27 January 2012
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Life Saving Clubs across the Mornington Peninsula will benefit from extra funding under the Coalition’s new Plan to Reduce Drownings.
The $10 million plan will give every local life saving club an average grant of $5000 a year to help buy much needed equipment over the next five years.The funding will be directed towards the purchase of vital ...
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18 January 2012
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E&EO.... Topics: slaughter of turtles and dugongs, Coalition plan to protect turtles and dugongs from poachingJOHN MACKENZIE:Now I had Colin Riddell on the program yesterday just giving us an outline of where we’re up to with this challenge regarding the future of the dugongs and turtles in this awful business out on Green Island that’s raised its ...
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17 January 2012
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The announcement that more than 30 jobs are to go from a Victorian company is further confirmation of the devastating impact the Carbon Tax will have on the job security of Australian workers.
Smallgoods producer Don KRC in Castlemaine has announced that 31 jobs in its logistics section will no longer be required due to increased input costs, ...
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17 January 2012
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E & OE… Topics: whaling, poker machine reforms, car industry subsidies, Andrew Robb’s comments on debt. KIERAN GILBERT With me now on the program the Trade Minister, Craig Emerson. Good morning. CRAIG EMERSON G’day Kieran. KIERAN GILBERTHappy New Year to you. CRAIG EMERSONAnd happy Year of the Dragon. KIERAN GILBERT Thank you very much. And the ...
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17 January 2012
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E & OE… Topics: pink batts inspectionsCHRIS SMITHThe Shadow Environment Minister Greg Hunt has phoned through. Mr Hunt, good afternoon.GREG HUNTG’day Chris.CHRIS SMITHYou may have been listening to some of what we’ve uncovered today. I cannot believe that you can stuff up a program that has been designated to stop the stuff ups.GREG HUNTWell that’s ...
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13 January 2012
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The implementation of the Carbon Tax in July this year couldn’t come at a worse time with a major financial institution warning of the significant economic risks Australia faces in 2012
The JP Morgan report has found that Australia is ‘vulnerable’ to a recession in 2012 as we brace for the fallout from the European crisis.The Government should ...
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