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Topic: RSPT
For a government constantly accused of media management and spin, they're pretty useless. The media has gone feral and the Government's media contingent appear clueless about what to do.

Rudd’s hapless communications strategy

Federal

Jun 18, 2010

65

While the federal government does its best to quell the booming mining sector, the other boom area, residential housing, appears to be finally losing its froth.

Residential housing market losing its froth

Markets

Jun 18, 2010

14

A big French bank has upgraded Rio Tinto, sovereign risk and all, stress test for banks, big global investors are gloomy about Europe, newspapers chasing dollars from government coffers and other business news.

Upgrade for Rio Tinto … still gloom about Europe … newspapers chase government bucks …

News

Jun 18, 2010

The debate on the RSPT, to date, is not getting to the heart of the matter. For whatever reason, the wrong financial metrics are being used, says <b>Munif Mohammed</b>.

Apples and oranges: the tax is a matter of ROCE

Companies

Jun 17, 2010

15

BP has gone from "wicked British petroleum" to "co-operative BP", manufacturing is still holding up the US recovery, soccer the great leveller and other business news of the day.

BP seen as co-operative … Rumours of RSPT deal and Rio, BHP shares jump …

News

Jun 17, 2010

<em>Crikey</em> readers weigh on on the RSPT, the battle of the nerd vs. the bruiser and is the PM a licensed financial advisor?

Abbott, like Menzies before him, will ruin us

Comments, corrections, clarifications and cock-ups

Jun 17, 2010

7

<em>Crikey</em> readers weigh in on Afghanistan, is it time for Australia to pull its troops out of the battle? Plus, RSPT and whether Australians own the resources and deserve the profits.

Afghanistan: do we stay or do we go?

Comments, corrections, clarifications and cock-ups

Jun 16, 2010

2

One of the more perverse aspects of the RSPT is the way that it is being characterised as a kind of class struggle, led by Kevin Rudd, the champions of the proletariat, writes <b>Stephen Bartholomeusz</b>.

Bartholomeusz: forget the class battle, RSPT is a mining civil war

Companies

Jun 15, 2010

15

There's further outrage as the government refuses to meet a major Australian manufacturer over the impact of the RSPT... or maybe not. <em>The Oz</em> is certainly in a tizz.

Don’t let the facts get in the way

Companies

Jun 15, 2010

33

If Rudd was also some kind of a loose cannon, what was the point of keeping him? Rudd might be a bit of a letdown, but the alternative is still unconvincing.

It’s time, Kevin, to pull your finger out

Federal

Jun 15, 2010

15

Something strange has happened to the judgment of the national broadcaster when it so avidly follows the nonsense spewed out by the national daily.

Et tu ABC?

Richard Farmer’s chunky bits

Jun 15, 2010

1

Here we go again -- more rumours that the government is about to cave-in on the RSPT. Too bad they're not true.

RSPT rumour file

Federal

Jun 11, 2010

114

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