Do Rudd and Swan have the stomach for the real root-and-branch reform they initially requested back in those heady days of early power?
Henry review
Crikey Says: Does Rudd have the stomach for this?
Political snippets: Spin? You ain’t seen nothin’ yet
If you believe what you are told about taxation in the next week, you will believe anything. Plus, being saved by passive smokers, cigarette smuggling the next big thing and other political snippets.
Clumsy but ruthless — why Rudd is clearing the decks now
The Government is using a brief lull in the political cycle to junk everything that will get in the way of its re-election strategy. Maybe Caucus will have other ideas?
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours: Joye for Wentworth?
Will Christopher Joye be the new Liberal candidate for Wentworth? What’s holding up the Henry Review? And what is the Health Services Union doing to help retrenched Stericlean workers?
If Australia is the question, Poo is the answer
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Wayne Swan gets Intergenerational
Treasurer Wayne Swan launched the latest Intergenerational Report at lunchtime. And, like its predecessor, it’s every bit as much about politics as it is about long-term economic trends.
