#Kevin Rudd
Election 2013: Small business policies compared
With just one day to go until Australia heads to the polls, many small business owners are asking themselves which party best represents their needs.
Red tape becoming an election slogan
The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has been waging the ‘Small Business Too Big to Ignore’ campaign since April in a bid to ensure the sector isn’t forgotten in the 2013 federal election.
Brendan O’Connor named new Minister for Small Business
Julia Gillard has named Brendan O’Connor as new the Minister for Small Business, with the portfolio getting a boost to the federal cabinet for the first time after last Monday’s leadership ballot led to a cabinet reshuffle.
Julia Gillard wins leadership ballot
Julia Gillard has won this morning’s Labor leadership ballot 71 votes to 31, demonstrating she has the majority support of the Caucus. Kevin Rudd has confirmed he’ll move to the backbench and remain as Member for Griffith.
Rudd resigns as Labor leadership “soap opera” impacts business confidence
Following weeks of speculation about his aspirations to again lead the Labor party, Kevin Rudd has dramatically resigned as Foreign Minister, saying leadership rumblings have become a “soap opera” that’s impacting business confidence.
$35b could be lost under Gillard’s new mining tax
A report from Goldman Sachs suggests that Julia Gillard’s compromise with the mining industry could cost the budget more than $35 billion this decade.
Fanta Pants takes over the world… and social media
Social media has been awash with interesting comments since the political assignation of Kevin last week. It has been said 1000 times in the last seven days, but politics is a blood sport and what’s made it even bloodier is the part social media has played.
Gillard snubs small business in Cabinet reshuffle
Julia Gillard has come under fire for refusing to elevate the Minister for Small Business, Craig Emerson into Cabinet in her Cabinet re-shuffle today.
Swan forced to defend Labor leadership at G20
Treasurer Wayne Swan has been forced to defend the Labor Party’s moves to oust former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd through caucus dealing at the G20 conference in Toronto, Canada.
Julia Gillard’s move to PM smashed Google search results
Julia Gillard’s rise to Prime Minister yesterday and the media aftermath that has followed after ousting Kevin Rudd as Prime Minister triggered a wave of interest in the topic in Google searches.
Julia Gillard ousts Kevin Rudd as Prime Minister
Julia Gillard has ousted Kevin Rudd as Prime Minister of Australia after a 9am Labor caucus meeting which saw Ms Gillard elected unopposed after Kevin Rudd stood down.
Paid parental leave bill gets thumbs down from business
Kevin Rudd’s draft paid parental leave bill was presented to the Senate last night, with small business is up in arms over the headaches it will create.
Greens surge in support to 16 percent in latest Newspoll
The Greens have surged in support in the latest Newspoll, stripping votes from both the Labor and Liberal parties and capturing 16 percent of the primary vote to the delight of Greens leader Bob Brown.
Keneally defends NSW mining jobs threatened by RSPT
Kristina Keneally will defend jobs in regional NSW threatened by the Kevin Rudd’s proposed Resource Super Profits Tax (RSPT) the Premier claimed yesterday.
Labor launches ad campaign on Tony Abbott ‘lies’
The Australian Labor Party has been quick to jump on the admission of Tony Abbott that what he says is not always the truth with an ad campaign targeting the opposition leader.
Tony Abbott: You can’t trust what I say
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has admitted that unless the words coming from his mouth are scripted, that voters cannot trust him to tell the truth.
Liberals campaign hard on ‘resource super profits tax’
The West Australian Liberal Party is campaigning hard on the resource super profits tax, with a new campaign which hopes to win back key seats from Labor.
Labor could lose if election held tomorrow: Nielsen poll
Kevin Rudd’s Labor party could lose an election held tomorrow concludes the latest Nielsen poll, with the Liberal Party equal with Labor in two party preferred figures.
QRC demands QLD Premier Bligh reject Super Profits Tax
The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) is meeting with Queensland Premier Anna Bligh and Treasurer Andrew Fraser to discuss their opposition to Kevin Rudd’s Super Profit Tax.
Abbott rejects Super Profit Tax – risks business tax relief
Tony Abbott has rejected Kevin Rudd’s plans for a Super Profit Tax on miners after meeting with mining executives in Canberra today.
Libs claim poll lead as Kevin Rudd plummets with ETS bungle
Tony Abbott’s Liberal Party is in an election winning position, with Newspoll showing the Liberal/National Coalition leading Labor 51 to 49 percent on a two party preferred basis.
Lowest paid lose with Henry Review superannuation changes
The lowest paid workers will lose out under the Henry Review superannuation changes, with employers forced to cut wages to pay the increased superannuation rate.
Tony Abbott attacked by ISP’s over lack of NBN policy
Tony Abbott has come under fire from multiple fronts after yesterday declaring that he would scrap the National Broadband Network (NBN) if he was to become Prime Minister.
ETS backdown offers limited relief on electricity prices
The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART), New South Wales’ pricing regulator has committed the state to significant increases in electricity prices despite Kevin Rudd pushing back an emissions trading scheme (ETS) until 2013.