Rudd stares down states on health
KEVIN Rudd is staring down the states over his plan to claw back 30pc of GST for health as last-ditch negotiations centre on a funding pool.
Milanda Rout
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Brumby bares his jaws
THE Victorian Premier is angry at shrinking federal health funding.
Minister struggles to maintain his respect
THREE months ago, former AFL footballer turned politician Justin Madden was given the salubrious title as the nation’s first minister for respect.
Minister triggers teacher backlash
PRINCIPALS have reacted angrily to a suggestion they should hand over management of school building projects.
Revolution cloaked in secrecy
There is a whiff of Jeff Kennett in the way John Brumby is spending federal funds on education
Hospitals takeover on critical list
VICTORIA is threatening to derail Kevin Rudd’s $50 billion hospitals reform plan, releasing its own blueprint in a direct challenge to the Prime Minister’s bid.
Coalition pledges more cops on streets
A NATIONAL recruiting drive to get an extra 1600 police on the streets in Victoria would be launched under a $344 million Coalition plan.
Two sons follow fathers’ footsteps
IT was a generational changing of the guard in Tasmanian politics, with sons of two former premiers elected on a wave of popularity.
Fury over anonymous ALP calls
THE Greens and the Liberal Party have called for a review of Tasmania’s electoral laws after the ALP alleged the Greens wanted to legalise heroin.
`Mother of scare campaigns’
BOTH the Liberals and Greens have accused Labor of the “mother of all scare campaigns” in the final days of the campaign.
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