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21 January 2013
South Australia Shadow Treasurer Iain Evans CommSec Report – SA Second Bottom Victor P Taffa South Australia is at the bottom of all mainland states in the economic rankings, according to the CommSec report stated released today. South Australia beats only Tasmania in the economic ranking. The report highlights housing finance as a [...]
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14 January 2013
South Australia Shadow Minister for Employment Iain Evans SA Largest Decline In Job Advertisements Victor P Taffa South Australia has suffered the largest decline of all states in newspaper job advertisements in December, according to ANZ figures released today. In December, job advertisements in newspapers fell 8.2 % in South Australia. This compares [...]
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14 January 2013
South Australia Shadow Treasurer Iain Evans SA Housing Finance Still In Decline Victor P Taffa The number of South Australian housing finance commitments remains in decline, despite the State Government extending the Housing Construction Grant in the May 2012 budget. The ABS figures released today show: For the month of November, South Australia [...]
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21 December 2012
Victoria Premier Ted Baillieu Victoria – A Leading State Victor P Taffa Premier Ted Baillieu today released Securing Victoria’s Economy – Planning, Building, Delivering, the Victorian Coalition Government’s strategy to strengthen Victoria’s economic future. Mr. Baillieu said the Coalition Government was implementing a clear and responsible economic strategy to position Victoria as a leading state. [...]
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21 December 2012
South Australia Shadow Minister for Employment Iain Evans Labor Expects ‘0’ – That’s Right Zero – Jobs Growth Victor P Taffa Labor’s Mid-Year Budget Review released yesterday reveals a revised employment growth forecast of zero – nothing! Labor went to the 2010 election promising 100,000 new jobs. After 10 years of Labor’s high taxes and [...]
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20 December 2012
Victoria Treasurer Kim Wells Federal Labor Urges Victoria To Tax The Family Home Victor P Taffa Land tax would be levied on the family home under a proposal put forward by the Gillard Labor Government today. Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan used a meeting of state and federal treasurers in Canberra to dodge responsibility for national [...]
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19 December 2012
Tasmania Deputy Opposition Leader Jeremy Rockliff Tas Population Shrinking Thanks To Disastrous Labor-Green Experiment Victor P Taffa Tasmania needs a strong, majority Hodgman Liberal Government to give the State the confidence and direction needed to grow and prosper. Unfortunately, the disastrous Labor-Green experiment is having a devastating impact on Tasmania, according to Deputy Opposition Leader [...]
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07 December 2012
Tasmania Shadow Treasurer Peter Gutwein Employment Stalls Under Labor-Green Experiment Victor P Taffa Employment has stalled under the Labor-Green Government. Tasmania’s unemployment rate is still the worst in the nation and it will only get worse if the disastrous forestry deal goes ahead, Shadow Treasurer Peter Gutwein said. “The Deputy Premier admitted this week that [...]
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03 December 2012
Tasmania Opposition Leader Will Hodgman GST Review Victor P Taffa I welcome the recommendation of the GST review panel that the current GST distribution method be retained. The Liberals have consistently argued for this outcome as the fairest deal for Tasmania. We will always fight for our fair share of GST, but we also need [...]
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02 December 2012
Western Australia Premier Colin Barnett Federal GST Review A Missed Opportunity Victor P Taffa GST system broken and Review Panel missed opportunity for fundamental reform GST Review recommendations inconclusive and do not go far enough Major problems that initiated the review have not been adequately addressed State Govt strongly rejects suggestion iron ore royalties be [...]
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30 November 2012
South Australia Shadow Treasurer Iain Evans Minister O’Brien Needs To Answer One Question Victor P Taffa Minister O’Brien gave a three and a half page ministerial statement to Parliament late this afternoon trying to defend the Weatherill Government’s across government stationary contract which will see local South Australian newsagents lose the right to supply schools. [...]
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27 November 2012
Queensland Minister for Tourism Major Events Small Business Jann Stuckey Queensland Minister for the Commonwealth Games Jann Stuckey Gold Coast Businesses Celebrate Industry Excellence Victor P Taffa Minister for Tourism, Major Events, Small Business and the Commonwealth Games Jann Stuckey congratulated the Gold Coast’s business community on another year of hard work and success at [...]
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25 November 2012
Western Australia Minister for Commerce Simon O’Brien Sunday Trading A Hit Victor P Taffa More than 80 % of shops open Average of 20,000 visitors at each major shopping centre Sunday becomes busiest shopping day It’s official, Sunday trading is a hit after being well and truly welcomed by Western Australian shoppers. “Hour for hour, [...]
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07 November 2012
South Australia Shadow Minister for Industry and Trade Steven Marshall SA Exports Drop 10 % Victor P Taffa South Australia’s export values fell by 10 % for the September quarter, according to ABS statistics released today. This was the worst export performance in the nation. In the last 12 months, SA’s export values declined by [...]
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30 October 2012
Tasmania Shadow Minister for Small Business Adam Brooks Government Abandons Tas Business In Its Hour Of Need Victor P Taffa Labor has no option but to back the Liberals’ call for a Local Benefits Test. At a time when we are in a recession and the economy is flat lining, the Government needs to make [...]
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25 October 2012
Northern Territory Chief Minister Terry Mills TRUE STATE OF THE TERRITORY’S BUDGET Victor P Taffa Chief Minister Terry Mills has used the second day of parliamentary sittings to outline the true state of the Territory’s financial position. Mr. Mills said every Territorian deserved to know the size and extent of the debt left by the [...]
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18 October 2012
Tasmania Shadow Minister for Forestry Peter Gutwein Labor Sell Out – No Support For Small Businesses Hit By Gunns Collapse, Premier Adopts Mad Green Policy Victor P Taffa Today the Premier once again showed just how weak and captive to the Greens she is. Not only did the Premier refuse to support our sensible motion [...]
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12 October 2012
South Australia Shadow Minister for Employment David Pisoni South Australians Give Up Looking For Work Victor P Taffa Another day has brought another set of damning economic figures for South Australians, this time with ABS Labor Force statistics revealing SA’s unemployment rate yet again above the national average at 5.6 % in September. South Australia’s [...]
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04 October 2012
ACT Shadow Treasurer Brendan Smyth 17 DAYS TO GO: TIME FOR BARR TO EXPLAIN PLAN TO TRIPLE RATES Victor P Taffa With 17 days to go before the election, ACT Shadow Treasurer Brendan Smyth is calling on Andrew Barr to explain his plan to triple Canberrans’ rates. Mr. Smyth said the election will be Canberrans’ [...]
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03 October 2012
South Australia Shadow Treasurer Iain Evans Construction Work Declines Over Past 12 Months Victor P Taffa South Australia is the only state in Australia where the value of construction work has declined over the past 12 months. For the 12 month period ending in June 2012 the value of construction work fell by 7.9 % [...]
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