1: labours IR policy provides only for productivity based bargaining, and is largely workchoices anyway.
2. This budget delivered lowest spending as a proportion of GDP for 20 years.
3. Rudd is developing closer ties with China diplomatically than we have ever experienced. He speaks mandarin for f sake. Closer ties can only increase trade with china. All resource companies will benefit from this. Rudd is supporting 'clean coal', a clear indication he is mining friendly.
4. not sure what new taxes you are talking about am happy to be shown a dud policy on this one... if you can?
5. not relevant.
6. 4 pillars policy still firmly in place? I think treasurer will approve merger. Consolodation in banking sector is bad for banking sector how?
