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 | Wed, 7th January 2009Government fees and charges are a tax on jobsThe Government is asking business to maintain jobs yet it is imposing new taxes and higher fees and charges on individual businesses and entire industries that are already experiencing the effects of the global economic downturn. |
 | Wed, 7th January 2009New Rudd impediment for doctorsIts decision to cease distribution of the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) as a book and to push doctors to electronic and online versions was an impost on the efficient operations of some GPs. |
 | Tue, 6th January 2009Gillard's Gunns speak louder than Garrett'sPeter Garrett has been forced to ‘clarify’ comments over the proposed Tasmanian pulp mill after an embarrassing mix-up of messages which saw him contradict the Acting Prime Minister today. |
 | Tue, 6th January 2009Conroy must release ACCC broadband reportCrucial ACCC regulatory and competition advice regarding bids for Labor's delayed National Broadband Network (NBN) due tomorrow, must be released with opportunity for public comment. |
 | Mon, 5th January 2009Death of Australian soldier in AfghanistanThe thoughts and prayers of all Australians will be with his family. Their loss will be deeply felt at a time of the year when Australians traditionally gather with their loved ones to celebrate the New Year. |
 | Mon, 5th January 2009Death of Australian soldier in AfghanistanThe loss of another Australian soldier a sad reminder of the dangers faced by our personnel in Afghanistan. |
| Mon, 5th January 2009Turnbull Doorstop - Australian soldier killed in Afghanistan, Gunns pulp mill, toxic waste exportI was very sad to learn of the death of an Australian soldier in Afghanistan. He was bravely defending the values of liberty and democracy on which our nation was founded. He died wearing our uniform, serving under our flag. |
 | Mon, 5th January 2009Current penalties not tough enough to deter wildlife smugglersThe maximum fine for smuggling wildlife into Australia is $30,000, which is often less than the value of the trafficked animal on the black market. |
 | Mon, 5th January 2009Will Labor revise their Employment Services Model?The story in the Australian is the first confirmation that the Employment Services model is not adequately designed for the current economic and labour market outlook. |
| Mon, 5th January 2009Garrett approves construction of the Gunns Pulp MillPeter Garrett today did his best to hide the fact that he had given the green light for the construction of the Gunns pulp mill in Tasmania. |
| Fri, 2nd January 2009Guantanamo Bay detaineesThe Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, should immediately reverse his decision to accept Guantanamo Bay inmates for resettlement in Australia. |
 | Wed, 31st December 20082008 - a year of broadband stagnation under LaborDespite all the broadband hype, rhetoric and big promises from Labor when in Opposition, 2008 will be remembered as a year of wasted opportunity; a year of stagnation and uncertainty, as a direct result of the Rudd Government’s bungled handling of broadband policy. The Rudd Labor Government enters 2009 having delivered absolutely nothing in relation to high-speed broadband, with confusion, the prospect of further lengthy delays and legal risks hanging over its troubled National Broadband Network (NBN) tender. |
 | Tue, 30th December 2008Taxes don't bring touristsThe Tourism Minister should explain how $2 billion of new Rudd Government tourism taxes will help tourism operators keep their doors open during the global financial crisis. |
| Wed, 24th December 2008Christmas MessageWell Happy Christmas. This is a wonderful time of year to get together with family, with friends, with family and friends you haven’t seen for a while. |
 | Wed, 24th December 2008Conroy's internet filtering trials must not remain secretCommunications Minister Stephen Conroy must commit to a totally independent audit of his so-called 'live' trials of Internet Service Provider (ISP) level content filtering which have so far been veiled in secrecy, to ensure they have any semblance of credibility. |
 | Wed, 24th December 2008Foreign Minister concedes DFAT downgraded Mumbai travel warningsIn words attributed to the Foreign Minister, the Rudd Government has conceded that it had sufficient information to alert Australians to a credible threat against western interests in Mumbai but it downgraded its warning. |
 | Tue, 23rd December 2008Rudd must apologize after Clarke Inquiry clears Kevin AndrewsThe Prime Minister, Mr Rudd, should have the courage to apologize to the former Minister for Immigration, the Hon. Kevin Andrews MP, after the Report of the Clarke Inquiry, released this morning, cleared Mr Andrews of any wrongdoing in relation to the Mohamed Haneef affair. |
 | Mon, 22nd December 2008Rudd Government causes Christmas chaos for Australian familiesCall on the Rudd Government to provide assurance to the families of Australia that they will get access to frozen mortgage accounts over Christmas. |
| Mon, 22nd December 2008Coalition urges wider diplomatic action by AustraliaThe Rudd Government must lift its work rate urgently in its efforts to spare further suffering of the people of Zimbabwe. |
 | Mon, 22nd December 2008Garrett’s New Zealand excuse harpoonedConfirmation that Japanese whalers are now hunting in Australian Antarctic waters would be another embarrassment for Peter Garrett on the whaling issue. Mr Garrett argued that one of the key reasons he didn’t send an Australian ship to monitor the hunting fleet in our waters was because the whalers wouldn’t be there. |
