Federal budget | Malcolm Maiden

Federal budget | Malcolm Maiden:

"There's some real stuff in there. Most government agencies have had their budgets trimmed (ASIO is an exception) and we've re-banked $4.6 billion by calling off the corporate tax cuts you on the other side of the House were refusing to pass anyway: explain that to your masters."

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NBN in April: Watching the media watch the NBN – Features – ABC Technology and Games (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

NBN in April: Watching the media watch the NBN – Features – ABC Technology and Games (Australian Broadcasting Corporation):

"Repercussions from the three-year NBN Co rollout plan set the stage in April, with many electorates seething at having been left out of the rollout, even after months of lobbying. Some doctors were upset they were being pressured to embrace e-health while being denied the NBN. There were also the usual recriminations and insinuations of political favouritism, which were quickly denied by Julia Gillard."

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Public hearings for security reforms

Public hearings for security reforms:

"A Parliamentary Committee has been asked to hold public hearings into intelligence and security issues to inform a review of national security legislation."

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