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Three Liberal frontbenchers - Joe Hockey, Julie Bishop and Greg Hunt - were thrown out for an hour during a feisty question time in which both sides accused each other of "class warfare". Opposition Leader Tony Abbott said Prime Minister Julia Gillard,...
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National Australia Bank increased its home loan rate to 7.31 per cent - a 9 basis point rise - maintaining its pledge to offer the lowest standard variable rate throughout 2012. Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey told the Herald Sun the decision by all four...
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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - JULY 10: Australian Opposition leader Tony Abbott (R) and Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey speak to the media after the government's announcement of the Carbon Tax plan at Parliament House on July 10, 2011 in Canberra, Australia. AUD... View Photo »
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We would be cutting harder to get a surplus
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Treasurer Mark Arbib has taken aim at opposition treasury spokesman Joe Hockey about his stance over bank lending rates, saying it was more like an application for a bank job. Mr Hockey has accused the government of sending out mixed messages over...
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The federal opposition has accused Treasurer Wayne Swan of sending mixed messages to borrowers on interest rates. Mr Swan was pretending people had a choice if banks hiked loan rates independently of the Reserve Bank, opposition treasury spokesman Joe...
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Hockey said, “I’m not going to speculate, I haven’t had any discussions with Alcoa. Maybe my colleagues have, but we’re not in government… “ Jon Faine: “But you want to be and we need to know if you are in government what you’re going to do. That’s why...
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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - JULY 10: Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey speaks to the media after the government's announcement of the Carbon Tax plan at Parliament House on July 10, 2011 in Canberra, Australia. AUD $15 billion in compensation will be allocated to... View Photo »
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This is despite the fact that Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey has repeatedly claimed the dodgy costings were an audit ... The tribunal's findings clearly indicate the coalition sought to conceal its true costings from the Australian public, refusing to have them properly costed by the Departments of Finance...
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Westpac's decision to announce its rate rise on Friday "as the 6pm news was rolling" would offend a lot of people. But when asked what action he could take, Mr Swan said: ''We have not in this country over the last 25, 30 years regulated interest...
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Leader Tony Abbott insists he has the right economic team behind him. Mr Abbott's economic spokesmen, Joe Hockey and Andrew Robb, appeared at odds last week on the question of when a coalition government would be able to deliver a budget surplus. But on...
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Joseph Benedict "Joe" Hockey (born 2 August 1965), Australian politician, is the former Federal Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, in the Howard Government and the current Federal Shadow Minister for Finance, Competition Policy and Deregulation. He is a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing the... Full Article
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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - JULY 10: Australian Opposition leader Tony Abbott (R) and Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey speak to the media after the government's announcement of the Carbon Tax plan at Parliament House on July 10, 2011 in Canberra, Australia. AUD $15 billion in compensation will be...
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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - JULY 10: Australian Opposition leader Tony Abbott (R) and Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey speak to the media after the government's announcement of the Carbon Tax plan at Parliament House on July 10, 2011 in Canberra, Australia. AUD $15 billion in compensation will be...
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