Howard&#39;s rebate doomed
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PLANS to give more than one million elderly Australians higher rebates on their private health cover insurance look certain to be defeated in the Senate.
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If I were Paul Martin, I&#39;d be tempted to send the premiers and territorial leaders home to bed without supper instead of giving them an extra $41 billion in funding over the next 10 years.
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You&#39;d better hope your computer doesn&#39;t break down today. There&#39;s a good bet nobody will be around to fix it. That&#39;s because every self-respecting geek with $10 and a pulse will be queuing
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Things get ugly for Buy.com customers when rebates go missing.
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At mid-course, with three weeks down and three to go, the winner of Australia&#39;s electoral race is still anybody&#39;s guess. Punters are putting their money Prime Minister John Howard&#39;s way but
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INTEREST rates went up and down regardless of which party was in government, Labor said today. Prime Minister John Howard yesterday said he could guarantee interest rates would be lower under the Coalition
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Prime Minister John Howard, who has encouraged older people to keep working after retirement, is hoping Australia&#39;s voters will let him do just that.
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Government subsidies can be a real drag.
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Tens of thousands of families who were forced to pay back tax credits they were given in error could be entitled to a refund, Conservatives claim.
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Skeptical economists and a worried public question whether the rebates for more than 130 million Americans and tax breaks for businesses will be quick enough or effective enough to avert a recession
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Labor leader Mark Latham&#39;s plans for older Australians has received a mixed reaction from interest groups. At Labor&#39;s campaign launch yesterday, he promised to pay for the hospital costs of all Australians
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By MARK METHERELL, MATT WADE, TOM ALLARD and COSIMA MARRINER. Australia&#39;s prime minister John Howard has proffered $A1 billion in new handouts to older Australians two days after Labor&#39;s $A2.
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The company has been rebuffed in Australia as it tries to grow.
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If the &quot;worm&quot; has a vote, Australian Prime Minister John Howard looks to be in trouble in the national elections to be held on October 9. The &quot;worm&quot; -- a staple
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Bill that would speed rebates of $600 to most taxpayers heads to Senate with bipartisan appeal to senators not to jeopardize bill with changes.
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NOW was the worst possible time to elect a Labor government given world economic conditions, Prime Minister John Howard said today.
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Michael Howard and several members of his shadow cabinet are in danger of losing their seats at the next general election because the Lib-Dems are now the real Opposition on issues such as identity cards, ...