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Afternoon market wrap: All Ordinaries dip lower

... cent or 187.80 to 10734.13. The All Ordinaries lost 1.9 points to 3195.20. This despite statements by Prime Minister John Howard that the Australian economy is going through a phase which he calls "the golden age". He cited low inflation, high employment ...

PM Howard says states should reduce stamp duty

WITH AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2003
Prime Minister John Howard today said the states should look at different ways of reducing stamp duty, saying the states had made an "absolute bonanza" out of stamp duty. "My whole argument on this is that, back in 2001... I wrote to every state premier ...

Government clears the way for radical Telstra sale

WITH AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2003
Prime Minister John Howard said today that if the Federal Government sold its stake in Telstra it could still have a say in the telecommunication giant's services. "You don't need to own Telstra to tell it what to do," he said. His comments follow speculation ...

Government set to reveal future of Telstra

WITH AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2003
... to a direction about which there will an announcement tomorrow," a party spokesman said. Tonight the Prime Minister John Howard, Communications Minister Richard Alston and Deputy Prime Minister John Anderson will meet to discuss the 39 recommendations ...

Conroy cautions superannuation funds on use of hedge funds

... further justified as there is no link between high executive pay and company performance. Earlier today Prime Minister John Howard admitted that while executive payouts were "absurdly generous" he would not cap executive salaries, saying payouts were ...

Government backs Dawson Committee findings

... received by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commissioner (ACCC). The report was initiated by the Prime Minister John Howard in October 2001 as part of the government's election promise. Both the treasurer and the ACCC said that the 43 recommendations ...
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