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US Fed hints rates holiday may be over

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2007
... mid-high 80 cent level, oil prices will calm down and the doomsayers may go back into the bunker. But new Prime Minister Kevin Rudd may also breathe a sigh of relief as the last thing a new Labor government trying to build economic credibility needs ...

First Home Saver proposal a winner

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2007
The proposal by Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd for a "super style" savings scheme to help first home buyers save for a home has drawn strong support from the superannuation industry already champing at the bit to get involved. The proposal works by letting ...

Budget reply: National clearing house, halve the OS withholding tax

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2007
... night largely ignored superannuation and investment, but the make-believe Budget Reply announced by Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd last night had us front and centre. In a speech that started shakily but quickly gathered a frenetic pace as the clock ran ...

Starved infrastructure will bite into growth

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2007
Opposition Leader, Kevin Rudd, played the political magician last night by pulling some surprising economic and political rabbits out of the hat, but there's still no talk of feeding our starved infrastructure any time soon. If anyone was wondering ...

ALP's broadband funding comes under fire

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2007
... billion dollar project to be bankrolled by the Future Fund's remaining 17 per cent stake in Telstra. Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd yesterday unveiled his plan to build a nationwide high speed FTTN network, up to 40 per cent faster than the broadband available ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2007
Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd has criticised the Federal Government's record on productivity citing a report by the OECD which says that Australia's spending on higher education has fallen by 7 per cent over the last decade while there was an increase ...

ALP finally agrees to back Budget super reforms

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2006
... their nest egg and plan for their retirement. The government welcomes Labor's support for the plan," said Dutton. With Kevin Rudd only taking the ALP leadership mantle this week, he is probably reluctant to allow himself to be manipulated into a debate ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2006
... owner occupied housing has been less affected than has investment housing. Labor's policy commitment under new leader Kevin Rudd is taking shape with concerns being expressed for the manufacturing sector which has been diminishing for decades. Over the ...

Financial services exports trailing economy

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2006
Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs, Trade and International Security Kevin Rudd has unveiled a plan to promote Australia as an Asia hub and boost financial services exports, saying we are missing a potential growth opportunity. Speaking to the Investment ...

Labor unveils plan to export financial services

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2006
Kevin Rudd, Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade and International Security, won a lot of votes from a hardened crowd at yesterday's annual Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) conference by unveiling a plan to rebuild Australia's ...
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