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New Broom Starting out Hockey to DC Beijing Diplomat to Canberra Issue 76 21 September to 25 October , 2015 Saving you time for eight years. One Coffee Edition Tribute to war correspondents unveiled at Australian War Memorial in Canberra by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull IN THIS ISSUE: New Broom starting out Hockey to DC Beijing diplomat to Canberra Aboriginals see better chances. New PM likes Science, transport and Cities. Truck tribunal remuneration. Climate Changing China FTA Done Bushmaster full speed ahead Sub pitches Contact Us Affairs of State Letter from Canberra 14 Collins Street Melbourne, 3000 A monthly digest of news from around Australia. Victoria, Australia P 03 9654 1300 Saving you time; now in its eighth year. 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In another paddock of the same general theme, ‘Since 2007 global government debt has grown by there are some very interesting games being $25 trillion. These high levels of global debt are With the Coalition swinging its focus towards played, even thought it is not Election time. an important reminder of why it is an immediate preparations for the mid-year budget update, The Capacity of union folk to unite, either with priority for Australia to repair our fiscal position,’ which is due within eight weeks, the Financial and without social media, to hold events which emphasising the need for ‘greater expenditure Review says Turnbull cautioned that delivering a approximately relate to nothing except to restraint’ according to The Age. budget surplus would be a ‘very difficult ... and physically capture and politically motivate the long-term challenge.’ attention of the local community and then the Turnbull’s Turn to Shine wider media. Malcolm Turnbull is considering an overhaul of Fresh Curb of Union Power giant federal-state spending programs, targeting The Federal Government will restart talks to This not about noisy demonstrations as unions waste in health, poor outcomes in education and legislate tougher sanctions against aggressive block off CBD and other streets, perhaps as they training, and in efficient taxes as a key plank of industrial tactics as it responds to a surprise merge move to Parliament House. Rather, we have some his reform and innovation agenda. Turnbull said deal to merge the nation’s most militant unions of the unions holding small, medium and larger a tax reform green paper would be released and reshape a political fight over the economic events with speakers, in a (smaller) community. ‘shortly’ and Innovation Minister Christopher damage from workplace disruption. With the purpose of embarrassing (!) the local Pyne told the meeting an innovation statement Liberal member. Perhaps asking the latter to would be handed down before Christmas. Malcolm Turnbull is redoubling the effort to attend the meeting at very short notice, in the impose the new curbs on workplace power after a local community hall or in the street, where a The Australian understands, according to Simon decision to launch the mammoth union merger, as crowd supportive of the union had been gathered. Birmingham , that the government will not shy his government appears within reach of a Senate away from ‘difficult decisions’ in higher deal to pass stronger laws. Industry groups called Recently, Labor/the Australian Labor Party has education, and has flagged taking limited fee for a swift response to the agreement to combine supported the China Free trade agreement after deregulation to the next election, as he delayed a the Maritime Union of Australia with the negotiations. Some Union leaders are stopping at planned university shake-up until 2017. Facing a Construction Forestry Mining and Energy nothing. Parliament is the place in Australia hostile senate that has twice voted down the Union to create a united force with more than where these particular types of decisions are government’s higher education reforms, the 100,000 members. made. These unions want a second and a third Education Minister said the impasse over Bite. Absolutely unfettered, with the best legal deregulation had caused an ‘air of uncertainty for According to The Australian , the government and police and media support in the land. our higher education sector.’ believes the merger ill heighten the need for the restoration of the Australian Building and The Editor tries to run an objective shop, but Maybe Yes, Maybe No Construction
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