report which predicted a rebound in the country’s growth next year. Swan said the government’s stimulus efforts had helped protect Australia...
Tags: east Australia, Treasurer Wayne Swan, economic stimulus, Mr Swan
Australian Treasurer Wayne Swan and NZ Finance Minister Bill English signed a memorandum of understanding in Brisbane on Thursday establishing a trans-Tasman retirement portability scheme. The new deal will mean Australian and New Zealand seniors soon...
Tags: Australia, retirement savings, New Zealanders, Wayne Swann, Treasurer Wayne Swan, NZPA, super deal, finance minister, single economic, Brisbane
A group of economists has written to the Government expressing concern that the global recession has eroded competition in Australia's banking sector. They have suggested the Government set up a bank where the funds deposited would be managed by the Future...
Tags: Australia Post, influential economists, Kiwibank, Treasurer Wayne Swan, prime minister
The discovery prompted the Government to launch a ferocious personal attack on Mr Turnbull, who last week called for Kevin Rudd's resignation on the basis of the email. The Prime Minister blitzed television last night, declaring Mr Turnbull no longer...
Tags: Malcolm Turnbull, prime minister, Mr Rudd, Treasurer Wayne Swan, ozcar affair, Mr Turnbull, Kevin Rudd, leaders malcolm, Senate, car dealers
Employment Participation Minister Senator Mark Arbib and parliamentary secretary for employment Jason Clare's first major task in their new roles will be to produce a comprehensive report on Australian jobs. Deputy Prime Minister and Employment Minister...
Tags: Treasurer Wayne Swan, stimulus packages, Treasury Department, Mr Swan, Australian, Julia Gillard, Economic Development of Australia, Jason Clare, Mark Arbib, employee incomes
Treasurer Wayne Swan today would not rule out scapping tax cuts for higher income earners as the Government prepares to deliver its upcoming Budget. Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull says the Government is sending mixed messages as the move would contradict...
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