Portfolio Media Releases
It’s time for Penny Wong to stop trying to deflect attention from Labor’s rolling leadership crisis and start acting like a minister.
“Today we see more nonsense, distortions and lies from Penny Wong in her desperate attempts to discredit Tony Abbott,” Shadow Finance Minister Andrew... (03-Feb)
Portfolio Media Releases
Penny Wong’s feeble attacks today on the Coalition over the RBA’s official cash rate highlight a complete lack of understanding about the real borrowing costs confronting everyday Australians.
“While Penny Wong is naively fixated on the RBA’s cash rate, everyday Australian household... (02-Feb)
Portfolio Media Releases
Topics: manufacturing industry policy, carbon tax, Labor’s record budget deficits, exchange rate.
E&OE
MARIUS BENSON:
Andrew Robb the Shadow Ministry is looking at industry policy today and today also Holden is expected to be announcing hundreds of job losses,... (02-Feb)
Portfolio Media Releases
Topics: Labor’s leadership crisis, the economy, political donations
E&OE...
RAFAEL EPSTEIN:
Can I welcome Andrew Robb in Canberra, good afternoon.
ANDREW ROBB:
Good afternoon, Rafael, and congratulations on your new job.
RAFAE... (01-Feb)
Portfolio Media Releases
No amount of sugar coating by Julia Gillard today can mask how truly dreadful Labor's economic management has been against the most important benchmark - Australian standards.
"Our hapless prime minister will be out today ‘gilding the lily’, telling us how much better off we are tha... (01-Feb)
Portfolio Media Releases
The Auditor General has today exposed the Gillard government’s sense of entitlement when it comes to ministers meting out grants in their own electorates.
In its audit of the Administration of Government Grants the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) revealed that of 110 g... (24-Jan)
Portfolio Media Releases
Whenever Julia Gillard and her ministers are in damage control and unable to refute the facts they resort to abuse and playing the man.
This is what we have seen today after the The Australian highlighted the embarrassing fact that the actual growth in gross debt since Labor came to... (17-Jan)
Portfolio Media Releases
This article originally appeared in The Australian on 19 December 2011
EVER since the fall of the Berlin Wall it has been deeply annoying to hear anyone say there is no longer any serious philosophical difference between the two main sides of politics. The Gillard government has helped greatl... (19-Dec)
Portfolio Media Releases
Today's employment figures showing a softening in demand for labour underline the enormous risks posed by Labor's job destroying new taxes.
"The fact the employment figures for November are weaker is a further sign that our economy is vulnerable to a major downturn in Europe and any reduction in de... (08-Dec)
Portfolio Media Releases
At a time when the National Accounts show the economy is growing strongly it beggars belief that Wayne Swan has just delivered a $26 billion blow-out in debt and a $15 billion blow-out in the deficit in just six months.
"The welcomed solid levels of growth we have seen for consecut... (07-Dec)