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Topic: election promise
Labor gets all the credit for committing to a 24-hour airport at Badgerys Creek -- which is a smart play, because geography means there are no neighbours to complain.

Labor consults map of western Sydney, makes revolutionary airport election promise

New South Wales

Apr 22, 2016

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Mike Baird has been making infrastructure promises by the truckfull to the voters of NSW -- with some rather sinister-sounding consequences thrown in if they happen to vote Labor.

If you can’t bribe ’em, blackmail ’em: Baird’s ominous new strategy

New South Wales

Nov 27, 2014

1

Victorian election correspondent <b>Dan Moss</b> provides a rundown of all the promises politicians have made ahead of the Victorian state election this Saturday, and why <em>Crikey</em> has decided to carve these commitments in stone.

Set in stone: why we’re literally etching Vic election pledges in marble

Setinstone

Nov 26, 2014

2

Don't believe a word politicians say; their policies aren't worth the paper they're written on. Plus other political views noted along the way.

Richard Farmer’s chunky bits

Politics

Jul 17, 2013

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What happened to Australia becoming a world leader in solar energy? Or for students to be fluent in Asian languages? If a week is a long time in politics then two years is an eternity, writes <b>Josh Gordon</b>.

In the ashes of the GFC lay Rudd’s broken promises

Energy

Oct 05, 2009

The government's decision to start means testing the private health insurance rebate is long overdue, but it is clearly a broken election promise. The private health insurance rebate is bad public policy, but it is popular, writes <b>Andrew Bartlett</b>.

Good policies, broken promises

Federal

May 18, 2009

An apology to the readers of Crikey is in order. For months now I have been preparing a list of spending proposals, under the generic heading of "The Grass Roots Gravy Train" and calling them election promises. A change of name may be in order, writes Richard Farmer.

Not an election promise, just government

News

Oct 09, 2007

There are 7 articles in election promise