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29 January 2012
Northern Territory Shadow Treasurer John Elferink TREASURER MISSES THE POINT Victor P Taffa Treasurer Delia Lawrie has missed the point about the pressures faced by Territory households on a daily basis. “While today’s inflation figures are good news on the surface, the problems faced by Territorians go way beyond the latest CPI statistics.” Shadow Treasurer John Elferink said. “The fact [...]
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22 January 2012
South Australia Shadow Minister for Employment David Pisoni Youth Unemployment Crisis Continues Victor P Taffa Almost a third of young South Australians are still unable to find full-time work, according to ABS statistics released today. South Australia’s youth unemployment rate was 30.5 % in December – the second highest of all states and well above the national rate [...]
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20 January 2012
Victoria Treasurer Kim Wells Unemployment Falls Sharply In Victoria Victor P Taffa VICTORIA – SECOND-LOWEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN AUSTRALIA Victoria’s unemployment rate fell sharply in December from 5.5 % to 5.2 %. Treasurer Kim Wells said Victoria’s unemployment rate was the second-lowest of all Australian states. “Today’s data showing a fall in Victoria’s unemployment rate follows strong results released [...]
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14 January 2012
South Australia Shadow Treasurer Iain Evans Weatherill: Spinning Away On The ‘AAA’ Victor P Taffa For 10 years the State Labor Government has preached to South Australians that the State could have jobs, investment and a Triple AAA credit rating. The Federal Labor Government says you can have jobs, investment and a Triple AAA credit rating. Other Australian states [...]
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12 January 2012
Victoria Minister for Innovation Services and Small Business Louise Asher Sponsorship Allows Victoria To Again Say G’Day USA Victor P Taffa Minister for Innovation, Services and Small Business Louise Asher today announced Victoria will have a strong presence at G’Day USA 2012, an annual program designed to showcase Australian products, culture and business capabilities in the United States. “The [...]
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11 January 2012
South Australia Shadow Treasurer Iain Evans Surge In New Home Sales In All States…..Except South Australia Victor P Taffa The South Australian housing market continues to suffer under Labor with detached new home sales plummeting by 11.3 % in November 2011, according to the Housing Industry Association. South Australia was the only state surveyed that experienced a decrease [...]
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08 January 2012
Western Australia Premier Colin Barnett New Public Utilities Office To Be Established Victor P Taffa New Public Utilities Office to guide policy on energy Office of Energy resources and functions transferred to Department of Finance Premier Colin Barnett today announced a new Public Utilities Office would be established within the Department of Finance. Mr. Barnett said initially the Public Utilities [...]
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28 December 2011
Victoria Treasurer Kim Wells Coalition Government Strengthens Victoria’s Financial Services Industry Victor P Taffa Treasurer Kim Wells today released the government response to the Victorian Competition and Efficiency Commission (VCEC) Report, On Sound Commercial Terms. Mr. Wells said the Victorian Coalition Government’s productivity and competitiveness agenda would support the financial services industry to expand and would strengthen [...]
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20 December 2011
South Australia Shadow Minister for Sustainability Steven Marshall SA Population Exodus Continues Victor P Taffa South Australia has recorded the lowest population growth of all mainland states, according to ABS statistics released today. In the twelve months to the end of the June 2011 quarter, South Australia recorded a 0.8 % increase in population growth, compared to the [...]
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19 December 2011
Victoria Treasurer Kim Wells Coalition Government Strengthens Finances To Grow Victoria’s Economy Victor P Taffa Budget Surplus To Rise To $1.3 Billion In 2014-15, $1.1 Billion Higher Than Previously Forecast Net Debt To Fall To 5.8 % In 2014-15, $804 Million Lower Than Previously Forecast Victoria’s Budget will record a surplus of $1.3 Billion in 2014-15 and [...]
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18 December 2011
South Australia Shadow Treasurer Iain Evans Christmas Pain For SA Families More Debt, More Deficits, High Cost Of Living Victor P Taffa South Australians face a bleak Christmas this year with Labor’s Mid-Year Budget Review delivering more pain for families. Under Premier Weatherill’s leadership, cost of living pressures continue to soar with state debt estimated to reach a [...]
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15 December 2011
Victoria Minister for Innovation, Services and Small Business Louise Asher New Multicultural Business Council Capitalises On Victoria’s Strengths Victor P Taffa The Victorian Coalition Government’s new Multicultural Business Ministerial Council met for the first time today to assist in developing new business opportunities and strengthening export capacity for the state. Minister for Innovation, Services and Small Business Louise [...]
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09 December 2011
South Australia Shadow Minister for Industry and Trade Steven Marshall 200 Job Losses Announced In Christmas Lead Up Victor P Taffa More than 200 jobs will be lost in the next 18 months after Castalloy Steel announced it would close its Plympton foundry. Shadow Minister for Industry and Trade, Steven Marshall, said this was bad news for manufacturing [...]
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07 December 2011
Northern Territory Shadow Treasurer John Elferink $150 MILLION RAZOR GANG Victor P Taffa The Treasurer must back up with details her claim she will slash $150 Million from the Northern Territory budget this financial year! Shadow Treasurer, John Elferink, said the Government’s financial mismanagement has forced it to take drastic measures to turn the Budget around. But Territorians will be [...]
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07 December 2011
Northern Territory Shadow Treasurer John Elferink CRISIS IN CONFIDENCE Victor P Taffa The Henderson Government should stop blame-shifting and accept its share of responsibility for the decline in business confidence across the Northern Territory. Shadow Treasurer, John Elferink, said the latest Senis report shows the Territory’s business confidence has fallen for the third consecutive quarter – against the national [...]
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29 November 2011
Western Australia Minister for Commerce Simon O’Brien New Consumer Committee Members Announced Victor P Taffa • Prominent West Australians appointed to Consumer Advisory Committee • Committee to advise Government on consumer policies and issues Seven prominent West Australians have been appointed to the new Consumer Advisory Committee to provide vital input into the development of State Government policy and express [...]
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25 November 2011
Tasmania Shadow Treasurer Peter Gutwein Government Can’t Be Believed On Asset Sales Victor P Taffa The Green-Labor Government can’t be believed in their claims that they won’t sell more government assets to plug their billion dollar budget black hole, according to Shadow Treasurer Peter Gutwein. “Today we saw the Premier stand before Parliament and tell Tasmanians that no other [...]
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24 November 2011
Victoria Treasurer Kim Wells Strong Outcome For Victoria Despite Challenging Times Victor P Taffa Treasurer Kim Wells today welcomed data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics indicating that Victoria’s economy grew by 2.5 % in 2010-11, as forecast in the 2011-12 Victorian State Budget. Mr. Wells said the result demonstrated the ongoing resilience of the Victorian economy despite [...]
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17 November 2011
South Australia Shadow Treasurer Iain Evans Will Weatherill Sell Our Forests And Lotteries Commission And Still Lose AAA? Victor P Taffa Premier Weatherill needs to explain if South Australia is going to lose its AAA credit rating after selling the forests and Lotteries Commission. Speaking at the Committee for Economic Development of Australia at the InterContinental Adelaide lunch [...]
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11 November 2011
Victoria Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations Richard Dalla-Riva Picket Line Violence Unacceptable Victor P Taffa The violence and intimidation on a picket line at a Melbourne poultry plant is unacceptable and cannot be tolerated, Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations Richard Dalla-Riva said today. Mr. Dalla-Riva joined the federal Opposition in urging an investigation by the Fair [...]
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