Portfolio Media Releases
Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten tonight shut down debate about the Gillard government’s plan to lift the Commonwealth debt limit to a record $250 billion.
“The government has buried the debt proposal in a cognate budget debate which denies the parliament the chance to specifically ... (15-Jun)
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TRANSCRIPT OF THE HON. ANDREW ROBB MP
INTERVIEW WITH ALAN JONES 2GB
Topics: Cigarette plain packaging, NSW Magistrate Brian Maloney.
E&OE
ALAN JONES:
Andrew Robb is on the line, Andrew good morning.
ANDREW ROBB:
Good morning... (06-Jun)
Portfolio Media Releases
Topics: Labor’s plan to increase Commonwealth debt limit to $250 billion without proper parliamentary scrutiny.
E&OE
MICHAEL SMITH:
Andrew Robb g’day.
ANDREW ROBB:
G’day Mike how are you?
MICHAEL SMITH:
I’m very well... (03-Jun)
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The Gillard Government is pressing ahead with its plan to ramp up the Commonwealth debt limit to $250 billion while avoiding proper parliamentary scrutiny.
“Today Labor arrogantly opposed an amendment I moved to give the parliament the opportunity to consider separately and vote on the proposed inc... (01-Jun)
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FRAN KELLY: Andrew Robb is the Shadow Finance Minister. He joins us from Melbourne this morning. Andrew Robb welcome back to Breakfast.
ANDREW ROBB: Thank you Fran.
FRAN KELLY: Andrew Robb, Tony Abbott didn't detail any spending cuts last night. Instead he called for a new election... (13-May)
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Topics: Tony Abbott’s Budget reply
E&OE
ANDREW ROBB:
Pleasure, Tony.
TONY JONES:
Now there was more detail in Tony Abbott's speech about what the Coalition government - what a Coalition government will undo, rather than what ... (13-May)
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Penny Wong has today gone to extraordinary lengths to divert attention away from Labor’s shame at having to increase the ceiling on government debt to a staggering $250 billion.
“Senator Wong called a hasty press conference at 9.20am to release a sad and sorry little pamphlet based ... (12-May)
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The Coalition's Dams and Water Management Task Group is this week visiting North Queensland to examine existing water assets and to assess possible enhancements.
The Group, chaired by Andrew Robb will visit Hughenden, Richmond and Georgetown on Tuesday and Wednesday for site inspect... (02-May)
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In many ways Wayne Swan is blessed as a treasurer with the best terms of trade in 140 years.
But you wouldn't know it as he tries to claim that the mining boom is somehow a curse.
In fact, the way he is using all sorts of lame excuses for the budget pressures the government is now facing makes hi... (27-Apr)
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STEVE CANNANE, PRESENTER:
The Treasurer appears to be softening up voters for a tough budget, saying revenues will be down due to natural disasters and the benefits of the mining boom not flowing through to the rest of the economy. For the Opposition's response, I spoke to acting shadow treasurer ... (21-Apr)